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The Scoop on Scours

focusmarketing Calving, Learning, Production

For cow-calf producers, calf scours can be hugely detrimental and a main reason for financial losses. Scours is not just one disease, but occurs due to several diseases and several contributing factors, resulting in diarrhea and dehydration. Causes of scours are noninfectious and infectious, and to prevent the infectious causes of scours, the noninfectious causes need to be under control. …

Midwest Veterinary Services | Your source for quality vet services, for both companion and production animals. Serving the Tri-State area of Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, and surrounding areas. We also offer a great selection of online veterinary supplies in our online store.

When to call the vet: Five calving season complications

focusmarketing Calving, Learning, Production

As calving season nears, let’s take a few minutes to go over some of the top calving complications that come up and review when to call your veterinarian. It’s always good to review the three stages of labor in normal calving: First stage: This stage typically lasts between 2 to 6 hours, but can be anywhere between 1 and 24 …

Midwest Veterinary Services | Your source for quality vet services, for both companion and production animals. Serving the Tri-State area of Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, and surrounding areas. We also offer a great selection of online veterinary supplies in our online store.

Signs your pet needs a dental check-up

focusmarketing Companion, Dental, Learning

Dental issues in our pets affect their well being in multiple ways and a dental wellness exam with your veterinarian can help prevent or resolve these top 5 pet dental health concerns. That fuzzy feeling when you run your tongue across your teeth. The smell of your own bad breath. Who can forget that nasty, stale taste? You forgot to …

Midwest Veterinary Services | Your source for quality vet services, for both companion and production animals. Serving the Tri-State area of Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, and surrounding areas. We also offer a great selection of online veterinary supplies in our online store.

The Boys of Winter

focusmarketing Bulls, Learning, Production

Now that harvest is complete and calves are weaned, attention has turned to the future of the herd – the bred cows. Pregnant cows are entering their third trimester and calving season will soon be upon us. To maintain an ideal body condition score of 5 or 6, energy demands are increasing, especially as temperatures get colder and winds blow …

Midwest Veterinary Services | Your source for quality vet services, for both companion and production animals. Serving the Tri-State area of Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, and surrounding areas. We also offer a great selection of online veterinary supplies in our online store.

Killing Them with Kindness

focusmarketing Companion, Diet, Learning

Obesity in our pet population has become the most common disease encountered in today’s veterinary practice. According to the 2019 Pet Food Manufacture’s Association report, 51% of dogs, 44% of cats, and 29% of pocket pets are classified as overweight or obese, a substantial increase from the 2015 report. Since April of this year, there have been over 500 reported …

Midwest Veterinary Services | Your source for quality vet services, for both companion and production animals. Serving the Tri-State area of Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, and surrounding areas. We also offer a great selection of online veterinary supplies in our online store.

Fetal Programming for Future Profits

focusmarketing Calving, Learning, Production

Are you thinking about calving yet? I’m going to assume that for most, the answer to that question is a resounding “No”. With calves to wean, crops to harvest, and continuing wet conditions to deal with, including the dreaded s-word, snow…calving is nowhere on your mind. Since April of this year, there have been over 500 reported cases of diet-associated …

Midwest Veterinary Services | Your source for quality vet services, for both companion and production animals. Serving the Tri-State area of Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, and surrounding areas. We also offer a great selection of online veterinary supplies in our online store.

A Grain of Truth

focusmarketing Companion, Diet, Learning

As pet owners, we are faced with an overwhelming amount of food options for our animals. And just like our own diets, our pet’s diets are subject to fads with little or no nutritional basis or scientific support. Generally, these fads are as harmless as they are unnecessary. Unfortunately, this is no longer the case. Since April of this year, …