Aledo Veterinary Clinic

07/23/2025

WE ARE HIRING A PART TIME KENNEL ASSISTANT.

Great opportunity for a student considering a career as a veterinarian or veterinary technician to explore the field or any responsible individual looking for part time work.
The position is responsible for walking and caring for hospitalized and boarding pets, doing laundry, mopping floors, and overall cleaning of the clinic. The hours are three weekdays a week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday) from 4:30 to 6:30 pm and every other weekend for approximately 4 to 5 hours (cleaning and then caring for the animals in the morning and afternoon). You will work additional days and/or hours to cover the position for the other kennel assistant when they need time off (and they will also do this for the person hired). Also must be able to cover on holidays if the holiday falls on a scheduled work day. This is a year round position and works well for students in the FFA and band/choir extra-curricular activities.
The position pays $15 an hour. Must be at least 16 years of age, be responsible and have dependable transportation. If interested please stop in and complete an application or send a resume which includes references to [email protected]. No phone calls.

07/21/2025

02/13/2025

Lilies, often included in Valentine's Day bouquets, are highly toxic to cats, daffodil bulbs are also toxic, and hydrangeas, tulips and carnations are also toxic to pets. Excessive drooling, tremors, lethargy, respiratory distress, vomiting and diarrhea are signs that a pet has ingested a toxic flow...

02/07/2025

A new AVMA webpage has the information cat owners need to help keep their pets safe from avian influenza A (H5N1). Dozens of cats are known to have contracted H5N1, and raw diets have been linked to severe illness and death from the virus in felines.

02/05/2025

Highly pathogenic avian influenza continues to circulate in backyard and commercial poultry flocks throughout the US, prompting food safety concerns. Public health officials say that eggs and poultry are safe to eat as long as they are cooked to an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit, whi...

02/05/2025

To prevent H5N1 avian influenza from infecting pet cats, experts recommend that cats be kept indoors, their vaccinations should be up to date, and they should not be fed raw meat, poultry or dairy products. Cats exhibiting severe respiratory distress, low appetite, fever, eye or nasal discharge, or....

01/22/2025

The CDC has asked all state public health labs to verify the subtype of all patient samples that test positive for influenza A in an effort to quickly identify people infected with H5N1 avian influenza. The CDC also wants all hospitals to perform subtype tests within 24 hours of admission for inpati...

01/14/2025

This dog was found running along Highway 94 by our clinic late this afternoon. He appears to be 2 to 3 years old and is an intact male. We are keeping him overnight so he won't be out in the bitter cold. Please share so we can get him back to his owner instead of having to turn him over to animal control. Owners can call us at 309-582-2622 to be reunited.

01/13/2025

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12/30/2024

Happy New Year! The clinic will close at noon at on Tuesday the 31st of December so that we can complete our year end inventory count. We will be closed on January 1st and reopen on the 2nd of January at 8 am. Current clients with an emergency over the times we are closed should call Dr. Wicks at the clinic number (309-582-2622) and choose option 1 for emergency to contact him.

12/25/2024

Merry Christmas