Four State Veterinary Services

05/30/2026

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Four State Veterinary Services will be closed May 31st through June 5th while Dr. Mike takes a little vacation. Fear not, there are 2 helpers already learning their way around the truck. It might be best to just wait for Dr. Mike to return, though, if you need anything🤣🐐🐐🤣

See everyone the week of June 8th! 😁

05/13/2026

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The semester is winding down, and it has been a wild one! This semester's cohort of University of Delaware students was really put to the test- spring is the busiest season of the year, which means lots of long days and surprises. It also means lots of exciting learning opportunities and, of course, babies!

A pillar of this practice is student education, and this semester saw the largest group of students from the University of Delaware (a tradition that will continue). You can take the veterinarian out of academia, but you can't take the academia out of the veterinarian😁

Pictured: Micaela Arana (UD'27), Dylan Friedman (UD'28), Hannah Biddulph (UD'28, she gave permission for me to use this iconic screen grab!), Gabbie Garfield (UD'27), Kinder Snyder (UD'29), Kiley Tully (UD'28), and Eneya Khalil (UD'28, also featuring Dr. Rebecca Szuminsky).

04/21/2026

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Lambing and kidding season can be challenging- lots of long hours, late nights, early mornings, and sometimes things don't go as planned. But when they do go well, it's pretty magical!

Had the best compliment of the season so far- one of my clients (shout out to Nina!) called me their "Guardian Angel" and sent along this picture. We had just successfully delivered three live triplets, all of whom tried to exit mama at the same time. Mom and babies are doing great, and I got a good laugh and warm heart 🤣🥰🐐

04/17/2026

Thanks, Long Green Farms, for inviting me again to teach the high school students from Cecil County School of Technology! It was a big week for me getting to work with elementary and high school students alike! ☺️

Shout out to Four State Vet for joining us on the farm today to teach Cecil County School of Technology students! We appreciate you!

04/15/2026

Thanks for the shoutout, Green Pasture Christian School - Elkton, MD! I love to educate students from all walks of life! 🥰

A visit from Four State Veterinary Services today! We now know how to check our goats’ eyes, teeth, and body for signs of ailment. And we also know who to call if we need help 😃

04/13/2026

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I wanted to do a quick post of gratitude. April is one of my most productive months, and it’s never boring! To my well-established clients and new clients alike, I want to say THANK YOU. Thank you for your patience (with all my delayed responses to text messages), flexibility (with all the emergencies that flip-flop the day and push around appointments), and your support. My mission is to provide the highest-quality care to my patients, establish strong, long-term relationships with my clients, and offer educational opportunities to students from all walks of life. Your unwavering support allows me to accomplish this mission every day, and I am forever grateful. It is both an honor and a privilege to do what I do every day, and I couldn’t do it without you 😊

04/08/2026

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Spring break has come and gone, and with it some special student externs. Today we highlight (almost) Dr. Hailey Kunath, a 4th year at The Ohio State University. An Ohio native, she spent two weeks on the road learning the ways of the Mid-Atlantic and experiencing our amazing people and animals! She will head back to Northeast Ohio and join a predominantly equine practice (but she’s adding food animals, so we’ll accept that 😆).

As the spring continues to spring, keep a close eye on your animals! More babies to come, shows on the horizon, and parasite season is upon us. Not established? Get set up! Established? If you see a problem, say something- don’t sit on it until it becomes an emergency🫣.

Also Pictured: (almost) Dr. Kenzie O’Leary (University of Illinois DVM‘26), Hannah Biddulph (University of Delaware ‘28), and Amalia Taveras (University of Delaware ‘27)

03/30/2026

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Spring is the busiest season in two ways- lots of babies and lots of veterinary externs! So why not feature a post with both! It has been my pleasure to host the future Drs. Mara Sears (Penn Vet '26), Chloë Denley (Penn Vet '27), and Kenzie O'Leary (University of Illinois '26) as externs over the last few weeks. Dr. Sears will continue her tenure at Penn Vet as a rotating large animal intern, while Dr. O'Leary will start her own large animal service at an established small animal practice in Indiana! The future Dr. Denley will, of course, continue her studies at Penn Vet for one more year before graduation😊

They were a great group and will be an asset to the profession! Four State Veterinary Services is proud to host students of all education levels. I am incredibly thankful for my amazing clients who welcome students to their homes and farms, without you it would not be possible to train the next generation! 🥰

03/26/2026

Thank you for your kind words, Amy! 🥰 I'm lucky to have such great clients and patients ☺️

It’s not always flowers over here on the farm. Sometime it’s lots of 💩 and shedding cows. 😆

Dixie girl got her yearly check up with the one and only Dr. Mike! Our new friend Girtie did too!

I wouldn’t have any other vet on my farm. He is by far the most educated and thorough vet I have ever encountered. Not only that, he is excellent at teaching and educating (here he is educating students on body condition)….and always reassuring me that I’m doing the right thing. 🖤

03/17/2026

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Spring is in the air! That means lots of babies and, as the pictures show, shedding of the beard 😁. There's about a month and a half left of lambing and kidding season- it's been a wild ride so far, full of any complication you could think of! But look at the outcome- these beauties are both healthy and happy!

At the risk of sounding like a broken record- if you have animals, especially pregnant animals, find a veterinarian and become an established client BEFORE a complication arises. For those of you who have family, friends, neighbors, colleagues, or acquaintances with animals who have not contacted a veterinarian because they "have not had any problems", now is the time to encourage them to find someone before it's too late! Four State Veterinary Services prioritizes existing clients and does not see emergency visits for non-established clientele. Friends don't let friends go without a veterinarian🙂 'twait.