Brodhead Veterinary Medical Centers

03/21/2025

We would like to thank Kelly at the Bank of Brodhead for the nomination of Business of the Year with the Green County Development Corporation. It means a lot that you thought of us. Congratulations Campbell’s Piggly Wiggly in Brodhead on your award! We are proud to call Green County home for 74 years.

03/13/2025

03/08/2025

Just a reminder that we are closed today so we can attend Dr. Pawlisch’s Celebration of Life.

03/05/2025

NOW AVAILABLE!

We now have Credelio Quattro in stock at both clinics. It is a monthly chewable tablet for prevention of fleas, ticks, internal parasites and heartworm. We will be discontinuing carrying Simparica Trio at our clinics. If you still want Simparica Trio, you can purchase it on our online catalog.

We are choosing to go with Credelio Quattro as it is the broadest parasite protection of its kind with historically safe active ingredients with a great taste. It protects against: Ticks, fleas, heartworm disease, roundworms, hookworms, and tapeworms. It is a tasty beef-flavored chewable that's meat allergen-free for sensitive dogs.

01/29/2025

February is National Pet Dental Health Month! We will be offering a discount on dental procedures starting February 1st through March 31st for our small animal patients.

“Periodontal disease is the most common dental condition in dogs and cats – by the time your pet is 3 years old, he or she will very likely have some early evidence of periodontal disease, which will worsen as your pet grows older if effective preventive measures aren’t taken. Early detection and treatment are critical, because advanced periodontal disease can cause severe problems and pain for your pet. Periodontal disease doesn’t just affect your pet’s mouth. Other health problems found in association with periodontal disease include kidney, liver, and heart muscle changes.
It starts with plaque that hardens into tartar. Tartar above the gumline can often easily be seen and removed, but plaque and tartar below the gumline is damaging and sets the stage for infection and damage to the jawbone and the tissues that connect the tooth to the jaw bone. Periodontal disease is graded on a scale of 0 (normal) to 4 (severe).
The treatment of periodontal disease involves a thorough dental cleaning and x-rays may be needed to determine the severity of the disease. Your veterinarian or a board-certified veterinary dentist will make recommendations based on your pet’s overall health and the health of your pet’s teeth, and provide you with options to consider.” - AVMA

Call today to schedule your pets Dental!

Here you can see verifying stages of dental disease.

01/17/2025

Our clinic will be closed for Dr. Ray’s Celebration of Life on Saturday, March 8th.

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01/14/2025

Our veterinary family is heartbroken over the loss of Dr. Ray Pawlisch. Dr. Ray was a doctor at Brodhead Veterinary Medical Center starting in 1982. Even though he’s been retired for several years, he always stopped in to check on us. Just last week he stopped in the clinic to visit with us and then he was on his way to take Carol to see the Snowy Owl. Dr. Ray was always a bright spot in our day! Please keep Dr. Ray’s wife, Carol, his sons, Ben (Andi) and Dean (Joanna), and all their grandkids in your thoughts. We are at a loss for words at this tremendous loss in our veterinary family.

01/06/2025

Our calendars have arrived! $10 per calendar while supplies last. We have them at both of our offices. Cash or Check made payable to "Sully Fund". Thank you!

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12/23/2024

Christmas Eve we will be open until 11 a.m. We are closed Christmas Day, and will be back to our normal business hours on Thursday, December 26th.

11/01/2024

We are looking for photos of your pets and farm animals to add to our 2025 Sully Fund calendar! We are taking submissions until November 15th, 2024. Please comment with your pictures below or email them to [email protected]

Calendars will be available at both clinics for purchase in December. All proceeds will go towards our Sully Fund. The Sully Fund was created over 20 years ago by Brodhead Veterinary Medical Center. With this fund, we can give financial support to animals who are enduring hardships and need life-saving procedures or treatments. We thank everyone for their contributions towards this fund, allowing us to help more animals each day.

10/31/2024

Our Boo Crew served up quite the scare! The ghouls haunting the clinic request photos of your pets in their Halloween costumes!

10/29/2024

It’s National Cat Day! Share your favorite picture of your feline friends!

10/28/2024

PICTURE DAY!!!
Our technician Ciera is bringing her photography skills to our clinic to provide picture day for our client’s animals. Photos will be $10 each (cash or check only) and it will go towards our Sully Fund for animals in need.
The Sully fund was created by the Brodhead Veterinary Medical Center over 20 years ago to give financial help for life-saving surgeries and treatments to animals who are having extreme hardships.

10/16/2024

We are blessed with an amazing group of Boss's!
Thank you for all that you do on a daily basis for all of us.

Dr. Mertens, Dr. Dahlgran, Dr. Melvin, Dr. Thayer, Dr. O'Leary, Dr. McGowan, and Dr. Hill - you guys are the best!

10/14/2024

It is National Veterinary Technician's week, however we want to celebrate all our staff.

We are celebrating "Employee Appreciation" week at our clinics and want to send a huge THANK YOU to each and every one of them for all they do. We couldn't be the clinic we are without all of them!

Please be sure to send them a heartfelt thank you or share a story of you and your pet's experience with us below and we will pass it on.

Thank you to our staff:

Laurie Exum Michelle Weiss
Kari Grossen Kevin Field
Wanda Slack Bryce Grossen
Chelsea Rundle Dr. Bunting
Hailey Atkinson Kacey Drefahl
Brande Austin Ashley Dressler
Dr. Duemler Katelyn Eyler
Haylee Glenn Beth Grenawalt
Lizzy Boll Melody Hackett
Morgan Heinle Danielle Hummer
Katie Jansen Dr. Jeans
Ciera Winder Tonya Kelly
Dr. Klister Rachael Klitzman
Laura Lanza Gracie Laue
Marie McLinn Dr. Miller-Woods
Dr. Pakes Halie Pinnow
Kayla Relph Dr. Simon
Crystal Stites Bobbi Sweitzer
Jackson Trupke Angie Vanko
Dr. Weber-Endres Julian Nordeng
Amanda Katzenberger

09/19/2024

Does your cat have the sniffles? What could be the cause and what to do.

Have you noticed your pet suffering from seasonal allergies?
*Sneezing
*Runny Nose
*Watery Eyes
*Coughing
*Sniffles

Allergies in animals are a common problem our clinic sees on a daily basis. As a clinic we strive to give the best possible care each patient needs and develop a treatment plan based on what owners are looking at accomplishing.

We offer a variety of diagnostics that can give us better information regarding specific issues a pet is presenting with. These are just a few that could help us determine if we are dealing with allergies or other infectious or viral diseases.

Diagnostics:
Office Exam - assessing your pet to determine the issue based on symptoms given by the owner.

FeLV/FIV testing - both of these diseases will compromise the immune system and can exemplify disease processes.

Bloodwork - used to rule out underlining infections

Radiographs - to look at sinuses and skull to determine if any abnormalities present.

Cultures - take a small sample of nasal discharge to determine if infectious.

Our treatment plans are dependent on physical exam findings along with any diagnostics we may run.

Treatments:
Over the counter antihistamines (Benadryl or Zyrtec) are used in general cases of allergies to relieve mild symptoms of watery eyes and sneezing.

Steroids are used in more severe cases where OTC medications are not enough.

Antibiotics are used if there is a secondary infection associated with allergies.