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Cresco Veterinary Clinic

The doctors and staff at Cresco Veterinary Clinic offers your dogs and cats the best care in town. Call our clinic anytime. Dial (563) 547-3121.

Call to schedule a routine appointment Monday through Friday. Call 507-886-6321 for after hour EMERGENCIES.
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You can also contact us by e-mailing our office [email protected]

Please DO NOT e-mail time sensitive requests/information. E-mail is checked once daily during the week. We will strive to reply to your e-mail and to care of your needs

in a timely matter; however, please CALL (563) 547-3121 when you need immediate assistance.
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Services provided include (but are not limited to):
� Small animal medicine and surgery
�Spays and neuters
�In-house blood Chemistry
�Heartworm and tick borne disease testing
�Urinalysis
�Radiology
�Gas anesthesia

For your large animal needs we can do:
�Large animal in-house surgery
�Semen testing
�Calf Vaccination
�De-horning
�Castration
For large animal appointments, please call our Harmony office and schedule your appointment. If you would like additional information regarding our services please contact us.

05/22/2025

Building for sale in Cresco, IA
Total area of building: 5,940 square feet
Garage space/shop area: 2,880 square feet
Indoor space: 3,060 square feet
Site area: 1.81 acres
Zoned commercial, concrete slab with frost free footings.
If interested, call the Harmony Veterinary Clinic at 507-886-6321

02/14/2025

Greetings from the Practice Manager!
Happy Valentines Day! Better yet, happy Friday and happy puppy day. Always a good day when we get a bucket of puppies to hold.
Halfway through February we finally have snow on the ground and cold weather. Just in time for calving season to ramp up. For those of you that aren't aware, we have a calf room for special care for calves that need it. It has individual calf crates with heat lamps and set ups for giving IVs to calves. These calves get watched pretty closely to ensure they are getting everything they need.
February 28 is the final day of business in our Cresco clinic. There's a lot of emotions to process around the closure but we know it gives us the best opportunity to provide high quality care while still remaining affordable. We will continue to support the Cresco community through advertising and donations. It is important to us to remain committed to our customers in the area while understanding some will travel the 17+/- miles to Harmony and some will not be able to.
We are anticipating an adjustment period in March while we adapt to additional staff in the Harmony office. We are also looking at some additional remodeling in the Harmony building to improve work flow and space for the added staff and equipment. This includes large animal as we move the tilt table from Cresco, which hasn't been used much over the last few years, to Harmony. We'll be able to do twice as many feet and breeding stock evaluations in the near future. Thank you in advance for your patience as we work through the changes.
We appreciate each and every one of you that give us the opportunity to meet the needs of your animals!

01/21/2025

Greetings from the Practice Manager!
A different kind of update from me. Over the past couple of months our owners and I have been discussing current issues affecting our clinics. After a significant amount of data review and some emotional wrangling within ourselves, we have admitted that we can no longer keep the Cresco Veterinary Clinic open. There are many factors involved in this decision and instead of parsing them out here, I'll just include the contents of the letter that was mailed to our Cresco clients last week.

Dear Valued Cresco Client
It has been our pleasure to serve the Cresco community for the past nine years at our Cresco location. Unfortunately, due to economic changes and operational challenges, we have had to make the difficult decision to close the Cresco clinic. While the decision was difficult, it was a necessary one to assist us in utilizing our physical resources and staff as efficiently as possible to continue to prioritize affordable and high-quality care for our clients and their pets.

We will be scheduling appointments in Cresco through February 28th, 2025. After that we will continue to serve you at our Harmony location. We will be transitioning staff from Cresco to Harmony as we seek to care for both our Cresco and Harmony clients. Trina will join Christine at the front desk in Harmony. Tammy will join Allison & Stef to equal a combined 67 years of experience as Certified Veterinary Technicians. In conjunction with Dr. Taylor Nash and Dr. Jill Fisher, Dr. Jim Hanson will continue small animal veterinary care in Harmony where we will have two veterinarians and three technicians available most days to serve our customers as efficiently and timely as possible.

Our large animal services to Cresco clients will remain unchanged. We have expanded our large animal staff to include Dr. Denny Fischer and Dr. Jill Fisher to provide additional and more timely access in the Cresco, Harmony, and surrounding areas.

We look forward to continuing to meet your small animal needs at our Harmony location. We appreciate your loyalty to us in Cresco.

Thank you for trusting us with your animal’s care. We look forward to serving you for many years to come!

Dr. John Rein
Dr. Jeff Collins
Janee Kale (Practice Manager)

Not something we really anticipated but something that came out of hours of work and discussion. We will continue to seek ways to ensure our care is excellent and that our prices remain consistent and fair to the people in this area. Thank you all for understanding as we transition over the next few months.
(Also, we will be selling the building in Cresco after removing all of our equipment and inventory, if you are interested or know someone who is interested, please contact me).

12/05/2024

Greetings from the Practice Manager!
Happy December! Another month is streaking by us. 🙂
Today has been a busy day in the Harmony clinic! With that being said, I want to talk about appointment "no shows". We understand more than most probably that "things come up". We're constantly having to adjust schedules to address emergencies which means sometimes we don't get to a scheduled appointment on time and sometimes we end up moving an appointment to a different day. This is especially true on our large animal side, for some reason cows and horses just don't let their owners know when they're going to be sick, or cut themselves on the fence, or have their calf/foal. Man would life be a lot easier for us if they did! Even on the small animal side we run into snags when pet owners call in with a dog or cat who has had an accident or ate the baby's pacifier (one of my favorite stories is the explorative surgery on a dog that produced several baby pacifiers in his stomach). We do everything we can to make sure we can tend to those pets but sometimes we have to turn them away because we are fully booked for the day. It's very difficult to have to do that and it feels even worse when all of a sudden one of our scheduled appointments doesn't show up. Please think of how you would feel if you were turned away and then found out someone that was holding a spot didn't take it. Again, we totally understand that sometimes things come up. If that is the case, please call us so we can potentially call someone else to fill that spot giving another pet the opportunity to be treated faster and thus feel better faster. In order to ensure we are working to accommodate all clients, we will be requesting a deposit from customers who call for an appointment after consecutive "no show, no calls". The deposit will be applied to the appointment the day it is scheduled. Our goal is to try to meet the needs of all of our patients.
Just a reminder that our capacity for large animal care has expanded with the addition of Dr. Denny and Dr. Jill. Prior to them joining us it was a challenge to get everything done that needed to be done. If you call now for a large animal job, you may be surprised at how quickly we can get to you to get it done. 🙂
Thanks for trusting us to care for your animals!
(Dogs just love our swinging door at the front desk! 🙂 )

11/15/2024

Greetings from the Practice Manager!
Tis the season…for chute work! So thankful to be getting some of these done in nice weather. We do have openings so call and get yours booked.
A couple other items for our large animal clients. First, starting January 1, all purchases must be paid for upon pickup. Our distribution companies have tightened their time frames for collection so we need to do likewise. Second, if you need a large supply of vaccines, please call a day or two ahead to make sure we have it on hand. With the shorter payable times and the rising costs, we will be trying to keep our inventory closer to anticipated needs. We do have same day shipping (prior to 2 pm) with our distributors so most of the time we will be able to get it next day. Adapting to change isn’t always easy but hopefully these aren’t too taxing.
Regretfully, we are losing a valued member of our staff. Keeley, one of our front office staff, has given us her notice. She has been a great team member, we will definitely miss her! That being said, we will be hiring a receptionist to replace her. If you or someone you know would be interested in joining us, feel free to email me at [email protected].
Thanksgiving is right around the corner. We’re thankful for our customers and wish each and every one of you a blessed holiday!
PS can’t resist sharing pictures of mini highlanders and a bucket of puppies!! 😊

11/04/2024

Greetings from the Practice Manager!
Today we're counting our blessings. How often we forget to do that! We grateful for a beautiful fall that saw many of our farmers finishing up crops quickly. That being said, there are still some corn fields around waiting to be harvested. Hopefully they will get done quickly when things dry up around here.
We're thankful for the forecast of warm weather for those chute jobs that need to be done to get cattle ready for winter. It's so much easier standing outside when it's not freezing!
We're grateful for customers that trust us with their pets. It's not something we take lightly. Pets become important members of family and should be treated as such. We are committed to honoring that devotion and ensuring we do the best we can to keep them healthy or to assist making decisions to return them to health.
We're thankful for our staff! We are so fortunate to add the two new vets to our staff, both are great people with a true dedication to animals. Dr. Jill has jumped right into part-time small animal work and has dedicated herself to learning all she can in an area that is new to her. Dr. Denny has been very invested in learning especially while in school, the knowledge he came to us with is incredibly helpful and the training period has flowed very well. We're also incredibly thankful for the staff we have. A business can only be successful if the staff is encouraged to be invested in our success. Please be sure to thank not only your doctors but the vet techs and assistants as well. It takes everyone contributing to ensure the best care for our customers.
Finally, thank you to all our customers. We really wouldn't be successful if it wasn't for you trusting in us. We pledge to continue to give you the best care for your animals and as always we encourage you to reach out to me if you need to discuss anything.
One last thing...you honor us by trusting us, sometimes you also make our day by bringing us treats. Totally not necessary but I can't tell you how much we appreciate it.
Last, a little humor to boot. What does the vet staff do when they find something unusual in the back of the clinic? We'll we catch it and put it in a rubber tote, of course! I know you can't see it but there is a large praying mantis in there, along with the toad and salamander they were trying to get it to eat. (It did eat the grasshopper that was put in.) Eventually they gave up and returned all three things to the wild. Thankfully they didn't try to catch the rat and instead caught it in a trap!

10/08/2024

Greetings from the Practice Manager!
October! I think the nice weather has me in denial about the inevitable upcoming season. 🙂 I love fall, the cool nights, changing colors of the leaves, and football.
Fall in the vet clinic means time to vaccinate cows and calves and get them ready for winter. It also means looking at the general health of horses ensuring they are ready for winter. Our calendar fills up faster this time of year so don't hesitate to get your chute job on the calendar early.
A couple of things to be aware of on the small animal side of the business. First, fleas! We have seen a significant number of pets with fleas over the past couple of weeks. Unfortunately, they can cause a lot of problems for dogs and cats. If you see your pet itching and/or losing hair in spots, and you don't have your pet on a flea and tick treatment, definitely look for the telltale little bugs. Your options for treatment are a monthly prescription in pill format or over the counter liquid treatments. We have both in stock at both clinics. We do need to have seen your pet within the last 12 months to give the prescription. If you haven't had your pet in, now is a good time to schedule a visit with the veterinarian.
The second thing to note, rabies. There has been an increasing amount of rabies in Minnesota. Animals suspected of rabies should be euthanized and sent into the MN Dept of Health for evaluation. To note, the testing is done by examining the brain of the dead animal so it needs to be intact.
Some information from the MN Dept of Health website:
Rabies is a nervous system disease caused by a virus. If left untreated, the disease is fatal. The virus is spread through the saliva of an infected animal, which must bite another animal or human to spread the virus.
Skunks and bats are the wild animals that carry rabies in Minnesota. Dogs, cats, horses, cattle, and other domestic animals usually become infected by being bitten by a rabid skunk. People are generally exposed to rabies by bats, dogs, cats, or livestock.
Rabies is prevented by vaccinating your pets against rabies. Vaccination is also available for horses, cattle, and sheep. Vaccinated pets prevent the spread of disease between wildlife and people.
Additional information can be found here: https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/rabies/rabies.html
Finally, we are honored to have our customers vote for us as the Reader's Choice 2024 Best of the Best award from the Fillmore County Journal. Our mission is to focus on quality care and commitment to clients. Thank you for trusting us to provide care for your animals!

09/03/2024

This husky was found near Bristol Corner. He's very sweet with lots of energy. 🙂 He is neutered. He does have a microchip and we have contacted the company. Since it takes a while to get the microchip information, we thought we'd post him on here and see if anyone is missing him. Please let us know at the clinic if you recognize him, 507-886-6321.

08/12/2024

Greetings from the Practice Manager!
Anyone else wondering where summer went? I know we say this every year but I sure wish this beautiful weather would stick around longer than it does.
We've spent the summer helping our new veterinarians adapt to business here. Both Dr. Denny and Dr. Jill have jumped right into the midst of things and we are very grateful to have them. Dr. Denny has been fully involved in large animal and Dr. Jill is training on small animal. Dr. Denny has started taking call and Dr. Jill will sometime in the next couple of months. I'm sure you understand when I say Dr. John and Dr. Jeff are relieved to have some help in that area. Just a reminder, we are unable to do after hour small animal emergencies at this time. The clinics open for those emergencies are available either on our voice mail message or on our webpage.
Today was surgery day at the clinic, we had a calf hernia, a foal hernia, and a possible foreign body in a dog. Good thing many hands make light work. 🙂 Another reminder, corn cobs and tampons are very detrimental to a dogs digestive system.
We've had some excellent summer help and are so thankful for the ladies who assisted us. Mara worked in small animal and will be a senior at Fillmore Central this fall. Brea and Olivia worked in large animal and both are pursuing admission to vet school. The same adage as above applies here.
Finally, as the Minnesota State Fair approaches we want to recognize the youth involved in agriculture. We assist many with health and maintenance of their projects and preparing certificates to travel to shows. The future of agriculture is bright because of programs like FFA, 4-H, and school ag classes. And also because of parents who encourage their kids to look to a future on the family farm. We're committed to helping support these young people as best we can.
Enjoy these closing days of summer, moving cattle home from pastures, chute work, and harvest are right around the corner. Thank you for your business, we appreciate you!
We added a new art wall a little while ago. I think it represents us pretty well. 🙂 Thanks to Farm Charm for the decor!

07/05/2024

Greetings from the Practice Manager!
Happy Independence Day! We’re thankful for the freedom we have in this country. Freedom to worship as we choose. Freedom to have opinions and to vote as we see fit. Freedom to live our lives in service to others as our talents allow. Freedom to celebrate our heritage. Freedom to choose the places we visit and freedom to shop where we want. We live in a great country!
Today we celebrated by participating in the Harmony 4th of July parade. Unfortunately our picture taker (me 🙄) didn’t get pictures in the parade, just during the warm up. And in a fun coincidence, our place in the parade lineup was right next to our patient, Finn’s house (the cutest Bernese Mountain Dog!). Our kids (including the biggest kid, Dr. John) had way too much fun shooting water guns at people and we contributed our share of candy to the kids lining the streets. We’re thankful the rain held off until the parade was over.
It was an awesome day and we hope your day was equally as enjoyable! J

05/31/2024

Greetings from the Practice Manager!
Happy last day of May! Hope you all enjoy a steak dinner to commemorate the end of beef month. America's beef producers work hard to ensure the food products consumers receive are high quality and safe to eat. Our vets contribute to their success. For those following from afar, our area of the state has a lot of hills and bluffs (plus sink holes!) making some of it unsuitable for crop farming but good for grazing. Cattle farmers in our area are busy getting ready to move their stock from winter pens and feedlots to summer pastures. This also means vaccinations, tagging, and soundness testing for herd bulls plus lots of foot trims/repairs. Our hydraulic chute with the tilt table function stays really busy this time of year.
We are looking forward to Dr. Denny Fischer starting with us next Monday, June 3. He will get to jump into semen testing right away! Dr. Jill won't be starting full time until July 10 but you may see her around the back for a few days next week. Both of them will give some much needed assistance to ensure our customers continue to get the care we pride ourselves on providing. (Note the picture below, we don't always get that close to our patients but sometimes we can't help ourselves. Thanks Dr. John for the photo op! 🙂 )
One last item to note, you may have heard that the ticks are out in full force or you may have experienced it. Be sure your pets are checked out and getting a flea & tick treatment. We have already experienced a few pets with tick borne diseases this spring.
(You know I can't resist posting a few dog pictures to enhance my post, I'm a Bernese Mountain Dog fan (maybe because we had a sweet girl named Aja for 10 years) and who can resist a funny picture of Ranger, the Great Dane, riding around in his dad's car!)
Thank you for shopping local and doing business with local service providers. Enjoy the upcoming summer weather! J

05/08/2024

Greetings from the Practice Manager!
Have you ever seen a calf being born? Such a good question for a group of K-12 students! Only a handful out of each class could say yes. I know that number would be significantly lower in the big cities, and in fact I bet there are a lot of adults who couldn’t answer yes, unfortunately.
Dr. John has spent a few days over the last couple of months educating some of the youth in our area. First at the Mabel, MN high school, then at the Cresco, IA high school, and today in Lanesboro, MN for their student body. He genuinely enjoys educating these kids about veterinary work and the types of treatments or procedures veterinarians do on a daily basis. And they love to hear about it! We take our future in agriculture very seriously and that means we carry the torch to pass to the next generation of veterinarians and farmers! Thanks kids for being interested and thanks Dr John for guiding their education!
May is national Beef month! Eat beef and thank a producer AND a veterinarian for ensuring our supply of beef is well taken care of and healthy! J

Address

221 5th St SE
Cresco, IA
52136

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

Telephone

+15635473121

Website

https://www.harmonycrescovets.com/

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