Downs & Smith Center Veterinary Clinic

04/28/2025

📢 🚨 MAY 5TH 📢 🚨Howard Fehlman 📢 🚨 @ Downs Clinic
If you need a bull, cow, or show critter done. This is your chance this spring to get FEET TRIMMED on anything you need done as he has a tilt table and the best tools. Please call the clinic and we will get you on the list.

04/16/2025

03/19/2025

Due to the weather and loss of power we will be closed today. Stay safe.

A Blizzard Warning and winter weather advisories has been issued for much of Central and Northern Kansas Wed morning due to expected very strong northwest winds and moderate to heavy snow, which will greatly reduce visibility. This includes portions of I-70 where travel impacts are likely.

01/06/2025

Both locations will be closed until at least 10 am Monday, January 6th. We will check out the road conditions at 9 am to determine if road conditions are safe enough for employees to safely arrive at the clinics.

11/30/2024

On this season of Thanksgiving 🍁 we want to send a big thank you and congratulations to Dillon! We have been lucky to have him as part of the clinic for several years. He has the very neat opportunity to help Rick Rice with transitioning to slowing down and taking over caring for his cows. While he won’t be at the clinic everyday anymore we are SO glad he is married in so we will still be keeping him in our clinic family! We are sad to not have you as an employee, but excited to have you as a client! Congratulation on a unique opportunity that we know has been a long term goal.

10/07/2024

🐾We have had several calls concerning parvo in the Smith Center area. It is a good idea to check your dog's vaccination status as there have been several confirmed cases. Due to the virus being active in the community we are sharing some tips how to protect your dog and other's canine pals.

1. Making sure your pet's vaccinations are current. 💉
2. Schedule an appointment if you need updated vaccinations. 📆
3. Limit social outings (stores, parks, friend's houses) with your pet, even fully vaccinated dogs are at risk for mild infections). 🏡
4. If you are notified your pet has been around another pet with parvo, contact us right away for a parvo specific booster - even if they are current on normal vaccinations. 💉
5. Let us know if your pet is ill ... sooner rather than later. 📞
6. If you have a sick pet and need an appt please keep your pet in your vehicle. Do not unload it at the clinic. We will come out to your vehicle. 🚗

Here is a link for more information on the virus.

Learn about canine parvovirus, including clinical signs and prevention methods.

09/05/2024

Due to an illness in a family of our staff the Smith Center location will be closed until 1 pm tomorrow. You may still reach us at our regular numbers and can pick up anything that you may need at Downs location in the morning. Sorry for any inconvenience.

06/18/2024

Please call the clinic (785-454-3474) if you know who I am. I showed up around Lebanon. I have found a new home if I am not claimed with in 3 days.

05/17/2024

We have a family needing to rehome four adult fixed cats. They are outside cat but have been we loved, but due to a death in the family the kitties need to be relocated. Would make great farm cats that would stick around and hunt. Please let us know if you can help them out!

04/23/2024

If you are concerned our phones aren't working, we can assure you they are. They are just that busy. Please bear with us for the next several weeks. Every cow in the country goes to grass around May 1st. So from now until the first couple weeks of May we are swamped in person and on the phones trying to help you and your neighbors. The phones have been transferred to Sam's cell so that you can now leave a message instead of getting a busy signal. We promise we will call you back if you LEAVE A MESSAGE. Messages will be returned in the order they are left and will be called by the end of business day. We are doing our best, and want to express our gratitude for your business, your patients, and our employees. Thank you all for getting through these next four weeks with us.

Additionally, the stomach bug has hit some of our employees' family. So please be prepared that we may have varied business hours at the Smith Center clinic as we will have to lock the doors occasionally to continue sending staff to country appts that have already been schedule. We will be available this afternoon as normal from 1-5.

04/07/2024

Cattle feet trimming day at the Downs vet clinic on Friday. If you need a herd bull or cow done this is the day to do it. Howard Fehlman will be at the clinic with his tilt table. Please call and let us know if you want added to the list. This is the only day this service will be offered this Spring.