Lake Region Small Animal Center

Lake Region Small Animal Center Lake Region Small Animal is a small animal veterinary clinic servicing West Central Minnesota. Lake Region Small Animal Center is owned by Dr. Kendra Greiner.

The clinic specializes in canine and feline medicine, surgery and dentistry. The team includes Dr. Rachel Hedlin (associate veterinarian), Diane (office manager), Amanda, Carrie, Amber (certified veterinary technicians) and Penny, Danika and Maya (veterinary assistants).

We’ve titled this one “The Great Escape”. 😉🐾😂
06/24/2026

We’ve titled this one “The Great Escape”. 😉🐾😂

Winnie and Zara were such treats today. Zara was full of kisses and Winnie was full of cuteness! Their pet parent brushe...
06/10/2026

Winnie and Zara were such treats today. Zara was full of kisses and Winnie was full of cuteness! Their pet parent brushes their teeth, keeps their weight lean, and is very conscientious about heat--they are lucky to be so well cared for. 🙌
As a reminder, brachycephalic (short nosed) dogs can overheat very quickly as they have narrowed airways and narrow nostrils and do not have have the same ability to cool themselves through panting. Be extremely cautious in this hot, humid weather with any activity, and keep your pets inside as much as possible. 🐾🆒🐾

This morning, four year old Tater began having multiple seizures in a row, a condition called status epilepticus. Statu...
06/04/2026

This morning, four year old Tater began having multiple seizures in a row, a condition called status epilepticus. Status epilepticus is a medical emergency. If seizures continue, complications can include hyperthermia (high body temperature), hypoxia (lack of oxygen to the brain) possible brain damage or even death.

Referral to an emergency center was not an option, so we told Tater's humans we would do the best we could to help him. Veterinary technician Amanda was waiting for them when Tater arrived, and she immediately administered medications to abort the seizures.
Slowly, Tater began to respond, and finally began to return to normal. We cooled him down, and after about 45 minutes he began to snuggle with his humans and started licking a small amount of peanut butter. We began oral anti-seizure medication and he is currently doing well with no further seizure activity.

Welcome back, Tater.🐾❤️🐾

Little Pugsley visited today for his first vaccinations and deworming, and he was great fun. He was so busy eating treat...
06/03/2026

Little Pugsley visited today for his first vaccinations and deworming, and he was great fun. He was so busy eating treats he didn’t even notice the injections! 😉
We love meeting your new family members. 🐾💙

05/14/2026

Do you remember us telling you about Snoopy? Three weeks later and Snoopy is so much better—-so glad we tried! 🐾💙🐾
Grant County Humane SocietyLindsay Ahner

Do you remember Jack, the very sick dog who had a severe prostatitis, kidney failure, shock and was depleted of platelet...
04/27/2026

Do you remember Jack, the very sick dog who had a severe prostatitis, kidney failure, shock and was depleted of platelets from a few months ago? We have good news!
His human sent us a picture yesterday to update us—Jack took FIRST PLACE at a hunting challenge!! Wow! 🙌 We weren’t sure if Jack would ever hunt again, but Jack clearly showed us! 🎉

Jack and his humans brought us their favorite lemon raspberry torte and several packages of chocolate to say thank you (which we didn’t expect but we loved😉). We are so very happy to see him better! 🐾💙🐾

When Snoopy was surrendered and brought to us, we were astonished and deeply saddened by the condition he was in. He ha...
04/16/2026

When Snoopy was surrendered and brought to us, we were astonished and deeply saddened by the condition he was in. He had open sores over his feet, his mouth, his tongue. Every part of him was swollen and painful. He couldn't swallow normally. It was heartbreaking. 💔

These are the grey areas in veterinary medicine that we are not taught in school--what do we do when our job is to help an animal, when we love animals, but when we also know the animal is suffering? Our oath is to do no harm.
What is the right thing to do, for Snoopy? Should we try to treat him, knowing it could prolong his suffering? Or would humane euthanasia be a kinder alternative? Every case is different, very few are clear cut.

In Snoopy's case, we had to try.
Why?
Because even in his weakened state Snooopy's tail gave the smallest wag when we came back into the room. Because we saw his eyes follow us as we moved. Because we saw an ear pop up when we said his name. Because he tolerated our baths and uncomfortable treatments with sweetness. Because he deserved a chance at a healthy life with a family who adores him. And because we all loved him on first sight.
💙We can’t save them all, but we hope we can save this one…💙
Snoopy has a long road ahead, but he also has an amazing foster home and the Grant County Humane Society and an entire community working hard on his recovery, too.🐾❤️🐾

P.s—these pics are three days later and Snoopy is a happy, new dog!!🙌🙌🙌

Sweet Willa and her best boy, Grizz, came in this week for an examination of his ears for infection. Common symptoms of ...
04/08/2026

Sweet Willa and her best boy, Grizz, came in this week for an examination of his ears for infection.

Common symptoms of ear infections in dogs include head shaking, rubbing the ear on surfaces, pain or vocalization upon touching the ear, tilting of the head, and the presence of odor, redness, and discharge.

We cleaned and treated Grizz’s ears, and Willa’s companion should feel better very soon! 🐾💙🐾

Tank is a 5 year old Old English bulldog who has had multiple medical and surgical conditions such as anaplasmosis (tick...
04/02/2026

Tank is a 5 year old Old English bulldog who has had multiple medical and surgical conditions such as anaplasmosis (tick disease), entropion surgery (removal of extra eyelid tissue), and cystotomy (removal of stones from his bladder), along with a few ear and skin issues.

Through all of this, Tank is still excited to come and visit, and makes us laugh every time he comes in with his great personality! 🐾💙🐾

Address

1210 Highway 79 E
Elbow Lake, MN
56531

Opening Hours

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

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