Caprine & Ewe Veterinary Consulting, PC

05/17/2026

As Spring starts, we are getting more and more phone calls about red bites on your dogs stomach. We wanted to give everyone this information, these are a type of fly bite, and dogs generally get them from laying in the grass. They look terrible, but usually do not bother the dogs. They heal quickly on their own, and do not require any treatment. These flies are usually around for a few weeks every spring and then go away. We hope this eases any worry that you may have had about your own dog!

If you have any concerns please feel free to call the clinic for more information!

05/03/2026

We had a great event today despite the cold and met many new faces

https://www.instagram.com/herdinghavocfarms?igsh=Y3c0bWxwdnZhbnR3

04/25/2026

Ever wonder what our biosecurity fee is for on your vet invoice???

Well we take biosecurity very seriously - we wear new plastic boot covers & gloves between all Farm visits and do frequent boot washes in between Farm call days to make sure we maintain the best biosecurity possible. All shared equipment (hoof trimmer, etc) get through cleaned and sanitized between animals. If you visit our vet office we do the same procedures: we wash boots after visits and the entire floor gets a cleaning before the next livestock species.

What bio security protocols do you do on your own farm?
1. We color code everything in red for those things that are being used in quarantine pens

2. We also require people that work on our farms to have their own boots that stay on the farm premises

3. When we bring new animals into the farm, we have a mandatory 30 day quarantine and a strict testing protocol before they are transitioned into the rest of the herd to help prevent disease transmission and parasite issues.

03/26/2026

So grateful for these amazing women who help me keep it all together and make me laugh every step of the way. I truly have the best team, and I don’t know what I’d do without them. And…apparently we’ve been spending so much time together we even dress alike now 🤣

03/26/2026

Small ruminant education seminars from MSU - this is a yearly event and is always packed with great up to date information for anyone interested

The MSU Small Ruminant Team will be hosting a 4-week virtual program called "Sustainable management of internal parasites in sheep and goats in the Upper Midwest and Northeast USA". The online sessions will be held via Zoom on Tuesday evenings from 7-9pm Eastern time (April 14, 21, 28, and May 5).

Its goal is to help you create an effective and sustainable program that will reduce animal health and productivity losses while minimizing the advance of resistance problems.

We will discuss which parasites are a problem in the Midwest/Northeast, risk factors for infection, grazing strategies to reduce parasite load, infection monitoring, effective drug treatments and farm specific control programs. See attachment for more information.

The program for the virtual sessions is below:
Session 1: April 14. Parasites of impact in sheep and goats, and basics of their lifecycles.
Session 2: April 21. Factors that determine risk of parasite infection and grazing management strategies to reduce exposure.
Session 3: April 28. Infection control and monitoring approaches and methods to maintain refugia.
Session 4: May 5. Putting it all together: developing a successful sustainable integrated parasite control program for your farm.

There is an additional in-person workshop on Saturday, May 9 from noon to 4pm at the MSU Sheep Teaching and Research Center and MSU campus. During this workshop, you will learn how to monitor infection using the FAMACHA system on sheep at the MSU STRC and then travel to the nearby MSU campus labs to learn how to perform quantitative f***l egg counting. Participants will receive a FAMACHA anemia scoring card and training certificate. Workshop participants must attend or listen to the recordings of the 4-part webinar series to attend the workshop.

The cost for the online sessions is $25 per household series only, and an additional $30 per person for the workshop (there is a 50 participant limit to the workshop, so please register early to ensure your spot).

Register at: https://events.anr.msu.edu/Sheepparasites/
(If the link doesn't work, try deleting the "s" in "https")

Contact Mike Metzger at [email protected] with any questions regarding content or registration.

03/19/2026

Definitely one of the top diseases we see in small ruminants.

CAE is one of the most misunderstood diseases in goats. It can live quietly in a herd with no visible signs, yet it impacts long-term management decisions.

In this episode, Dr. Melissa Holahan of Caprine & Ewe Veterinary Consulting, PC , a vet and goat breeder, breaks down testing, transmission, and prevention in clear, practical terms.

🎧 Listen now: link in the comments!

03/03/2026

We’re excited to share that we now officially have a Review Page on our website! 🎉

If you’ve had a positive experience with us, we would be so grateful if you’d consider leaving a review. Even better, you can leave us a review on Google using the link below.

https://g.page/r/CdZnRDubxeEIEAE/review

It only takes about 5 minutes, but it makes a world of difference for a small, locally owned veterinary practice like ours.

Thank you for your continued support! I truly appreciate each and every one of you.

https://www.caprineandewe.com/reviews

Post a review to our profile on Google

03/01/2026

🐐 Ask the Vet Sundays 🐶🐷🐑🐝

Have a burning question you’ve been meaning to ask? Now’s your chance.

Every Sunday, I’ll be answering your veterinary questions….any species welcome (except equine & bovine 😉).

Goats, sheep, camelids, pigs, poultry, dogs, cats, honeybees… bring it.

I’ll do my best to provide clear, practical answers backed by evidence-based medicine whenever available and I’ll tell you when the data is limited, too. Because good medicine means knowing both what we know and what we don’t.

Drop your questions in the comments ⬇️
Or message them if you’d prefer to stay anonymous.

Let’s learn together.

02/28/2026

We’re so lucky to have some incredible students with us at Caprine & Ewe right now.

✨ Emma Bongers, Macomb Community College LVT student, is completing her 200-hour internship and has been an absolute pleasure — jumping in, taking initiative, and doing a fantastic job with patient care.

✨ Wesley Bold, DVM Class of 2026 from UGA, is here for a 3-week externship and has fully immersed himself — helping deliver Toggenburg kids in the morning and assisting with an alpaca transfusion that same evening.

This is why I love teaching. The days are long, the cases are real, and the learning never stops — but they have both risen to the challenge beautifully.