Calapooia Veterinary Center

08/26/2025

It’s National Dog Day! Drop a picture of your favorite dog in the comments! 🐶🐾

06/25/2025

Be aware if the water as you recreate this weekend!

⚠️ Recreational Use Advisory for Lost Creek Lake
The Oregon Health Authority has issued an advisory due to a harmful algae bloom (HAB) in the area. These blooms can produce toxins that are dangerous to people and pets, and we want you and your loved ones to stay safe.

👉 What you should know:
• The major route of exposure to HABs is ingestion of water.
• Avoid swimming or doing high-speed water activities that produce water spray (like skiing) where blooms are present - sprays could lead to the risk of swallowing or inhaling cyanotoxins.
• Boating, kayaking, hiking, fishing, and camping are still okay — just be cautious.
• Never drink lake water. Boiling or filtering won’t remove the toxins.
• If your dog drinks lake water or licks dried “scum” along the shore, it can make them extremely sick or even be fatal.
• Small children and pets are especially at risk due to their size and behavior.
• Fish caught from areas with HABs may pose unknown health risks; toxins can collect in fat, skin and organs.

👕 Watch for symptoms:
Humans: Stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting, skin rash, headache, dizziness, or shortness of breath.
Pets: Weakness, difficulty walking, seizures, loss of appetite, vomiting, or diarrhea.

If you or your pet might have been exposed, seek medical or veterinary help right away.

✅ What you can still do:
✅ Enjoy hiking, picnicking, kayaking, or fishing
✅ Use drinking water from safe, treated sources.

For more information or to report an illness related to harmful algal blooms, visit OHA’s website or call 971-673-0482.

Please stay safe and help spread the word to protect families, friends, and pets.

Read the full OHA advisory here: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORHA/bulletins/3e692fb

05/22/2025

🇺🇸Our office will be CLOSED Friday, May 23 through Monday, May 26. We will be open regular hours on Tuesday.

In the event of an emergency over the weekend, please call 541.459.0900 and follow the prompts to reach the doctor on call. Please have a safe holiday weekend. 🇺🇸

04/08/2025

01/21/2025

Our power has been restored and we will open at 10am.
Thank you for your patience.

01/06/2025

Fun facts about our equine friends! ❄️

FUN FACT FRIDAY!

Are you familiar with the many adaptations that help your horse stay warm during the cold winter months?

🌾 Hindgut digestion of hay produces the most heat, acting as a small furnace inside of the horse. This is why free choice; good quality hay is so important in the winter.

💪 Horses have a huge muscle mass and muscle activity produces heat. This includes running and playing and even shivering if their body temperature starts to drop. It is important to remember that these activities also will result in a bigger caloric demand so free choice hay and in some cases, grain, is often needed.

🧥 To blanket or not to blanket is a constant debate but either way, as it starts to get cold your horse will grow a thicker coat. If you decide to leave your horse unblanketed you may notice that they look “fluffy”. This is due to a phenomenon called piloerection where the hair stands up to better trap air within. Two layers of the coat also help with warmth. The inner layer is softer and has air pockets to create an insulating layer. The outer layer is coarse and has oils that keep moisture from penetrating the insulating layer and keep the horse warm.

⚖️ Wild horses go into the winter heavier than ideal, and the fat serves as an extra layer of insulation. However, if a horse is going to be kept heavily blanketed and in a barn during the cold weather months this is unnecessary and can lead to obesity related issues.

🦵Their distal limbs (below the knees and hocks) are made of mostly bones and tendons, tissues that are resistant to the cold temperatures.

🦶The hooves have an alternative route of blood circulation through larger vessels that can be used in low temperatures. This is why horses can stand in snow without detrimental effects.

👃A horse’s nose has a robust blood supply and is rounded so that it is less susceptible to frostbite than a human’s nose.
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Courtesy of the AAEP Horse Owner Education Committee

12/24/2024

🎄 Merry Christmas 🎄

Our office will be CLOSED on December 24 and December 25. We will be open regular business hours on Thursday and Friday.

🐾If your pet experiences a medical emergency during the holiday closure, please call our office number, 541.459.0900, and follow the instructions to reach a doctor. 🐾

🎁🎄We wish you a very Merry Christmas.🎄🎁

12/21/2024

Finnegan and Cort stopped by for their yearly photo. 😊🐾

12/20/2024

🎅Merry Christmas! Here are a few tips and reminders to keep your pets safe during the holidays. As always, if you have an emergency, please call our office at 541.459.0900.🎄🐾

12/19/2024

🐾Miss Molly was all smiles when she came to visit us! 🐾💕

12/16/2024

Dandy brought all the Christmas cheer to our staff! 🎄

12/12/2024

Kirby enjoyed all the snuggles when he was here for his appointment. 🐾