Trackside Veterinary Clinic

06/04/2026

True story…one of my assistants removed a honey bee stinger from a dog’s swollen paw today. What’d we do with it? We put it under the microscope and took a picture for you, of course! You can see the stinger, venom sack, and muscles that pump venom out of the gland and through the stinger into the victim’s skin. 😣 ouch!

05/31/2026

Thanks for joining us today! What a fun crowd! Everyone was super nice about parking down low so that our local photographer, Sarah Lenz, could get this shot for us! Isn’t she amazing? 🤩

05/29/2026

We got to meet Radar the rabbit this morning for a pedicure! 😆 He is HUGELY amazing and definitely not the biggest fan of having his claws trimmed, but a good sport nonetheless.

05/27/2026

We are celebrating! ❤️ Yesterday afternoon, Kevin got to go home to his loving family after a week long hospitalization with parvovirus. He was so very sick, and for at least a day or two we thought we were going to lose him. He had to endure severe vomiting and diarrhea despite the intravenous fluids, antibiotics, and many gastrointestinal medications we were giving him. His owners were extremely dedicated, and our staff doctored him around the clock last week and through the weekend. We all put our heads together and thought outside of the box, for a win this time! Watching Kevin get belly rubs in the lobby on his way out to go home was a sight we thought we might never get to see. We ❤️ you, Kevin!

05/26/2026

Bath time!

05/22/2026

I know as vet staff our job is to pester those of you dog lovers about heartworms and heartworm preventatives. If you aren’t one of the few people who gets to work at a veterinary clinic and experience real life cases, you might not realize how important these particular conversations are! Below are X-rays we took of a dog’s chest yesterday. The dog came in for a normal vaccination appointment, and we recommended a heartworm and tick disease screening test. The test was positive for the heartworm antigen, so we recommended x-rays. If you take a look at the upper pictures, there is enlargement of the heart and pulmonary (lung) vessels, as well as a lot of inflammation and disease in the lung fields. There are normal dog radiographs pictured (lower) in this post as well, for comparison. Heartworm disease is treatable, but it’s a long and intensive process, and the heart and lung damage the worms cause is sometimes irreversible. If you have any questions about heartworm disease, please call us!

05/15/2026

We had a scare at the clinic yesterday, when a sweet little puppy came in in great distress. She had definitely been exposed to some sort of toxin, and was showing neurological and gastrointestinal signs. She gets to play outside on an acreage, and must have come across some wild mushrooms. Please take a stroll around your yard or property, and safely remove any of the following fungi (graphic below). This will help protect your pets from mushroom ingestion and toxicity.

05/11/2026

05/08/2026

It’s all about community this Wednesday!

Mack Black,
Bitz n Pieces,
Redeemed Treasures, and
Fleurish 🌷

…will all be open until 6. Check out the shopping scene and support other small business owners downtown before or after you visit our open house (4:30-6:30) on the 13th.

How about dinner, too? La Chosa, Nutshell’s Dairy Sweet, and Goodfellows are open Wednesday evening, so you can get a taste of what Woodbine has to offer, in addition to Trackside Veterinary Clinic and the Rail Perch.

05/07/2026

We had a whole lot of CUTE going on at the clinic today! 💕