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Small and Large Animal Medicine and Surgery. Proudly serving Southwest Texas. Small and Large Animal Medicine and Surgery.
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10/21/2026

🐷✂️🏆 LESS INCISION. MORE PRECISION. 🏆✂️🐷

Getting your 🥇 show pig ready for the show ring? We’ve got a cosmetic surgical option worth knowing about!

At Southwest Texas Veterinary Medical Center, we use our Soniquence radiosurgery unit to perform show pig 🐖 castrations.

✨ Why consider radiosurgery for your show pig?

✂️ Smaller incision for a more cosmetic appearance
⚡ Helps minimize bleeding and collateral tissue damage
🐷 Reduced postoperative tissue swelling
🏆 An option for exhibitors who want to eliminate visible incision size and scarring

Radiosurgery uses high-frequency electrical energy to cut tissue while helping control bleeding. This technology allows us to make smaller, more precise incisions—an advantage when cosmetic appearance matters.

Whether you’re preparing for your county show, a major stock show, or a jackpot show, our team is here to help you make informed decisions about your pig’s surgical care!

📞 Contact Southwest Texas Veterinary Medical Center to schedule your show pig’s castration or discuss the benefits of radiosurgery.

🐷 Because when you’re preparing for the show ring, every detail matters!

❤️ Southwest Texas Veterinary Medical Center
All creatures great and small!

10/20/2026

Happy Vet Tech Week!
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Help us celebrate our phenomenal technician team! 🐴🐖🪿🐕‍🦺🦮🐂🐃

They work hard every day caring for our patients and clients! We are grateful for their passion. 💕

10/16/2026

The Science of the "Second Birth": How the Madigan Squeeze Saves Foals 🐴✨

This mini foal born last night came in this morning needing some help.

Dr. Stofas performed the Madigan Squeeze Technique, a groundbreaking veterinary procedure used on newborns with "Dummy Foal Syndrome" (Neonatal Maladjustment Syndrome).

It is always so rewarding to watch them wake up and look alive and nursing.

🏥 The Problem:
Inside the womb, foals are kept in a deeply sedated, sleepy state by natural hormones so they don't kick mom. Normally, the intense pressure of passing through the birth canal triggers a "wake-up" signal to their brain. But sometimes—especially with rapid births or C-sections—the foal misses that signal. They are born detached, wandering aimlessly, and unable to figure out how to nurse.
🌀 The Solution:
Developed by Dr. John Madigan at UC Davis, this technique gives the foal a "second birth." Veterinarians wrap a soft rope harness around the foal's chest and apply gentle, steady pressure for about 20 minutes.
💤 The "Reset":
The pressure tricks the nervous system into thinking it's back in the birth canal. The foal lies down into a calm, deep sleep. When the ropes are released 20 minutes later... it’s like a light switch flips!
🚀 The Result:
Most "dummy foals" wake up, stand up, recognize their mothers, and begin nursing—safely bypassing days of stressful, expensive intensive hospital care.
Nature's design is truly amazing. ❤️

10/09/2026

🐷 YES, PiGS! 🐷 We don’t rent them but we do doctor 🧑‍⚕️ them!

From the show ring to the backyard, pigs are popular patients and we love taking care of them! ❤️

At Southwest Texas Veterinary Medical Center, we provide veterinary care for both show pigs and pet pigs, from routine wellness care to advanced diagnostics, surgery, and acupuncture.

Our pig patients can benefit from a variety of services, including:

🩺 Wellness & preventive care
💉 Vaccinations and routine medical care
🩻 Digital radiographs and diagnostic services
✂️ Surgical services, including castration
⚡ Advanced radiosurgery to help minimize bleeding and collateral tissue damage which is especially beneficial when a cosmetic result is important for show pigs.
🪡 Acupuncture for soreness and pain relief, recovery, relaxation, and supporting energy and comfort.

For pig surgeries we often use our Soniquence radiosurgery unit. Radiosurgery allows us to use a smaller incision while minimizing bleeding and collateral tissue trauma, which can help reduce postoperative swelling and promote a smoother recovery.

And that’s just one example of how we combine experience, technology, and compassionate care for our patients.

Whether your pig is headed for the show ring, lives in your backyard, or is simply part of the family, our team is here to help keep them healthy, comfortable, and performing at their best! 🐷❤️

All creatures great and small!

10/06/2026

🐱🔬 Patient Spotlight: The Nose Knows!

This sweet kitty definitely wasn’t dealing with an ordinary kitty cold 🩺. The dramatic nasal discharge and facial changes were a clue that we needed to dig a little deeper for answers.

With quick look under the microscope the cytology revealed numerous large, encapsulated yeast organisms characteristic of Cryptococcus. This confirmed a diagnosis of a serious fungal infection that commonly affects the nasal passages and upper respiratory tract in cats.🐈‍⬛

Cryptococcus can cause some very distinctive changes around the nose and face, including swelling, nasal discharge, ulceration, and the classic “clown nose” appearance. 👃🐱 It can also spread beyond the respiratory tract and affect the skin, eyes 👀,or brain 🧠 .

The good news is the infection is treatable and not contagious to humans. Treating it typically requires months of antifungal therapy and careful monitoring. This lucky kitty’s great owners are dedicated to his treatment plan and look forward to getting him all fixed up. 🥰

This case is a great reminder that cytology can be an incredibly valuable diagnostic tool. Many times, the answer is right there under the microscope! 🔬❤️

10/05/2026

🦇 RABIES ALERT!‼️ THIS WEEK WE HAD A REAL SCARE! 🐕‍🦺

This past week, a dog patient of ours had an encounter with a bat that was later submitted for testing and confirmed POSITIVE for rabies!!!!

Thankfully, the dog itself was NOT positive for rabies and was current on its rabies vaccination. ❤️

This is exactly why keeping your pets vaccinated matters. Rabies is almost always fatal once clinical signs develop, but vaccination provides an important layer of protection when pets encounter infected wildlife.

🦇 Bats, skunks, foxes and coyotes can all carry rabies in Texas. Wildlife is an important source of rabies exposure for our pets and livestock.

What should you do?

🐶 Keep dogs and cats current on their rabies vaccination. Texas law requires dogs and cats to be vaccinated by 4 months of age.

🐴🐄 Consider rabies vaccination for livestock, especially horses, cattle and other animals that have frequent contact with people or may encounter wildlife.

🦇 Never allow children or pets to play with bats or other wildlife.

🚨 If your pet or livestock has contact with a bat, skunk, fox, coyote or other potentially rabid animal, don’t assume everything is fine just because you don’t see a bite. Contact your veterinarian promptly so the exposure can be properly evaluated.

And remember: you cannot tell whether an animal has rabies simply by looking at it.

This week’s case is a great reminder that rabies vaccination isn’t just a box to check at the annual visit. Rabies vaccination can make a very important difference when the unexpected happens. ❤️

📞 Not sure whether your pet is current on rabies vaccination? Give us a call!

Southwest Texas Veterinary Medical Center
Keeping protected.

09/30/2026

🐾 323 Grant Assisted Spay Neuter Surgeries AND WE’RE NOT DONE YET! 🐾

Since receiving our spay & neuter grant in April, Southwest Texas Veterinary Medical Center has completed 323 spay and neuter surgeries! 🎉🐶🐱

That’s 323 pets who now have a healthier future—and 323 families who received help making these important surgeries more affordable. ❤️

And the great news is… WE STILL HAVE GRANT FUNDS AVAILABLE! 🎉

If your dog or cat needs to be spayed or neutered, don’t wait!

📞 Call us today to schedule your pre-surgery evaluation and find out about available grant assistance.🐾❤️

Southwest Texas Veterinary Medical Center

09/28/2026

🐴🐮 World Rabies Day — Don’t Forget Your Horses & Livestock! 🐮🐴

Rabies isn’t just a disease of dogs and cats. Horses, cattle, goats, and other livestock can also contract rabies through contact with infected wildlife.

Texas continues to see rabies in domestic animals. In 2024, 412 animal rabies cases were reported in Texas 20% more than in 2023. In 2025, a rabies-positive horse was reported in West Texas. In September the CDC announced a nation wide increase in human exposures this year. A particularly alarming case included petting zoo goats that had exposed over 300 people. 🐐

Because horses and livestock often have close contact with people, vaccination is an important part of protecting both our animals and our families.

💉 Texas DSHS recommends rabies vaccination for livestock that have frequent contact with humans particularly horses.

Rabies is almost always fatal once clinical signs appear, but vaccination can help prevent it.

Talk with your veterinarian about whether rabies vaccination is appropriate for your horses and livestock.

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09/22/2026

Safety Alert! ‼️ 🐶

In less than 5 days we have “dequilled” eleven dogs! 🥹

Porcupines are on the move right now.

Keeping dogs indoors or in a safe enclosure at night and on a leash during the day may decrease their chance of a prickly encounter! 😊

09/18/2026

Community Kindness 💕🐱
📰 Update on Wally, the Walmart Kitty 🐾

If you have lived in Uvalde for a while, you may recognize this handsome orange face. For several years, he has made the Walmart area his home. Every so often, his picture appears on the local lost-and-found pages when a concerned person tries to locate his family. It seems that half the town has fed him, watched over him, or worried about him at one time or another.

About three weeks ago, one of our wonderful clients decided to do more than worry. With a great deal of patience, he began feeding and befriending the cat until he earned enough trust to safely get him into a carrier and bring him to us.

Now affectionately named Wally, he initially stayed in a secure outdoor enclosure while becoming familiar with his new person and surroundings. When the weather became dangerously hot, Wally moved indoors to a quiet, isolated room. Because there is already another pet in the home—and because frightened cats generally adjust better in a small, peaceful space—his introduction to indoor family life is being handled slowly and carefully.

Wally recently returned for a recheck, and his skin already looks so much better! He was purring and making biscuits in the exam room, although all these changes are still a little overwhelming for him. He does not completely trust his new world just yet, but he is making wonderful progress.

After years of surviving in a Walmart parking lot, Wally is well on his way to becoming the most pampered house cat in Uvalde. 🧡

We are incredibly grateful to the many people who have watched over him through the years—and especially to the kind and patient person who finally gave him the chance to come home.

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182 FM-3447
Uvalde, TX
78801

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5:30pm
Tuesday	8am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	8am - 5:30pm
Thursday	8am - 5:30pm
Friday	8am - 5:30pm

Telephone

+18302784441

Website

http://www.swtvmc.com/

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