We're a mixed practice — small animals and large animals, in roughly equal halves. The morning runs on appointments at the clinic. The afternoon usually runs on farm calls. The phone rings to Dr. Hal after hours. Here's what we do.
Small Animal
Small animals — dogs, cats, the occasional pet rabbit.
Small-animal medicine is the morning side of the practice. Wellness exams, vaccines, sick visits, surgery on the back table at 10 AM, dental cleanings on a Wednesday, and the long conversations that happen when an old dog is finally slowing down.
Wellness & Vaccinations
Annual exams, puppy and kitten series, lifestyle-tailored vaccine protocols. We don't over-vaccinate. We talk through what your animal actually needs.
Dental Cleaning
Full-mouth cleaning under anesthesia with digital dental x-rays and pre-anesthetic bloodwork. From $245.
Spay / Neuter
Routine surgery, gas anesthesia, recovery in our quiet back room. $185–$340 depending on size and species.
Soft-Tissue Surgery
Lump removals, lacerations, foreign-body retrieval, bladder stones, eyelid masses. We refer ACL work to specialists.
Diagnostics
In-house chemistry, CBC, urinalysis, fecal, cytology, digital radiology. IDEXX SNAP tests for the things we need now.
At the clinic or at your home, by appointment. We allow the time. We send a card.
Large Animal
Large animals — dairy, beef, horses, sheep, goats.
Most afternoons Dr. Hal is in the truck. We work most of the dairy herds in the eastern half of Ozaukee County and a long list of hobby farms, beef operations, and horse boarding facilities within thirty miles of town.
Dairy Herd Health
Scheduled herd checks, pregnancy diagnosis (rectal palp + ultrasound), DA correction, mastitis cases, calf scour protocols, vaccination programs for pre-fresh, calf, and replacement heifer.
Equine Farm Calls
Coggins, dentals (we have a power float), lameness eval, vaccination, basic colic field workup. We refer equine surgery to UW–Madison.
For the animals you can't load. $245 plus mileage. We come to you, we do it properly, and we'll help you with carcass disposal options.
Mileage
First 10 miles free. $0.85/mile after that, round-trip.
If it's a species we don't see — exotic birds, reptiles, ferrets — call us anyway. We'll point you to someone who does.
Common questions
What people ask before they call.
Do you take large animals?
Yes. Roughly half our work is large animal — dairy herd health, equine farm calls, sheep, and goats. Most of those visits are on-farm within a 30-mile radius of Cedar Creek.
How far do you travel for farm calls?
Thirty miles by default, which covers Cedar Creek, Grafton, Saukville, Port Washington, Mequon, Belgium, and Random Lake. We'll go farther for an existing client. Mileage is $0.85/mile after the first 10 miles, round-trip.
Do you do board-certified surgery?
No. We do routine soft-tissue surgery — spays, neuters, lump removals, foreign-body retrieval, bladder stones. We refer ACL repairs, complicated fractures, and oncology to UW–Madison's veterinary teaching hospital or to Wisconsin Veterinary Referral Center in Waukesha.
What do I do if it's an emergency at 11 PM?
Call the clinic line — (262) 377-4180. After 5:30 PM and on weekends it forwards to Dr. Hal's cell. He'll triage on the phone. For a small-animal emergency that genuinely can't wait he'll refer to Wisconsin Veterinary Referral Center in Waukesha (24-hour ER) or BluePearl Glendale. For a dairy calf that's down or a horse colicking, he'll meet you.