Welcome to Talley Veterinary Services Group

Talley Veterinary Services Group is a mixed animal veterinary practice that serves the needs of small animal pet owners as well as large animal and livestock owners. The clinic was founded in 2007 by Drs. George Gowan and Nan Talley for the purpose of providing quality personal veterinary care at an affordable cost to residents of Winnsboro, Wisner, Crowville, Fort Necessity, Sicily Island, and Mangham, Louisiana. The tradition of individualized, reliable animal health care continues to this day at their newer location on Highway 15.

We are committed to providing comprehensive and compassionate veterinary care and surgery for large and small pets in our rural community. We offer complete pet care services that include boarding, dental care, digital radiography, heartworm testing, hospice and euthanasia, in-clinic diagnostics, microchipping, pain management, on-line pharmacy, surgery, ultrasound, and wellness visits.

Talley Veterinary Services Group will be there for you wherever you need us. In addition to full care for small animals, we are equipped with an on-site facility that enables us to perform large animal diagnostic services including x-rays and ultrasounds, as well as some surgical procedures.

Come by and see us! We look forward to meeting you and your pet and welcoming you to our family.

Dental Month

The cost of a dental cleaning includes anesthesia, teeth cleaning, pain control, and antibiotics if needed.

The formation of plaque on teeth leads not only to calculus or tartar buildup but also to gingivitis. If left untreated, gingivitis can progress into more advanced periodontal disease. Studies have shown that late-stage dental disease and poor oral care increase the risk of kidney, heart, liver, and pulmonary disease. To learn more about dental disease, click HERE.

Dental issues can cause the following problems:

• • Bad breath
• • Broken or loose teeth
• • Abnormal chewing, drooling, or dropping food from the mouth
• • Reduced appetite or refusal to eat
• • Pain in or around the mouth
• • Bleeding from the mouth
• • Swelling in the areas surrounding the mouth

Some pets become irritable when they have dental problems, and any changes in your pet's behavior should prompt a visit. Always be careful when evaluating your pet's mouth; a painful animal may bite.

What happens during the dental procedure?

• • Your pet will be placed under general anesthesia during the dental procedure.
• • We will perform a complete oral exam.
• • A full cleaning is done both above and below the gum line, where periodontal disease lurks. It would be impossible to clean below the gum line on an awake dog or cat, but this is where periodontal disease begins, with bacteria “living” below the gum tissues. A veterinary cleaning does require scaling or scraping the tooth to remove plaque and calculus. Scaling removes plaque and tartar build-up on the tooth crown.

Your pet may be discharged with antibiotics or pain medication. Since an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, our technician will make recommendations for preventative home care for your pet!

Dental disease can be prevented with proper oral care! We are here to help! Please call us with any questions and to schedule your pet's dental cleaning.

Talley Veterinary Services Group now offers electronic messaging services for your convenience!

Talley Veterinary Services Group has teamed up with AllyDVM for a new service that will allow our clinic staff and doctors to communicate with clients via text message and email. We will be able to send and receive appointment reminders, medication refills, boarding updates, and in-house patient updates electronically instead of using regular mail. AllyDVM also offers a "patient portal" for all of our clients and their pets, so that you can have access to your pet's information wherever you go! Additionally, we are excited about new links/services that will allow our clients to text or email us for medication refills, boarding reservations, and so much more. We genuinely look forward to better serving our clients and patients with this new addition to our practice! In order to take advantage of this innovative communication capability, please update your current mobile numbers and email address with our office. Look under “Links” to sign up and try our new services.