New veterinarian clinic opens its doors in Carnforth

CARNFORTH — Opening the Carnforth Veterinary Clinic is a dream come true for two young veterinarians who have worked together in the past and were looking to grow their careers and friendship.

Owners Dr. Allysa Koethe and Dr. Katelyn Gregory opened the new veterinary clinic July 1 in a temporary location at 2241 Old 6 Road in Victor.

The two doctors are currently practicing in a double-wide mobile home that they purchased in May and renovated into a temporary clinic while work on the permanent structure, the former Carnforth Inn, is underway.

“We have each had the professional goal of practice ownership for quite some time, and we both felt as if pursuing the opening of CVC would allow us to provide high quality veterinary medicine for our patients while also allowing us to grow as veterinarians to reach our professional goals,” said Gregory.

“We are excited to bring a new purpose to the previous Carnforth Inn by completely renovating the building into our permanent veterinary clinic,” said Koethe.

“We are collaborating with many local contractors and teams that will help us to bring our vision to life. We can’t wait to give this space new life as it was such an important place to so many people in our communities.”

Services offered

The newly opened CVC offers a wide variety of veterinary services to both large and small animals.

Small animal services currently include wellness and preventive medicine, a wide variety of surgical procedures, dentistry, radiography, intraocular and blood pressures, internal medicine and extensive blood work and pathologic diagnostics.

CVC also provides system focused ultrasound scans including small animal pregnancy diagnosis.

The business provides large animal and equine ambulatory services including vaccinations and preventive medicine including preconditioning programs, ultrasound pregnancy diagnosis for all large animal species including equine, medical treatments, ruminant dystocia assistance and surgical interventions, breeding soundness exams, equine wound repair and management, and bovine artificial insemination.

“A few services that will be added in the future include complete thoracic and abdominal small animal ultrasounds, dental radiographs, acupuncture and chiropractic services and equine dentistry,” said Gregory.

When asked what led them to become veterinarians, both doctors said they have had a strong love for animals since a very young age.

“While growing up we both aspired to have a career working with animals and being able to help care for and treat all types of animals, big and small,” said Koethe.

Both veterinarians value the ability to be present and care for animals during new and exciting times along with hard times for clients. Both doctors cherish the human-animal bond and enjoy getting to see that bond thrive each day as veterinarians.

Dr. Allysa Koethe

Koethe graduated from Iowa State University with her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 2020. She has been working with small and large animals in the Victor and surrounding communities for the past four and a half years.

Koethe is originally from Urbandale and moved to Montezuma upon completion of her veterinary degree. She married her husband, Nick Lacaeyse, who is from the Malcom area. They welcomed their first son, Jaden, at the beginning of April.

Koethe likes to spend her free time on the farm with her husband where they have row crops and cattle. She likes to take walks with her dog, Case.

Koethe also has a rescue kitten named Pou.

Dr. Katelyn Gregory

Gregory graduated from Iowa State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine in 2022. She is originally from Montezuma and has been working in the Victor and surrounding areas as a mixed animal veterinarian since her graduation.

In April, Gregory married her husband, Corey Van Otegham, who is a local banker and dairy farmer. The couple has an 18-month-old Brittany named Rusty, who loves long walks out in the country.

Gregory enjoys getting to form meaningful relationships with her clients and patients.

When asked what their favorite thing about being vets, both young ladies said a shared enjoyment of not only being a veterinarian and the fun and exciting day to day variability, but the challenge of veterinary medicine and getting to use their knowledge and skills to help treat and care for all of their patients.

“We greatly enjoy getting to establish and build so many meaningful relationships with our clients and patients,” said Gregory. “It is important to us to be your family vet that knows you and your pets when you arrive and to care for all of our patients as if their animals are our animals.”

When asked about a best memory since becoming a veterinarian, both agreed, saying there have been many wonderful experiences and that it is hard to name just one.

“We enjoy working together on cases to share and continue to learn every day,” said Koethe. “We are now looking forward to all of the new memories we will get to make together, paired with so many great clients and patients, at our new veterinary clinic.”

Clinic staff

Koethe and Gregory are currently working with three individuals who bring a special skill set to the team.

Alyssa Armstrong grew up on a farm and has always enjoyed working with animals. She has been in the veterinary profession for more than seven years and has a degree in Equine Science.

Armstrong enjoys interacting with patients and getting to be part of their care and recovery. She’s married and has three dogs and one horse. She enjoys spending time with her family, her dogs, horseback riding and fishing.

Lexi Landuyt grew up knowing she wanted to go into the veterinary profession. She has always had a big heart for animals, large and small.

Landuyt has been in the veterinary field for five years and enjoys monitoring patients under anesthesia, as well as getting to snuggle and care for them through their recovery.

Landuyt lives on a farm with her fiancé, their five dogs and two horses. She enjoys spending time at the lake with her friends, visiting her family in Wisconsin and watching “Grey’s Anatomy.”

Jesse Moyer enjoys assisting the doctors with all patients, especially horses. She graduated from Iowa State University with her master’s degree in biomedical sciences in May 2024.

Moyer in the process of applying to veterinary school. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her Labrador retriever, Daisy.

“We value community involvement and are excited to continue supporting our local communities as we grow CVC,” said Gregory.

“At CVC we strive to deliver the Carnforth Veterinary Clinic difference every day,” said Koethe.

“The CVC Difference is to deliver high quality veterinary care combined with an exceptional experience for the betterment of our patients, clients and our care team. We look forward to welcoming our clients and patients to CVC so we can share with them the CVC Difference.”

Clients can contact the clinic by calling 319-647-8387, faxing 319-647-8388, sending email to cvccares@gmail.com or visiting the website vetcvc.com or Facebook page, CarnforthVetClinic.

Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday.

A veterinarian is always on call after-hours for large animal (cattle, small ruminants, swine) emergencies.

For small animal or equine emergencies outside of regular business hours, CVC has a directory of emergency practices provided on its website.