KATIE REIN, DVM

Crazy Mountain Veterinary Service

Harlowton & White Sulphur Springs, Montana

“To empower ranchers to produce healthy, profitable beef; build rewarding relationships and offer quality veterinary medicine to the rural community” is the mission of Crazy Mountain Veterinary Service, PLLC. Dr. Katie Rein started the practice in 2007 with a pickup and vet box. Today, the practice includes two clinics located in Harlowton and White Sulphur Springs, Montana, and a satellite clinic in Wilsall, Montana.

Dr. Rein and her all-female team, except for her husband who is the director of operations, cover over 6,000 square miles (larger than the state of Connecticut) servicing their clients. Their practice area includes several mountain ranges, one of which is the Crazy Mountains, where Dr. Rein’s family has raised cattle since 1893. Currently, a forest fire on the west edge of the ranch is blazing and will be active until it finally snows.

When asked what a typical day looks like, Dr. Rein responded “Driving to a ranch to do herd work. The work depends on the season – ultrasounding from July until December, Bangs vaccinating from November to February, and semen testing from February to June. Better cell phone coverage has made my days much shorter. I used to spend a lot of time in the evening returning phone calls, but now I can do them when I am driving to and from appointments.”

In addition to their mission, Crazy Mountain Veterinary Service has core values of excellence, reliability, collaboration, and relationship. These core values are lived out on a daily basis as they interact with the producers that Dr. Rein regards as “the best thing about the beef industry”