Equine
Vaccinations
Immunizations are an important aspect of a preventative program for your horse. It is important to vaccinate regularly in an attempt to prevent and/or reduce the risk of certain infectious diseases. Although no vaccine is 100% effective in the face of overwhelming exposure, the severity of the disease can be greatly reduced by vaccinating the horse regularly. These vaccinations stimulate the horse’s immune system and help them produce antibodies to combat these diseases. If the horse has never been vaccinated, they should receive a booster shot three to four weeks after the initial vaccination.
March-April: Encephalomyelitis
Tetanus
West Nile Virus
Influenza
Rhinopneumonitis
Rabies
Potomac Horse Fever
May-June: *For Competing and Traveling Horses*
Influenza
Rhinopneumonitis
Potomac Horse Fever
September-October: Influenza
Rhinopneumonitis
Dental Examination & Float
Examinations are IMPORTANT!
It is important preventative medicine to have your horses teeth examined at least once a year. The doctors check for sharp enamel points on the outer edge of the upper (maxillary) teeth and the inside of the lower (mandibular) teeth, also for any abnormalities in the mouth in general. After the examination, if necessary, a dental flotation is performed. A power float is used to take down only the sharp points of the enamel to make a more comfortable grinding surface.
Happy Mouth, Happy Horse
Dental examinations should be a part of your yearly routine preventative health schedule.
Digital Radiography
We have digital radiography to help us determine if there may be a fractured or injured tooth that may need to be fixed, or even extracted.
Services
Lameness Examinations
Prepurchase Examinations
Prepurchase Examinations
This includes hoof and flexion testing, diagnostic blocks, and digital radiography.
Prepurchase Examinations
Prepurchase Examinations
Prepurchase Examinations
Here we observe and perform a full physical examination looking at the eyes, mouth, body condition, and respiratory system. It also includes observing conformation, palpation of tendons and ligaments, hoof testing and flexions.
If you want to add more to your prepurchase, we also offer digital radiographs, ultrasound, airway and gastroscoping, and drug testing.
Physical Examinations
Prepurchase Examinations
Physical Examinations
Physical examinations can tell a lot about what is going on with a patient. Temperature, gum color, heart rate, respiratory rate and overall attitude can tell us a story of how there health is at that time.
Insurance exams are also available.
Digital Radiography
Digital Radiography
Physical Examinations
We offer digital radiography here at the clinic to aid in lameness diagnosis, we can take farrier views to aid your farrier in proper hoof care.
Ultrasound
Digital Radiography
Ultrasound
Ultrasound is a great way to see how the horse looks on the inside to see what defects there might be from their tendons and ligaments when abnormalities are seen or palpated, all the way to some organs when they are not feeling so swell.
Laboratory
Digital Radiography
Ultrasound
We have a laboratory in house to run anything from coggins test, fecals & urinalysis', all the way to blood work, cultures and cytologies.
Gastroscope
Joint Therapies
Airway Scope
Our three meter scope has the capability to reach the stomach, allowing us to observe the esophagus, cardiac sphincter, and the stomach to see abnormalities within each. This procedure is the only diagnostic tool to truly diagnose stomach ulcers.
Airway Scope
Joint Therapies
Airway Scope
Our meter scope allows us the see the nasal cavity and sinuses, the pharynx, larynx, and gutteral pouches to help aid in diagnosis of "bleeders" and 'roarers". Our three meter scope will allow us to view all the way down to the upper bronchioles to allow us observe and take samples if necessary.
Joint Therapies
Joint Therapies
Joint Therapies
Intra-articular injections are available to help with the function of your horses joints. Coffin, fetlock, intra carpal, hock, stifle joints, and back injections are all offered.
Surgery
ORTHOPEDIC
BONE SEQUESTRUMS
ARTHROSCOPIC
COLIC
DENTAL SUGERY
STANDING SURGERY
CRYPTORCHID
HERNIA
ELECTIVE