Horses can encounter health issues just as any other pet can. Fortunately, the great majority of these issues can be prevented through good management and regular wellness checks. If your horse is showing signs of a health problem, early diagnosis and treatment gives him/her the best chance for recovery. Horse owners will be pleased to know that our clinic can provide the necessary care for everything their horse needs. At our practice we offer the following vaccines; Rabies, Straggles, West Nile Virus, Eastern and Western Encephalitis, Tetanus, and Rhinopneumonitis.
- Coggins tests are recommended for travel and/or change of ownership. This test screens for Equine Infectious Anemia, a highly infectious disease that cannot be treated. Negative results are required prior to interstate travel.
- A certificate of veterinarian health inspection is required to cross state lines. The reason for this is to reduce the spread of infectious disease.
- We offer FEC (fecal egg count) testing to our clients and give recommendations for deworming each horse based on the results. It wasn’t too long ago, rotational deworming was recommended to reduce parasite resistance. But recent studies have shown that deworming based on fecal egg counts and shedding density is preferred to reduce parasite burden.
- Upper airway exam
- Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL)