Castration
Here at Mullins Veterinary Hospital, we are proud to offer equine castrations. We understand how important it is to castrate your stallions. Castrated horses are easier to handle and can be placed in pastures with other geldings and mares too. They have fewer health risks than stallions, including being less likely to fight with other horses or develop prostate cancer, among other things. For this reason, unless you are planning to breed your stallion, you should castrate him when he is around six months old.
After giving anesthesia to your horse, we will perform the castration and make sure he wakes up fine afterward. You should keep him in a safe place by himself for a few hours until all of the anesthesia wears off. In a few days, he should be back to his normal self.
If you have any questions about equine castration or would like to schedule an appointment for your horse, don’t hesitate to contact us today at (843) 464-4644.
Caslicks
At Mullins Veterinary Hospital, we offer the Caslick’s procedure, an important surgery for mares prone to reproductive tract infections. This simple procedure helps prevent air and debris from entering the vulva, reducing the risk of infection and improving reproductive health.
Our experienced team can perform the Caslick’s procedure at our hospital or at your farm. After anesthesia, we’ll carefully close the upper part of the vulva, and your mare will be able to return to normal activities within a few days.
Mass Removal
At Mullins Veterinary Hospital, we provide expert mass removal services for horses. Whether the mass is benign or malignant, timely removal is essential for your horse’s health and comfort. Our skilled team ensures a thorough evaluation and safe removal, minimizing risks and promoting a speedy recovery.
We offer both in-clinic and on-site procedures. After administering anesthesia, we’ll carefully remove the mass, ensuring your horse is monitored closely throughout the process. Most horses can resume normal activities after a short recovery period.
Biopsy
At Mullins Veterinary Hospital, we offer biopsy services to help diagnose health concerns in horses. A biopsy involves taking a small tissue sample for lab analysis, which can provide crucial information about abnormal growths, skin conditions, or internal issues.
Our team can perform the procedure at our clinic or on-site. Using local anesthesia, we ensure the biopsy is quick and minimally invasive, with your horse able to return to normal activities shortly afterward.
Laceration Repair
Here at Mullins Veterinary Hospital, we specialize in laceration treatment. As a horse owner, you know there are issues that come up with horses. They can have many wounds and injuries in their lifetime. Horses can get injured from barbed wire, nails, fencing, glass, metal, or many other things. They can also run into things or over things that can injure them. Many of these injuries require you to contact your veterinarian’s office in order to make sure your horse heals properly.
Our staff members are animal lovers and do not want to see your horse in pain. We will do everything that we can to help your horse. Depending on the severity of the laceration, we may simply provide antibiotics. There are times when we may need to suture the laceration shut. No matter what needs to be done, we are here for you. We are always available to answer your questions.
If you have any questions regarding laceration treatment, contact us today at (843) 464-4644.
Enucleation
At Mullins Veterinary Hospital, we provide equine enucleation services, a procedure to remove a damaged or diseased eye. Enucleation can improve your horse’s quality of life by alleviating pain and preventing further complications caused by severe eye conditions or trauma.
Our experienced team ensures that the procedure is done safely under anesthesia, with careful post-operative care to promote healing. Most horses adapt well and return to regular activities soon after recovery.
Gastroscopy
Here at Mullins Veterinary Hospital, we are proud to offer gastroscopies for our equine patients. During a gastroscopy, we use a long and flexible fiber-optic scope to look inside your horse’s intestinal tract. It is inserted into the nose and stretches all the way to the stomach. With a little sedation, we can get a good look at your horse’s insides. It is important to fast your horse before the procedure so that we can get a good look.
Typically, the horses are just not right, and their symptoms are not necessarily specific. The horses might be a little off or acting like they don’t feel right. Behavior problems can often be a sign of stomach ulcers, though some patients don’t have any signs at all.
If your horse is diagnosed with a stomach ulcer, we will routinely perform gastroscopies to monitor your horse’s progress, though many horses do well with medication. They usually return to their normal selves and level of performance rather quickly.
If you have any questions about gastroscopies or would like to schedule an appointment, don’t hesitate to contact us today at (843) 464-4644.