The Importance of Preventative Care.

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    We provide routine preventive care in addition to lameness evaluation and treatment, diagnostic imaging, reproductive, dental and routine medical and surgical services.  
  
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Vaccines and preventative care.
We believe that  preventative care is the foundation for a healthy horse.  The old adage, "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" has never been more true.

The spring visit from your veterinarian will stress the importance of vaccination to prevent disease.  For most horses, the AAEP guidelines for core vaccines are an excellent place to start.  Sometimes, additional vaccines may be recommended depending on your horse's  location, boarding arrangement or exposure to other horses.  Vaccination against strangles, Potomac Horse Fever and other diseases should be evaluated on an individual basis.   It is always more economical to guard against a disease than to treat that disease should your horse become ill.

STOP deworming on your own!  Blindly rotating dewormers following the old "recipe" is a waste of money and leads to resistant parasites!  Follow the link and watch this video to learn more.
http://www.thehorse.com/Video.aspx?n=worms-in-horses-series-part-1&vID=515

Deworming - the right way
better for your horse and your budget
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Vaccines aren't the only reason to have a wellness visit from your veterinarian.  Evaluation for intestinal parasites and deworming should be discussed, as it is no longer recommended to simply rotate dewormers throughout the year.  To avoid resistance to deworming medications, a fecal egg count  should be performed and each horse or herd treated accordingly.  

Now providing  dental services to our clients.

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Powerfloat
A complete exam of your horse should include an oral examination.  Usually recommended annually for most horses, this exam should be completed under mild sedation with a full mouth speculum.  Most horses require a routine float once a year.  

The procedure is performed using a combination of powered and hand instruments.   Our powered equipment and attachments are made by Powerfloat.  This brand of powered dental equipment is designed by large animal practitioner Dennis Rach DVM, and available only to licensed veterinarians.  
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