Services

would like to be your partner in veterinary health care. Feel free to ask your questions and share your concerns with us. We will work with you to develop a wellness program for the care and treatment your pet needs.

We welcome you to our practice and look forward to caring for your pet.

provides a full range of veterinary services including the following:

Equine Eye Care

A horse's eyes are an important key to its well-being and should be checked at least annually by a veterinarian. It is usually recommended that geriatric horses be checked twice a year. Horses depend on their keen vision to keep them safe. Their eyes work independently of one another (monocular vision), each enabling the horse to visualize a full 350 degree field. Handlers should check their horse's eyes daily to note any changes or abnormalities that may require veterinary attention since eye problems in horses can worsen rapidly. The eyes of a healthy horse should be bright and clear with the inside of the lid pink and moist. ...

Equine Dental Care

For most of their lives, horses' teeth continue to grow. This is why the age of a horse can be gauged by its teeth. Most horses outlive their teeth, but still require dental care throughout their lives. While horses in the wild typically eat enough fibrous and abrasive food to wear their teeth down properly, domesticated horses usually do not. Domesticated horses, therefore, have trouble with teeth that are unevenly worn down or that come to extremely sharp points. Not only can these teeth result in painful lesions in the horse's mouth, they can cause the horse's jaw to lock as it chews. The solution to these equine dental problems is a process called "floating," during which the pointy teeth are ground down and smoothed. ...

Equine Arthritis

Equine osteoarthritis, also known as degenerative joint disease (DJD), is a chronic illness in which the cartilage that normally cushions the joint bones wears down, resulting in swelling, pain and, potentially, lameness While there is no cure for osteoarthritis, there are means of managing its symptoms. Equine osteoarthritis is more prevalent in horses involved in dressage or racing than in trail horses. It is a primary cause of horse retirement. There is also another type of equine arthritis known as acute, or septic, arthritis. This disorder is usually bacterial in origin, but may also be fungal. ...