Strain Equine Services, LLC

12/05/2024

Other people: “Hey, it’s cold out here, let’s go play a board game inside. I am so good at playing Jenga!”

Horse people: “Here: hold my insulated thermos of coffee.”

12/02/2024

You may have seen a new face around the clinic or on farm calls recently. 🙂

Please help us welcome Holly Oatney to the team! She will be assisting Dr. Johnson with appointments on Mondays and Fridays. We are so lucky to have her!

11/27/2024

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours! 🦃

In order for our doctors and staff to spend time with their families, our office hours will be as follows:

November 27 - closing at 12pm
November 28 & 29 - Closed

We will have a doctor on call after hours for any and all of your equine emergency needs. Please reach us by paging 913-473-6970. 📞

11/15/2024

Please help us wish Dr. Johnson a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! 🎉

11/08/2024

Everyone help us wish Brandie the best of luck in her future endeavors!

She will be working towards finishing up her veterinary technician degree through Penn Foster, while planning to get her specialty in behavior and critical care afterwards and entering the small animal side of veterinary medicine. 🐶🐱 💉🩺

Brandie has been Dr Johnson’s right hand assistant for the past several years. She wore many hats during this time…super stocker and organizer of all things, heavy lifter💪🏻, stall cleaner 💩, pony scratcher🐴, note and invoice writer 📝 , money collector 💵 , foal wrangler, horse jogger 🏃🏻‍♀️, joint scrubber 🧽, IV catheter placer, leg bandager, picture taker 📸 , AND social media poster. Most importantly she was always a team player and enjoyed learning all the things! Some days she was the student and other days the teacher, especially when it came to equine behavior and positive reinforcement.

Thank you for all your hard work and dedication! We will miss you!!! ❤️

11/08/2024

May the odds be forever in your favor! 😂

11/05/2024

IS RAIN ROT A FUNGAL OR A BACTERIAL DISEASE?

Rain rot (or rain scald) is the common name for a contagious BACTERIAL skin disease called dermatophilosis. It's caused by the bacterium "Dermatophilus congolensis," which thrives during wet seasons and in geographical locations with high precipitation and humidity. It can also develop after horses have sweat under blankets or tack, and equines with compromised immune systems are more susceptible.

Why should you not mistake rain rot for a fungal disease?
Antifungal medications and topicals have no effect on the bacteria responsible for rain rot, therefore diagnosing the condition correctly is very important!

How does rain rot happen?
The bacteria infects the hair follicles and damages the hair follicle and shaft; the hair will then pull out in small clumps leaving pink skin or purulent scabs behind (pro tip: your horse will NOT thank you for picking at them!) If you do not address the factors that promote the right bacterial environment (for example, you always leave your horse to stand outside in the rain without shelter or the protection of a waterproof rug), rain rot can keep recurring. If left untreated, the condition can even progress to a point where it opens the door for more serious, secondary skin infections.

If you suspect your horse has rain rot, be sure to consult your veterinarian on the best treatment plan based on the severity of your horse's case. While there are a million products that can be found in your local tack store, your horse doctor may have cause to prescribe a specific course of action.

11/04/2024

10/31/2024

10/26/2024

Attention Clients:

Our doctors will be out of the office and unavailable for emergencies Saturday after 12pm. If your horse has an urgent matter, please contact Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine or the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine to speak with veterinary staff.

Our regular emergency services will resume Sunday for our established clients.

10/25/2024

We have started interviewing candidates. If you are interested in joining our team, we are looking for a go-getter 🥇, foal wrangler 👶🏻, lameness runner 🏃🏻‍♀️ , scrubbing Queen/King 👸 with attention to detail 🔬and compassion 🥰!

10/24/2024

Happening soon. 👀

10/20/2024

➡️ Interviews are starting this week. 👩🏻‍💻 If you or someone you know is interested, please submit your resume! ⬅️

Strain Equine Services (located off of 158th St. in Basehor, KS., is looking for its next ROCKSTAR! 🌟

Dr. Johnson is needing a part-time (potential for full-time down the road) assistant for her schedule for Mondays and Fridays.

➡️ This role has a *large* emphasis on lameness examinations (including jogging and lunging 🏃🏻‍♀️ horses, assisting Dr. Johnson with radiographs 🩻, and scrubbing horses for multiple joint injections 🧼 ) while sometimes caring for in-clinic patients (including administering oral medication, stall cleaning 🧹 💩 and feeding 🥗) under veterinary guidance and supervision.

Qualifications needed:

* Must be able to handle horses of various behaviors and backgrounds.

*Must be able to lunge and jog horses.

*Familiar with very basic computer knowledge as inputting invoices in required.

*Able to lift a minium of 50 pounds.

* Veterinary experience is preferred but not required as the focus of this role is geared more towards the lameness needs: jogging and lunging horses, and scrubbing for joint injections.

* Must be 18 or older, with reliable transportation to and from the clinic.

*Multi-tasking and attention to detail are necessary to thrive in this environment.

*Great communication skills are important.

*Must have horse safety knowledge, horse handling knowledge and familiarity with routine horse care.

We are wanting to have someone in place soon so they will be familiar with things before the busy season starts. 🗓️

Please send applications to [email protected] with a cover letter and reference list. We will not ⚠️ accept any resumes through Facebook. Questions maybe directed to the clinic at (913) 728-2499.

10/19/2024

Welcome to fall 🍁🍂

10/17/2024

Wishing these incredible ladies a HAPPY NATIONAL VETERINARY TECHNICIAN WEEK!!! 🎉

These Ladies love your horses as if they were their own and show the highest standard of care.

Please help us thank our veterinary assistants Alexa, Brandie, and Maris for all their hard work ensuring all things run smoothly here at Strain Equine Services, LLC and we could not do it without them!

10/16/2024

Happy Bosses Day to these guys! Thank you for all you do!

10/16/2024

Strain Equine Services (located off of 158th St. in Basehor, KS., is looking for its next ROCKSTAR! 🌟

Dr. Johnson is needing a part-time (potential for full-time down the road) assistant for her schedule for Mondays and Fridays.

➡️ This role has a *large* emphasis on lameness examinations (including jogging and lunging 🏃🏻‍♀️ horses, assisting Dr. Johnson with radiographs 🩻, and scrubbing horses for multiple joint injections 🧼 ) while sometimes caring for in-clinic patients (including administering oral medication, stall cleaning 🧹 💩 and feeding 🥗) under veterinary guidance and supervision.

Qualifications needed:

* Must be able to handle horses of various behaviors and backgrounds.

*Must be able to lunge and jog horses.

*Familiar with basic computer knowledge as inputting invoices is required.

*Able to lift a minium of 50 pounds.

* Veterinary experience is preferred but not required as the focus of this role is geared more towards the lameness needs: jogging and lunging horses, and scrubbing for joint injections.

* Must be 18 or older, with reliable transportation to and from the clinic.

*Multi-tasking and attention to detail are necessary to thrive in this environment.

*Great communication skills are important.

*Must have horse safety knowledge, horse handling knowledge and familiarity with routine horse care.

Please send applications to [email protected] with a cover letter and reference list. We will not ⚠️ accept any resumes through Facebook. Questions maybe directed to the clinic at (913) 728-2499.