Bend Equine Medical Center

02/21/2025

Did you know that our vaccine manufacturers provide guarantees of protection against disease when their vaccines are administered by a veterinarian?

Zoetis will support reasonable diagnostic and treatment costs up to $5,000 if a horse properly vaccinated by a veterinarian with one of Zoetis’ eight core and risk-based antigens contracts the corresponding equine diseases.*

Core Disease Antigens covered by the Immunization Support Guarantee:
✓ Eastern equine encephalomyelitis (EEE)
✓ Rabies
✓ Tetanus
✓West Nile virus (WNV)
✓ Western equine encephalomyelitis (WEE)

Risk-Based Antigens covered by the Immunization Support Guarantee:
✓ Equine influenza (EIV)
✓ Equine rhinopneumonitis (respiratory) caused by equine herpesvirus types 1 (EHV-1) and 4 (EHV-4)
✓ Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis (VEE)

*For complete details and requirements, view the Equine Immunization Support Guarantee Certificate: chrome-extensio://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.zoetisequine.com/assets/pdf/isg-equine-certificate.pdf

02/21/2025

What is the worth of a veterinarian's examination at the time of your horse's annual preventative care visit? When a client schedules their horse's dental float and vaccinations, their horse's veterinarian will perform a full medical and nutrition history, a complete physical exam including auscultation of the heart, lungs, and abdomen, and they will assess your horse's weight/body condition and, if indicated, screen for underlying medical conditions. Radiographs and/or other advanced diagnostics may be recommended if there are concerns on your horse's oral examination.
For context, to date this year, we have performed 222 preventative care/dental appointments during our dental special months (December to February). During those 222 appointments, BEMC veterinarians have diagnosed the following non-dental conditions:
- 25 horses with Cushing's Disease
- 14 horses with Equine Metabolic Syndrome
- 8 ocular conditions
- 10 skin masses/tumors
- 45 that needed nutritional changes
- 9 with previously undiagnosed skin conditions
- 36 horses with intestinal parasites
- 22 horses with joint disease
These horses are now living healthier lives because they had a veterinary exam at the time of their annual preventative care!

02/20/2025

Yesterday was Senior Day at Bend Equine!

Drs. Krebs, Hoffmann and Aly were busy yesterday afternoon working on providing dental care for patients, all of whom ended up being distinguished senior citizens.

The combined age of our four afternoon routine care dental patients was 110 years!

The lovely (but unimpressed with photos) mare Lucy pictured here is 33 years old, and thanks to great and regular care still has nearly all of her teeth and eats hay, requiring zero special diet, pellets, etc. The same was true of all of the other seniors we cared for as well. It's wonderful to see how modern, consistent equine dental care can improve the quality of life and lifespans our our beloved seniors.

And in case you were wondering, Lucy is indeed older than either Dr. Hoffmann or Aly! 💪

02/14/2025

Next up in "Where Are They Now?," our first intern to have come from the great state of Texas, Dr. Samantha Delbecq Kingett, graduated from the Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and was with us from 2015-2016. We have fond memories of Dr. Kingett's quiet smile, her mild Texas twang and her love of the mountains--as well as a great trip to the NFR together.

She now practices in Golden, Colorado.

02/13/2025

Dr. Findley is presenting about equine nutrition. Join us!@

02/12/2025

Next up in "Where Are They Now?" is Dr. Kim Dailey, another Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine graduate. Dr. Dailey interned with us from 2019-2020.

Some of our favorite memories include her ridiculously good margarita mixing, perpetually sunny attitude even through the mask-wearing of COVID, and her adoration of her kitties and the Arabian breed.

She is currently launching her own practice, called Aligned Healing Veterinary Services, in the Yakima area. Her practice will focus on equine chiropractic and acupuncture and improving the lives of her patients through a proactive and integrative approach. We're proud of her and wish her well with her new practice!

02/10/2025

As many of you know, Bend Equine's post graduate veterinarian internship program is an important part of our mission. Since 2001, we are proud to have mentored and advanced the training and skillset of over 30 young equine veterinarians through their first year of practice.

We thought we'd start an occasional series of "Where Are They Now?" to reminisce over our memories and fun photos of our intern alumni and to update you on their careers--we will start (in no particular order) with the wonderful Dr. Beau Green, who was with us from 2017-2018 after graduating from Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine.

Some of our fond memories of Beau include the time he safely rescued a loose, galloping, mini donkey from the side of Highway 20, his ingenuity in stringing up a hammock in the stalls when he had a particularly intense overnight patient to monitor, and his improvised workout gym behind the hospital.

Dr. Green is now practicing in Poulsbo, Washington at Sound Equine Veterinary Hospital, where he practices on horses and farm animals, and we are fortunate to get to catch up with him from time to time at AAEP conferences.

02/04/2025

A dystocia case means all hands on deck, stat—and it’s so incredibly rewarding to have great outcomes. 😍

02/04/2025

Next Winter Lecture Series: Nutrition

Join us Wednesday February 12th at 6pm at Bend Equine Medical Center for a lecture on nutrition by Dr. Shannon Findley.

Dr. Findley is very passionate about nutrition and how it relates to your horse's health, happiness and performance. It is an enormous topic so Dr. Findley will be focusing on the following:

Understanding a hay analysis and why it is important
Understanding Concentrates and Complete feeds- what is the difference and how do you choose one?!
The pelleted diet for the geriatric horse- the how to's and what not to do's
What role does nutrition play in f***l water syndrome?
What to look for in a complete vitamin and mineral supplement
Understanding Vitamin E
Feeding for weight loss and weight gain
How are donkeys' nutritional needs different from horses?

These educational events are free to attend and give everyone a chance to learn and ask questions. Snacks and drinks provide. Please RSVP to [email protected] or by calling the clinic at (541) 388-4006

02/01/2025

Tell us about your horse-related goals and plans for 2025! Kudos to you if wearing a life jacket while on a horse one of them… 😆

01/30/2025

This is one of our all time favorite mare and foal photos, from 2022, courtesy of our patients LaFina and Griffin. 💞

01/28/2025

One of our most time sensitive emergencies is a dystocia, in which the foal is malpositioned within the mare during the birthing process and requires manipulation, or sometimes a c-section, to be born. Foals quickly start to lose their intrauterine life support system as the mare's powerful uterine contractions cause the placenta to detach from the uterine wall, or if their umbilical cord is compressed as they enter the birth canal. Sadly, they may perish in a very short period of time compared to other species, such as cows and even humans; speed is of the utmost importance.

This particular emergency requires us to assemble a large emergency team very quickly, and to act as a coordinated whole to address the needs of both the mare and the foal, both of whom may require intensive care not just during the birth but afterwards as well in our intensive care.

Dr. Cooper was part of a great save last year, and was able to successfully reposition and deliver this little guy--who is now also named Cooper!

01/24/2025

Give us your best guess!

01/23/2025

01/20/2025

We've been cataloging some impressive healing responses to our Phovia fluorescent light system. Photobiomodulation via fluorescent light has the ability to speed up and improve wound healing, be it a laceration, incision, or chronic pressure wound. Treatment is only required once per week, which is convenient, and it's affordable as well.

01/17/2025

Temperatures are dropping again but we hope you've had a chance to enjoy these amazing winter sunrises.