Phoenix Equine Veterinary Services

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Phoenix Equine Veterinary Services

Ambulatory and haul-in equine veterinary services providing Scottsdale and North Phoenix

01/17/2025

🔸 Did you know?

Keeping an older horse active will help them with mobility, overall health, and the ability to access other resources?

It may seem like your older horse wants to hang out and do nothing, but in some cases it’s best to keep your older horses at a low activity level rather than no activity at all!

01/13/2025

🔸 Breeding and Foaling Season is officially upon us!

Do you need help foaling out or breeding your mare? Don’t hesitate to contact us at Phoenix Equine for all of your breeding season needs!

Contact our office today to schedule!
📞: 480-621-9293

01/07/2025

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01/03/2025

🔸 Start 2025 off on the right hoof with a wellness exam for your equine partner.

A wellness exam is a great opportunity to evaluate your horse’s current condition, discuss competition goals, and tweak management practices like nutrition, shoeing, and exercise.

Contact our office today to schedule a wellness exam!
📞: 480-621-9293

12/31/2024

🔸Our office will be closed at 1pm on New Year’s Eve and on New Year’s Day. However, if your horse needs emergency care, you will be able to reach us on our emergency line.

We hope you and your horses have a safe and fun celebration - we will see you next year 🥳

12/27/2024

Team Phoenix Equine had a wonderful holiday 🎄❤️

Looking ahead to the New Year, what is a 2025 goal you have for you and your horse? As always, our team is here to support your goals whether they be in the show ring or outside of it.

12/23/2024

🎄Happy Holidays from Phoenix Equine!🎄

We just wanted to give a quick reminder we will be closed for appointments on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. We will resume our normal appointment schedule starting back on 12/26.

As always we are available for emergencies during the holidays! We are currently still taking new clients. We hope you won’t need to give us a call this holiday but we are available to help if you do.

📞: 480-621-9293

12/19/2024

🔸Just a quick reminder!

Our office is closing at 4 pm today for our employee holiday party! 🎁

We will be available for emergencies after hours per our usual schedule.

Happy Holidays to all! 🎄

12/18/2024

🔸 Did you know about this lesser known ulcer sign? Let us know in the comments! ⬇️

12/16/2024

Last weekend Dr. Easton and Cathrine traveled to Orlando, FL for the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) yearly conference! AAEP is a professional organization that focuses on equine veterinary medicine. Their mission is to improve the health and welfare of horses, and support the development of equine practitioners. All the veterinarians at Phoenix Equine are proud to be members of this fantastic organization!

This yearly conference is the number one place where many equine practitioners and colleagues can all gather to exchange ideas and learn about the most recent changes and updates in equine medicine. But, even at an important conference like this Dr. Easton and Catherine were able to still enjoy some fun! Dr. Easton got sorted into her very own Hogwarts House for equine practitioners. Can you guys guess which house Dr. Easton got sorted into?

12/13/2024

🔸From hoofbeats to heartbeats, today we celebrate the incredible bond we share with our horses🐴

12/12/2024

🔸 There’s an old adage that states “practice makes perfect.”

So in that spirit, here are our vet techs practicing radiographs on some of our navicular patients! Accurate X-rays are always important, but especially when it comes to determining the severity of the disease, progress, preventing misdiagnosis, and determining an appropriate treatment plan for a horse with navicular disease.

12/06/2024

🔸 𝐋𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠'𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞...

Did your horse not shed out as well as usual this summer? Are you noticing a lack of muscling or top line? You may want to discuss testing for Cushing’s Disease!

As the weather starts to cool down, now is the perfect time to test your horse for Cushing’s if you have any suspicions. Although it can be tested for at any time of the year, fall and winter are the best times to test.

Cushing’s Disease is also called Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID). PPID affects hormone production of the hypothalamus and pituitary glands in the brain causing a decrease in dopamine levels and in turn an increase in ACTH and cortisol, or stress hormones. This leads to clinical signs associated with delayed shedding, loss of muscle or top line, a rounded abdomen or pot belly and excessive fat deposits despite adequate caloric intake and exercise. A simple blood test to measure ACTH levels, along with clinical signs, is the gold standard for PPID testing.

We offer in-house ACTH testing and testing through Cornell Laboratories. Reach out to our office today at 480-621-9293 if you would like to schedule an appointment with one of our veterinarians or if you have any questions. 📞

12/04/2024

🔸 For some, the week after Thanksgiving is the time we start thinking about putting the Christmas lights up.
For horse people looking ahead to breeding their mares, however… the week after Thanksgiving means it’s time for a very different kind of light fixtures: the ones we turn on our mares to prepare them for breeding season.

If you hope to breed your mare in early spring of 2025,
she needs to go under artificial lights. Mares started under lights in the first week of December will likely be cycling by mid February. Natural daylight must be supplemented with artificial lighting for a total of 16 hours of light each day. 💡

• Mares not placed under artificial lights will typically start cycling naturally by mid-March.
The light must be bright enough to read a book in each corner of the stall.

Is more than 16 hours of light better? NO. Leaving the lights on all night will disrupt your horse’s sleep pattern.

Do you have questions about how to get your mare ready for the upcoming season? Call our office to schedule a visit.
📞: 480-621-9293

12/02/2024

🔸 Now that the weather is cooler, we have some tips on how to cool your horse down after a ride in colder temperatures…

❄️ Plan Ahead
Give yourself enough time to properly cool your horse down after your ride. At least 10-15 minutes of walking to allow the heat built up in your horse’s muscles to dissipate.
❄️ Wait until your horse is dry under the cooler before you blanket him or her. Putting a blanket on a wet horse will just keep the moisture underneath the blanket and will make them stay wet (and cold!) for longer.
❄️A cooler draped over your horse’s hindquarters and pulled around your waist will keep you both warmer in very cold climates (Prescott/Flagstaff - we are looking at you!)
❄️Cover the damp saddle area with a fleece cooler as soon as you remove your tack to protect your horse from the elements
❄️Toweling your horse may speed up the drying process

Though our weather can be temperate in Arizona most of the year, it can get pretty cold in the desert. These tips will be helpful on those dry, frigid days!

11/27/2024

🔸Phoenix Equine would like to wish all our staff and clients a Happy Thanksgiving this Thursday!

We are thankful for all our clients and staff who make it possible for us to offer the best care for our patients.

Just a reminder our offices will be closed Thursday, November 28, 2024, and will re-open for normal business hours again on Friday, November 29, 2024. Although we will not be open for regular business hours on Thursday, we will still have a doctor on call for emergencies.

Please do not hesitate to contact our emergency services at 623-687-2003 to be directed to our on call doctor. 🦃

11/22/2024

🔸Did you know we offer 24/7 emergency care to both established and new patients?

We hope you won’t have to worry about an emergency, but as the weekend rolls around and veterinary offices are closing for regular business hours we wanted to remind you that we offer emergency services to both new and established clients!

To reach our emergency line give our office a call at 623-687-2003 for our after hours emergency and you will be directed to our emergency on call doctor.

📍Our current call range includes Desert Hills, Cave Creek, Rio Verde, and Scottsdale, if you have questions on what our travel range don’t hesitate to ask. If you are outside our typical travel range, we also offer a haul in facility at our office where our doctors are happy to meet you.

11/20/2024

🧡 Horses teach you so much, and it has very little to do with them 🐴

Address

6636 E Dale Lane
Cave Creek, AZ
85331

Telephone

+14806219293

Website

https://phoenixequinevet.com/

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🧡 The cutest #FoalFriday 🧡 An adorable 3 day old colt born at our facility getting out to stretch his newborn legs 🐎 The most fun time of year is helping foals come into the world… and then getting to watch as they unfold ✨ . . . . . #equinereproduction #horsebreeding #equinevet #equinerepro #horsevets #equineveterinarian #equinehealth #mareandfoal #foals

We have a 🧡 HEARTBEAT 🧡 With breeding season in full swing, it’s always a good day visit when we can tell an owner that we have a heartbeat at a pregnancy check. This heartbeat was captured at 32 days. . . . . . #equinevet #equineveterinarian #breedingseason #equinereproduction #horsebreeding #mobilevet #equinehealth #veterinarian #horsecare

🦷 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐲 🦷 Does your horse need their teeth floated? Here are some signs it’s time for this routine procedure: 🔸Throwing of head 🔸Acting up under saddle 🔸Unusual head movements 🔸Tilting of head while eating or riding 🔸Bit discomfort 🔸Unable to stay in frame when riding 🔸Dropping or losing grain 🔸Undigested food in manure 🔸Excessive saliva 🔸Soaking food in water 🔸Chewing food on only one side of the mouth 🔸Unexplained weight loss 🔸Eating slowly or showing excessive effort to eat Contact our veterinary staff today to schedule an appointment 🦷 📞: 480-621-9293 📍: Scottsdale & Phoenix areas 🔸: link in our bio @phoenixequine for website information . . . . #equinedentist #equinecare #equinehealth #equinehealthcare #equinedental #equinedentalcare #teethfloating #equinevet #equineveterinarian