Century Equine Veterinary Services

10/14/2024

This week, we in the vet profession celebrate the staff that actually does all the hard work 🤪! So make sure you give a big thanks to Robin and Brooke when you see them or Brenda or Vanedra on the phone!

10/13/2024

It was ridiculous how hard I laughed when I saw this!

*Oats, while greatly loved by horses, are not an appropriate grain/feed source by themselves. Let us know if you have diet questions!

We eatin' HAY! OATS! HAY! OATS! Have fun horsin' around as you sing, learn and dance along with this video about our equine friends.The StoryBots are curious...

10/12/2024

And now we made it to the Purina Farm where they do all their research!
Purina Horse Feed

10/11/2024

The Dr Olivers are at the Purina Equine Veterinary Conference this weekend!
Purina Horse Feed

10/01/2024

Cooper and Ryder will be at dog walk this Saturday at the Shippensburg Fairgrounds. It looks like it will be a beautiful day. There are going to be a ton of great vendors (including food and other yummies), games to play and dogs to pet. You don't need to bring your dog, or even own one, to come out and support the shelter. Cooper is more than willing to let you take him for a walkabout if you want! Please check out the page to see what all there is on hand for this weekend.

We also want to support Robin! She spends all year, and a lot of hours, preparing for this event. She may be a bit frazzled on Saturday, but I'm sure she would appreciate your thanks for a job well done. Just coming and supporting the shelter would mean a lot to her, and by extension, us.

We will see you there!

Dog Walk is ALMOST HERE!! I wanted to take another chance to shout out all our awesome vendors for this weekend and remind you all to bring a little extra cash cause there is going to be some AMAZING local people and we want to show them all some love and support!

Carmen Creative Designs
Christine Miller Chocolate
Chicken Scratch Vinyls
Debbie's Creations
Elaine Killian Rugs
Parks Fur-endly Treats
Sunset Slushies
Three Corner Wood-Sustainable Pet Lifestyle
Blue Mountain Soaps
Kayla Lynch Designs
Redneck Dogs Food Truck
Riggs Diggs
Mountain View Animal ER
O & K Creations
Sarah Shank with Scentsy
Wine O Holic Creations
Hoover’s Hollow Gifts & Collectibles
Wendy's

Most importantly, even if you don’t have a pup to bring, come out and have some FUN!!

08/28/2024

PA has had 5 recent WNV positives in Lancaster County and multiple positives in Juniata and Chester County. This disease exists in the Cumberland Valley! We are also seeing a rise in EEE with many positives in NY and other northeast states. EEE is a zoonotic disease, meaning people can get it also. So make sure you decrease areas mosquitoes like to inhabit, wear bug spray and VACCINATE your horses! Most horses will survive a WNV infection but they may have long term neuro deficits. Most horses will NOT survive EEE infection. Let us know if you have any questions.

https://equinediseasecc.org/news/article/Vaccinations-Important-for-West-Nile-and-Eastern-Equine-Encephalitis?fbclid=IwY2xjawE77HhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHQSv7dwlW2-_eWothARXDyanWvD50Fa-C1Tf-yRkbddlgMVHw1F6nsqVDQ_aem_sdLLr3eAsO7HS6bN3hX_jw&mibextid=xfxF2i

08/27/2024

Here is the QR code for rebates for the medications below and the dates you needed to have purchased them. You will need to upload a copy of your receipt. The link is also below.

https://www.boehringeringelheimequinerebates.com/ #/home

Prascend: 4/1-11/30
Equioxx: 7/1-12/31
Gastrogard: 7/1-12/31
Legend: 5/1-10/31

07/23/2024

Attached is a letter that we will also be emailing to everyone we have seen since 2021. It is an update concerning our policies. Most of you already know these however there have been some changes with our building being finished. We are asking that everyone sign the second page and return it to us. You can either pull it from here, the email we should be sending shortly or the website (once published there). We will also keep extras on the trucks or in the office. If there are any questions, please call the office. With our growth, and the addition of staff, we need to streamline and clarify some things. Thanks!

07/15/2024

***Heads up! Coggins rules for the state of PA have changed! This is effective as of yesterday, July 13 2024. We will be calling the state tomorrow for some clarification.***

There is quite a bit here, and if you don't want to read the legalese, scroll to the bottom of each order where we will have the general info you need.

General quarantine order:
III. General Provisions.

a. No equid shall be exhibited, shown, sold, exchanged, transferred, leased, bartered or given away unless such animal has been test-negative on an EIA AGID test or ELISA test within the 12 months prior to such exhibition, show, transfer of ownership, or lease and the animal is accompanied by the final laboratory report. Samples must be collected by a Category II Accredited Veterinarian and testing must be completed at a USDA-approved laboratory.

b. A foal under six (6) months of age is exempt from the EIA test requirement if the foal accompanies the test-negative dam.

c. A foal exhibited, shown, sold, exchanged, transferred, bartered or given away to a new owner in the Commonwealth that is not accompanied by its test-negative dam shall be required to have an individual negative EIA AGID test or ELISA test.

d. Any equid found in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania which violates any of the provisions in this Quarantine Order shall be returned to the premises of origin until all EIA testing requirements are met. If the equid cannot be returned to the premises of origin, it shall be quarantined at a location chosen by the Department.

https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=%2Fsecure%2Fpabulletin%2Fdata%2Fvol54%2F54-28%2F983.html&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0uUZrdvXnaPwP9rbJJNqzfwAuuvsVMeGzYneDYEUeS5KOb85EIJC18a_k_aem_1SEAkspR1Jn8-YGmem95Vg

This one I think is fairly straightforward. You must have a coggins to take your horse to a PA auction, sell privately or even give away. You must have a coggins to go to ANY show, competition or exhibition even if it is in the state of PA. This includes rodeos, local saddle clubs, etc. Foals under 6 months old are exempt, as long as they are with their dam and she has a negative coggins.

Interstate quarantine order:
III. General Provisions.

a. All equids being brought into the Commonwealth shall be accompanied by a valid ICVI, issued within the 30 days prior to the date of arrival in the Commonwealth.

b. All equids being brought into the Commonwealth shall be accompanied by a valid report of a negative EIA AGID or ELISA test performed within the 12 months prior to entry into the Commonwealth, with the exception of those included under III. g. and equids being transported through the Commonwealth without unloading.

c. Testing must be completed at a USDA-approved laboratory.

d. The ICVI shall specify the following:

i. The date of sample collection for the EIA test.

ii. The date of final laboratory report for the EIA test.

iii. The laboratory accession number for the EIA test.

iv. The name of the testing laboratory.

e. All test reports required under this Quarantine Order shall contain all of the following:

i. The date of sample collection for the EIA test.

ii. The type of test completed.

iii. The date of final laboratory report for the EIA test.

iv. The laboratory accession number for the EIA test.

v. The name of the testing laboratory.

vi. The name of the Category II veterinarian who collected the sample.

vii. The name and description of the equid.

viii. The official ID of the equid, if applicable.

ix. The address of the location where the sample was collected.

f. Testing records shall be maintained by the current owner for a minimum of one year and shall be made available to the Department upon request.

g. A foal under six (6) months of age is exempt from the EIA test requirement if the foal accompanies the test-negative dam. The foal shall be included on the ICVI provided for the dam. A foal travelling into the Commonwealth for any purpose that is not accompanied by its test-negative dam shall be required to have an individual ICVI and negative EIA test in accordance with III. a. and III. b. above.

h. All equids being brought into the Commonwealth shall meet all other import requirements established under the Department's regulations at Title 7 of the Pennsylvania Code (accessible through the following web site address: www.pacode.com), the 2010 Interstate Quarantine Order; Equine Piroplasmosis (40 Pa.B. 3966), and the 2004 Interstate/International Quarantine Order; Vesicular Stomatitis (34 Pa.B. 3729).

i. Any out of state equid found in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which violates any of the provisions in this Quarantine Order shall be returned to the State, Commonwealth or Territory of origin and shall not be allowed access to the Commonwealth for any purpose including but not limited to exhibition, show, sale, lease, barter, exchange, or transfer through commerce, until the animal meets the import requirements of this Commonwealth. If the equid cannot immediately be returned to the state of origin, the Department shall be notified, and it shall be quarantined at a Department-approved quarantine facility until all import requirements are met or the animal is euthanized. Both of the foregoing options are at the owner's expense.

j. In addition to the other provisions of this Quarantine Order, a permit issued by the Department is required before importing equids from a State, Commonwealth, or Territory wherein a State or Federal quarantine is invoked to prevent the spread of a contagious or infectious disease of equids.

https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol54/54-28/984.html&d=reduce

For the most part, this one is as it has always been. You need a coggins and a cvi to travel into the state of PA from another state. We will need to clarify the section about permits. We are currently unsure if this means we need a permit number on the cvi to enter, to leave, or both. This will be pinned at the top of our page and updated as needed. Let us know if you have any questions.

General Quarantine Order; Equine Infectious Anemia

05/25/2024

Solution Saturday

Yesterday I posted a picture of one of these tubes. They are from the FoalWatch system and calcium in the milk using their validated titration system. Once you hit 200ppm there is a 54% chance of foaling in 24 hours, 84% chance of foaling in 48 hours and 98%chance of foaling within 72 hours. These two tests were done 24 hours apart.

The other option we have for predicting foaling is pH of the milk. I don't have the other test strips but our milk pH has been at or just below 8 for awhile now. So we had this drop in 24 hours. A pH of 6.4 or lower is associated with foaling within 72 hours for 98% of mares. If you do this method, you need either pH paper that reads in 0.2 increments or a digital reader.

Other things to look for when trying to predict foaling are relaxation around the tailhead and v***a, full udder with distended teats, waxing, etc.

But as you all know, mares like to do their own thing so you can't rely on these 100%.

05/25/2024

Any last minute takers on a foal watch shift tonight?

05/24/2024

Foaling Friday

Can anyone tell me what we are doing in this picture? What this is for and what it tells us? Hint: it has to do with today's tagline. What other options are available to us that give a similar answer to this one?

05/23/2024

We are hopefully getting closer to starting foal watch! We have a lot more udder this morning! If you would like to help, but haven't heard from us yet, please give us a call at the office. We are keeping a tentative schedule put together and letting people know in the afternoon if they are needed or not. Thanks!

Everyone, meet Athena. In case you can't tell, she is due to foal soon! She will be joining us at to foal out, likely next week. Dr Oliver will be putting together a tentative foal watch schedule and calling people that expressed interest. Unless something changes fast, we are looking at mid to end of next week. Most of this will be overnight, though we may ask for some daytime monitoring if she holds through the weekend. If you are interested and don't hear something from us in the next few days, please give the office a call!

We are super excited to see this beauty's foal!

05/21/2024

Zycosan rebate!

05/15/2024

Everyone, meet Athena. In case you can't tell, she is due to foal soon! She will be joining us at to foal out, likely next week. Dr Oliver will be putting together a tentative foal watch schedule and calling people that expressed interest. Unless something changes fast, we are looking at mid to end of next week. Most of this will be overnight, though we may ask for some daytime monitoring if she holds through the weekend. If you are interested and don't hear something from us in the next few days, please give the office a call!

We are super excited to see this beauty's foal!

05/11/2024

Y'ALL! Ryder is dock diving this morning at the 2nd annual Westminster Kennel Dog Club dock diving exhibition! You know Ryder. He's our local celebrity, Cooper's best friend and one of the best truck dogs out there! It starts at 8am and should be able to streamed on the Fox Sports app or Fox sports.com. I'll update if it's on their YouTube channel also. He will likely be jumping around 9:30-10am.

As an aside, if you download the app, you will have 60 minutes of free time to watch. Otherwise you need to create an account and link your TV subscriber. We have YouTubeTV and it worked just fine.

Good luck Ryder and Robin!

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05/03/2024

Follow Up Friday

Here is a picture of the hoof and surgery site a few days later. We did a bandage change and another regional limb perfusion. The horse was much more comfortable but still mildly lame. We will take another set of X-rays in around 2 weeks to confirm the coffin bone is still looking normal. His prognosis is very good. This will have to be kept bandaged for a while. In some cases, a farrier can place a hospital plate shoe. This is where a plate can be screwed to the bottom of the shoe to protect the area and serve as a bandage. I don't think we will need one in this case as we do have a boot that fits him and can hopefully transition to that soon. We do have to keep the area clean and dry as it fills with granulation tissue, the corium repairs and the sole seals back over.

05/02/2024

Think It Through Thursday

So to confirm, this horse has a foreign body that punctured his sole and contacted his coffin bone. This is on the edge of the coffin bone so he missed even more important structures like the deep digital flexor tendon, the navicular bursa and the coffin joint. However, as others pointed out, he does appear to have fractured a piece from the coffin bone. This was confirmed in another X-ray. Referral was offered, but with the location and with how easy this horse was to get along with, we felt we could make a good attempt at . How we proceeded is below.

1. This horse was sedated for the exam, radiographs and procedure.
2. A nerve block was performed to numb his leg from the pastern down to the hoof.
3. The entire hoof was scrubbed and cleaned and a hoof knife was used to remove any excess frog and sole that was trapping debris.
4. A tourniquet was placed around the lower limb. The soft tissue of the hoof bleeds a large amount and will obscure the surgery site.
5. A hoof knife, scalpel blade and a few other surgical instruments were used to remove the surrounding sole, abnormal corium and the foreign body (see picture).
6. Another radiograph was taken to confirm complete removal of the foreign body and confirm a small fracture of the coffin bone.
7. The coffin bone was further explored and the fractured piece was removed.
8. A last radiograph was taken to confirm complete removal of the fractured bone.
9. The defect was packed and a hoof bandage was placed.
10. Regional limb perfusion was performed. This is a technique where an antibiotic is injected directly into a vessel distal to (below) a tourniquet. The tourniquet is left on a set amount of time and the antibiotic is allowed to diffuse into these tissues at a higher concentration than can be accomplished with oral/IV/IM administration alone.
11. The tourniquet was removed.
12. The horse was started on oral antibiotics also. He would have received a tetanus booster but he was sufficiently up to date.

The owner was warned that he would likely bleed through his bandage (and he did) but to not be concerned or change the bandage while it was bleeding. This is normal and can be concerning to an owner. We scheduled a follow-up bandage change, another regional limb perfusion and another set of X-rays. He will continue with pain medication and stall rest. Will post a follow-up tomorrow!

And y'all, that foreign body was a small STONE! We have no clue if there was a larger piece nor how he jammed a small stone into his hoof like that. And the piece beside it is the coffin bone that was removed.

Any questions?

05/01/2024

What We Did Wednesday

We advised this horse should be seen by us. For multiple reasons.

1. The majority of hoof abscesses happen in the white line. On occasion, you can have abscesses from the sole. They tend to be at the central tip of the frog and are caused by some underlying reason. These can be previous laminitis, thin soles, etc. None of these reasons fit this horse. They also have a different appearance making it more likely this was trauma/puncture.
2. The level of pain for this horse was concerning considering he had also been given an NSAID with no improvement. Once abscesses are draining, horses are much more comfortable. Abscesses that open in the sole can still be painful from corium exposure. They may still be lame but they should not show the level of pain this horse was showing. Even a small puncture that encountered the soft tissue of the corium only shouldn't be this painful.

So we examined the hoof and took radiographs. While exploring the area sedated, it was highly likely a foreign body was present that could not be visualized externally. Below are the horse's radiographs.

1. Any ideas on what that may be in his hoof?
2. Do you see any other abnormalities in relation to the current problem.
3. What's next, beyond the obvious removal? How might we go about that?

04/30/2024

Tell Me More Tuesday

We got a lot of good comments on this picture yesterday. Many of you noticed the hole/defect in the sole of this hoof. The info you want from the owner is listed below.

1. This is a 1 1/2 year old gelding. He is out on grass pasture with a normal body condition.
2. Temp is normal.
3. He is non-weight bearing, is laying a lot and does have some muscle trembling when standing.
4. He has been administered 1 gram of bute.
5. He was fine at feeding last night and was found abnormal this AM.
6. He is current and up to date on his tetanus vaccine.
7. No other signs of trauma.

Would any of this information change how you proceed? Would the location of the defect change how you proceed? If so, why?

Please choose one of the answers below and say why you are choosing this option for moving forward.

A. Soak, bandage and monitor. Administer pain medication.
B. Have the farrier out to see the horse.
C. Have the horse seen on emergency by your veterinarian.
D. Choose this one if you have a different idea and let me know what it is.

Thanks!

04/29/2024

Mystery Monday!

An owner calls you to tell you they found their horse non-weight bearing on the RF this morning. You are sent this picture. What questions do you have for the owner? What are your next steps? Do you see anything wrong in this picture?

This will likely be several posts long as we will break up diagnostics, treatments, etc.