Sulphur River Veterinary Clinic

01/08/2025

Are you ready for foaling and breeding season? We are! We can help with newborn foals and basic foaling emergencies. If you are looking to breed your mare this year, we can help with that as well. We do ultrasound, pre-breeding workups, and breeding with cooled-shipped and frozen semen.

Foaling Red Flags:
1) Foaling passes the 20-minute and/or 45- minute mark after contractions have started
2) The placenta is late or early or not in a "y" shape
3) The foal isn't standing within one hour
4) The colostrum doesn't pass the home Brix test
5) The foal isn't nursing in 2 hours
6) The foal isn't getting up to nurse every half hour, suckles the wrong thing, or milk all over his face/head/neck
7) The foal is retaining meconium
8) The foal's IgG (anitbodies) or white blood cells are out of range
9) The mare seems disinterested, colicky, sick, or has bloody urine or manure
10) The mare and foal are disinterested in each other

01/05/2025

🥶 𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗧𝗘𝗫𝗔𝗦 𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗦𝗘 𝗣𝗘𝗢𝗣𝗟𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞...

✝️ Sunday: There is likely not enough electrolytes, probiotics, feed, hay, water or blankets to help your horse deal with a nearly 50 degree drop. We suggest praying and no major feed changes. Horses are born looking for a place to enter heaven.

🫣 Monday & Tuesday: Owners will overthink every behavior they see because of Sunday during a PTSD episode.

🥶 Wednesday - Saturday: There may be tears. A lot of social media searching for the next “barn hack” for frozen troughs. 74 extra trips to the barn to stare at Horses that are more than likely perfectly fine.

Pray for your Texas friends… we are NOT okay.

➡️ WZEquine.com

01/02/2025

We have seen a lot of panleukopenia, aka cat parvo, in the area lately. Make sure your kitties are up to date on their vaccines! 💖

11/28/2024

Dogs die. But dogs live, too.
Right up until they die, they live.
They live brave, beautiful lives.
They protect their families. And love us.
And make our lives a little brighter.
And they don't waste time
being afraid of tomorrow ..

Dan Gemeinhart, The Honest Truth 🐶

Artist Credit: 'Best Buddies' by GallowayArts via Etsy

11/17/2024

This makes me giggle. Especially when I prescribe Chinese Herbs for treatment 🤪

11/17/2024

11/01/2024

Judge the pumpkins carved by our staff!
Message us which one is your favorite!
We will announce who carved the winning pumpkin soon!
Happy Halloween and be safe trick or treating!!!!!
SRVC Staff

10/29/2024

Good afternoon, everyone! This is Katelyn hope all is well, and everyone is gearing up for the holiday season, with that being said Halloween is almost over and I have some very spoiled piggy's that would love any leftover non carved pumpkins!! You can drop off at the clinic and let someone know these are for the pigs! Thank you so much in advance! They will greatly appreciate it too!
- KW

10/13/2024

10/05/2024

https://www.scienceofmotion.com/documents/i_kissingspine.html

I see and diagnose a lot of kissing spine, but it must be the aftermath of other factors gone wrong, and it is the bodie’s way of saying it cannot compensate any longer. Low heels- long toes, genetics, poor development as a foal, unnatural environment, poor training/riding. What do you think is a common cause of kissing spines? This article has good insight into treating the spine through proper training. Thanks!

The problem of equine kissing spine often combines genetic anomaly and protective posture

10/04/2024

This lady and her husband had just made it down the mountain and her heart needed some mule love. She said it was the first time she had cried. What Apache did for this woman in just allowing her to release those pent up emotions, is something no human could have provided! ❤️🇺🇸

10/04/2024

Hello Everyone!!!!
We are offering 20% off Canine and Feline Annuals through the end of October!
Call us ASAP!