Southwest Veterinary Services

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Southwest Veterinary Services

Offering Veterinary Services with an emphasis on preventive routine care and herd health in Rio Arriba, Los Alamos, and Sandoval Counties.

Horses, Cattle, Goats, Sheep, Llamas, Alpacas, Pigs. Please contact us via phone or e-mail.

02/13/2025

Second Annual!!!
March 22, 2025

01/14/2025

Informational flyers will be posted as they become available!

12/08/2024

Good Morning Northern New Mexico!

As the year comes to a close and we move into 2025 SWVS will be utilizing our Instagram account more for content on activities and adventures. Information on educational events will still be shared here.
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11/07/2024

Meet Stew!

Stew is a 6 month old steer who presented with an injury to his lateral claw exposing P3. He has a long road ahead, but he says head scratches make everything better! Sweet boy 🥰

10/31/2024

Happy Halloween! Did you know we see pigs too! This (not so) little guy was castrated the other day and did great!

10/23/2024

Meet Brandy!

Brandy is a 1 y/o filly who had an unfortunate run in with a tree branch that permanently injured her eye. After a successful enucleation (eye removal) surgery, she is feeling much better!

10/07/2024

It’s that time of year again! We are already busy with preg check season. If you’re not on the schedule yet, now is a great time to call!

Bonus, 2025 Trich tags are now available, give us a call to schedule your Trich tests too!

10/02/2024

Highlight of the week: treating this sweet calf for scours. Double whammy, his momma had mastitis too 😪. Both are responding to treatment well and doing great though!

Happy Wednesday!

09/09/2024

Busy week on the ranch!

Dr Gutierrez treated a heifer with a broken toe and a bloated steer with re**al prolapse in the same day. These cattle are keeping us busy, busy!!

09/06/2024

Meet Little Brother!

Little Brother presented with a sequestrum (a piece of dead bone that has become separated from healthy bone) off his tibia from a previous fracture that healed. He was sedated and the sequestrum was removed.

09/03/2024

From the New Mexico Livestock Board:

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has shared its final rule for enhancing animal disease traceability (ADT) efforts for cattle and bison. This rule was published in the Federal Register on May 9, 2024, and goes into effect November 5, 2024.

The updated rule requires official ear tags to be visually and electronically readable for interstate movement of certain cattle and bison, The final rule applies to:

- Sexually intact beef cattle and bison 18 months of age and older
- All dairy cattle
- Cattle and bison of any age for rodeo or recreation events
- Cattle or bison of any age used for shows or exhibition

Metal official identification tags that are currently in place can remain in those animals as their permanent identification and do not need to be removed or replaced. As of November 5, 2024, metal tags may no longer be placed in the ear and used as official identification in cattle or bison.

Additional information is available through the USDA APHIS website and in the Frequently Asked Questions: Animal Disease Traceability Rule (9CFR Part 86). Free electronic identification (RFID) tags are available to New Mexico cattle producers, sale barns, and accredited veterinarians through the New Mexico Livestock Board (NMLB). A premises identification number (PIN) is required and can be obtained through the NMLB prior to ordering tags. Please contact the NMLB office at 505-841-6161

08/15/2024

Join us for the annual NMPMA meeting on August 25!

08/05/2024

Happy Monday! We had a great time last week at the Rio Arriba County Fair, where our very own LeAnn showed her first goats and her rabbit! We love supporting our local 4-H and county fair programs ☘️💕🐐🐇🐄🐑🐎

07/15/2024

A different perspective

Sometimes it takes just the right angle to get those teeth perfect.

Happy Monday!

07/08/2024

New patient alert!

This not so little bull calf needed a little help making his way into the world. We are happy to report that this little guy and his heifer mama are doing great. Welcome to the world little one!

06/13/2024

This week’s view from the office window 😊 🐮

Address

PO Box 1790
Espanola, NM
87567

Telephone

+15055704389

Website

https://www.southwestvetnm.com/

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Videos

In our previous post we talked about the importance of equine dentistry and floating teeth. Here is a short video of the process. First the horse is put in standing sedation. The mouth is rinsed with chlorhexidine solution. Then a speculum is placed on the head so we can examine the teeth. The powerfloat is used to file down any sharp points from uneven wear of teeth. Call your local veterinarian to schedule an annual exam, vaccines and dental float today! For more information on equine dentistry, you can visit: https://aaep.org/issue/everything-you-ever-wanted-know-about-equine-dentistry