Sullivan Equine Veterinary Service

02/15/2025

We LOVE geldings! Happy Valentine's Day from our team, we hope you all have a wonderful evening!

02/07/2025

Check out this webinar coming up on Wednesday, February 12th at 8 pm presented by AAEP, for some great foaling tips! 🐴

Link is below to join:
https://aaep.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=098934c9131c3fad1fa75df6c&id=918c7fd854&e=83c2403fe8

02/03/2025

🔬🧪Sully has been promoted to lab manager🧪🔬

Just kidding. He's a corgi, not a lab.

We are so excited about the addition of in-house bloodwork at SEVS! We are now able to perform CBC/Chemistry tests in our office. This gives us valuable information about our patient's overall health and well-being within minutes.

01/29/2025

01/29/2025

👁 Ocular Squamous Cell Carcinoma 👁
We usually talk about SCC in horses with non-pigmented skin, but SEVS recently diagnosed SCC on the third eyelid of this sweet bay!

We removed his third eyelid and confirmed the diagnosis by submitting it for histopathology. The after picture is just a few weeks later and he looks as good as new!

01/23/2025

🦷National Dental Month starts next week!🦷

Horses have continually erupting teeth and require routine dental care with a "float" procedure to keep their teeth properly aligned.

Here are a few examples of "hooks" that are a common problem corrected during a routine float.

At SEVS we have a cordless terafloat and a powerfloat making equine dentistry faster and more accessible than ever!

01/21/2025

Say Cheese!

Are you team soft smile or toothy grin?

01/16/2025

The weather forecast has us dreaming of spring!

We are excited to continue offering the Equine Preventative Care Plan in 2025. This new program allows our clients to save 20% on important biannual care for your equine partner.

The package includes two routine visits with:
- Wellness examination
- Semi-annual vaccinations (Tetanus, Eastern and Western Equine Encephalitis, West Nile, Influenza, and Rhinopneumonitis)
- Rabies vaccination
- Coggins test
- F***l Egg Count with parasite control plan
- AND a 20% discount on routine dental floats

The goal of this program is to help make preventative care affordable and accessible for all of our patients and ease the mental burden of figuring out what your horse needs!

See our website for more information and pricing OR give us a call to speak with our staff about any questions you may have regarding the program.

01/14/2025

The snow has given the piedmont triad some stunning views!

01/01/2025

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year! 🎉🐴

Our office will be closed today, and we will be available for emergencies only. As always, call (336)-595-6540 and follow the prompts to reach the doctor on call.

To all of our amazing clients, we are so thankful for you and are looking forward to another great year!

#2025

12/23/2024

Wishing everyone a happy and safe holiday! ☃🎄❄️As always, follow the prompts to connect to the doctor on call at (336)-595-6540.

12/23/2024

Wishing everyone a joyful holiday season!

11/26/2024

Happy Thanksgiving from your SEVS team, we are so thankful for you all! Wishing everyone a week filled with gratitude, happiness, family, and lots of yummy food! 🦃🐴🍁

11/15/2024

Good morning! Our office will be monitoring calls and email on the road today. Thank you for your patience with any delays in communication compared to what you are accustomed to. Please utilize the emergency line for any urgent/emergent need. We appreciate you all!

11/11/2024

Happy Veteran's Day! Thank you to our Veterans for your service, courage, and sacrifice for our country. Today we remember and celebrate you.

10/31/2024

Happy Halloween from SEVS! We hope everyone stays safe and has fun trick or treating tonight! 🎃👻

10/28/2024

Great information reposted from on Cushing's Disease vs Equine Metabolic Syndrome. We get these questions a lot so we thought we would share! 🐴

"With each passing year, horses are living longer lives and many survive easily to 25 years of age or older. While this is good news, it also means that we need to be aware of changes that can occur with age in order to preserve the health and quality of life of our equine friends.

For example, Equine Cushing’s disease is one of the most common diseases of horses 15 years of age or older. This syndrome is better defined as Equine Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID) because it reflects the location within the brain that is abnormal. Clinical signs are associated with abnormally elevated hormone concentrations in the blood.

Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS) is another endocrine disorder that can affect mature horses and shares some of the same clinical signs as PPID. Although the two disorders feature some striking clinical similarities — most notably a predisposition to development of chronic laminitis — the underlying disease biology is quite different in each case. Successful management relies on proper diagnosis by your equine veterinarian first.

Our understanding of both conditions, especially EMS, is incomplete and evolving, but sufficient information is currently available to highlight some important similarities and differences for the interested horse owner. Consult your veterinarian for more information and work with them to develop the best wellness practices to ensure a healthy life for your mature horse."