Greenville Mobile Equine Service, PA

01/06/2025

The first born foal of 2025 is here!! 🎉🎉
⭐️Please remember to call us when your foal arrives for a new born exam and to check on the momma.

⭐️Don't forget the 1-2-3 foal rules:
Hour 1: The foal should be up and standing
Hour 2: The foal should be nursing🍼
Hour 3: The mares placenta should be passed!(Pls. save the placenta for the exam. Keep out of direct sun light and out of reach from animals)

12/31/2024

GMES wants to wish everyone a Happy New Year!!!

~Our office will be closed January 1st and will reopen January 2nd at 9am.
~Dr.K will be on call for New Years if you have an emergency. Please call (252)353-6111 and it will direct you to the emergency line.
~Fireworks!! Please prepare for them before dark. You know your horse better than anyone :)

12/24/2024

We'll put the answers in the comments after the holidays. Can't wait to hear what you all have to say.
Don't forget the float special here in the clinic the month of January.

12/23/2024

Rambo wanted to give a few updates. Dr. Lauren had knee surgery the end of November and is recovering well. We look forward to her doctor letting her come back to work. For now, we can not offer Osteopathy or Acupuncture until she returns and is allowed. Dr. Linda is currently filling in, but can't do that. For Christmas, we will be closing on Tuesday at 1pm and won't be back in the office until Thursday morning. Please plan accordingly. Dr. Megan will be on call. Otherwise, Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukah!

12/20/2024

From our motley crew to yours, Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday season!

We showed you ours, now you show us your holiday photo!

Picture taken at our neighbor, Madden Ranch. Check him out!

12/18/2024

Please call in to get on the books here in the clinic:)

11/25/2024

We want to wish everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving! We're doing it early to let everyone know that the office will be closed on Thursday and Friday. Dr. Linda will be on call for emergencies only those days.

11/20/2024

Let us know what you do to keep your horse hydrated!😁

11/11/2024

Does your horse experience back pain? We are excited to announce that we are now offering an additional treatment option known as Mesotherapy. This was first used in France to treat people with back pain. Mesotherapy is now available for horses! This treatment involves a series of injections into the skin along both sides of the back. This therapy is used to block conduction of nerve fibers in the skin involved in the pain cycle and muscle spasms.
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This treatment is an option for horses that have been diagnosed with overriding dorsal spinous processes (also known as kissing spine), arthritis of the neck and/or back, or other causes of chronic back pain.

10/31/2024

Let's talk about stomach ulcers. Now that the grass is dying and we're about to have a lot more weather changes, we're coming up on the perfect time for your horses to suffer from gastric ulcers. Horses are meant to eat grass all day. When they are stalled more, when they aren't on grass, and when they are stressed all contribute to horses having more acid on their stomach and getting ulcers. In the winter, while we may give them hay, it's typically a couple of times a day. Unless you put a nibble net in front of them, they're going through that hay fairly quickly and not getting anymore for hours. Older horses may not have enough teeth left to properly grind hay and may be on a senior diet. They may need to be fed multiple small meals a day to help keep something on their stomachs. While we do have treatments for ulcers, as always, prevention is the better policy. Alfalfa hay has a higher pH, so feeding that hay will naturally help with stomach ulcers. Making sure your horse has eaten before riding will also help prevent stomach ulcers. Nibble nets to slow down their hay consumption so it takes them longer to eat can also help. While some like round bales, they have been linked to more colic episodes if not drinking enough water. The only way to definitively diagnose stomach ulcers is by gastroscopy. The horse is held off food for at least 14 hrs and then we use an endoscope to look in their stomach. This can be done at the office or in the field now. As always, please reach out to us if you have any questions.

10/25/2024

This time of year, we get calls for horses sore on both front feet. They are typically either easy keepers (overweight) and/or older. There is a natural rise in cortisol that occurs at its highest in September and October. If your horse has PPID (pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction) more commonly known as Cushings Disease, they do not regulate cortisol properly. They often have abnormal glucose and fat metabolism, which can lead to insulin dysregulation and an increased risk of laminitis/founder. You need to call us immediately if you notice them sore on both front feet. Occasionally, it can happen to the back feet as well.

Each case is individual, but many will be put on stall rest, given anti-inflammatories, review what they are eating, may have blood tests performed, x-rays, etc. Once they've had a laminitic episode or founder, they will always be prone to it. It's better to prevent it, which is a discussion for another day.

This picture is a pony that has chronically foundered and is way overdue on having his feet done.

10/15/2024

Ok, it's that time of year again! Please donate your leftover (but still alive) ferns, begonias, Mandevillas, geraniums & other plants that I can overwinter in my greenhouse and sell next spring for Nay Nays Peace of Heaven Horse Rescue Farm, LLC! Now through Nov 25th, you can drop them off either at the clinic or at my house in Washington. After that, you'll have to bring them to my house. Thanks to Chip & James for this year's first donations! I'll make a post next spring when it's time to sell them again.

10/11/2024

We just got this from the Pitt County Health Department this morning about a confirmed case of West Nile Virus in Pitt County:

There were recently a confirmed cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in the United States as well as a confirmed case of West Nile Virus in Pitt County.

While the cooling weather is reducing the mosquito population, mosquitos are still very active in Pitt County. Mosquitos are expected to remain active until the first freezing event and temperatures remain at or below 50 degrees Fahrenheit. The Pitt County Vector Control Program is monitoring the mosquito population and spraying when and where applicable.

Signs and symptoms of West Nile Virus as well as treatment recommendations can be viewed at the following CDC link: https://www.cdc.gov/west-nile-virus/index.html

Signs and symptoms of Eastern Equine Encephalitis as well as treatment recommendations can be found at the following CDC link: https://www.cdc.gov/eastern-equine-encephalitis/site.html

Information on preventing mosquito bites can be found at the following CDC link: https://www.cdc.gov/mosquitoes/prevention/index.html

Prevent mosquito bites by using repellent, wearing proper clothes, and controlling mosquitoes.

10/10/2024

We would like to thank everyone that came out to the Open House/Meet the New Vets. While warm, it was a fun afternoon. Special Thanks to Dewey Dunn for cooking and Mark Madden for sharing his roping skills. Please try to schedule your next appointments with either Dr. Megan or Dr. K. It's better to meet them for routine work vs an emergency.

09/30/2024

We’ve all been there. Our time to help others.

Hi everyone,
Paige Heath here!! As many of you know ,I own

Equi-K9 Massage Therapy and Paige N All Dogs

I've spoken with Matt at Cottonwood Farm .
We will accept donations that we will get to Matt.
I feel everyone is giving in some way already,but if you'd like to help in a specific area....we are accepting anything, especially animal related....(Humans too, we'll make sure it gets where it needs to be)

If you have used cages/ kennels
Leashes/leads , halters
Jugs of water
Food for dogs/cats, horses and livestock
Fly spray
Hoof/Thrush care ( that's a big one too with horse being stuck in water)
First aid supplies
Hay
Fencing material
Corral panels.

ANYTHING!!!!! It does NOT have to be new...what do you have in your barn you no longer use?

Drop off anytime....
990 Davenport Farm Rd, Winterville

Matt 252-675-0427
Paige 252-414-2227



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