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Hartwell Equine Veterinary Services

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Hartwell Equine Veterinary Services

Hartwell Equine is a mobile veterinary practicing serving equine, small ruminants, and camelids. We
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08/01/2024

Everett and Jasper helped supervise the unloading of the clinic stalls the other day!

Thanks to Southland Fence for getting these delivered.

07/24/2024

You know you've had a day when you're riding with your tire in your backseat! Thankful for Hayes Tire for getting me back on the road!

07/10/2024

You know it's a colic when this is the back of your truck after only a matter of minutes.

07/04/2024

Hartwell Equine had a great 3 days hosting Lydia, a third year UGA vet student! Today Derby was happy to teach Lydia a few new skills. Here we see Lydia performing an ocular ultrasound and learning to wrap legs. We love teaching the new generation of equine vets!

06/28/2024

Everett and I had a good morning at Split Creek Dairy doing some regulatory work.

06/21/2024

I had the cutest little helper today in the clinic.

05/29/2024

Baby donkey snuggles can make anyone's day better!

05/24/2024

Gotta love mini dentals! Rex and I were about ready to sit down after this one. 😂

04/17/2024

The inside of the clinic isn't quite ready but our outside concrete lean to is ready for business! Miss Mattie enjoyed getting her coffins and stifles injected to be ready for her barrel season this spring. 🐎

04/12/2024

I'm not sure who was more interested in who: the alpacas or Everett! Nevertheless we had a fun morning checking out some alpacas. 🦙

03/27/2024

I'm not sure who's more excited here: me, the horse, or my 4th year vet student. What do you all think?

03/23/2024

Everett and I had a fun morning teaching UGA vet students how to float horses teeth!

03/21/2024

This silly little foal wanted to see what his mom's liver looked like during her ultrasound!

03/20/2024

Today was the day it finally happened. I ran out of gas on the interstate. I tend to like to see just how far I can get and today I lost that game...THREE MILES away from the gas station. I'm so thankful for clients willing to bring me gas to get me back on the road! And I'm also thankful for the kind cop who saw me stranded on the road and sat behind me for an hour with his lights flashing to ensure my safety. There's still some kindness in this world and today I got to experience it. Even if it were to save me from my own stupidity of running my truck literally to empty.

02/23/2024

Building ✅
Next up: plumbing and electricity

02/22/2024

I'm back up and running! Sorry for the hassle this morning.

02/22/2024

ATT cell service is down and unfortunately at this time I am unable to make or receive phone calls/texts. I am sorry for the inconvenience. I will let you know when my phone is back up and running.

02/20/2024

Building is going up today! I can't wait to show you all the finished product!

02/07/2024

We've had our first case of West Nile Virus in SC in Charleston county. This is why I always recommend this vaccine twice a year. I've seen it in months where we think it may be too cold for mosquitoes. Make sure to get your vaccines boosters before the spring rush of mosquitoes hit!

02/01/2024

It's that time of year again! Dental month has arrived! Call to schedule your dental during the month of February for a discounted exam and floating.

Dental health is important in helping keep your equine friends in good shape and a healthy weight so make sure to get your exam scheduled soon!

01/31/2024

All of the rain has delayed construction a little bit but today we were prepped for concrete!

01/23/2024

It seems like most are you are familiar with the IgG test! We test for IgG in the first 12-24 (but sometimes as early as 8 hours) hours of a newborn foal's life to ensure they have received sufficient colostrum from mom. Colostrum contains antibodies which help the foal's new and naive immune system. We like for the little blue dot to be dark (like the one pictured in my previous post) which means IgG levels are greater than 800. If the levels are below 800 there are a few options:

1. Tube the neonate with colostrum and recheck in another 12 hours.
2. Assume the foal has a failure of passive transfer (IE, didn't receive enough colostrum or antibodies from mom) and start a plasma infusion. Plasma supplies the foal with the antibodies directly into their bloodstream.

If a foal does have a failure of passive transfer then they are at a greater risk for infections and sepsis and should be monitored closely by your veterinarian.

Just remember, foals can get sick FAST! So be sure to have a great working relationship with your veterinarian so your foal can receive the proper care if something goes wrong in a timely fashion.

Anyone else have any babies on the ground yet?? If so, share your pictures below!

01/21/2024

And so it begins! Does anyone know what this test is and why it's so important?? I'll give you a hint: the test was run on this 1 day old donkey.

Check back in a couple of days for an answer!

01/14/2024

Spent my morning picking up a set of stocks for the clinic! Can't wait to get these installed!!

01/10/2024

After all the comments yesterday I was unable to get back to everyone so I'm going to answer the most common questions regarding intra-arterial versus intravenous injections.

Medications given into the carotid (intra-arterial) are dangerous because the medication goes straight to the brain and can cause a seizure. This can include all medications given IV but some are more dangerous than others. Our biggest concern with horses having a seizure is them hitting their head on the ground which can have devastating consequences.

Here are some common ways to know if you are in the artery:
Bright red blood (because it is oxygenated blood)
Rapid filling of the syringe or sq**rting out of the needle immediately as opposed to dripping

So how can you reduce the risk of hitting the carotid?
1. Place the needle in first and then connect the syringe after verifying you're in the vein (venous blood drip and arterial blood will sq**rt)
2. Pulling back and making sure the blood is dark in color
3. Injecting the upper third of the neck (the jugular and carotid aren't as close to each other but you can still hit the carotid in this area of the neck)

And just know that many (if not most) vets will hit a carotid in their career. If you stick enough horses it is bound to happen. This DOES NOT make them a bad vet. It's a risk we take every time we have to inject something IV.

Just remember, if you're unsure if you're in the carotid artery better safe than sorry and don't inject!

01/09/2024

You may wonder why we pull back into the syringe when giving injections in the vein. This picture explains why. We don't pull back to make sure we're in the vessel, we do it to make sure we're in the RIGHT vessel. Today I went to give an injection and pulled back and saw blood brighter than I wanted. I decided to go and get a new dose of sedation and once again pulled back and then gave my dose of sedation. The syringe on the left was my first injection and the syringe on the right was my second injection. Does anyone know why I shouldn't have injected that first syringe? And had I injected that first injection, what would have happened?

01/09/2024

Progress is being made!

12/14/2023

Hartwell Equine is expanding! We're adding in a small haul in facility to the practice! Because let's be honest, this past summer was rough and I think next summer we could all use some shade. 😀

Be sure to check back for progress updates!

$Fun at Wilder Acres Farm today! This silly girl fractured a tooth and we had to go digging for the root today.$

11/09/2023

Fun at Wilder Acres Farm today! This silly girl fractured a tooth and we had to go digging for the root today.

10/22/2023

Just a reminder that emergency care is offered to current clients in good standing. I've been getting a lot of calls recently after hours for people needing emergency care but who don't use Hartwell Equine. In order to remain a client, you will need to do all your yearly work with Hartwell Equine (vaccines and dentals). Solely using Hartwell Equine for coggins DOES NOT make you a client. Thank you for your understanding!

Address

PO Box 853
Hartwell, GA
30643

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

Telephone

+17064364228

Website

http://www.hartwellequinevet.com/

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