🎅✨ Santa’s Reindeer Are Cleared for Takeoff! 🦌🎄
The holiday season is almost here, and we’re thrilled to announce that Santa’s reindeer have passed their pre-flight health checks with flying colors! ✅❄️ From Rudolph’s shiny nose to Dasher’s powerful legs, each reindeer is in tip-top shape and ready for their global journey.
Our team worked closely with Santa’s veterinary elves to ensure:
🩺 Thorough health assessments
🍎 Proper nutrition for peak performance
❄️ Hoof care to handle those icy rooftops
The sleigh is packed, the team is ready, and the countdown to Christmas is on! 🎁
#SantaApproved #HealthyReindeer #HolidayMagic #TriStateVet 🎅🐾
It has been TOO DANG HOT!
Make sure all your livestock and horses are safe during the summer heat!
1. Remove all excess hair and fiber
2. Provide plenty of airflow
3. Always have fresh water available
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Check out this cutie!
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This girl is passing a lot of gas!
This is what frothy bloat looks like in cattle. This girl went out to graze on the fresh spring pasture, but the lush grass digested too quickly in her rumen resulting in a rapid production of gas. In the case of frothy bloat, the gas is entrapped during the fermentation process and will continue to be produced faster than the cow can release it through eructation (burping). This results in a persistent and life-threatening distention of the rumen which can restrict breathing.
Luckily, this lady was found by her owner bloated and upside down in the field. Dr. Lisa was called out immediately. After attempting to remove the gas with a tube and disrupt the gas entrapment with detergents, it was decided that a trocar would need to be put in place to give the gas somewhere to go until the bloat was resolved. This trocar is surgically placed through the body wall and into the rumen. Over the next several weeks, the cow's body will begin to heal and will slowly push the trocar out so it can be removed safely without causing infection.
If you watch closely, you can see the trocar moving with the contraction of the rumen. It is pretty amazing how much gas can be packed into one cow!
For more information on types of bloat in ruminants, check out the resources page on our website: tristatevetservices.com
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SoHo is a dairy cow who had chronic issues with her front feet for the past few months. Her feet issues reached a fever pitch when she developed a large abscess (infection) in her inside toe. The docs at Tri-State worked with the cattle hoof trimmer on several occasions to try to cure the infection. Unfortunately, the infection continued to worsen and eventually began to spread up her leg.
SoHo is a great cow from valuable lineage, and her owner just loves her a whole lot. Also, she is pregnant, so saving her meant saving her baby. The odds were firmly set against us, but with nothing to lose and so much to gain, the docs at Tri-State tried one more thing - remove the toe and the infection with it.
SoHo was given mild sedation and placed on a tilt table which is used to trim feet. Then a tourniquet was placed around the top of her infected leg and a numbing solution was injected into the vein below the tourniquet. This procedure is called regional limb perfusion and results in numbing of the entire leg so SoHo never felt a thing.
The toe was removed using a wire saw to cut through the pastern bone (second toe bone). This way as much of the toe is removed as possible including the first joint (knuckle) as this is an area the infection likes to hide.
The toe was removed completely. The area of injection was identified and flushed out. Antibiotics were administered using regional limb perfusion as well to focus our treatment. Then a heavy bandage was placed to stop bleeding and keep the site clean.
Being the ever-perfect patient, SoHo never missed a beat. She went right back to eating after surgery, never had trouble getting up and moving around, and even kept producing milk through the entire process. *Due to treatment withholds, this milk was discarded.
Now, you didn't think Dr. Lisa and Dr. Allyson just threw that toe away right?...
Of course not! They took it back to the clinic to dissect! The infection was huge, taking up over half of the coffin bone (the la
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Just like Humpty Dumpty, our four-legged friend had a bit of a tumble. But fear not, thanks to Dr. Allyson and the team at Tri-State Veterinary Services, our brave horse is on the mend and getting ready to jump back into his adventures—only with a bit more grace this time! 🎠🩹
Cheers to our handsome, occasionally clumsy, equine patient for reminding us that with a little care and lots of love, we can all bounce back, no matter how great the fall. 🌈🐎
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Remember, curiosity might lead our friends into tight spots, but with a little help, they bounce back. Here's to many more adventures, Roger - just maybe keep your head out of containers from now on? 🐐💕
Happy Friday!
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Dr. Lisa was called in the late afternoon for an alpaca that had been attacked by a dog. The owners could not get the alpaca up and she was stuck in the woods.
With only a couple hours left of daylight, Dr. Lisa got to work putting the alpaca back together from the attack - unfortunately, there was a lot of damage to work through and it was dark by the time the job was complete. The alpaca still didn't want to get up, so Dr. Lisa and her clients did what they always do, and got creative! This patient received a lovely "tractor" ride back to the barn and has recovered beautifully ever since!
🎉🐄🐐🦙 Year-End Wrap-Up at Tri-State Veterinary Services! 🎥🤣
As we bid farewell to 2023, we're sharing a blooper reel from our upcoming large animal how-to video series! 😂
While farm life can be unpredictable, it's also filled with joy. Each blooper not only brought a laugh but also reminded us of the unique personalities of the animals we care for.
So, kick back, enjoy some barn-inspired laughter, and check out the full blooper reel.
A huge THANK YOU to our fantastic community for your support and trust in caring for your amazing animals. We're excited to continue this journey with you in 2024, filled with more care, learning, and yes, laughter!
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