Soon to be moms, helping soon to be moms!
Here is Dr. Lisa performing an emergency C-section on a sheep who was unable to deliver on her own due to a prolapse and lack of cervical dilation.
As Dr. Lisa is under work restrictions from her own doctors, she is performing the surgery in a lawn chair with the patient sedated on shavings bags. Hey, whatever it takes to get the job done!
Dr. Lisa delivered two lambs, one was unfortunately stillborn, but the second lamb and the ewe are doing great! Dr. Lisa was fine as well after a bit of stretching.
Note: Dr. Lisa is wearing a N95 mask and multiple layers of gloves while performing the surgery. Pregnant sheep and goats can carry several zoonotic diseases that can cause reproductive, respiratory, and cardiac conditions in immunocompromised and pregnant individuals. So always be sure to wear gloves and a mask to protect yourself if you fall within these categories!
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🎅✨ 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
#agriculture #cowvet #largeanimalvet #llama #heatstroke #staycool
Check out this cutie!
#farmher #vetlife #farmvet #farm #livestock #agriculture #largeanimalvet #farming #vetmed #ctag #cowvet #calves #scottishhighland #highlandcows #cute
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. 🌈🐎
#TriStateVet #HumptyDumptyHorse #QuickRecovery #DrAllysonSavesTheDay
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 identified a large swelling on the right side of Peppermint Patty's face when examining her before the holidays at @shepaug Valley Agriscience. Patty was diagnosed with a tooth root abscess via x-ray. Dr. Lisa treated Patty with IV antibiotics and anti-inflammatories for two weeks to control the infection and decrease swelling. Dr. Allyson and the Tri-State team then were able to examine Patty's mouth, make sure the tooth wasn't loose, and then drain the abscess and flush out the infection. With continued antibiotics and anti-inflammatories, Peppermint Patty is well on her way to an easy recovery.
The Tri-State team always enjoys the opportunity to work with students and educate them while in the field. This was a great outcome for Peppermint Patty and an awesome learning experience for the animal science students in the Shepaug Valley Agriscience Program!
Laney is an 18-year-old alpaca who suffers from severe cataracts. The cataracts became so bad in her left eye that it blocked parts of the eye that allow fluid to drain. This caused the eye to build up pressure and swell, making Laney unable to see and very painful in that eye. So we opted to remove the eye to make Laney more comfortable.
Good news! She is healing well and very happy to be back with her herd mates!
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!
In general, banding is a safe and humane means of castration in cattle. However, there are times it can go wrong.❗
This poor steer developed what is known as Scurious Cord. This is when the constriction of the band causes scar tissue and inflammation to develop on the outside of the scrotum. This thick layer of granulation tissue prevents the blood supply from being cut off and the scrotum and testicles never fall off. Scurious cord can be very painful and may result in severe infection.
Once the producer saw this steer’s condition they immediately brought him in, isolated him, and took his temperature. Then they did the most responsible thing of all, they called the vet! Sometimes even the most knowledgeable and skillful producers need a hand! The producers placed another band over the cord in hopes of preventing blood loss, but as you can see in the cross section, the band would never penetrate through that thick layer of scar tissue.
This steer had a fever of 105! But even being so sick, he wasn’t going down without a lot of sedation and a bit of a fight. Sedation, some ropes, and “manual restraint” from Dr. Lisa, and we were able to get the job done.
With rest, pain medications, and antibiotics, this steer (finally!) will be good as new! This is a great example of a bad situation gone well thanks to fast action from a knowledgeable producer.
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