Martell Equine and Large Animal Medicine LLC

07/10/2023

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04/09/2023

Martell Equine and Large Animal Medicine LLC is a full ambulatory veterinary practice serving Lovela

03/02/2023

"This horse is 3 out of 5 lame."
You've probably heard a similar statement many times when it comes to describing lameness in horses. But do you ACTUALLY know what a person is talking about if they use this expression?

Because each horse has unique performance characteristics, evaluating lameness can be challenging; lameness may appear as a barely noticeable shortening of the stride, or the condition may be so severe that the horse will not bear weight on the affected limb. With such extremes possible, the AAEP developed a lameness grading system that is used by most veterinarians in the U.S. The AAEP lameness scales aids both communication and record-keeping and ranges from zero to five, with zero being no perceptible lameness and five being most extreme.

When lameness occurs or is suspected, you should contact your veterinarian promptly. An early examination can save you time, money and frustration by diagnosing and treating the problem immediately, possibly even preventing further damage.

Read more about lameness in horses on our website at https://aaep.org/horsehealth/lameness-exams-evaluating-lame-horse and consult your veterinarian to learn how you can become a better observer and steward for your equine friend!

02/25/2023

🐑Trivia of the week🐑

What virus is known as sore mouth in sheep and goats?

First person to comment correctly get the choice of a MELA pocket knife or hat

02/18/2023

🐖Trivia of the week🐖

What disease shows the following symptoms in pigs?

- Sneezing, sniffling, snorting and coughing

- Moist crescent shape area on face below eye caused by excessive tearing

- Clear to yellowing discharge from the nostrils is observed

First person to comment correct gets the choice of a MELA hat or pocket knife!

01/21/2023

Trivia question of the week….

🐮What is scours?🐮

First person to comment correctly that has not answered for 2023, gets the choice of a MELA hat or pocket knife.

01/16/2023

🐂 Let the calving season begin! 🐂

⚠️ Dr. Martell was not harmed in the taking of this photo ⚠️

01/14/2023

Trivia question of the week….

What is the term for cattle that are born without horns?

First person to comment correctly gets the choice of a MELA hat or knife.

01/11/2023

Cold stress increases a cow’s energy requirement and can pull down her body condition. As winter storms have already swept through cattle country, here's some tips to help your herd now through spring.

01/07/2023

First trivia question for 2023! New year means a clean slate for everyone to answer.

Scenario:
You notice your horse is turning around and biting at his sides, then proceeds to continuously roll. What should you do first?

A. Feed him hay
B. Give him some Banamine and check him in the morning
C. Walk him around
D. Evaluate temperature, pulse, respiration, and gut sounds

The first person who comments correctly gets the choice of a MELA pocket knife or hat!

01/05/2023

We hope everyone is enjoying the start to 2023!

We are 3 months away from the first day of spring. Have you started planning your trips, shows and clinics with your equine friend?

If not, now is the time to start planning and preparing. Part of preparing involves getting your horses fit, setting up dentals, making sure vaccines and coggins are up to date, and even a chiropractic/laser session!

01/01/2023

11/26/2022

Trivia of the week is Thanksgiving themed……..

🦃 What meats were served at the first Thanksgiving celebration? 🦃

First person to answer correctly get the choice of a MELA hat or pocket knife. If you have won a prize this year, please allow others to answer.

11/24/2022

🦃 Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃

🐐🐴Thankful for all the wonderful clients and patients of MELA! 🐂🐑

11/19/2022

Trivia of the week………….

🐴🐴What is the most common symptom from horses bedded on shavings, sawdust, or other salvage derived from black walnut trees? (Black walnut toxicosis or black walnut poisoning) 🐴

First person to answer correctly get the choice of a MELA hat or pocket knife. If you have won a prize this year, please allow others to answer.

11/16/2022

Do you know Colorado’s 6 worst w**ds for your horse?

-Senecio
-Russian Knapw**d
-Yellow Starthistle
-Locow**d
-Houndstongue
-Sages

Three steps can be taken for prevention of w**d ingestion:

1. Identify what is in your pasture
2. W**d control
3. Pasture Management

11/13/2022

Trivia of the week……………

🐑 What is the gestation length of a sheep? 🐑

First person to answer correctly get the choice of a MELA hat or pocket knife. If you have won a prize this year, please allow others to answer.

11/09/2022

🐑 Entropion in sheep 🐑

Entropion is a inward rolling of the eyelid.
-Common congenital defect in sheep and goats
- Most commonly affecting the lower eyelid

The hairs of the eyelid irritate the corneal surface, causing the eye to run and for staining to appear down the cheek.

11/05/2022

Trivia of the week…………🐂

What are the 8 wholesale cuts of market beef?🥩

First person to answer correctly get the choice of a MELA hat or pocket knife. If you have won a prize this year, please allow others to answer.

11/02/2022

🥩 Marbled Meat 🥩

Marbling, or white flecks of fat within the meat muscle, is often evaluated on the cut surface of the rib-eye or loinieye.

Marbling is most important in influencing the sensory attributes of flavor and juiciness and to a limited extent the tenderness of the product.

Of these attributes, flavor may be the characteristic that is most dependent on marbling.

Because most of the species-associated flavor compounds are carried in the lipid fraction of the muscle tissue, products with higher amounts of marbling are often described as having more intense flavor.

Marbling that is fine-textured (small flecks) and uniformly distributed is preferred over marbling that appears as large, coarse flecks of intramuscular fat.

https://meatscience.org/TheMeatWeEat/topics/fresh-meat/article/2016/11/15/what-is-marbling

10/31/2022

🎃 Happy Halloween! 🎃

👻 What is a ghosts favorite dessert? 👻

………A Boo-berry pie!

10/29/2022

👻Trivia of the week is Halloween themed🎃

How many bones are in a horse Skeleton?

First person to answer correctly get the choice of a MELA hat or pocket knife!

If you have already won a prize in 2022, please allow others to answer.

👻Happy Halloween!!!🎃

10/26/2022

What makes wool so special?

Wool's physical cell structure is complex. Each layer has a function.

This unique structure gives wool its natural ability to breathe, absorbing and releasing humidity. That's how wool is capable of adjusting to situations, keeping you warm when the weather is cool, and cool when the weather is warm.

In addition wool is super safe. Wool's high water and nitrogen content make it naturally flame retardant.

And wool absorbs unhealthy carbons in the atmosphere providing a better environment – especially indoors.

http://ow.ly/E83X50K0hKp

10/22/2022

Trivia of the week…

🐖 What American breed of pig is primarily red and has droopy ears? 🐖

First person to comment correctly gets the choice of a MELA hat or pocket knife!

If you have already won a prize in 2022 please allow others the chance to answer.

10/19/2022

https://www.bovinevetonline.com/news/education/fall-processing-recommendations-weaning-aged-calves

And just like that, it’s time for fall processing. Let’s look closely at what to give weaning-aged calves for a leg-up in their next stage of life.

10/15/2022

Trivia of the week….

🐂Which breed of beef cattle originated in Scotland? 🐂

First person to comment correctly gets the choice of a MELA hat or pocket knife!

If you have already won a prize in 2022 please allow others to answer first.

10/12/2022

Is your horse up to date on their Rabies?

Shared from AAEP page…..

While the number of confirmed equine cases every year is low, talking about this disease remains important because of the potential for human exposure—which does NOT have to involve a bite from an infected horses, as contact of skin or mucosa with the horse’s saliva could be enough to transmit the disease.

Rabies has many faces but they are all deadly—once a horse shows clinical signs, the animal invariably dies within a few days as there is no treatment.
The good news is that modern vaccines are highly effective and current AAEP recommendations list rabies as one of the “core vaccines” that should be given to all horses annually to maintain immunity (read the full AAEP vaccination guidelines here: https://aaep.org/guidelines/vaccination-guidelines)

Equine rabies is a real risk for all horses, and a public health concern as well. Be sure to set up a regular vaccination schedule with your veterinarian if you haven’t already done so, and remember that strange behavior on behalf of your equine friend is always a valid reason to check in with your horse doctor!

Read more about rabies on our website at https://aaep.org/horsehealth/rabies-has-many-faces

10/09/2022

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10/08/2022

Took a break, but we are back!

Trivia of the week……

🐄 Cattle will drink a minimum of how many gallons of clean water a day? 🐂

First person to comment with the correct answer gets the choice of a MELA hat or pocket knife.

If you have already won a prize in 2022, please allow others to answer.