High Water Veterinary Services

07/08/2025

BEST TIMES for Acupuncture/ Spinal Manipulation during SHOW SEASON:

• The SOONER the BETTER- it is best to see us before you are headed to the show so that we can find subtle areas/weakness and work on builing symmetry long before the show.
• Ideally, 3-4 days before leaving for the show to give your horse time to adjust to moving better.
• If needed AT the show, after arriving/schooling- trailer rides are the same as exercise for horses. Muscles and joints can be stiff/sore.
• A couple days before the next class. Acupuncture/Chiro can make horses lethargic and a little sore in the first 24 hours. They should have a little time to adjust.
• When you notice something is slightly off (ie before it is a major problem)
• To help horses with show anxiety, ulcers, mild soreness
Remember:
→ Allow at least 24 hours before riding/showing
→ Consider longer time if your horse has never had these treatments

We also offer Packages with Acupuncture, Spinal Manipulation and Shockwave bundle discounts.

Please call or text or an appointment!
(419)577-9060

07/06/2025

After a few long, very, very busy weeks… I believe I am all caught up. Please let us know if I have not sent you Invoices, Medical Notes or Radiographs. Caught up…. At least until tomorrow.

🩶💙I took 72 hours ish to enjoy my horses and friends. Some videos and pictures of me getting to enjoy the things the drew me to equine practice. When it comes down to it, I never grew out of the “Horse Crazy Girl” phase. 🩶💙

07/02/2025

Great Reminder for Clients!

🎆🎇🧨PSA: Here's your yearly reminder that SATURDAY is "National Equine Laceration Repair Day!!! 🧨🎇🎆

You have today and tomorrow to make sure you have adequate preparations for your horses that may be caught off guard by the Friday night horse-pocolypse!

If you need prescriptions for your horses, including ace, Dorm gel, trazodone, or olam, PLEASE have those prescription requests in TODAY! (Buuuuut- lets be real, some of y'all are going to wait until 4pm tomorrow aren't you? 😂 That's OK, we'll still help. (Keep in mind almost all vet clinics will be closed - emergency services only - for the holiday on Friday).

If your horse is a current patient of Foundation Equine, and you need meds, call or text us at 910-992-8225. Not sure which one your horse needs? We can help you figure that out!
Not a current client? We're pretty sure your vet would also love to hear from you today instead of on Saturday to get in line for that emergency visit! 😬

06/30/2025

*****A few announcements for the week. *****

1) Kim is back state side! And back with us! She is getting caught up on the messes I didn’t finish. Including running credit cards. She will be catching up on the Accounts Receivables. Please let us know ASAP if something has changed or if you are sending a check.

2) The next two weeks are very busy. Thursday, I will be headed up to Chargin Jumper Classic Local week with both horses. I am planning to stay East. If I need to return I can…. But I am hoping to spend a few days enjoying my own horses and catching up on silly boring things… like QuickBooks. I will be back Saturday Evening.

3) End of next week, I will be headed to Pennsylvania for my annual teeth float campaign. I will be gone for a day longer than normal.

4) I am slowly working on paperwork. I finally got hit with heat exhaustion this weekend after running full throttle all week in the high humidity and heat. I will get there. Just need a bit, and some sleep in air conditioning.

Please get Med refills ordered. Please let me know if there is something specific you need.

Thank you everyone for your patience over the last two weeks. Kim was gone, I was completely in charge of all things, AND I had an abundance of students. I really appreciate your patience as I navigated through this time.

💙🩶 I am excited to get “The Perfect One” back in the show arena…. even if he is going to be completely insulted by the tiny height I am entering him. Slow and steady. 🩶💙

06/29/2025

I am headed north to Michigan this morning. I friend/client is finally ready to look at a possible new horse after we lost her beloved horse last year.

So the only time that worked for anyway was very early this morning.

I have the phone, I ll be back in the call range when we are done. I ll be working on notes from
The week when I get back.

Happy Sunday.
Dr. Meer

06/28/2025

After 8 weeks with a student in the truck, and the last week having 2. Yesterday concluded our stent of students for a few weeks. … ok, only 2.

I absolutely love teaching. Especially when I can help students learn more, and decide if Equine practice is something they want to explore…. Or run away from. (Both are ok decisions.)

Here’s some pictures from the last week.

If you are exploring Veterinary Medicine, we are happy to have you. Just don’t make life plans. The day as a start time… but not a finish.

Equine practice is a life style, with apparently no air conditioning. 🤣🥵

06/27/2025

Shout out to Four County Veterinary Hospital. Fenneke vomited some blood this morning and I panicked. She, of course, wasn’t slowed down at all!

Fennie was very happy to have an emotional support human in the back seat. Thanks Sophia!

They got her in right way for immediate diagnostics.

So grateful for my wonderful, amazing colleagues.

Some medications and monitoring for Wonder Dog, Fenneke.

Highly recommended Four County for anything needed in hospital.

Our veterinary community is wonderful. ❤️

06/26/2025

As it often does… things come in three’s. In a very short time frame. In a week, I diagnosed a severe pelvic fracture, a navicular bone fracture, and multiple rib fractures.

As I kid, I was always told a broken bone in a horse means death.

This is no longer the case. Two of the three patients are still living. We will be monitoring very closely over the next several months but are hoping for full recoveries. Advanced diagnostics on the farm, experience and advances in medicine are amazing things.

If you want us to be a part of your partner’s medical team. Contact us and become a client.

(419)577-9060
[email protected]

06/25/2025

Every barn should have a Fire 🔥 Extinguisher(s). 🧯

Recommendations are at every entrance and exit door plus every 75 feet interior.

Extinguishers also need to be kept in service! Please have and maintain this life saving pieces of equipment!

Thank you Superior Fire Service in Norwalk for getting me hooked up with brand new extinguishers!

http://www.superiorfireservices.com/

If you aren’t sure what you need, consult your local fire departments! They can absolutely make recommendations and get you to a company which you can buy or service extinguishers!

Prevention of fires is KEY!

06/24/2025

Great information! Rambler is a non-sweater! Definitely important to watch for in this super hot and humid weather!

06/24/2025

If I save one horse. One family.

Every post, every time I tell your story. Will be worth the gut wrenching heart break of losing you in a fire.

This message made my day.

💚💙I try my best to honor you every day, my beloved and cherished, High Water Walter. 💚💙

06/23/2025

🥵With the first major heatwave of the year, I would like to encourage everyone to be very keen on Fire 🔥 Prevention. 🔥

Fans are the largest cause of barn fires. When using fans, please only use Closed Motor Fans. This keeps dirt and dust from getting into the motor. No box fans! Not every “outdoor” fan is the same. Please look at the Motor Box. If you can see parts of the motor, the fan is still a fire hazard.

I walk through a barns every day, and do my best to educate owners of possible hazards. I took pictures of several different fans in the same barn. Can you tell which ones are safe? And which are not?

Closed Motor Fans are often more expensive. But nothing like the cost of a fire. Ask me how I know. What I’ve lost…

Suffering a barn fire while in vet school has made me have a very unique knowledge of fires and prevention. I am married to a paid firefighter. We both have taken advanced education on barn fires and large animal rescue. I have witnessed multiple house and barn fires, treating any patient I can save.

🔥Please make sure you are paying attention and using the safest equipment possible! 🔥

🧯Also make sure you have enough Fire extinguishers! And you know how to use them! 🧯

If you can see the motor, IT ISN’T SAFE!

Your local fire department will do inspections for free. Please utilize their skills and knowledge!