Pacific Crest Equine Veterinary Services

02/14/2025

02/13/2025

Our office is closed for the afternoon. Opening tomorrow will depend on weather/road conditions in the morning. Stay safe everyone!

02/11/2025

Has your horse been prescribed Firocoxib or Equioxx?

Firocoxib tablets for horses and Equioxx both contain the same amount of the drug (57mg of firocoxib).

Firocoxib is the generic form of Equioxx: both are approved and equivalent medications.

If you are finding firocoxib to be on backorder, you can order Equioxx either directly from us or our online pharmacy: https://pacificcrestevs.covetruspharmacy.com/ and be eligible for a manufacturer rebate that makes the cost close to equivalent.

Please note that Previcox is the brand name for the dog medication and Previcox prescriptions submitted for horses will not be approved by us.

Please let us know if you have any questions!

02/07/2025

Are you foal-ready?

Join AAEP member veterinarians Drs. Chelsea Folmar & Taylor Huffman on Feb. 12 for a webinar discussion that will help you prepare for the foaling season. Learn how to create a foaling kit, the timeline of parturition (foaling), and how to recognize when veterinary intervention is needed.

Registration is FREE but required. A recording of the webinar will be available if you miss the live event.

Register here: https://events.zoom.us/ev/Ats8dN0E2JxrJYoBUPKU7BW_HtYcwxW988ZYvpWRruqNFu98_uws~AnoL_ZTlIx2iZDbk457AKzpEPWgwMyM1m36OoJWUUyiXJPOgKi4PHJJYdQ

This informative session is brought to you by the AAEP Horse Owner Education Committee.

01/28/2025

First foal for the year! This bay roan filly arrived early this morning. Welcome to the world little lady! Doted on by horse and human moms already 💜.

01/26/2025

Meet Dr. Leah Moody, DACVO. Dr. Moody is a board certified veterinary ophthalmologist from The Animal Eye Doctor clinic in Beaverton. We are lucky enough to have her scheduling equine appointments on a regular basis.

At this time, Dr. Moody is scheduled to see horses once a month at our clinic. This is an exceptional resource for our equine friends as Dr. Moody is one of very few ophthalmologists in Oregon that will see horses.

A board-certified ophthalmologist has years of extra training, board exams, and continuing education requirements above and beyond the general practitioner. If we encounter an eye problem that might benefit from a specialist exam we will recommend Dr. Moody! Appointments are available to our current clients as well as outside patients.

Contact us or The Animal Eye Doctor for more information or scheduling!

01/06/2025

Fun with p**p! Do you know what these common equine parasite eggs are? Cyathostomins is another term for small strongyles.Small strongyles are the most frequent parasites seen in adult horses.

Parascaris equorum is the fancy name for equine ascarids, also known as roundworms. These parasites are more commonly found in horses under 2 years of age and can be very dangerous when found in high amounts. These are very large worms that can actually cause blockages in the intestines.

We recommend routine f***l egg counts to track the types of parasites and to identify who are the high and low shedders in your herd. F***l egg counts can also be used to help make sure deworming protocols are still working. If your horse ever comes back with a high egg count we'll recommend a dewormer and a follow-up f***l 2-3 weeks afterwards.

It is important to deworm occasionally even with negative f***ls as a f***l sample cannot capture every stage of the parasite, nor does it always show you all types of parasites present in your horse.

We are happy to help with all of your horse p**p and parasite questions!

12/24/2024

Merry Christmas Eve! Val & Dr. Moneta got to extract an annoying tooth for this little guy today. We think the tooth fairy brings extra if you lose a tooth at Christmas time right?! 🧚🏼‍♀️🎄 🦷

12/17/2024

Remember....as the rain falls down make sure you are checking under your horse's blanket. Waterproofing wears out and you want to make sure they aren't actually soaked under there!

Also, make sure to take those blankets off at least once a week to check your horse's overall body condition and look for any problems such as skin issues that might be lurking underneath.

12/09/2024

Recently Dr. Willsey and Val were able to attend the Awareness Technical Large Animal Rescue Course presented by Dr. Rebecca Husted at the Yamhill County Fairgrounds. Along with other horse professionals, owners, and first responders they learned about some of the most common scenarios where large animal rescue/assistance is required and some techniques to help in those situations. Information that we hope to never have to use, but is certainly good to learn. Thank you to the Oregon House Council for helping to bring Dr. Husted back to our area again!

12/07/2024

Ryker was feeling the holiday spirit for his vaccine appointment today! 🎄🎄🎄🎄

If you have holidays pictures of your horses, we'd love to see them! Comment, message, or email them to us and maybe they'll show up here too ⛄

11/26/2024

Happy Thanksgiving! We are incredibly thankful for all of our clients and patients that allow us to keep doing what we love!

As a reminder, the office will be closed on both Thursday & Friday this week. Please leave a message at the office (503) 632-6336 or email us [email protected] with any questions that can wait until Monday. For emergencies please call the pager: (503) 301-4211. Have a filling holiday!

11/04/2024

As we switch our clocks and our sunsets come earlier (no sunsets past 5pm until late January!) let it be a reminder to double check some things that can help us and you if you happen to need us during the dark hours.

Do you have decent lighting in/around your barn or pasture sheds?

How identifiable is your driveway in the dark?
Reflective address numbers on the street, VISIBLE FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS, are the most helpful.
(You would not believe how hard it sometimes is to find places, even if we've been to them before, when there isn't daylight. This makes it that much harder to get to your horse in an emergency).

Please think of these things before they're needed, it will be one less thing for us and you to stress about!

Also, hauling into the clinic for emergencies is always an option, we have a nice treatment room with excellent lighting 😜

11/01/2024

Happy Halloween!!

The PCEVS team got to show off their carving skills and ended up with some spooky, cute, and just overall delightful pumpkins.

Hope everyone has a fantastic (and not too scary) Halloween!