Cedarbrook Veterinary Care

06/14/2024

The Solstice Music and Art Festival is right around the corner! Can't wait! Looks like rain so dress in warm clothes and bring an extra coat- we will move the event into the arena if it's raining so have no fear, the Solstipocolypse they are predicting won't get us! Bring camp chairs if you have them 🙏. The music is going to be amazing- come early so you don't miss anything! And I'm so excited to see the art show! Great time to do some shopping for cool one of a kind gifts🤩. We will be fundraising for Equine Aid Horse and Donkey Rescue and will also encourage donations to support our awesome musicians. 🎉🎉

05/30/2024

Solstice Music and Art Festival reminder! It's just around the corner!!

03/12/2024

I am on the search for a part time nanny/vet assistant! I’m looking for a multitalented person with a flexible availability. Please spread the word and if you or someone you know might be interested please contact me at 360-794-9255 or [email protected] for more information. Thanks!

02/24/2024

CVC February 2024 Updates!

12/18/2023

Season's Greetings!

We wanted to let you know in advance that we will be taking days off from Christmas through the New Year. Our office will be closed from December 22, 2023 through January 1, 2024. During this period, you will still be able to schedule online appointments and leave voicemails. The online appointments won't show accepted until we can confirm them on our return, but their spot will be held.

Dr. Hannah will also be taking this time off to be with her family. She will be off on Christmas day, but will have her scheduled appointments on Tuesday, December 26th. She will respond as able to the emergent voicemails for the remainder of the week. However, if you have not received a response within 30 minutes, or your emergent situation requires immediate response, please call Pilchuck or another back up veterinarian.

We want to make sure you have all your medication needs filled before we take our holiday. Please review if you will need anything from us this week.

We'll be back up to speed and returning all voicemails on January 2nd.

Wishing you a joyful holiday season and a happy New Year!

The Cedarbrook Team

06/23/2023

Bring your appetites - we have Cycle Dogs confirmed to have a food stand at Cedarbrook for the event!! They have catered for us at a past event and the food is fantastic! 🎉🎉

06/20/2023

**A call for raffle/silent auction items **

With the Summer Solstice Music and Art Fest 2023 fast approaching I am putting together a small raffle/silent auction fundraiser to have in the Cedarbrook booth at the event for our Cedarbrook Veterinary Care Benevolence Fund. In the days of NWESC we had a whole team to help fundraise for our horse rescue efforts, now without NWESC I haven’t done a good job of keeping up with this and our benevolence fund is dwindling. This fund allows me to discount and donate veterinary care to local horse rescue organizations and other case by case horses in need. Please let me know if you have items to donate, horse related or not! Thanks 🙏

04/16/2023

Save the date for Cedarbrook Farms' annual summer solstice music and art festival! Confirmed musical guests (more TBA): *Nobody's Peach! *Daisy Wrench! *Eric Mueller! *Hannah Duffy! Bring your family and friends! Starting at noon, music from 1-7pm. There'll be yard games and flower crowns and photos with a flower pony, food and more! Got an instrument? Jam with us into the night! More details forthcoming--we've got a potential market of local makers & artists in the works as well as some other fun stuff. Come celebrate the long summer days with us!

It's all about the horse!

04/05/2023

Hi All, Just wanted to update you on our phones. We’d been having some issues with service saying our phones were disconnected when clients called in and we were on the other line. I contacted Ziply yesterday and the issue should be resolved. Thank you for your patience!

09/11/2022

Here we are again- this article still applies- please let me know if anyone needs help evacuating from the fire- stay safe!

An Oregon-based sports medicine practice offers advice for horse owners dealing with hazardous and unhealthy air quality.

07/02/2022

In addition to what the AAEP suggests, haul in appointments are also greatly appreciated! Hauling in allows me to see several more horses in a day than I could see by doing farm calls and let’s me prioritize farm calls for senior horses who truly can’t haul. Thank you for your understanding!

Have you been waiting longer than usual for an open appointment with your veterinarian or been unable to access after-hours services for your horse? The shortage of equine veterinarians in the U.S. is likely the cause. Many veterinary practices have too few horse doctors to service all their clients.

Why? Only about 6% of new veterinary graduates annually enter equine practice. After five years, 50% of these young veterinarians leave for small animal practice or quit veterinary medicine altogether. The primary reasons are the personal demands of the profession and equine practice’s lower starting salaries. Many new veterinarians begin their career with more than $200,000 in student loan debt, making an equine position with lower compensation often unthinkable. When financial concerns are combined with the always present demands of emergency coverage, many equine veterinarians choose to leave for a healthier way of life.

The good news is that the AAEP along with private veterinary practices and veterinary schools are addressing the pain points which have led to the current crisis. But the solution is complex and will require the support and collaboration of every person in the equine industry — including horse owners. As we work to improve the profession for current and future veterinarians, you have a huge role to play in the much-needed transformation of equine practice. Horse doctors look forward to working together with you for the good of the horse and the sustainability of veterinary care!

05/09/2022

We are hiring! We currently have an opening for a Farm Caretaker position- horse experience required- includes horse care, landscaping and maintenance. Call or email for details: 360-794-9255 [Email hidden]

05/04/2022

Happy May 4th

04/14/2022

Happy Easter from the Cedarbrook team!

The girls are excited to see what is in their baskets🐇

03/30/2022

Keep up with interesting news and insights in the world of Washington agriculture.

03/03/2022

This is a great video series for horse owners to see and work with their horses on!

https://www.google.com/search?q=dont+break+your+vet+BEVA&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari =ive&vld=cid:7c898ffd,vid:MRAIdnQmzak,st:0

03/02/2022

Welcome back Dr. Hannah 🎉

02/14/2022

Happy Valentine's day 💕
The girls worked really hard on their Valentine's greetings.

Jasmine: "Quit horsing around and be her Valentine"

Ridge "You make my heart gallop"

💘 The Cedarbrook team 💝

02/08/2022

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Updates from Dr. Hannah and Cedarbrook Veterinary Care It’s a boy! It has been quite a while since we have had a newsletter- the Covid whirlwind has a way of doing that… So much has happened that I a

12/23/2021

Merry Christmas from the Cedarbrook team 🎄
Seems like not all the horses are playing nicely with Mr. Snowman ☃️

12/12/2021

It's beginning to look like Christmas

11/24/2021

Happy Thanksgiving from the Cedarbrook team.

11/12/2021

Check out this helpful chart that a client of mine made to help her boarding barn manage her horse with Equine Recurrent Uveitis - it is a great lesson both about uveitis and also about the importance of educating your horse’s caretaking staff 💕

08/20/2021

Boarding at Cedarbrook Farms ~ $950/month

Boarding at Cedarbrook Farms is unique! We are not just your typical boarding barn; we specialize in senior horse care, retirement board, high needs horses, rehabilitation cases, and boarders seeking holistic horse keeping. Our boarders come here because they are seeking consistent, well managed, loving and professional level care for their horses. They appreciate that Dr. Hannah is continually observing their horses through her expert peripheral vision and assessing their health and wellbeing. This oversight allows early identification of any potential problems leaving our boarders with complete peace of mind whether they are able to be here or not.

Our facility is set up with a holistic approach in mind for your horse’s best interest in order to meet their emotional and physical needs 24x7. We utilize herd turnout (when appropriate) and horses are housed year-round in matted loafing sheds with large, attached mud free paddocks in order to avoid having horses stalled or confined. We do have hospital stalls available in the barn through Cedarbrook Veterinary Care’s rehabilitation program for horses needing short term stall rest. We also offer seasonal pasture or track paddock turnout to keep your horse turned out as much as possible and still avoid mud and maintain healthy pastures. The track systems allow horses to move freely around the perimeter of their pastures and simulates pasture turnout while the pasture is being rested. The track paddock system is also ideal for horses that have dietary restrictions which prohibit or limit pasture access (insulin resistance, laminitis, Cushing’s disease, obesity, EPSM, etc) as they allow turnout without the access to pasture grass. We also utilize slow feeder haynets and nibblenets to simulate 24hr access to feed and natural grazing while limiting the rate of consumption depending on your horses’ needs.

We have both indoor and outdoor shared riding spaces for you and your horse including a 70x130’ covered riding arena, pastures, and a 40-acre trail system. We welcome outside trainers to come for lessons and clinics and outside horses are allowed to haul in for a fee.

Boarders and their families enjoy the park like setting of the farm and the wooded trails. We strive to provide a safe and positive environment to meet your horse’s individual needs including custom nutritional plans with veterinary oversight, good communication, and participation in our Equine Facilitated Mental Health and Learning Program.

If you are personally interested in participating in activities and events on the farm, we will find opportunities that you will enjoy onsite at Cedarbrook Farms. And, of course, we have an awesome barn cat named Potter!

Please call (360) 794-9255 or email [email protected] to inquire about joining our Cedarbrook Farms family!