Temecula Creek Equine

04/24/2025

What a fantastic evening! We're grateful to everyone who attended our client appreciation and education dinner. Thank you to Dechra and Zoetis for partnering with us to make this event possible. We're excited to host more events like this in the future! 🐴🩺❤️

04/14/2025

Our client education night has gotten more exciting! Dr. Brent Turi will be giving a presentation on “Understanding how Bisphosphonates work” If you have a horse that struggles with Navicular Disease or have a horse with osteoarthritis that benefits from Osphos this is the perfect opportunity to learn more.

Dinner will be provided and this event is FREE!

Give our office a call at 951-395-0398 to RSVP by Friday, April 18th! Looking forward to seeing you all there.🐴🤍😊

04/04/2025

Please join us Wednesday April 23rd at 6:30pm for our client appreciation dinner & client education!❤️ (Arrive at 6:00pm presentation will start at 6:30pm)

Please RSVP with our office by Wednesday April 16th. So excited to see everyone there!🐴✨🩺

01/28/2025

It’s Dr. Moss’s 25th (x2) birthday today!🎉😁 We appreciate everything you do for all of our equine and farm animal friends!🐴🐮🐑

If you see Dr. Moss today make sure to wish him a very happy birthday! 🎉5️⃣0️⃣🎉

11/26/2024

We wish each and everyone of our clients a very happy Thanksgiving!🤎🦃🍂🍄‍🟫✨

We will be closed on 11/28 and 11/29. Normal business hours will resume Monday 12/2. We hope everyone has a happy and healthy holiday.✨

We will have an on-call veterinarian available through the weekend.🐴
951-395-0398

10/29/2024

EQUINE DENTAL CARE🦷🧚🏼‍♂️🐴✨

Did you know your horse’s teeth need a brief exam twice a year at vaccination times to check for sharp edges?

Younger / Middle aged: When your horse is about 4-5 years old to 20 years old it is recommended to float yearly until the horse is around 20+ years old.

Older age: Examine every year to year and a half after the horse is 20 years old. Once a horse is 20+ their teeth will likely start to wear down causing their teeth to feel like smooth marbles. When this occurs it’s usually time to start your senior horse on soaked hay pellets so they are able to get the nutrients and calories they need.

Signs of dental problems: Examine more frequently if your horse is dropping feed, has a foul odor from its mouth, or is showing other signs of dental problems.

“Why do I need to float my horses teeth?”

•A horse’s upper jaw is wider than its lower jaw, so teeth wear unevenly over time. This can lead to sharp edges, ridges, or hooks that can cause some pretty painful ulcerations on a horse’s tongue in cheek.

•If left untreated, sharp edges can make eating painful for a horse. In some cases sharp edges / ulcerations can cause your horse to start having issues taking the bit or throwing their head under saddle.

•If a horse doesn’t chew its food well, it won’t be digested properly, and the horse may not absorb nutrients efficiently. This can lead to malnutrition, weight loss, or other health problems. (most common in our senior citizens)
�Give our office a call to schedule your horses dental exam & vaccinations! 🩺🐴💉🦷 (951)-395-0398

10/27/2024

✨CLIENT EDUCATION✨

Hocks are one of the most commonly injected joints in our equine friends!

Some tell tale signs your horse should be seen is if your horse is lame intermittently, have a shortened hind end gait, or if your horse is “bunny hopping” at the canter/lope.

Dr. Moss can perform a lameness exam to determine if your equine sidekick would benefit from hock injections! 

Give our office a call to schedule an exam!
🐴✨💉🩺
951)-395-0398

08/13/2024

Dr Moss has had several requests for weekend appointments for lameness exams and joint injections. He will be opening up his schedule one Saturday a month for haul-ins only.
If you would like to get on the schedule for this Saturday August 17th give the office a call.

05/31/2024

🌟 Farewell and Best Wishes, Shannon! 🌟

After years of dedication and hard work, our office manager Shannon is moving. She has been an integral part of our team, bringing passion, expertise, and a positive outlook to our practice.

Shannon, your contributions have made a lasting impact, and your presence will be missed. We are grateful for your commitment and the incredible memories we’ve shared. We will miss you! 😢😢

03/31/2024

Happy Easter! We wish you and your families health and happiness!

03/15/2024

If you own horses long enough, sooner or later you are likely to face a medical emergency.
On March 20, join AAEP members Drs. Allie Catalino, Racquel Lindroth, and Nikki Scherrer for a one-hour webinar discussing how horse owners can prepare themselves for equine veterinary emergencies. Learn to identify problems requiring immediate attention and take appropriate action while awaiting veterinary care!
Attendance is FREE but registration is required; attendees are also encouraged to submit their questions in advance through the registration form. A recording of the webinar will be available if you miss the live event.
Register now at https://aaep-org.zoom.us/.../WN_7L6QaXs_RI6UymQgAWBuvg...
This informative session is brought to you by the AAEP Horse Owner Education Committee.

If you own horses long enough, sooner or later you are likely to face a medical emergency.

On March 20, join AAEP members Drs. Allie Catalino, Racquel Lindroth, and Nikki Scherrer for a one-hour webinar discussing how horse owners can prepare themselves for equine veterinary emergencies. Learn to identify problems requiring immediate attention and take appropriate action while awaiting veterinary care!

Attendance is FREE but registration is required; attendees are also encouraged to submit their questions in advance through the registration form. A recording of the webinar will be available if you miss the live event.

Register now at https://aaep-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7L6QaXs_RI6UymQgAWBuvg #/registration

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

02/16/2024

Happy Animals, Happy Clients, Happy Vets! ❤️

02/01/2024

🦷February is National Pet Dental Health Month!
What better time to learn about Equine dental disease!

🔆🛑Equine Odontoclastic Tooth Resorption and Hypercementosis (EOTRH)🛑🔆

🐴EOTRH is an extremely painful disease that often affects older horses, or horses with Cushing’s Disease. This Syndrome results in resorptive lesions in the incisors and at times, the canine teeth.

These lesions lead to chronic infection within the sensitive pulp of the teeth. This chronic pain can cause weight loss, immune suppression, behavior changes and overall decreased quality of life.

💥Risk factors:
- 15+ years old
- PPID (Cushing’s)
- EMS (Metabolic Syndrome)
- History of unsedated dentistry performed

❗Symptoms of EOTRH include, but are not limited to:
- Difficulty eating or dropping food
- Pain or discomfort when chewing or being ridden
- Unusual head tilt or head shaking
- Loose or missing incisors (front teeth)
- Swelling or Inflammation in the gums around the affected teeth
- Bad breath or foul odor coming from the mouth

🩺 Diagnosis
To diagnose EOTRH, a veterinarian will perform a thorough oral examination, including a visual inspection of the horse’s teeth, gums, and mouth. Radiographs may also be taken to evaluate the extent of the disease and determine which teeth are affected.

💉Treatment
Catching this disease early can be managed conservatively, but overall the only curative treatment is to have the affected teeth extracted by a veterinarian under standing sedation with local anesthesia. It is important to note that once a tooth is affected by EOTRH, it cannot be saved, and extraction is the only option.

❤️Horses that have had EOTRH surgery to have incisors extracted can have an extremely good quality of life following the procedure. As long as their molars (chewing teeth) are still good, they can often continue to eat hay and even graze as normal. 🌱🌾

If you think your horse may be suffering from EOTRH or to schedule an appointment for a Complete Oral Exam, give our office a call!

📞 (951) 395-0398
www.temeculacreekvet.com

01/31/2024

At Temecula Creek Veterinary we take pride in performing not only complete and thorough oral exams, but quality dental work.🦷
Dental work is not only about floating teeth, but balancing the mouth so that your horse can get the most nutrition out of their food without pain. The grinding and sheering of hay is needed in order for your horse to get nutrients from their hay. 🌱🌾Painful teeth can prevent those actions and lead to weight loss.

Our doctors love to show you your horses teeth/mouth while on the speculum and answer any questions you may have about the oral exam and float. ✨

Young and geriatric horses benefit from dental exams twice yearly. Middle aged horses should receive a complete oral exam yearly.

Give us a call to schedule your horses complete dental exam and float.

📞 (951) 395-0398.
www.temeculacreekvet.com

Learn more about myths and misconceptions surrounding equine dentistry at http://thefencepost.com/news/myths-and-misconceptions-about-comprehensive-equine-dentistry/

01/22/2024

💥Now offering SHOCK WAVE THERAPY! 💥

💥Shock wave is a high-energy sound wave therapy that helps the body in relieving pain, speeding healing and improving the quality of healing

💥Shock wave treatments can help your horse return to work more quickly and is often covered by most equine medical insurances (up to 3 treatments)

Proven effective in treating conditions such as:
🔸”Bleeders” and Equine Asthma
🔸 Tendon and Ligament injuries
🔸 Wounds
🔸 Back pain and Kissing spine
🔸 Bone Fractures
🔸Foot Injuries (Navicular syndrome/Desmitis/Ringbone/Chronic heel pain)
🔸 Osteoarthritis/Joint Inflammation and Pain

Call today to schedule! (951)395-0398

We provide ambulatory veterinary care to horses and other large animals.

01/01/2024

Wishing you all the best in 2024! 🥂

12/25/2023

Merry Christmas from all of us at TCV! May all that brings you joy and happiness be yours this holiday season. 🎄🎅🏼