Berkshire Ambulatory Veterinary Services

14/05/2025

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😰 There’s an “S” word amongst horse owners that makes one jump from fear and that is the much dreaded strangles. This highly infectious upper respiratory disease is caused by Streptococcus equi subsp equi.

Symptoms:
🌡️ Fever
🧫 Abscesses in the mandibular lymph nodes
👃 Nasal discharge
🐴 Inflammation of the throat
🍽️ Difficulty swallowing
🫁 Coughing and/or wheezing
🩸 Purpura hemorrhagica (Red spots on the mucous membranes)
🐴 Swelling of the limbs and head

🧪 Diagnosis is made through testing of nasal swabs, nasal wash, guttural pouch wash or swabs of draining abscesses.

💊 Treatment is primarily supportive care that may or may not include the use of antibiotics.

💉 Prevention includes administering an intranasal vaccine; however, it is not effective against all infections.

☣️ Biosecurity practices are paramount to prevent the spread of this disease to other horses and reduce the risk of reinfection.

🧼 Do you want to learn more about strangles? Join us for our client education event to hear from Dr. Abby Sage on “How to Clean Up a Strangles Mess.”

🌼 Spring Client Education event on May 14th at 6PM at the Red Hook VFW for complimentary refreshments and an evening of learning about equine asthma and strangles biosecurity.

🔗 Click on the link below to learn more and register for this event:
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02/05/2025

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26/02/2025

Is your horse on Prascend?
If so, you may have been like this owner and put their horses pills pre-broken in half in a convenient container in the barn. Or maybe you prepare feed bags with all medications already in them.
You may inadvertently be making your medicine less effective. Pergolide aka the drug name for Prascend is very finicky and needs to be protected from light and air. The blister pack is filled with nitrogen and blocks UV rays. They can start to lose their effectiveness after only 24 hours of being out of the blister pack.

11/11/2024

ATTENTION DAIRY CLIENTS. Please see photo and call if you have any questions. Thank you!

23/08/2024

17/04/2024

Another good reason to have an established relationship with your veterinarian is that when your goats decide to go out for a beer your vet can positively identify them, notify you where they were found and where you can bail them out, and even help find your goats a new home if their late night drinking habits are no longer a good fit for your household. 😂 🐐 🍻

Much to the surprise of the closing crew at the popular pub on Pittsfield Road, four young goats from a property across the highway managed to cross over safely. "Since

16/04/2024

“Utilizing veterinarians in more of a prevention medicine and consultative role, rather than a reactionary, emergency-only type role, has many advantages. Doing so will help save you money and energy in the long run, helping to prevent crisis from the beginning“

Consider implementing Dr. Fahrmeier’s 10 best practices below to help alleviate burnout risk and unintended stress placed on your veterinarian and their team.

01/04/2024

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15/12/2023

Cleared for takeoff!
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The American Veterinary Medical Association gives all 9 reindeer a clean bill of health

04/12/2023

31/10/2023

Best costume ever! (sorry, original source unknown). Happy Stalloween!