Feist Veterinary Services

28/01/2025

Do you have a horse that is currently receiving Pergolide (Prascend) for management of PPID? The University of Minnesota is performing a research study on the genetics of horses receiving the medication. Participation in this study can help researches understand why some horses require a larger dose and the genetic risk. Please consider contributing your time and horses hair to the project to help future generations of horses!

15/01/2025

It's starting to feel more like winter here in Washington! This weeks evening temperatures are dropping below freezing. This is your friendly reminder to dust off your stock tank heaters. All of our livestock will drink better with warmer water. Adequate water intake is especially important with horses to prevent colic and castrated small ruminants (sheep and goats) to prevent urinary stones.

14/01/2025

Dental floats are an important part of your horses preventative health care. We recommend minimum once a year sedated dental exam performed. Enamel points, cavities, ulcerations in the mouth, fractured teeth, feed packing, and TMJ joint pain are just some of the findings on oral exams. Young horses, geriatric horses, and horses with malalignment of their teeth can need an exam more often.

10/12/2024

Are you cross training? 🏋️💪🏇
In a recent study walking over ground poles resulted in a SIGNIFICANT increase in core muscle activation. Ground poles promote core strength, neuromotor control, and flexibility.
If you’re not already using these, start with the poles on the ground at a walk. As your horse gains strength you can increase speed through the gaits and add height. To increase neuromotor control vary the position and angles of the ground poles requiring your horse to have more precise control of their limbs and body.
You can do these exercises both in hand and under saddle.

09/12/2024

A 2024 study showed that the speed of graying and Melanoma risk are influenced by the number of copies of gray genes a horse carries. A horse with no gray genes is the normal coat color, A horse with 2 copies of the gray gene (G2) is slow to gray. A horse with 3 gray genes (G3) is fast graying horse with increased risk of melanoma development.
UC Davis Veterinary Genetics Lab has a test available if you are interested in your horses number of gray genes for both melanoma risk and heritability.

08/12/2024

It’s that time of year again! Dr. Feist is at American Association of Equine Practitioners annual conference excited to learn the latest research and connect with fellow practitioners. Keep an eye out for some daily education posts from Dr Feist. 🤩📚📓📝

28/11/2024

Our staff would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! We are so thankful for all of you and your four legged family. Our office will be closed 11/28 and 11/29. Dr Feist is available for emergencies for current clients.

11/11/2024

THANK YOU to all who have served ! Happy Veterans Day ❤️🤍💙

08/11/2024

Fall is here 🍂🍁. It’s a good season to check a f***l egg count and perform dental exams on your horses. Parasites and dental abnormalities are 2 of the 3 most common reasons for trouble maintaining weight. What is the #1?

18/10/2024

Friday Funny!

17/10/2024

Interested in breeding your mare next year? AAEP is hosting a FREE webinar ideal for new breeders or those interested in learning more about the basics of breeding your mare. Register with the link below.

This webinar is directed toward horse owners/managers either new to breeding horses or those with limited experience. It will cover the basics of reproductive biology of the horse, logistics of breeding season and what to expect when breeding your mare. Our presenter for this session is Dr. Dale Kel...

16/10/2024

Happy Veterinary Technician Week to our fabulous Katie! Thank you Katie for your dedication to patient care and your positive attitude!

26/09/2024

Check out Rabbit Hill Wool Mill for your wool and fiber processing needs! They are a great new resource in our area. Like and follow them on Facebook to learn more.

Glamor shots! This is the gotland/blue faced Leicester just out of the pin drafter and ready to go back to the customer. It was fun watching how the colors shifted during every pass through the pin drafter.

13/09/2024

Having a great time learning some new skills today from the experts at Colorado State. Who can guess what skill and new service will be offered for the 2025 season?

10/09/2024

🐴Lets talk Bot Flies! 🐝

Bot flies require the horses to ingest them when self grooming. The eggs are stimulated to hatch and develop into larva in the oral cavity. They are swallowed and attach to the stomach lining. This can lead to mild gastritis and ulceration at attachment sites before they pass on in the manure to complete development.

Prevention is the key to managment. Removal of the eggs with a grooming stone or bot fly knife decreases the ingested numbers. Deworming after the first frost (second week of November) with Ivermectin or Moxidectin, will kill the larva and break the life cycle.

05/09/2024

Did you know our grasses growing season starts in the fall?