Smokey Mountain Mobile Vet

Smokey Mountain Mobile Vet Integrated veterinary medicine providing farm and house calls. TCVM Certified veterinary acupuncturi Call, message or email for appointment.

Smokey Mountain Mobile Vet provides veterinary to horse, cattle, goats, sheep, llamas and alpaca. Limited house call medicine is also provided for dogs and cats. Holistic medicine in the form of acupuncture, herb medicine and spinal manipulation also available.

A common misconception of people in the wintertime…. “My horse/cow/goat etc has water … there is a stream in the pasture...
01/23/2025

A common misconception of people in the wintertime…. “My horse/cow/goat etc has water … there is a stream in the pasture or they have a water trough. Well if it’s frozen or even very cold the animal will not drink as well leading to illness.

Enter in bucket deicer. Does the trick. For those that do not have power to the pasture, search other ways to keep water unfrozen. For example putting 1/2 filled bottles in the water. The bouncing slows down the ice formation.

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01/17/2025

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01/17/2025

I know this not what you wanted to read this morning but it is important to remain vigilant about reemergence of diseases. New World Screwworm needs to be kept at bay.
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01/15/2025

As I get lost in thought while drive down the road or while cleaning my stalls or as questions come in my appointments I find there are so many questions, misconceptions and cool ideas that need to be talked about. So I thought I would share some of my thoughts. You may agree or disagree but that’s fine. Do you have any cool hacks or burning questions that you want to get out there? Drop it in the comments. Doesn’t matter what it is. They may be questions or opinions about care or something else. There are only 2 rules… no criticism of others’ questions or comments and no misinformation.

Why is in person vet exam necessary? Here is a call I had over the weekend…Get a call about a 27 year old horse that did...
01/14/2025

Why is in person vet exam necessary? Here is a call I had over the weekend…
Get a call about a 27 year old horse that didn’t eat breakfast, was pacing and circling, had been drinking less water. First thought is colic, right? Especially with the cold weather we had. Horse would not drink the molasses tea so I went out to treat what I thought was a likely colic.
Get there to find a very different situation…
Horse is circling and “walking around” but not “kicking at belly”. Horse can’t control right rear so continually “walks”. There is more to the story and just to say as of this writing the horse is doing better with treatment. So the next time you try to ”figure it out on your own “ and want the vet to diagnose over the phone, just get them out.
Pic of my pups for attention because I’m not going to put a picture of this horse or any other out there for everyone to criticize.

Let’s talk water…Most people give plenty of hay or fix a mash when weather turns cold. But don’t forget about water. Spe...
01/14/2025

Let’s talk water…
Most people give plenty of hay or fix a mash when weather turns cold. But don’t forget about water. Specifically CLEAN UNFROZEN TEPID water. A dirty water trough (trough should be emptied and scrubbed once a week) that is super cold or frozen can cause numerous problems. Problems such as colic, constipation, dehydration, injury due to trying to get to the water and general stress which can increase likelihood of ulcers which can lead to decreased water intake and colic. It’s a vicious circle that can be prevented with just a little bit of prevention. Now not everyone can use bucket deicers (which I recommend) but there are several ideas on creating an insulated water trough on Pinterest. I have one that I used on my smaller buckets. Bottom line clean your water buckets and troughs and add salt (a little) to encourage water consumption if necessary.

Merry Christmas to all. 🎄
12/25/2024

Merry Christmas to all. 🎄

11/22/2024

My take on blanketing, now that Mother Nature has checked her calendar.

Part of my spinal manipulation training was learning about this. This specific training with information like this inclu...
11/20/2024

Part of my spinal manipulation training was learning about this. This specific training with information like this included is why practitioners trained in the equine body should be the inly ones working on your horse.

Mobile vet road block. 😊
11/12/2024

Mobile vet road block. 😊

With internet sketchy I depend on good old fashion pen and paper. They never crash. Schedule and medical records are wri...
10/02/2024

With internet sketchy I depend on good old fashion pen and paper. They never crash. Schedule and medical records are written down until my internet is up and going.

Happy daughter day to the BEST daughter a mom could have!! I am so proud of you Lexi Coker.
09/26/2024

Happy daughter day to the BEST daughter a mom could have!! I am so proud of you Lexi Coker.

09/26/2024

If you need somewhere to put your horse I have 2 stall/paddocks I can put together as well as an extra space. Also I have a trailer hooked up.

Recent social media posts about horse diseases have been wrong. I also fell for these posts. The website EDCC is a publi...
08/21/2024

Recent social media posts about horse diseases have been wrong. I also fell for these posts. The website EDCC is a public site to track disease. Following are 2 screenshots of diseases…equine infectious anemia [coggins] and rabies. For EIA (1st picture) there are just a few states - the dark red indicating reported cases. For rabies there are NONE - I repeat NONE! Do your due diligence before believing a post.

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07/14/2024

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My take on blanketing, now that Mother Nature has checked her calendar.

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Way to make my Friday! Milking out an abscess. Caution if you don’t like draining abscesses don’t watch the video. #mobilevetlife

Because you need a smile today…love knows no boundaries. Sunshine loves her new kitten, and I think the love is mutual.

What do you see? Head tossing as going into canter, pulling out on line with head out and jamming shoulders down, rear end disengaged? Yes spinal manipulation can help.

How do horses react to acupuncture and spinal manipulation (chiropractic care)? I often hear people say my horse doesn’t like needles or my horse doesn’t need chiropractic care. This mare was traveling high in head, pacing and was always aloof and hating attention with no “cuddles”. Now she is in “la-la land”.

Having a cute patient like this makes up for a week of too many euthanasia’s. Love leaving a vet call with them doing much better. UPDATED VIDEO, calf doing great!

Rocco enjoying his monthly acupuncture sessions to help maintain as normal as possible after his brain cancer diagnosis. Acupuncture and herbs help to reduce effects.

Baxter enjoying his acupuncture session

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Smokey Mountain Mobile Vet provides integrated veterinary mobile and house call medicine. Services include spinal manipulation, acupuncture, herbal therapy as well as blood work, vaccinations, lameness exams, dental care, ultrasound and field surgery.

Dr. Mary Coker open Smokey Mountain Mobile Vet for business in 2004. Haywood County has always been her home county, in fact she was born and raised here. She also travels as far as Fairview to Franklin. Her focus is on preventative and therapeutic care to help the animal feel their very best not just exist with subclinical pain.

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