Mendocino Equine and Livestock

21/07/2024

10/07/2024

We regretfully announce that Dr. Jamie Conner will be leaving our practice at the end of this month. Due to her recent expansion of family responsibilities, she has decided to prioritize time with her loved ones. We extend our heartfelt best wishes to her on her new journey!

In light of this change, we regret to inform you that we will no longer be able to accept any new clients or provide services in Lake County. We appreciate your understanding and patience as we adjust to this transition. Dr. Conner has been an invaluable part of our team, and she will be greatly missed.

18/03/2024

Happy St. Patrick’s Day From the Mendo Equine and Livestock Crew!

01/03/2024

Congratulations to Dr. Jamie Conner and her husband Westin on the arrival of their baby girl June! As Dr. Conner takes her well-deserved maternity leave, please direct all animal questions or concerns to our main clinic line until further notice. We are thrilled for Dr. Conner as she embarks on this new journey with her growing family.

09/02/2024

February is National Pet Dental Health Month. While horses don’t exactly qualify as pets, this is still a good opportunity to remind everyone about the importance of having a veterinarian check your horse’s teeth at least once a year.

Following is some important food for thought (pun intended) courtesy of AAEP member Dr. Christine Staten:

“Did you know that horses don’t really need their incisors to eat? Yep, even pasture. But if their incisors are a mess, it affects their ability to appropriately grind their food with their molars and pre-molars.

Dental work in horses is not just about floating teeth to get off points. It’s about balancing the mouth so that they can get the most nutrition out of their food without pain.

Shearing hay in the mouth is necessary to get the nutrition out. The guy in the picture was skinny because he could not move his jaw laterally enough to shear his food, but his health and body condition score improved significantly once the incisors were balanced.”

When was the last time you had your horse’s teeth checked?

29/01/2024

February is national pet dental health month! In honor of this, we offer a reduced rate on dentals and oral exams through the month of February. Call to schedule your appointment today! 🦷 🐎

20/01/2024

Please consider this option if you plan to welcome a foal this spring!

Mare and Foal Services are available at the UC Davis Large Animal Clinic! Contact us today to schedule a late gestation ultrasound exam and foal watch for your mare.

21/09/2023

Weird case Wednesday! Lumpy presented with a large mass on the right shoulder. Our team worked together and got it removed! It is healing amazingly well. Histopathology came back as a spindle cell tumor. Lumpy isn’t so lumpy anymore and is doing fantastic!

01/07/2023

Everyone stay safe out there with the excessive heat warning! Make sure horses have plenty of fresh cool water. Have a great holiday weekend!

10/06/2023

It’s foal Friday AGAIN! Dr. Conner and vet assistant Carissa went out to perform a healthy mare and foal check. Everything checked out great with excellent IgG levels. Mom and baby Rumpus are doing fantastic!

03/06/2023

It’s Foal Friday!! Check out this cutie we performed a healthy mare and foal check on! Welcome to the world little guy!

28/04/2023

Did you know? Zero F***l Egg Count (FEC) does NOT mean you don’t need to deworm your horse!

F***l Egg Counts can give a good indication of parasite egg shedding status, but a FEC cannot determine if a horse is free from parasites as there are several parasite eggs that do not consistently appear with routine FECs. Additionally, the most dangerous stage of a parasite lifecycle is the immature, larval stage which does not lay eggs, and therefore cannot be identified in a FEC.

Talk to your vet about the best course of action when it comes to developing a deworming treatment for your equine friend. All adult horses need to have 1-2 dewormer treatments per year and FEC can help identify horses that might need additional treatments.

Brought to you by the AAEP Horse Owner Education Committee.
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26/04/2023

Interesting case of the week! Dr. Willson removed a sialiolith, or calcification in a salivary gland. These stones are very rare! Baxter the horse has recovered well from surgery and is doing great.

12/03/2023

Dr. Conner out doing a mare and foal exam post foaling! Checking the foal’s IgG level and making sure all parts of the placenta were passed. Mom and c**t are doing great!

04/02/2023

Today was a wild day, but a good day! Rescued an 8 month old donkey who was quite thin and weak. Did some life saving fluid therapy in the Costco parking lot and then headed over highway 20 with Ladybug the donkey, in the back seat of the vet truck with the BEST tech! She made it safe to Fort Bragg and is tucked in for the weekend. So thankful to have this team who is so compassionate!

26/01/2023

Fun filled day of llama castrations! All patients did great and we all enjoyed the sunshine!

15/01/2023

🦷 February is national pet dental health month! We are offering dentals and oral exams at a reduced rate for clients during the month of February!! Call us for any of your Equine and Livestock needs! 🦷

01/01/2023

Happy New Year from all of us at Mendocino Equine and Livestock!

19/10/2022

Come join Dr. Conner at White Dog Ranch in potter for a fun and informative evening!

Tomorrow night at White Dog Ranch in Potter Valley. Join Rainbow, Lauren Traynor, Dr. Jamie Connor for a night full of great information and fun!

13/10/2022

The Mendocino Equine and Livestock team! Pictured from left; Dr. Kendall Willson, Dr. Jamie Conner, Emily Zimmer (vet tech), Allie Fling (vet tech).

06/10/2022

Dr. Conner did an outstanding c-section to help deliver this calf last Friday! Mom and baby Charlotte (the calf) are doing well and mom should make a full recovery!

17/09/2022

Mendocino Equine and Livestock was out helping image the newly washed up humpback whale 🐋. Radiographs were beautiful, thankful for the opportunity to help!

19/08/2022

Mendocino Equine and Livestock would like to welcome our new veterinarian to the team! We are so glad to have Dr. Conner on board!

Jamie is a Mendocino County local who grew up in Redwood Valley, where she participated in local high school rodeo and 4-H.

Jamie attended Chico State were she received a Bachelors Degree in Animal Science. While attending school she worked at the school’s farm in various capacities at the sheep, beef, and dairy units. She also participated in competitive academic teams and animal research.

Prior to veterinary school Jamie completed a calving internship at CSU’s Beef Improvement Center in Saratoga, WY.

Jamie is a recent graduate of Midwestern University in Glendale, AZ. She studied mixed animal medicine with an interest in ruminant and equine medicine. She is glad to be living back in the county with her husband where she has the opportunity to serve her local community.

29/07/2022

Our new vet Dr. Jamie Conner and Emily Zimmer stepping in to help at B Bryan Preserve!

And now it’s time for Greater Kudu calving! First one is a male and we are naming him Jamie. His mom had a prolapse and Dr. Jamie and RVT Emily from Mendocino Equine made an emergency visit to get mom fixed up.

01/07/2022

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!

27/04/2022

As the weather warms up, ticks are becoming more active — which clearly means more chances for your horses (or yourself and your family pets) to encounter this parasite. Despite their diminutive size and appearance, ticks are highly equipped to carry and transmit many serious diseases including Equine Piroplasmosis, Lyme Disease, Equine Granulocytic Anaplasmosis (Ehrlichiosis) and Tick Paralysis, so tick control remains an important management practice for horse owners.

Because ticks infected with serious diseases do not usually transmit those pathogens immediately and often must feed for a period of time before disease transmission, removing them from your horse as soon as possible is important. Check your horses for ticks thoroughly after a ride, and at least daily if they’re out on pasture in order to prevent disease transmission.
From a pasture management perspective, you can decrease the number of ticks your horse may pick up by removing brush and mowing tall grass where ticks like to live, and discouraging wildlife such as deer that tend to reintroduce ticks to grazing areas.

For more information, read the AAEP’s External Parasite and Vector Control Guidelines at https://aaep.org/horsehealth/tick-control-horses. Additional facts about Lyme disease in horses is available on the
 Equine Disease Communication Center's website athttps://www.equinediseasecc.org/Content/ContentDocs/DiseaseFactsheet_Lyme%20Disease%20Cobranded_final%207-1-2020.pdf

And as always, if you have questions on tick control or the diseases they can transmit to your horses, talk to your local horse doctor!

23/04/2022

Had an extra special assistant today!

16/04/2022

Very accurate for most of us! 😂

25/03/2022

Had a successful c-section on a ketotic mama goat today. 4 healthy babies and mama are doing well.