Tuesdays with Tony
A weekly blog for horse owners written by Tony, the official Springhill Equine Veterinary Clinic cat.
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Anhidrosis
Tuesdays with Tony Anhidrosis I like few things better than lounging on top of one of the vet trucks, supervising the work that goes on at my clinic. As a Florida cat in the summer, it’s very apparent to me that you humans and your horses sure do come into the clinic...
Weathering the Weather
Tuesdays with Tony What is with the weather? We usually talk about weather in the winter when it’s getting cold and horses stop drinking water, but let’s talk about all kinds of weather and what kind of trouble we can expect your horse to get into, how to prevent it,...
The saddle fit rabbit hole
Tuesdays with Tony During a rainy spell this past weekend I went down a rabbit hole, metaphorically of course. Usually I go for actual rabbit holes. I am a top line predator after all. However, my real life rabbit adventures are generally frowned upon by my staff....
Microchips
Tuesdays with Tony This Florida cat knows better than to try to reason with hurricane season, and so should you. This week, there is talk of watching the tropics, so I decided to bring up an important component protecting your horse in times of natural disasters or...
Equine Cellulitis
Tuesdays with Tony As you all know, I like to keep up on all the interesting things my docs have been seeing out in the field and report back to you about them since, as a horse person you either have already experienced it or will likely experience it in the future....
Keeping Drugs Safe
Tuesdays with Tony If you’ve ever visited Springhill Equine, you know I can usually be found in one of two places: the front porch, or the front counter. From this vantage point I watch Joe The Courier, and Tony The UPS Guy drop off packages just about every day. I’m...
The Equine Eye – and it’s Many Problems!
Tuesdays with Tony The Equine Eye – and its Many Problems! Alright humans, today we’re going to talk about horse eye problems. I’m going to use my loudest meow for this one, the same one I use when you are late with my dinner and I’m staaaaarving. Imagine me reading...
Horses will be Horses
Tuesdays with Tony Horses. They sure have had a week of being horses around here. You would think I could say that every week. Luckily, they aren’t all that way. We’ve had two horses decide fences were fun to put their legs through, one who wildly over-estimated his...
Hay is for Horses
Tuesdays with TonyI’ve gotten a bunch of questions recently about what is appropriate to feed your horse, and more specifically, what is the best kind of hay to feed. You all must be very smart coming to the cat for advice on food, best move yet. With so many...
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