Whinny’s Wisdoms
A weekly blog for horse, goat, dog, and cat owners written by Whinny, the official Springhill Equine Veterinary Clinic mouse.
Whinny’s predecessor, Tony the Clinic Cat (and his blog, Tuesdays with Tony) retired in early 2023 after many years of blog writing.
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Wound Management
Tuesdays with TonyIf you have been following the Springhill Equine Facebook page, and I know you have, you have probably seen the post about a couple of horses who took the opportunity this weekend to injure themselves. For some reason I think horses are feeling a...
What Your Horse Does All Day
Tuesdays with TonyWhat Your Horse Does All Day I’ve heard from the cat version of the dark web that some of you are suddenly home way, way too much during the day. I hear some virus is responsible. Let me tell you, the cats aren’t happy about it, and we’d like things...
Equine TeleMedicine
Tuesdays with Tony Equine TeleMedicine Whoa! What a strange few weeks it’s been around here. At first I kept hearing everyone talk about Corona this and Corona that, and I thought to myself, that’s odd, my minions aren't big drinkers, some don't even drink at all, so...
Where Science and Money meet
Tuesdays with TonyYou may have noticed (or not, if you’re oblivious to the racehorse world like me) that some major bad players were recently indicted by the FBI. That’s right, the Federales were involved. I am above these things you humans call laws, except when it...
Stallion Breeding 101
Tuesdays with Tony Usually, this time of year I like to talk to you all about mares and foals and breeding your mare. Recently, however, we have had a few stallions come through the clinic and so I figured there is no time better than the present to talk about...
Sarcoids, and why we hate them
Tuesdays with Tony Very few things around here are uttered with the same hateful tone as the word sarcoid. My Docs do NOT like this tumor. They feel the same way about sarcoids, as I do about cold, rainy days. I’m lucky. The sun will come out tomorrow. The sarcoid may...
Horses and CoronaVirus
Tuesdays with Tony Some of my more woke readers may have read about a horse with coronavirus this week in Arizona, as reported by Equine Disease Communications Center (EDCC). If you don’t know what EDCC is, I highly recommend checking out equinediseasecc.org for a...
Equine Acupuncture
Tuesdays with Tony By now, I’m sure you all know that Dr. Abbott has recently been down in Ocala at the Chi Institute learning all about Equine Acupuncture so that we can better serve you and your horses, and so she can make this old cat feel like a spring chicken...
A Worm’s Life
Tuesdays with Tony It’s the first half of the year, and around here that means it’s everyone’s favorite time of year: Fecal Egg Count Season! I know, my humans are weird. They celebrate strange things, and they are very, very passionate about their fecal egg counts....
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