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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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....
Joint Injections
Tuesdays with Tony Show season is in full swing and my docs have been super busy getting your horses ready to perform their very best. Now that you and your horse have been competing for a few weeks, it might be time to have them looked at again. When your horse is...
Narcolepsy in Horses
Tuesdays with Tony Let’s talk sleep and narcolepsy in horses. I’ve been accused of this, but to be 100% clear, I don’t suffer from narcolepsy. As a top line predator, I require up to 18 hours of sleep daily to keep my highly tuned body ready for the chase. Horses...
Stomach Ulcers or Something Else?
Tuesdays with Tony More and more often I get the question, could my horse’s performance issue, behavior problem, weight loss, or other problem be caused by ulcers? Boy, this is a loaded question for a clinic cat to answer! But I will do my best to guide you to the...
Equine Airway Issues
Tuesdays with Tony I’m not even going to pretend I didn’t straight up steal this week’s blog from Dr. Lacher. I was listening in on a recent podcast she did on airway issues. I found it pretty fascinating, so I’m going to summarize it here for you. If you like...
Preparing for Horse Ownership
Tuesdays with Tony So, you think you want to own a horse. You’ve read all my blogs, listened to Dr. Lacher’s podcast, Straight from the Horse Doctor’s Mouth, and you’ve been attending all of my monthly seminars. You feel like you have all the information you need to...
Rabies in Horses
Tuesdays with Tony Look at this lovely picture of a bunch of happy youngsters living in a beautiful field. It looks like horse heaven. Look closer. These kids are all carefully (well, not so carefully) investigating a skunk. “They better be careful,” you say. “They’re...
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