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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Don’t Choke!
It seems to me that mammals other than horses – cats, humans, annoying dogs, mostly seem to have a really rough time when they are choking. But should you call Springhill to tell them your horse is choking, they will tell you to stay calm, and wait 30 minutes. How...
Tuesdays with Tony – Hay There!
Tuesdays with Tony Hay There! As promised, last week I managed to get Dr. Lacher cornered for a moment to discuss hay at her farm. I thought this would be easy since she gave me a one word answer, alfalfa, but it did get more complicated than I thought. To start...
What’s in Dr. Lacher’s feed room??
This was an exciting weekend at Springhill Equine. We had a crew at the Climb for Cancer at San Felasco and then did a fundraiser for our Relay for Life team with Gentle Carousel at Tractor Supply in Jonesville. Teeney and I stayed at the clinic and made sure...
Equine Dentistry – The Anesthetic Plan
Hello there! Hope you are having an enjoyable weekend - I know I am, still cast-free and finally without a limp! A couple weeks ago we offered a cat's eye view of equine dentistry. This week, I thought it would be important to discuss a little bit further...
West Nile Virus
In line with our continued discussion of basic vaccinations and horse health upkeep, I wanted to complete our discussion of what we consider “core” vaccines. Core vaccines are those that every equine (and equid for that matter!) should receive – they include...
Equine Dentistry. A cat’s eye view.
So this week Danielle, one of our technicians, brought her horses into the clinic for their annual dentals. She sat down and told me afterwards all about how Dr. Lacher let her practice using the power tools on her own horses' teeth and my was it fascinating! Danielle...
So what’s with that EWT vaccine?
SO I know everyone is dying to know, so I have to announce to the world that MY CAST IS FINALLY OFF!! I am feeling free and happy, and can go outside again!! I’m still limping a little bit, but since I really haven’t stopped my usual routine of jumping on my front...
Clostridium – Botulism and tetanus and gangrene, oh my!!
After last week’s discussion on Rabies, I decided it was important to discuss another readily-controlled, animal-killing pathogen – Clostridium. This genus, or group of bacteria has more species members than any other genus of bacteria. A book could be, and...
Rabies!!!
I would like to talk about a very serious subject in this week’s blog: Rabies. Dr. Lacher and Dr. King recently heard about a case of Rabies in a pony in North Carolina and asked me to share some information about Rabies and its management in horses. I was...
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