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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Which vaccines do I need?
West Nile has been very quiet for the last 5-6 years. This is largely due to widespread vaccination and a reduction in natural spread in the wild bird population. Over the past several months however, there has been an increase in virus-infected sentinel...
Making your grass greener
It's grass growing season so I thought I would post on pasture care today. As a cat I'm not a big grazer but I like to much on the occasional blade of grass. Is the grass always greener on the other side of your fence? Wonder how your neighbors have such beautiful...
Hurricane Preparedness
Hurricane Preparedness As a cat, I naturally do not enjoy rainy days. Teeney and I get stuck in the office (we don’t like to get our paws wet). While I’m happy Hurricane Irene is no longer headed our way, I thought this would be a good opportunity to discuss getting...
Trailer Ride!
This week I have turned my blogging duties over to Gigi. She is one of Dr. Lacher’s horses and is on a road trip to Culpeper, VA this week. She wanted to talk about trailering from the horse’s point of view since she doesn’t think cats know much about it. As...
Club Feet
This week I offered my cat services during an inferior check ligament desmotomy so I told the Doctors I would write my blog on club feet, especially in foals. Club feet are probably the most common lower limb deformity we see. Identifying a club foot early and...
Important Breeding Information
Thinking about breeding your mare this year? There are a whole lot of choices out there: live cover, cooled, shipped semen, frozen semen, embryo transfer. Each choice has its good and bad points so examining your needs closely and a discussion or two with our...
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