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Black Pond Veterinary
Service provides a wide
variety of services to animals of all types within our
practice area. Below is listed some of the services we
offer which are listed by species. If you have questions
about a specific service or one you do not see below,
please contact us via
e-mail
or phone.
Black Pond Veterinary Service offers
24 hour emergency coverage to all our clientele.
Because of the new clinic
location, you now have the choice of a farm call
appointment or a clinic appointment for your routine
work. We charge a $15 Haul - In Appointment fee
to those who choose to drive to us as compared to a
regular farm call.
Specialized Procedures:
***Digital Radiography
uses x-rays to visualize bone for abnormalities
including arthritic changes and fractures. Black Pond
has three portable x-ray machines capable of imaging
heads, stifles, limbs and necks.
We offer
Digital Radiography
both at the clinic and in the field. We will be
discontinuing the use of standard radiographic film and are going
all digital. The benefits to you include viewing radiographs on
site (needs to be pre-arranged) and the ability for us to easily
email copies or burn them to a disk. The digital radiography
offers several enhancements including high resolution and zoom
enabling better interpretation of radiographic studies.
***Shockwave -
extracorporeal shockwave therapy uses sound waves
stronger than diagnostic ultrasound machines but weaker
than lithotripsy machines to aid in the healing and
rehabilitation of tendon, ligament and boney injuries.
Additionally, it offers pain relief and may be used as
an adjunct to other therapies. Shockwave therapy has
been used successfully to treat bowed tendons,
suspensory desmitis, sesmoiditis, navicular disease,
distal tarsitis, back pain. It is a non-invasive
alternative.
***Ultrasonography
uses sound waves to evaluate soft tissues like tendons
and ligaments, reproductive organs, lumps, tumors. It is
painless and non-invasive.
***Thermography
infrared camera that visualizes heat patterns. Increased
heat in an area indicates increased circulation. The
body often increases circulation in order to heal an
injury. Thermography is useful to highlight those areas
in a non-invasive way, evaluate sore backs, saddle fit,
hoof balance, and aides in abscess detection.
***Endoscopy a fiber optic device for
evaluating the airway of the horse, including the
larynx, sinus passages, guttural pouches and upper
esophagus. Useful in pre-purchase exams, pneumonias or
reactive airway diseases.
***Cryosurgery device used to freeze
tissues using liquid Nitrogen. Offers a way to remove
tumors that would be otherwise difficult to excise or
where it is contraindicated to excise them like sarcoids
***Equine Gastroscope
( 9ft ) - Allows the doctor to see into the horses
stomach and accurately diagnose gastric ulcers. Signs
of ulcers include frequent colic, poor weight gain,
variable appetite, diarrhea. Our gastroscope travels!
We can perform gastric ulcer diagnosis at your barn or
at our clinic.
***EKG/ECG -
Echocardiography is used to evaluate the heart's rhythm
and electrical output. It is a useful way of looking at
cardiac disease and arrhythmias like atrial
fibrillation.
***Full Service Laboratory
Testing - most results within 24 hours
***Partnership with SmartPak -
please use our code (VETcode NEZS39)
when ordering your supplements as it enables us to keep
track of what your horse is receiving. You can now order
your Preventicare Strongid C/ C2X products
through Smartpak and qualify with us on the Preventicare
Program as long as you use this code. There is no
additional cost to you and your Strongid can come
packaged in Smartpak's convenient bubble packs.
www.smartpackequine.com
Equine:
Wellness exams include routine and annual
vaccinations for Encephalitis, Tetanus, Rabies, Potomac
Horse Fever, Strangles, Influenza and Rhinopneumonitis.
Offered are Coggins testing, weight and dental exams,
tooth floating, worming program design. Please click
here for AAEP's
vaccination recommendations for adult horses and foals.
Sickness exams we offer a
complete array of laboratory analysis to help determine
your animal's illness. We also are equipped to provide on
site intravenous fluid therapy to dehydrated animals. We
are well versed with colic. We treat medical colics on
site and have the capability to give intravenous fluid
therapy. We refer surgical cases to Tufts University,
New England Equine Medical and Surgical Center, Myhre
Equine Clinic or Fairfield Equine. We have treated
Lyme disease, Ehlichia equi, Cushings disease. We are
well versed with Equine Motor Neuron Disease and Equine
Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy.
Purchase/ Pre-purchase examinations extensive physical
exam and lameness evaluation performed prior to purchase
of the horse to provide you with the protection of
buying into a pre-existing problem. Often includes
laboratory analysis, radiographs, endoscopy,
thermography and ultrasonography.
Lameness exams evaluations include flexion
tests, nerve and joint blocks, digital radiography,
thermography and ultrasonography.
Shockwave - Extracorporeal shockwave therapy
is used to treat and rehabilitate tendon, ligament and
boney injuries and is non-invasive
Reproductive procedures - breeding soundness
exams supported by ultrasonography and rectal examination.
We offer artificial insemination using shipped cooled
semen and frozen semen. We offer uterine flushing as a
routine procedure, uterine biopsy, culture and cytology
evaluation. See what we have to offer at our Breeding
Station!
Breeding Package
Surgery standing surgery of the horse is
performed for castration, biopsy, laceration repair. We
also offer on site cryosurgery (deep freezing of tissues
using liquid Nitrogen). It is ideal for sarcoid tumor
removal.
Acupuncture- We still refer
cases to Dr. Liz Czaplicki who is certified in Equine
Acupuncture. Acupuncture is useful for a wide variety of
back and lameness issues. Please call to discuss your
horses issues with us and see if acupuncture may be
beneficial. Please call the office if you are in need of
her contact information.
Ruminants
Cattle, Sheep & Goats: We see production animals as
well as the backyard pet. A sick sheep doesnt have to
mean a dead sheep if you call immediately!
Wellness exams includes routine hoof care,
annual vaccinations for Rabies, Clostridium C & D
(over-eating disease), Tetanus. Includes worming and
boosters for vitamin E and selenium to prevent white
muscle disease, lambing and kidding problems.
Sickness exams emergency coverage for sick
animals as well as for lambing and kidding problems
Dr. Pantano has very small hands useful for some of
those little goat breeds! Treatments in the past have
included over-eating disease, polioencephalomalacia,
listeriosis, pregnancy toxemia, urolithiasis and bloat.
Surgery we do routine surgical castrations, tail
docking, C-sections, laceration repairs and abscess removal.
Scrapie Program - we can assist
you in yearly scrapie exams and health certificates for
4-H and State Fairs.
Herd
Health
- we offer herd testing for
OPP in sheep and CAE in goats. We offer testing for
Johnes in both species. We offer annual Brucellosis and
Tuberculosis testing for show and milking animals. We
offer herd pregnancy checks for dairy cattle.
We also offer the same list of specialized procedures
for equines as listed above including ultrasonography
for pregnancy detection and radiology for injured
animals.
Camelids Llamas and Alpacas: We see the pet
camelids as well as fiber producing animals and brood
stock.
Wellness exams - includes routine hoof care,
annual vaccinations for Rabies, Clostridium C & D
(over-eating disease), Tetanus. Includes worming and
boosters for vitamin E and selenium to prevent white
muscle disease. Includes vaccination for
rhinopneumonitis for camelids housed with equines. We
evaluate body scores annually as obesity is such a
problem in these animals.
Reproductive Services - We
offer pregnancy confirmation via transrectal or
transabdominal ultrasound, blood progesterone levels. We
offer post-birth cria and dam examinations as well as
Cria IgG testing.
Sickness exams emergency coverage includes
administration of intravenous fluids, treatment for
meningeal worm, treatment for choke, heat stroke,
overeating disease, polioencephalomalacia, listeriosis,
and "failure to thrive" syndrome.
Surgery routine surgical castrations, fighting
teeth trimming, growth removal., microchip insertion.
Other Species: We also treat Vietnamese
Pot-Bellied Pigs and Cattle by special request. |
