Dr. Gowan
Basic Health Care:
Vaccinations – Determine which vaccines are best for your horse
Deworming – Fecal float to determine worm burden. Choosing the right product for the season
Dentistry – Maintenance and extractions with use of a Power Float
Disease diagnosis and treatments:
- Colic management
- Metabolic disease
- Laminitis (Founder)
- Arthritis
- Chronic lameness
- Infectious diseases (West Nile Virus, Influenza, Rabies, Equine Herpes Virus, Strangles)
- Roarers – use of endoscopy
- heaves
Lameness exams – Flexion testing & nerve blocks
Digital x-rays – taken and interpreted in clinic with the ability to send to a certified radiologist for further assessments
Ultrasound – diagnose tendon injuries / assess other soft tissue abnormalities
Reproductive management:
- Reproductive exams
- Pregnancy diagnosis by palpation or ultrasound
- Uterine Biopsy
- Uterine Flushing
- Caslicks procedure
Soft Tissue surgery
- Castration
- lacerations
- Skin mass removal