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Pony
Club Education Day
Held
- February 25, 2006
 On
February 25, 2006, LEVC hosted the local Pony Clubs for
a morning of education. Participants learned to perform
proper physical exams from Dr. Trachtenberg and watched
as Dr. Pantaleon scoped a horse for gastric ulcers.
We are hopeful that this will be the beginning of a long term
partnership as we strive to educate horse people from a very
young age.
FIRST
ANNUAL EQUINE HEALTHCARE CONFERENCE - 1 DAY ONLY
Held
- Sunday March 5th, 2006
Featuring
Live Demonstrations;
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Acupuncture
and Chinese Medicine - Presentation
Coming Soon
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HOT
OFF THE PRESS...
Mobile
Computer System
If we have
been to your farm recently, you probably have notice our
new state of the art computer technology. We recently
have equipped all practice vehicles with laptop computers
and printers. We now have access to your horse's complete
medical history and will be able to provide vaccination
information as well as print rabies certificates and treatment
recommendations.
Acupuncture
This age-old
Chinese art can help many common health related issues.
Dr. Trachtenberg has completed a 4 month intensive training
course. We are excited to be able to offer acupuncture
to our clients. Please call our office if you have
any questions as to whether or not your horse may benefit
from acupuncture therapy.
INFECTIOUS
DISEASE UPDATE
POTOMAC
HORSE FEVER
Recently,
LEVC and a number of other veterinarians have seen an
increase of Potomac Horse Fever in the area. While the
vaccine is not totally protective, it most likely decreases
the severity of the disease. If your horse is not vaccinated,
having the initial and the booster will take too much
time for it to be effective this year. If you had the
PHF vaccine in the spring, a booster is recommended to
be given in the next month.
WEST NILE VIRUS
So
far this year, no West Nile Virus cases have been seen
in horses in the area. LEVC’s current recommendation for
the West Nile Virus booster is that any horses that are
being heavily campaigned, stressed or are older than twenty,
be boosted for WNV. Evidence indicates that once a year
vaccination is at least 95% protective and should be sufficient
for the rest of the horse population.
TAPEWORMS
Tapeworm
infestations have recently been seen as a significant
cause of colic. Several new products which contain Praziquantel,
an excellent anti-tapeworm medication, are now on the
market. Until recently, we have administered double dose
Strongid. This has been shown to only be partially effective
against tapeworms and we are now recommending you substitute
the Praziquantel and administer it twice a year.
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