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LEVC is a 10,000-square foot state-of-the-art hospital that includes:

  • A surgery wing that includes two surgery rooms, one for orthopedics and the other for soft tissue procedures, and two fully padded areas, one for induction to prepare the horse for surgery and the other for recovery after surgery
  • An intensive-care unit for neonatal and older horse care with 24-hour monitoring
  • A separate isolation ward for suspected contagious diseases to ensure the safety of all occupants
  • Large, fully equipped examination area with steel horse stocks 
  • Fully equipped laboratory to conduct on-site blood tests, chemistry tests and cultures
  • Large stalls in a heated concrete block area with video monitoring capability
  • Indoor and outdoor riding areas for lameness, prepurchase and other evaluations

The hospital has many diagnostic capabilities, including:

  • 3-meter video endoscope unit for gastrointestinal, respiratory and neurologic examinations
  • 2.5 MHz – 10.0 MHz ultrasound unit for soft tissue and reproductive examinations
  • High energy in-house and portable x-ray units for leg, skull, thorax and other examinations
  • Thermography unit for lameness and other problems
  • Laparoscopic equipment that allows minimally invasive surgery to treat many soft tissue surgical procedures
  • Arthroscopic equipment that also permits minimally invasive surgery for orthopedic procedures

Ambulatory Services

LEVC has full-time ambulatory veterinarians who are on call 24-hours a day, 365 days a year. We serve a wide area of upstate New York that centers in the counties of Wayne, Monroe, and Ontario. We also have client bases in the Buffalo and Syracuse areas that we schedule for regular visits.

Clinic Services

LEVC has four veterinarians on staff; including a Board Certified surgeon available for planned elective procedures and a Board Certified ophthalmologist, along with a full time support staff. Our services include, but are not limited to:

Surgical services

  • Check ligament desmotomy
  • Umbilical hernia repair
  • Acute severe lacerations
  • Cryptorchid castrations
  • Lameness evaluation
  • Arthroscopy
  • Laparoscopy
  • Conjunctival grafts
  • Corneal lacerations
  • Enucleations
  • Please inquire about other surgeries
Medical services
  • Enteritis / Colitis
  • Impaction colic requiring IV fluid treatment
  • Renal and liver disease
  • Severe Laminitis
  • Gastric ulcer diagnosis & treatment
  • Neonatal medicine
  • Neurologic Disease
  • Pneumonia / Pleuritis
  • Ophthalmic emergencies

Reproductive services

  • Heat cycle management
  • Artificial insemination
  • Pregnancy diagnosis
  • Foaling emergencies
  • Controlled vaginal delivery
  • Fetal monitoring
  • Perineal lacerations
  • Urethral extension

Farrier Services

  • Corrective shoeing
  • Laminitis
  • Navicular syndrome
  • Angular limb deformities in foals
  • Proper hoof balance

 







 

All of the feed for LEVC's hospitalized patients is generously provided by Nutrena.




Ledgewood Equine Veterinary Clinic, PC
5407A Arbor Rd., Ontario, NY 14519
Phone: 315-524-4879
Fax: 315-524-9037
EMAIL: mail@ledgewoodequine.com

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