Had a horse diagnosed yesterday with a proximal (superior) check ligament tear. Apparently this is not as a common an injury as the distal check ligament. I can supply...
Elaine H. replied:
I used IRAP on my 11 yr old dressage horse. Have to say THRILLED with the treatment and is actually working out cheaper than joint injections. He is currently getting an IRAP treatment every other year....and since I paid for the IRAP I own the product and just pay for vet time to go injection. I have my stuff stored at Littleton Equine with Dr Swanson. My horse also has had Shockwave therapy on his back and it was another treatment I would recommend. He was moving like he did when he was 5 and felt so much better. Liked both treatments and since we did them in conjunction (IRAP was for his stifle) Tsunami is feeling great.
Jack E. replied:
Talked to Dr Swanson last Saturday at a Farrier clinic. Good Man.
Deirdre M. replied:
I have just gotten through 5 months of rest and treatment on a medial collateral ligament tear on the front, left leg. We did shock wave therapy as well as PRP, which my vet felt was better for her than stem cell. We did regular ultrasounds to watch the progress. She also was on pasture, not stall bound, because I just could not keep her calm while all cooped up. So, we treated her very aggressively as soon as the injury was diagnosed and I think we are in good shape for a full recover for having taken that course. Talk to Dr. Mark Meddleton in Albuquerque if you want more info.
Deirdre M. replied:
Check out Dr. Meddleton. https://www.facebook.com/meddletonequine
Catherine P. replied:
First off so sorry this happened. I don't know if Jenny Powers will see this but I believe she did stem cell therapy on one of her horses with good results. I am sure she's completed a 50 since. Of course I don't know which ligament or tendon was involved. Bottom line, everything I've heard about stem cell is positive.
Elaine H. replied:
@Jack- Dr Swanson is great. Very no nonsense and practical. Have to say he handles my dressage horses, breeding warmbloods, and my mom's Iberian and Arabs and we have NEVER been disappointed. Very good vet, very good ideas and solutions.
Jack E. replied:
Elaine Haberman, I've known Dr Swanson for quite some time, haven't used him, since Littleton is about a 300 mile round trip for me, but have worked with his shoeing prescriptions. In the 90's, my farrier work saw a few days a month in the Parker, Larkspur, Black Forest area with endurance horses in Parker, Larkspur and Eventers in Black Forest. Quit the travel as I got older and my main clients there moved back to Wyoming. Had to tell Terry last week that "what goes around, comes around". A client took a horse to him, he asked if they had a farrier who could shoe to a prescription, they said they used me. He said "is he still shoeing horses?' I was working with a local vet and mentioned I had a prescription horse coming from from Terry. They said "OMG is he still practicing?" Old Guys Rule. I may contact him on this case.
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Hi my cat Yoshi is now old enough to get fixed , I'm looking for a good vet that will take good care of him . I have heard not so good things about vets...
Trey D. replied:
Gem City is amazing
Rachel P. replied:
I love Snowy Range Vet
Lauren C. replied:
We like Snowy Range for our kitties. Good for you for fixing your cat! He is SO CUTE!
Saundra G. replied:
https://www.fccrsnc.org/Service_SpayNeuterClinic.php with the voucher from the Laramie shelter my cat was free they are great! Do vaccines too.
I'm looking to get my two female cats fixed and was wanting to know what vet is good and the prices as well. Thank you!!
Brittanie S. replied:
Please..... britt.smith1437@icloud.com
Steph C. replied:
If you have any questions please call 307-755-5469. Prices: Dog Neuter: $120.00 Dog Spay: $145.00 Cat Neuter: $80.00 Cat Spay: $120.00 Rabbit Neuter: $120.00 Rabbit Spay: $145.00 What is included in the spay/neuter surgery price? Physical Exam: Each pet undergoes a complete physical exam before administrating any drugs or performing surgery. Pre-Anesthetic and General Anesthesia Drugs: Pre-anesthetic drugs are given before anesthesia; these include a pain reliever and sedation. When your animal is calm and has additional pain relief they can be maintained under anesthesia using a lower dosage of anesthetic gas, making anesthesia safer for your pet. We use a human grade inhalant general anesthetic on routine spays and neuters. Monitoring under Anesthesia: There is always a technician present to manually monitor every pet while under anesthesia and during recovery. Pets are monitored using an ECG (monitors heart rate and efficiency), pulse oximetery (monitors oxygenation of the blood), blood pressure, temperature, and capnography (monitors exhaled CO2 level changes). Surgical Laser: Our surgical laser is a class IV CO2 laser. It replaces a scalpel blade as the cutting instrument. The surgical laser cauterizes blood capillaries, nerve endings and disinfects as it cuts. By using the surgical laser your pet will experience decreased blood loss, less pain, and a faster recovery time. Use of the surgical laser is included in the surgery price. Therapy Laser Treatment (after surgery): After surgery we treat all spays and neuters with our Class IV therapy laser. The therapy laser reduces pain and inflammation and accelerates healing. It reduces inflammation by decreasing release of inflammatory mediators and edema; reduces pain by reducing neuronal impulses and increased release of tissue endorphins; accelerates healing by increasing blood flow and stimulated cellular activity. Injection of Anti-Inflammatory Pain Reliever: An injection of anti-inflammatory medication is given before your pet wakes from anesthesia. This helps reduce the inflammatory process. For dogs this injection lasts 12-24 hours; additional take home pain relief is available (see below). For cats this pain relief injection lasts 3 days and typically provides ample pain relief for routine surgeries.
Anyone know where I can buy the dog calendars that were created at Dog Day at the Park last year? I've checked Rec Center, Boomerang, my vet, animal shelter and a local...
Jeffrey E. replied:
In the past it was Lincoln Printing & Duplicating (370 N 3 rd St, 307-742-2022) that printed the calendars. If they did not do it this year they may know who did.
Best Vets? I am new to the area and am looking for veterinarian recommendations. Thank you!
beardasaurus_moose replied:
Gem City or Animal Health are the best I've heard through word of mouth. I'd go for whichever is closest (Gem City is on the west side, Animal Health is on the east)
MouthForWar85 replied:
We were with Animal Health Center, LLC (on Bobolink) for many years. They were absolutely spectacular and I highly recommend them! They dealt with a couple of emergencies and one major surgery, as well as routine checkups, on our pack of huskies.
We have recently switched to Gem City (on Fort Sanders Road), but not because of anything AHC did wrong. We moved out into the county, extremely close to Gem City and on the other side of town from AHC. So we decided to try them for a minor issue with one of our pups out of convenience. They seem just as competent and caring, and are significantly cheaper for some things. Gem City also seems to be the preferred vet for a lot of the ranches out here.
So at this point, I'd recommend either one...depending on which side of town you live on.
I know someone here mentioned Alpine, but we have heard a great many complaints and incidents (some of which were fairly disturbing) about them. For what it's worth, we've steered clear of them.
Good luck and welcome to Laramie!