As our practice has evolved into all sports medicine and lameness consult, and with the departure of Dr. Stewart, we want to remind our clients that setting up your horse(s) with a practice for general medicine and emergency in advance of necessity can alleviate stress if you should unfortunately need emergency assistance. We will miss our annual visits with our patients for wellness and vaccines, but acknowledge that we cannot be available in a pinch if we are traveling. Therefore we advise considering your options of other practices, and setting up an account with them before your spring vaccines may be due. This will allow the veterinarian that you call in an emergency an opportunity to meet you and your horse(s) and establish a relationship that you are comfortable with. Emergencies are stressful enough, but having a plan of who to call when you have one is the first step.

We are looking forward to continuing to see all of our friends, human and equine, in the future for your sports medicine and lameness needs. As always we hope to help our patients the best we can, whether they are in need of diagnosis or management!!

Oct. 21, 2009

Ultrasound

Cooper Williams is one of only seven veterinarians in the United States who is certified by the International Society of Equine Locomotor Pathology in advanced ultrasound imaging.

Ultrasound imaging is an invaluable tool for assessing soft tissues. Traditionally, equine veterinary ultrasound is used for diagnosing digital flexor tendon injuries and assessing reproductive status. With advanced imaging techniques an ultrasound exam allows us to diagnose and treat many musculoskeletal injuries that would only be found through MRI or scintigraphy.

With advanced ultrasound techniques we can image the following areas:

  • Distal front limb – foot, pastern, and fetlock joint
  • Middle front limb – palmar fetlock, metacarpus and tendons, carpus, and carpal canal
  • Proximal Front limb – forearm, elbow, and shoulder
  • Distal hind limb – foot, pastern, fetlock, and metatarsus
  • Middle hind limb- hock
  • Proximal hind limb – stifle and thigh
  • Neck and thoracolumbar area
  • Lumbosacral area and pelvis

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