The Neigh Say

Blue Water Equine Hospital’s Quarterly Newsletter – Fall 2007

Blue Water Equine Hospital, 3996 Keegan Rd, Emmett, Michigan, 48022

(810) 384-1100, fax: (810) 384-6951

www.bluewaterequinehospital.com


NOVEMBER is DENTAL MONTH at Blue Water Equine Hospital!!


Our $125 dental special includes:

Oral Examination

Sedation

Teeth Floating with Power Floats

(In-hospital appointments only)


Additional in-house November specials include:

Geriatric Blood Screening

Sheath Cleaning

Wolf Tooth Extraction


Call to set up your appointment today!


HOSPITAL NEWS

Our new facility is open! We are now located on the corner of Keegan Rd and M-21 in Emmett. Please note our new phone number and address. The new hospital facility has allowed us to greatly expand the number of services available to you as a client.

New services include:


All ambulatory services can also be performed at the hospital including Coggins’ testing, vaccinations, and teeth floating.



HOSPITAL NEWS

We have a new doctor! Dr. Sara Shaw graduated from Oregon State University in 2007 and will be completing her internship year at BWEH. Her interests include dentistry, preventative exercise therapy, and internal medicine. Please help us in welcoming her to the area.


Our new website (www.bluewaterequinehospital.com) is currently under construction, but will soon have announcements of upcoming specials, equine health alerts and updates, photos of our clinic, and a schedule of speakers for equine education seminars held throughout the year at BWEH. Seminar topics include nutrition, emergency first aid, colic, and laminitis. If you have a specific topic you would like to learn more about, please let us know by sending an e-mail to office@bluewaterequinehospital.com.



HEALTH UPDATES


Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE)

Two cases of EEE were reported in horses in Lapeer county in late August. EEE is a viral disease that affects the central nervous system of horses. It is spread by mosquitoes from birds to horses. It can also be spread to humans from birds, but not directly from horses. It cannot be spread directly from horse to horse. Clinical signs may include fever, circling, blindness, and/or paralysis. The disease is often fatal in horses. The best way to prevent infection with EEE is to have your horse vaccinated. The EEE vaccine is included in almost all 5 in 1 and 4 in 1 vaccines. Your horse should receive this vaccine once yearly.


Rabies

Southeastern Michigan has seen a large increase in the number of rabies-infected animals this year. Rabies is a disease that affects the brain and is spread directly from animal to animal or animal to human through saliva. It is 100% fatal to humans and infected animals. A rabies vaccine is available for your horse and should be boostered once yearly. Because of the large increase in reported rabies cases this year, and to protect both you and your horse, we are recommending all horses be vaccinated for rabies. Please contact our office to set up an appointment if your horse has not been vaccinated for rabies in the past 12 months.