-Dr. Fred’s List- Consider 10….. the good, the bad, the ugly

1. -Dr. Fred’s List-Consider 10…..the good, the bad, the ugly Riverside Veterinary Clinic, LLC Pendleton, Oregon 97801

2. Things owner’s control • Well mannered horses • Trailer loading • Feet • Mouth • Ears • Injections • Sheath/Udder • Basic ground manners and respect • Biting • “Oh…., she doesn’t like men”

3. Things owner’s control • Emergency Preparedness • Trailer availability • Truck availability • Phone service • Giving directions

4. Things owner’s control • Wound Treatments • Bandaging • Too little, too tight, too short • Medications • Appropriate uses • Wrong dose • Wrong dosing schedule • Inappropriate application • Inappropriate administration • Penicillin (procaine G or long-acting penicillin) • There’s a lot of BS out there and a few good things – most are used incorrectly • Nitrofurazone • Supergreen

5. Things owner’s control • Equine Finances • Commonly misunderstood • After hours vs. business hours - referral • What’s a horse cost these days? • ~$1798.00/year($4.93) for 15 years • That is a 10 year old ranch gelding used for 15 years • $2500 horse • $3500 saddle, pad, breast collar • $100 head stall, reins, bit • $480 farrier fees shod year round (on going cost) • $260 veterinary fees - 5-way, WNV, deworming, dental prophylaxis (on going cost) • $175 blanket • $640 hay - 4 ton/year feeding 12 months $160/ton – (on going cost) • What’s not on here – trailer, truck, maintenance, stall, hay storage, etc.

6. Diseases whose outcomes are directly influenced by the owner • Colic • Food change • Water • Feed time consistency • Timely recognition and appropriate treatment • Spasmodic • Displacements • Impactions • Torsions • Pre-existing medical problems • “Do ya think I ought to give it some banamine and see what happens?”

7. Diseases whose outcomes are directly influenced by the owner • Lameness • Founder • Commonly misunderstood • Delay in treatment common • Treatment is challenging, fluid, occasionally unsuccessful • Abscesses • Osteoarthritis • Synovitis • Fractures • Bone chips • Tendonitis • Desmitis

8. Diseases whose outcomes are directly influenced by the owner • Lacerations • Initial wound assessment • Anatomy • Structures involved are not recognized and the wound is misunderstood • Early treatment is better than delayed treatment resulting in a quicker return to function and reduced overall cost (pay a little now or a lot later) • To the vet or not to the vet • Always difficult for individuals to decide • “I’m sorry I brought this in since it was so minor.”

9. Preventative care as influenced by the owner • Dentistry • Commonly overlooked • Commonly put off too long • Commonly misunderstood • Floating (Dental prophylaxis) • Performance • Therapeutic/corrective

10. Preventative care as influenced by the owner • Foot care • Abscesses • Trimming • Shoeing • VCPFR!!!!! • Therapeutic repair/treatment • Quarter cracks • White line disease • Toe cracks

11. Preventative care as influenced by the owner • Vaccinations • How many here trim and shoe their own horses? • How many vaccinate their own horses? {How do you decide?} • How many change their own oil in their vehicle/s? • How many work on their own vehicles? • Owner administered • Cost • Pride in the job vs • Veterinary administration • Examination • Recommendations • Costs more money?

12. Questions? Ever wonder where your money eventually goes?