Services Offered at Tulsa Equine Veterinary Services

TEVS is proud to provide the highest quality service for your horses. We strive to stay current on equine health issues and treatment, and to provide the best care for your horse whether at your farm, our clinic, or by referral to board-certified specialists. We seek to integrate alternative and holistic modes of healing with traditional medicine to provide the “best of both worlds” for your horse.

Preventive health care

• including viral testing and vaccinations, performance and preventive dentistry, fecal testing and deworming, hoof evaluation and farrier consultation, dietary and nutritional consultations tailored to fit your horses’ needs. We participate in Pfizer’s Preventicare program which will pay up to $5000.00 should an enrolled horse require colic surgery. 

Advanced diagnostics and treatment

• including portable and in-clinic radiology with a new high frequency portable x-ray unit and recently added computed radiography allows on-farm processing, tendon and soft-tissue ultrasound, joint therapy including intraarticular injections as well as non-invasive treatments, in-clinic care for compromised neonatal foals, short-term intensive care, endocrine testing and treatment, hematology, endoscopy, and laminitis treatment.

Breeding and reproductive services

•  including ultrasound evaluations, endometrial biopsies and evaluations, culture and cytology, cooled and frozen semen insemination, evaluation and treatment of infertile mares, reproductive surgery, short-term mare boarding, neonatal and post-foaling examinations.

Lameness and pre-purchase evaluations

•  including thorough gait analysis, conformation and health evaluation, complete radiographic evaluation, endoscopic exam and drug testing for pre-purchase exams. Lameness exams include detailed examinations, nerve and joint blocks, observation on the longe line and under saddle, radiographic and ultrasound evaluation, treatment recommendations and farrier consultations.

Performance dentistry

• using advanced techniques with complete visualization of the horse’s mouth, gingival surfaces and periodontal tissues. Special attention is given to balance and bit seat equilibration in performance horses. Senior horses receive special care, with gradual changes made to avoid discomfort and trouble masticating following dental corrections. Computer record keeping makes tracking dental problems simple.

Elective surgery

• such as anesthetized castration, dental surgery, mass removal, tumor biopsies, foreign body removal, periosteal stripping in foals, cosmetic repairs, and hernia repairs in young horses. Surgical referral to board-certified surgeons for orthopedic and colic surgeries with follow-up care in our clinic or at your farm.

Alternative medicine

• complementing conventional care to bring the “best of both worlds” to your horse. Acupuncture for diagnosis and treatment of chronic conditions and prior to competitions, referral to certified chiropractic physicians and massage therapists, nutritional counseling, physical therapy recommendations, combined with traditional medical care to treat the “whole” horse. We are happy to work with your veterinarian in providing alternative care for your horse.

Laboratory

• test results are available on a short turn-around. Coggins tests may be available as a one-hour test if needed. Critical care cases have complete blood count and chemistry results in house.  In-house testing is also available for foal IgG , fecal, cytology, and semen evaluation.  
  
   

Emergencies

• are treated on-farm or in our clinic. We treat colic, choke, lacerations, acute lameness, joint injuries, acute laminitis, illness in adult and neonates, foaling emergencies ,eye injuries, tendon and ligament injuries. We use board-certified specialists for consultation and referral in an effort to provide your horse the best care available.