Services

Creekside offers complete out-patient medical care for your animal, whether it be horses, cattle , sheep , goats or pigs. We provide all routine services including deworming, vaccination and feed consultation. We have built an outstanding reputation in the breeding industry and in the treatment of equine lameness. We also offer state of the art advanced equine dentistry services. Our doctors are committed to incorporating the latest technology to insure that Creekside will remain a leader in the veterinary industry, and that your animals receive the best care available.

The list of services we provide is too extensive for this space. However, we would like to touch on a few procedures and hope you are as excited about them as we are. Please feel free to ask about the availability of any other services you may need. Keep in mind these are services we can perform at your facility, or you can haul in if you prefer.

Prepurchase Exams : Our Doctors perform comprehensive prepurchase exams with the capability of digital radiography, ultrasound, endoscopy and in house lab work for health screens and coggins testing. We strive to schedule and report our exams in a timely manner to benefit both buyer and seller. Breeding soundness exams are also performed on request including ultrasound, uterine culture, uterine biopsy and rectal palpation by experienced clinicians.

Advanced Equine Dentistry: All of our Doctors have participated in continuing education in the field of Equine Dentistry and have made a commitment to perform quality dental services as part of our comprehensive program in preventative medicine. We recommend dentistry for horses just prior to starting any training program that will introduce a bit in the mouth. The young horse should have wolf teeth removed and sharp enamel points ground down. Deciduous caps (shedding baby teeth) and deciduous incisors (front baby teeth) should be removed at this time. Older horses should be checked every six months to see if dentistry is needed, and typically once performed should be re done every 12 to 18 months depending on the horse. We use the latest in power dentistry equipment and pain management to keep the horse as comfortable as possible during and after the procedure. We believe that dentistry is one of the most important veterinary services we can provide.

Lameness Exam: The diagnosis and treatment of lameness constitutes a large part of our practice involving horses of all disciplines including hunter/ jumpers, dressage, gaited, Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing, English and Western pleasure, roping, gymkhana, and barrel racing. Our Doctors are proficient in regional blocks, joint blocks and injection, and the use of newer treatment options such as bone marrow, PRP, and IRAP injections. We utilize digital radiography and ultrasound to allow diagnosis and treatment, often in the same visit. We will work with your farrier to optimize the care of your horses hooves thru cooperative efforts. We are happy to tackle those difficult cases in a timely manner.

IRAP (interleukin-1 receptor antagonist protein):
Another development in the area of joint treatment is IRAP therapy. It has been available for several years and the reports of success are very exciting. IRAP uses the patients’ own processed blood for injection, making it extremely safe for the animal. Basically, Interleukin-1 must match up perfectly with receptor sites in the joint to start an inflammation process. IRAP fits into these receptor sites and blocks them so the inflammation is stopped before it gets started. Gene therapy will play an important role in the future of medicine, and Creekside will continue to provide the latest in procedures and information to our patients.

Digital Radiography:
X-ray technology has been used for decades with few improvements until the introduction of digital radiography. With the “D-R” we are able to view images immediately and manipulate them for maximum clarity. For ambulatory care this is a major benefit. No more trips to the office to process films only to find they are not of usable quality. Also, we are able to share the results with other facilities, such as an equine hospital, quickly and effectively. Our clients who have had occasion to use radiology recently appreciate the advantages that digital imaging offers.

Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP):
Platelet-Rich Plasma therapy supports the treatment of tendon and ligament problems. PRP is a by-product of the patient’s own blood which has been through special centrifugation and preparation. This process eliminates the possibility of rejection or disease transmission from a foreign source. PRP helps repair an injury at the cellular level and new studies indicate it may also reduce the incidence of re-injury. Standard treatments including bandaging, meds, and rehabilitative exercise are still valuable, but many times cannot repair the tendon or ligament. With PRP we hope to get closer to this goal. Creekside has the equipment on hand to prepare PRP in the field, and our doctors are using these injections to successfully treat patients soft tissue problems.