Eleven Point Equine Clinic

05/16/2026

Sad post to have to make: NURSE MARE AVAILABLE—South central Missouri

03/19/2026

ISO: NURSE MARE--we located in Southern Mo/Northern Ar and are in need of a nurse mare!! Please call 417-764-3691 if you have one available--PLEASE SHARE

03/12/2026

Baby zoomies to brighten your day! So happy this baby is feeling well and about ready to go home!

02/24/2026

Now that foaling season is in full swing, here is some important information to know about Rhodococcus equi.

What is it?
Rhodococcus equi is a bacterium found in soil and manure, and it’s the leading cause of pneumonia in foals aged 3 weeks to 5 months.

How do foals get it?
Foals inhale dust containing the bacteria, usually in their first weeks of life. Farms with regular cases are called endemic (meaning regularly occurring within an area or community).

Signs to watch for:
Early signs are subtle: mild fever, increased breathing rate, and lethargy. As the condition worsens, foals may have rapid/labored breathing, fever, and poor appetite. Sometimes, abscesses form in the abdomen or joints. Foals with early disease can have no clinical signs.

Diagnosis:
Diagnosis involves clinical signs, imaging (like ultrasound), and lab tests from airway samples.

Treatment:
Most foals with severe disease are treated with a macrolide antibiotic plus rifampin. Many with small lung lesions recover without antibiotics.

Prevention:
No vaccine exists. Some farms (generally those that have had previously affected foals) use hyperimmune plasma in newborns and screen foals with ultrasound to catch disease early.

Is it contagious?
It’s not directly contagious between foals but can rarely infect people with weak immune systems.

Overall, early detection and careful management are key to keeping foals healthy!

Learn more: https://equinediseasecc.org/handler/managedfilehandler.ashx?id=84&ext=pdf

02/11/2026

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR LUCKY WINNERS!

Jade Chapman
Peggy Rogers
Diana Greiner
Nicki Braden
Sherry Emerson
Donnie Ledgerwood
Ken Ritchie
Rachel Bevill Cottrell
Brenda Griffin Meese
Vanessa Wilfong

If we have not spoke to you about setting up a time/appointment please call the office at 417-764-3691

*IMPORTANT*
The horse/patient will need to have food withheld for 14hrs and water withheld 4hrs prior to the scoping!!!

Eleven Point Equine Clinic in Birch Tree, Missouri is a general equine medical practice that offers many diverse medical and surgical services with a strong emphasis on performance horse medicine.

02/10/2026

MARK YOUR CALENDERS!! April 8, 2026 we will be hosting a equine gastric ulcer syndrome presentation featuring Dr Trent Bliss from Boehringer Ingelheim. We will be providing dinner along with the presentation that evening at 6pm at the Thomasville Community Center! Everyone is invited, please RSVP by March 27 by calling 417-764-3691

BUT THAT'S NOT ALL!! We will also be conducting free gastric scopes that day! To be eligible please LIKE & SHARE this post and TAG a friend before April 1 and we will draw 10 lucky winners!

Eleven Point Equine Clinic in Birch Tree, Missouri is a general equine medical practice that offers many diverse medical and surgical services with a strong emphasis on performance horse medicine.

01/26/2026

The clinic will be closed January 26! We plan to reopen on Tuesday at 9 am. There will be a Dr on call for emergencies.

01/15/2026

11/19/2025

More information about EHV-1 and EHM

What is Equine Herpesvirus (EHV)?

You've probably heard it called Rhinopneumonitis, a respiratory tract disease that results in "snotty noses," but EHV is more than that. Depending on the strain, this virus can also cause abortion in broodmares, and equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM) — the often-deadly neurologic form of the disease.

Because EHV is endemic in many equine populations, most mature horses have developed some immunity through repeated natural infection. However, they remain a source of infection for other susceptible horses, like weaned foals and yearlings, who usually display symptoms of the respiratory form of the disease in autumn and winter. Performance and show horses are also more vulnerable to the disease, as they commingle with unfamiliar equines in close quarters while under stress from travel and competition.

Proper biosecurity protocols can help reduce EHV outbreaks and other disease transmission. A variety of vaccines are also available for protection against both the respiratory and abortive form of the disease, but there is no equine licensed vaccine at this time that has a label claim for protection against the neurologic form (EHM).

Consult your primary equine veterinarian to learn more about this disease and work with them to determine the optimal vaccine protocol for your horses.

You can learn more about all three forms on the Equine Disease Communication Center's website here: https://equinediseasecc.org/infectious-diseases

06/07/2025

Proud to say we offer this modality at our clinic! We have seen some wonderful results with it!

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