Whiskey River Large Animal Mobile Veterinary Services

04/07/2026

These little punk rockers look like they’re about to drop one heck of an EP album! 😜

03/09/2026

🌸🐎 Spring Vaccine Reminder 🐎🌸

Spring is right around the corner, which means it’s time to make sure your horses are up to date on their annual vaccinations! Vaccines help protect your horses from serious diseases and keep them healthy all season long.

Core vaccines we commonly recommend include:
✔️ Rabies
✔️ Eastern/Western Encephalitis
✔️ West Nile Virus
✔️ Tetanus

Depending on your horse’s lifestyle, we may also recommend vaccines like Flu/Rhino or Strangles.

📞 Give us a call to schedule your spring farm visit and get your horses protected before show and trail riding season begins!

02/23/2026

Announcing new for 2026, Whiskey River Farrier Services, by Russ Price!

In an effort to fill the gap for services in our practice area, we have started a new venture, with priority for our excellent clients!

Russ brings 15 years of trimming and shoeing our personal horses, and Whiskey River is sponsoring his advanced training this summer at Casey and Sons Horseshoeing school.

Contact Russ directly for scheduling, or our office for general inquiries.

02/04/2026

Congratulations Hazel Allen!!

Please message us within 24hrs so we can get your information or we will spin again!

Please stay tuned as we are hoping to keep doing giveaways more often!

01/30/2026

PHOTO COMMENTING IS NOW ON!

🎉 GIVEAWAY TIME 🎉
If it’s got hooves, horns, or a serious attitude — we wanna see it 😎
Post a photo of your large winter freeloader below for a chance to win critter care package!
Thanks for trusting us with your big babies 💙

Next Wednesday we will put all the names in a random generator and have it pick!

Good luck!!

01/25/2026

Part 2 of the Q&A!!
This post we are replying to Pam Smith, her question was “Why do goats get lice so often? Does it come from the hay, bedding, etc? Anyway to prevent it?”

Lice are a frequent external parasite problem in goats during the cooler months. They commonly live in hay and straw, making winter bedding a major source of infestation. If one goat is affected, it is likely that most of the herd is as well. While goat lice are species-specific and do not pose a risk to humans, they can drain nutrients through the skin and often impact the weakest animals first.

⚠️ Risk Factors
• Hay or straw used as bedding
• Hay pulled from feeders and left on the ground
• Goats lying or sitting in dropped hay
• Infrequent bedding removal

✅ Prevention Tips
• Use pine shavings or pine pellets instead of hay or straw for bedding
• Provide solid windbreaks or shelters to maintain warmth
• Use heat lamps safely only when necessary (young or compromised animals)
• Remove dropped hay regularly
• Clean stalls and sleeping areas weekly
• Apply food-grade diatomaceous earth to bedding areas to help dry out lice

🔍 How to Check for Lice
• Part hair along the spine
• Look for tiny tan, brown, or pink insects
• Watch for itching, rubbing, hair loss, or weakness

💊 Treatment Options
• Ivermectin or similar antiparasitic dewormers (repeat in 2–3 weeks)
• Young or small goats may be bathed in puppy flea shampoo
• Ensure animals are fully dried before returning to the barn

01/23/2026

Going to make the answers to the Q&A into two separate posts!

First answer is to Elsa’s comment “How do you safely keep weight off of horses in the cooler seasons without risking ulcers, gut issues, and colic.”

While extra hay is often recommended in cold weather to help horses stay warm, this isn’t always appropriate for horses that need to manage their weight. Instead, winter management should focus on maintaining body temperature without increasing calories.

✅ Slow-feed forage to extend eating time and promote digestive heat
• Use small-hole hay nets or slow feeders
• Break hay into multiple small feedings
• Place feeders in different locations to encourage movement

🧥 Support warmth through management
• Blanket when temperatures drop below 40°F
• Provide windbreaks or shelters with at-least 2 solid walls
• Protect from rain to reduce heat loss

💧 Encourage hydration
• Offer heated water (around 60°F) to promote drinking and warmth
• Heated buckets or troughs work better than standard de-icers
* use fish tank heaters to get your troughs or buckets up to 60°

🚫 Skip the grain
Grain increases sugars and carbs but does not provide long-lasting warmth.

Other options
• Warm Soaked hay pellets or cubes
• Warm Beet pulp mashes for added forage and warmth

Keeping forage moving through the digestive system throughout the day supports warmth, gut health, and helps reduce the risk of ulcers—without unnecessary calories.

01/10/2026

EHV - neurologic in NC!

Equine herpesvirus (EHV) is a family of equine viruses named by numbers including EHV-1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 with EHV-1,3,4 posing the most risk for domestic horses. EHV is a common DNA virus that occurs in horse populations worldwide. The two most common species are EHV-1 and EHV-4.

01/09/2026

🩺🐾 We’re starting a Vet Q&A! Drop your veterinary questions in the comments, and Dr. Beil will answer the top 2 most-asked questions in our next post/video. No question is too big or too small—let’s talk large animal health! 👇

01/07/2026

Goodbye my friend, til we see you again…

Yesterday, our family said goodbye to our horse of a lifetime, our namesake, and the reason for it all, Whiskey. At 32 years old, his body was tired.

He was peacefully passed into the hands of the maker, at UGA hospital, and after a full belly of alfalfa hay. He was buried at home on the farm, at the top of the hill, to forever watch over us all, and wait for the sunrise.

We will forever remember the joys and the adventures, and all the lessons you brought us. May you rule the heavenly kingdom, like we know you will, no bridle needed. Love you Whiskers!

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas Eve! We checked out the reindeer for everyone this week, and “Comet” said, as long as he has graham crackers, he’s good to go!!

12/08/2025

NEW for 2026! CUSHING’S DISEASE and INSULIN testing ON YOUR FARM

As part of our promise to you, the best clients in WNC, we are constantly seeking ways to bring the best and latest technology to our rural area.

This will allow us to make decisions in real time and start medications sooner! No more waiting for blood results! We are so excited!!