Comanche Creek Veterinary Services

07/17/2025

Opening up a hoof abscess

07/17/2025

**Hoof Abscesses** 🐎

With all the rain, we have seen a large number of hoof abscesses lately.

If your horse…

😰has severe lameness
🦵has swelling of the lower limb
🚨has increased “digital pulses” in the arteries near his ankle, or heat in the hoof

You might have a hoof abscess!

At home you could:
✅soak the hoof in Epsom salt water
✅wrap the hoof with a poultice or magna paste
✅administer pain medication such as phenylbutazone

If the lameness persists for more than a few days, we recommend a work up with radiographs. Sometimes you can appreciate a gas pocket at the location of the abscess. It’s also important to rule out other causes of these symptoms.

Chronic abscesses can also cause deeper infections in the coffin bone or other important structures and warrant antibiotic treatments.

Pictures 1-3: radiographs depicting abscesses

4. A hospital plate protects the hoof while the abscess site heals

Watch for a video of an abscess being opened up in the next post !

05/23/2025

We have a volunteer patient at the clinic since about 8pm last night! Luckily he was happy to follow a sack of cubes into a pen this morning. I have reached out to neighbors and so far not successfully found his owner. I have also called the sheriff and been by the feed store 😆 I am sending him to the sale barn directly, as I can’t find any reason for him to stay at the vet!

05/19/2025

Happy Monday!
We are excited to announce that our hours in Mason have officially extended to full time. Call or text to schedule an appointment.

979 224 3474

02/13/2025

Foaling season has arrived!

Sick foals are always an emergency. If your foal has any💩diarrhea along with 😣lack of energy and not nursing well or
🦵trouble walking / crooked legs

Or if your mare did not shed her placenta in the first 3 hours -
we can help!

12/31/2024

Now offering Endoscopy and Gastroscopy!

Have you ever wondered if your horse has gastric ulcers?

Does your horse bleed from his nostril after exercise or make noise during exercise?

We are now equipped to accurately diagnose these type of problems, which allows us to prescribe the correct medication to treat your horse, then monitor to make sure the condition resolves.

Call or text today to schedule a scope for your horse.

12/26/2024

Hoping everyone had a safe and Merry Christmas!

11/27/2024

We are very thankful for our new community and my growing little business here already full of wonderful clients. Also very thankful for my right hand woman Kayley who tries to keep me pointed in the right direction daily!

Happy thanksgiving 🦃🐎

We are very thankful for our new community and my growing little business here already full of wonderful clients. Also very thankful for my right hand woman Kayley who tries to keep me pointed in the right direction daily!

Happy thanksgiving ��

10/30/2024

Pro tip- keep your eyes open and your mouth closed when working. I’m still perfecting this technique.

…or…We can castrate your colts with our eyes closed!

Either way, give us a call to schedule turning your studs into geldings!

10/03/2024

Welcome to our official page! We are excited to be up and running, providing care for your horses and livestock. We are available by appointment on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday in Mason. Our goal is to provide full service and full time hospital care starting sometime in 2025. In the meantime, here is a list of services we can easily provide in our current facility:

Equine services
Routine joint injections
Lameness diagnosis and treatment
ProStride, Autologous conditioned serum, Amniotic stem cells
PulseVet Shockwave therapy
Acupuncture
Pre Purchase Examinations
Teeth float/simple tooth extractions
Coggins testing, routine vaccinations, health certificates
Simple surgical procedures such as: castration, hernia repair, tumor removal
Emergency care such as: Medical colic, corneal (eye) ulcers, rhabdomyolysis (tying up), lacerations, snake envenomation, etc.
Limited reproductive care

Livestock services
Pregnancy evaluation
Bull breeding soundness exams
Heifer brucellosis vaccination
TB testing
Routine surgery such as: castration, hernia, cryptorchid testicle removal
Emergencies such as: dystocia / cesarean section and urolithiasis (urinary stones/blocked)
Pig/Sheep/Goat work can be done on site. Cattle work must be a farm call until chute/facilities are built.

Please call or message with any questions about our services and availability! We look forward to working with you!

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