test Mid-Rivers Equine Centre 2 days ago 26 Pounds. Full Attitude.Who’s got a mini mule in the clinic?We do.All 26 pounds of her. Yes, you should be jealous.This tiny girl is drinking her milk from a bowl, as if she personally approved the care plan and said, “Fine, but I’ll need table service.”She is smart. She is sassy. She is a jumper. She is soaking up every ounce of clinic affection like a professional snuggle bunny.And yes, she is already training for the Olympics; probably in stall door jumping, bowl dining, and emotional manipulation.Tiny body. Big personality. Fully aware she owns the room.#MiniMule #MuleLife #BabyMule #EquineVet #EquineHospital #VetMed #HorsePeople #FarmLife #EquineCare #CuteAnimals #ClinicLife #AnimalCare #MidRiversEquineCentre ... See MoreSee Less Play View on Facebook · Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email View Comments likes love 120 Shares: 0 Comments: 10 10 CommentsComment on Facebook Mid-Rivers Equine Centre 3 days ago We all know Dr. Baxter is a rock star, but here he’s going full-on supernova. ✨Bringing the skill, the focus, and the kind of calm confidence every patient deserves.#MidRiversEquineCentre #EquineVet #HorseVet #EquineMedicine #VeterinaryMedicine #HorseCare #EquineCare #VetMed #HorseHealth #EquineHospital #VeterinaryLife #EquineVeterinarian #HorseOwners #BarnLife #HorseCommunity ... See MoreSee Less View on Facebook · Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email View Comments likes love wow 97 Shares: 0 Comments: 7 7 CommentsComment on Facebook Mid-Rivers Equine Centre 4 days ago What Pergolide Is Really Doing for PPID HorsesPituitary pars intermedia dysfunction, still commonly called equine Cushing’s disease, is an age-related endocrine disorder in which part of the pituitary gland becomes overactive. That hormone imbalance can show up as a long or delayed-shedding hair coat, muscle loss, poor topline, increased sweating, drinking and urinating more, recurrent infections, and, in some horses, a higher laminitis risk when insulin dysregulation is also present. Pergolide is the standard medical treatment used to help control the disease, but PPID is progressive, not curable.That is what makes the long-term Michigan State pergolide research so valuable. In the long-term follow-up, researchers found that Pergolide produced clinical improvement in nearly all affected equids over time. Five years into the follow-up, all owners reported consistent improvement in clinical signs, and nearly 60% of the horses had normal endocrine test results. Ten years in, 96% of owners said pergolide had improved their horse’s quality of life, and researchers found no indication that the horses developed resistance to the drug over time.The important takeaway for horse owners is this: pergolide is not a magic fix, and it does not directly treat laminitis, but it can be a very meaningful tool for helping horses with PPID stay more comfortable and maintain a better quality of life as they age.#PPID #EquineCushings #SeniorHorse #HorseHealth #EquineHealth #HorseCare #EquineVet #LaminitisAwareness #Pergolide #OlderHorseCare ... See MoreSee Less View on Facebook · Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email View Comments likes love 42 Shares: 6 Comments: 3 3 CommentsComment on Facebook Mid-Rivers Equine Centre 5 days ago Nearly a Decade Later, She Still Makes the DriveNearly ten years ago, when Dr. Lanham was still a resident at Mizzou, Faith came through the hospital doors with a mare named Leggs and a heart full of worry.Leggs had an infected joint; the sort of case that asks more of everyone involved than they first expect. The infection was stubborn, and the list of antibiotics that might help was painfully short. What should have been simple became long. Then longer still. There were rechecks and treatments, guarded conversations and hopeful ones, and the kind of slow progress that teaches patience whether you want the lesson or not.Somewhere in all those hours, days, and months, a friendship took root.Faith kept showing up for Leggs, and Dr. Lanham kept meeting her there with the quiet determination good horse doctors seem to carry in their bones. Together, they weathered the long road of healing; the small victories, the setbacks, the endless weighing of what came next.Then, during one appointment, Dr. Lanham noticed something that gave the whole story a sudden turn.Leggs, she told Faith, had gained weight since her last visit.Now, under ordinary circumstances, that might simply have been a practical observation. But these were not ordinary circumstances. With the damage to her joint and extra weight on that leg mattered very much indeed.Faith, a bit sheepish and no doubt running back through the past few months in her mind, asked the question almost as if she hardly dared.“Could she be pregnant? We bred her once, but our vet said she didn’t take.”And there it was. One of those moments life keeps tucked away until the most inconvenient and wonderful time.Surprise. She was pregnant. Pregnant with Ribbit.Shorty later, Ribbit arrived; a small, bright new chapter in a story that had already asked so much of everyone in it. What had begun as a difficult medical case had somehow made room for something tender and unexpected: a foal, a friendship, and a bond formed in the unglamorous, faithful work of simply seeing something through.And that, perhaps, is the loveliest part of it.Because today, all these years later, Faith still makes the three-hour trek from near Springfield, Missouri, bringing Ribbit back to see Dr. Lanham for an annual exam.Not because it is easy. Not because it is close.But because some relationships are forged in hard seasons and held onto for all the good ones that follow.A mare named Leggs brought them together. A surprise foal named Ribbit made sure the story would be remembered. And time, as it sometimes does in the best kinds of stories, turned care into something that looked very much like family.#EquineVeterinarian #EquineMedicine #HorseHealth #HorseCare #HorseOwners #EquineHospital #VeterinaryMedicine #EquineVet #FoalStory #MareAndFoal #HorseLife #EquineCare #HorseCommunity #AnnualExam #MizzouVetMed #MidRiversEquineCentre #MissouriHorses ... See MoreSee Less View on Facebook · Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email View Comments likes love 210 Shares: 1 Comments: 8 8 CommentsComment on Facebook Mid-Rivers Equine Centre 6 days ago Core Vaccines vs. Risk-Based Vaccines: What Midwest Horse Owners Should KnowCore vaccines are recommended for every horse because they protect against diseases that are severe, widely distributed, or a public health concern. In horses, those include tetanus, rabies, West Nile virus, and Eastern and Western equine encephalomyelitis. Risk-based vaccines are selected differently. They are used according to a horse’s age, travel, housing, breeding status, exposure to outside horses, and regional disease pressure.In the Midwest, the risk-based vaccines that most often deserve discussion are influenza, EHV-1/4, strangles, Potomac Horse Fever, and, in some cases, leptospirosis. A closed-herd pasture horse does not carry the same exposure risk as a show horse, lesson horse, broodmare, or horse living on wet ground with heavy insect and wildlife activity. That is where risk-based planning becomes more specific.Here is the quick breakdown:Influenza: important for horses that travel, show, board, train, or mix with new horses.EHV-1/4: important for young horses, show horses, breeding farms, and horses in busy barns. Pregnant mares often need a separate EHV schedule.Strangles: worth discussing for farms with a history of it, young horses, or horses with frequent outside exposure.Potomac Horse Fever: a bigger concern on farms near streams, rivers, ponds, wet pastures, or irrigated ground, especially as we head into summer and fall.Leptospirosis: worth a conversation on farms with standing water, flooding, heavy wildlife pressure, or broodmares, because it has been associated with abortion, eye disease, and kidney problems.Bottom line: Core vaccines are for every horse. Risk-based vaccines are for the horses whose lifestyle, environment, or region puts them in the line of fire. That is why there is no true one-size-fits-all vaccine program.Talk with your veterinarian before spring and summer exposure ramps up. The best vaccine plan is the one built for your horse, your farm, and your risk. ... See MoreSee Less View on Facebook · Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email View Comments likes love 75 Shares: 10 Comments: 0 0 CommentsComment on Facebook Mid-Rivers Equine Centre 1 week ago Foal Friday Follow-Up: Little Joker is still out here announcing that being a surprise baby was merely his opening act.This spunky little guy arrived as an unexpected bonus and has been making up for lost time ever since. Big personality; tiny package; absolutely no intention of blending in. He is living his best life, kicking up his heels, and stealing hearts.#FoalFriday #SurpriseBaby #MiniDonkey #BabyDonkey #DonkeyFoal #FarmBaby #EquineLife #BarnLife #HorseHospital #VetMed #FoalSeason #CuteAnimals #AnimalReels #DonkeyLove #BornExtraStayedExtra ... See MoreSee Less Play View on Facebook · Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email View Comments likes love 75 Shares: 3 Comments: 3 3 CommentsComment on Facebook Load more
