SERVICES
MOBILE VETERINARIAN
I am strictly mobile and perform all procedures at your ranch, barn
or home within the horse’s stall or stocks. This makes it very
comfortable for the horse to recover from sedation in familiar
surroundings.
EQUINE PHYSICAL
EXAM
Each patient receives a general physical
exam to ensure good health prior to the dental exam or sedation.
(There is no charge for this procedure)
DENTAL EXAM
All horse owners need to have a good grasp of this
procedure to know if a good exam is being performed. Armed with this
knowledge they can often tell whether the medical provider is doing
a quality job or not. Dr. Mixon does two levels of exams. The first
is a very brief tactile examination of the first upper premolars
(cheek teeth). This exam only provides information about the
condition of these teeth. If an equilibration (float) is not
indicated here, we proceed to a full examination of every tooth in
the mouth. This requires sedation, a full mouth speculum, a head
light, equine dental mirror, gingival probes, dental picks, visual
and tactile exam of each tooth in the horse’s mouth. If the dentist
does not have these tools or does not use them routinely, they are
not doing a quality exam and the result is a substandard job or even
injury to the horse! The first exam only tells us if an oral
equilibration is needed, it does not tell us one is not needed,
because only a small portion of the dentition can be evaluated this
way!
ORAL EQUILIBRATION (OE)
This is commonly called a “float” but
floating is actually only one part of an OE, so a good equine
veterinary dentist will use the term Oral Equilibration. An OE is
bringing the dentition into as close to a “normal” condition as
possible. This may be as simple as removing the sharp points from
the cheek teeth (molars and premolars) or it could involve things
like waves, stepped teeth, wedge teeth, shear mouths, slants,
smiles, frowns etc.
SHEATH CLEANING/BEAN REMOVAL
This is an often overlooked
procedure in geldings and can lead to everything from discomfort
during urination to signs of colic. Dr. Mixon performs one at the
end of every OE on a gelding at NO CHARGE.
TREATMENT
During the procedure if diseases of the teeth, gums
or oral tissues are detected they will be treated and a long term
plan will be formulated with the horse owner to ensure the quality
and quantity of their horse’s life.
PET HOSPICE
I provide in-home
euthanasia for the terminally ill or dying pet so that they may pass
in the comfort of their own home and you the owner can be present in
a loving and private space. There are many options for body care
that can be provided for you at that time.
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