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Large Animal Medicine Service

Whether you have a valuable animal that you want to bring to Madison for diagnosis or would like the veterinary school's specialists to come to your farm (within a 100-mile radius), services are available.

Highlights of Service

 

cardiology work-up

While many normal horses have heart murmurs, some heart defects require further work-up. At the VMTH, echocardiography is performed in unsedated horses and is well tolerated. The cardiac examination can help owners make appropriate decisions about purchase, use of the horse, treatment, monitoring, or prognosis.

cow image

Common problems

Cattle


Horses

endoscope procedureStudents assist while a veterinarian examines a horse's stomach lining with a flexible endoscope.  Gastroscopy is used to examine the esophagus and stomach for abnormalities, including ulcers, strictures, tumors, or abnormal growths.  An endoscope can also be used to examine upper and lower airways (horses and cows with pneumonia, chronic cough, or allergies) or to examine the urogenital tract (bladder, urinary problems).


Small Ruminants - Llamas, Sheep, Goats

Special Equipment and Procedures

Routine Service Hours

Appointments can be arranged by calling the Large Animal Clinic.

Clinicians

Benjamin J. Darien, DVM, DACVIM
Sheila McGuirk, DVM, DACVIM
Simon Peek, DVM, DACVIM
Susan Semrad, DVM, DACVIM

Residents

Laura Hardefeldt, BVMS
Tami Mueller, DVM