Large Animal Medicine
For appointments and emergencies: 540-231-4621
The Large Animal Hospital provides specialized care for all species of large animals, including horses, camelids, sheep, goats, pigs, and cattle, and utilizes the most recent diagnostic modalities and state-of-the-art technology for both diagnosis and treatment.
In addition to board-certified large animal internal medicine and theriogenology specialists, our hospital is fully staffed 24/7 by licensed veterinary technical support. Designed to handle the most-challenging cases, our facilities include a neonatal intensive care unit, an isolation unit for horses with infectious diseases, and specialized stalls for neurologic cases.
LARGE ANIMAL NEUROLOGY
Large animal medicine clinicians perform neurologic examinations on all large animal species, including horses, sheep, goats, alpacas, and llamas. Diagnostic testing includes aspiration of spinal fluid and analysis, digital radiography, computed tomography (CT), electromyography (EMG), electroencephalograpy (EEG), and muscle biopsy. Consultation with the Neurology Service's board-certified faculty is available.
Large animal medicine services
- Routine and preventive healthcare
- 24-hour, 365-day emergency service
- Consultation service to area practitioners
- Digital radiology, ultrasound, and endoscopy
- Cardiology evaluations
- Neurology evaluations
- Ophthalmology evaluations
- Nutrition consultation and service
- Equine reproductive services
- Endocrine evaluations (Cushing's, metabolic syndrome, thyroid disease)
- Urogentital evaluations (bladder and urethral stones)
- Respiratory evaluations
- Colic, acute diarrhea (colitis), gastric ulcer, and weight-loss evaluations
- Lameness evaluation
- Acupuncture and chiropractic services
Special facilities, equipment, and procedures
- Complete imaging service, including endoscopy, ultrasound, digital radiography, nuclear medicine, and CT scan
- Neonatal intensive care facility
- Large animal isolation facility (infectious diseases, salmonella, strangles)
- Specialized stalls for neurologic cases
- Respiratory function testing
- Laser lithotripsy
Large animal medicine personnel
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Virginia Buechner-Maxwell, DVM, MS, DACVIM , bioProfessor, Large Animal Internal Medicine
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Caroline Holdren, DVM , bioResident, Large Animal Internal Medicine
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Emilee Lacey, VMD , bioResident, Large Animal Internal Medicine
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Harold C. McKenzie III, DVM, MS, MSc (VetEd), FHEA, DACVIM , bioProfessor, Large Animal Internal Medicine
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Katherine E. Wilson, DVM, MS, DACVIM , bioClinical Associate Professor, Large Animal Internal Medicine Equine Section Chief, Large Animal Clinical Sciences
