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Hospital hours:
By appointment
Monday through Saturday
8 AM to 6 PM

For emergencies or to schedule appointments please call
916-652-7645

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Hospitalization- Loomis Basin Equine Medical Center provides a full service hospital for the comprehensive care of horses. We currently have the ability to hospitalize fifteen horses in stalls, one of which is equipped for isolation purposes. Additional paddocks are available for turnout of long-term patients, and day boarders. Twenty-four-hour intensive care is provided for all critical cases with the full utilization of our specialized equipment, facility, expert doctors and support staff. Additionally, clients may wish to hospitalize cases where frequent treatments are difficult to administer at home. We urge clients to bring complex medical or lameness cases to the hospital where the full utilization of our specialized equipment, the facility, expertise, and staff can be brought to bear.

Surgery- Our modern surgical suite includes a hydraulic assisted table, overhead lift, gas anesthesia machine, ventilator, and EKG machine. This array of equipment has proven effective for a large variety of surgeries ranging from abdominal explorations to orthopedics. Our consulting surgeon is available for a wide variety of more complicated in-house soft tissue and orthopedic procedures, including arthroscopy, as well as referral surgical cases.

Radiology- We provide a large overhead mounted x-ray machine capable of producing high quality radiographs of most portions of a horse's anatomy. Most of our radiographic images are captured digitally with our new digital xray processor which allows immediate review of an xray exposure. The delay in developing and retaking images has practically been eliminated. Radiographs are taken and developed immediately on premises. Two portable x-ray machines are available for limited field studies. Our consulting radiologists interpret and report on all radiographic studies produced to insure highest quality radiographic diagnoses.

Ultrasonography- A variety of ultrasound technologies are available for evaluating tendons, ligaments, joints, and the chest and abdomen. Dr. Langdon Fielding and Dr. Jill Higgins are available for abdominal, chest, and a variety of soft tissue ultrasound exams most days of the week. These doctors are available to both our regular clients and for referral from other area veterinarians.We continue to refer orthopedic cases to Dr Carol Gillis who visits the Loomis area several times a month.

Endoscopy- A newly purchased hospital endoscopy unit now allows our staff veterinarians to conduct a variety of exams at any time. Both pediatric and full size endoscopes are available for detailed examinations of the equine throat, esophagus, reproductive tract and bladder. A gastroscope is also available for evaluation of the equine stomach.

Equine Reproduction- Equine fertility and the care of young foals are special interests of our practice. Our work with large breeding farms as well as continued re-education and state-of-the-art equipment makes this an area of expertise. We have in depth experience with barren mares, stallion infertility, artificial insemination, and the use of cooled and frozen semen. Dr. Fielding is available to assess pregnancy problems in mid and late term.

Dentistry The veterinarian staff of the clinic is trained to identify and correct a range of problems found in the equine oral cavity. This work might be as routine as the removal of wolf teeth or as complicated as balancing a badly worn mouth with problems including hooks, ramps,and steps. The bulk of the dentistry is done with motorized equipment and a full mouth speculum. Take a look at the dentistry article under the Health button on this website for more detail. Dental work can be scheduled at the clinic or at your horse's stable. Unique problems are referred to a dental specialist who can see cases at the clinic.

Routine and Corrective Shoeing- Several experienced farriers who maintain a private clientele also shoe horses at the clinic. They can be contacted directly by clients to schedule shoeing appointments. A listing of names and phone numbers can be found under the "Health" button on the website. Look for "Farrier Services at LBEMC. Their presence at the center allows close coordination between farrier and veterinarian and allows current radiographs to be taken when needed to guide corrective shoeing. Blake Brown has retired from practice but is available for case consultations. He can be contacted via email at hoofsense@jps.net or by phone 916-663-2851.

Mobile Veterinary Units-Fully equipped ambulatory hospital units allow many services to be provided directly at your ranch, barn or home.

Equipment for Emergency and Critical Care
LBVC serves as both a primary and referral emergency center. We have a 24-hour in-hospital technical staff and emergency doctors that can see cases in the field or in the clinic. We continue to increase the capacity and level of care that our hospital provides.

Equipment for Emergency and Critical Care :
We have a complete in-house laboratory with the capability of performing complete blood counts, blood chemistry, fibrinogen, blood gas and electrolytes, blood glucose and lactate with results ready in one to 20 minutes. A portable blood pressure machine capable of reading systolic, diastolic, and heart rate, gives the ability to read stall side blood pressures throughout the day.

For our surgical, as well as medical patients, we have and electrocardiogram(ECG), and a POET II capnograph with pulse oximetry to monitor end-tidal carbon dioxide and oxygen saturation. We also have the ability to monitor Central Venous Pressure throughout the day.

Treatments available:

• Oxygen - LBEMC has just acquired a portable unit which allows us to meet a horse or foal with respiratory distress at the trailer and begin treatment immediately. Central oxygen lines to stalls in our ICU unit allows us to maintain a sick horse on oxygen in the hospital until they are able to breathe effectively on their own.
• Plasma - LBEMC provides stored frozen plasma and has the ability to obtain fresh from one of our two blood donors. Living at the clinic, “Val” and “Loosey” are ready to give blood at a moments notice in an emergency situation. Plasma can be needed for horses with certain bleeding disorders as well as foals that do not have adequate immune protection. These situations can be life threatening and require a facility that has plasma immediately available.
• HBOCS - One of the newer products available in veterinary medicine is Hemoglobin Based Oxygen Carrying Solutions. They contain free hemoglobin that is not bound to a red blood cell. It can be used when an immediate transfusion is needed and HBOCS do not require a cross-match. They can be life saving since no time is wasted obtaining blood from a donor.
  

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