About Willamette Valley Equine Hospital
Willamette Valley Equine Surgical and Medical Center is located 20 minutes south of Portland, Oregon. Willamette Valley Equine was established to provide superior health care for horses and exceptional affordable personalized service for clients and no restricted visiting hours to allow you to visit your horse when your schedule allows. Our hospital was custom designed for this purpose and our unique facility allows us to offer you the best in equine veterinary care. We are a full service, fully-equipped surgical and medical center and our dedicated surgeon, veterinarians,interns and staff will make sure you and your horse have a satisfying experience.
We provide a variety of veterinary services from routine care and emergency services at the farm to advanced surgical and medical procedures and complicated lameness diagnosis at the hospital. We provide hospitalized intensive care for the adult horse or neonatal foal and have staff on duty 24/7 for management of critical cases.
We are also committed to preserving the relationship between our clients and their primary care veterinarian so you can be sure that your regular veterinarian is up-to-date on your horses diagnosis and treatment plan while with us as well as all of our recommendations for care once your horse returns home.
We provide a variety of veterinary services from routine care and emergency services at the farm to advanced surgical and medical procedures and complicated lameness diagnosis at the hospital. We provide hospitalized intensive care for the adult horse or neonatal foal and have staff on duty 24/7 for management of critical cases.
We are also committed to preserving the relationship between our clients and their primary care veterinarian so you can be sure that your regular veterinarian is up-to-date on your horses diagnosis and treatment plan while with us as well as all of our recommendations for care once your horse returns home.
Ambulatory Services
Willamette Valley Equine offers full service ambulatory care for area horse owners, breeding farms, and training facilities. Our clinicians are committed to complete equine care. As an added convenience to clients, most of our services are also available on an out patient basis. Ambulatory clinicians are available on a twenty-four hour emergency basis.
Surgery
Our state of the art facility includes two fully-equipped surgical suites with separate padded induction and recovery rooms designed to maintain a clean, safe environments for the patients. Using the most advanced technology available, we are able to perform a wide range of orthopedic and soft tissue procedures including arthroscopy, laser surgery, fracture repair, emergency colic surgery, wound management and septic joint lavage. Each surgical team consists of our Board certified equine surgeon assisted by intern veterinarians and surgical technicians who are responsible for monitoring each case.
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Internal Medicine
Medical or performance related problems can be evaluated by our surgeon using the latest technology in imaging including radiography, video endoscopy (including gastroscopy) and ultrasonography. We provide neonatal intensive care for both premature and problem foals. Our intensive care unit is fully equipped for cases which may require respiratory therapy or ventilatory support.
Laboratory
The clinicians at Willamette Valley Equine have access to reliable and comprehensive laboratory results twenty-four hours a day. Our on-site laboratory services include hematology, blood gases, serum chemistry, serum electrolytes, cytology and semen evaluation. Area practitioners or referring veterinarians are invited to make use of our laboratory facilities.
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Diagnostic Services
Our diagnostic imaging capabilities include a radiographic system with capacity for skull, cervical spine, upper extremities, chest and abdominal radiographs. Digital ultrasonography is available for the evaluation of tendinous injuries and intra-abdominal organs. Board certified radiologists are available for consultation and review of radiographic and sonographic images.
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Dentistry
Proper dental care is critical to the health and performance of the equine patient. Routine and advanced dental techniques including extractions, corrections of molar and incisor malocclusions and dental equilibration are available. Dental procedures can be performed in the clinic or on an ambulatory basis. We also work with a local dental expert who will work with us to provide you the best dental care possible for tough cases.
24-hour Patient Care
Our hospital includes and intensive care unit for horse recovering from surgery or illness, a separate isolation facility for horses with potentially contagious diseases and a general ward for non-critical cases and out patients. All inpatient facilities are 100% environmentally controlled. Our clinicians have access to a fully stocked pharmacy, and the hospital staff is on duty twenty-four hours a day.
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Reproductive Services
Willamette Valley Equine has a fully equipped reproduction center allowing us to offer routine and advanced reproductive procedures. Mare services include breeding soundness exams, artificial insemination with shipped cooled and frozen semen, embryo harvesting, and managing fertility problems. Stallion services include breeding soundness exams, semen evaluation for shipping, phantom training, stallion collection, and semen processing. Facilities are also available for foaling and neonatal intensive care.
