Performance Equine Veterinary Service provides equine ultrasounds in Ocala FL to patients in our practice and on the field. If you have questions about our services, please contact us.
Ocala equine ultrasonography uses high frequency sound waves that are transmitted from a transducer (probe) into the patient. The characteristics of the tissue, muscle, tendon, or bone influence the returning energy back to the transducer. The reflections are processed into an image that is viewed on the screen.
Equine Ultrasounds can help to better identify problems (i.e., thickened small intestine, tendon lesion) and understand the extent of many injuries, which helps guide diagnosis, treatment, time off, and prognosis.
How is the procedure performed?
- An ultrasound machine with multiple probes is used depending on the area being examined.
- The equipment used by Performance Equine Veterinary Service is a portable Sonosite M Turbo unit.
- This equipment counts with a battery unit which permits exams to be performed on the farm and even in the pen if necessary, which avoids the transportation of your horse.
What are common equine ultrasound procedures?
Performance Equine Veterinary Service counts with the probes necessary to perform the following procedures
- Reproductive breeding exam (cycle check mares, pregnancy exams)
- Tendons/ligaments
- Masses (abscesses, tumors, foreign bodies, puncture wounds)
- Colic: identify cause of colic (twisted small intestine, enteritis, colitis)
- Chest: fluid in chest, pneumonia
If you have any questions about our services, please contact us today at (352) 307-3690.