Rehabilitation Services
Veterinary-Directed Horse Rehabilitation
Recovery from injury is a slow and methodical process for horses. It can be tempting for owners and trainers to rush the process, but it's important to understand that healing can still not be complete even after clinical signs of injury and lameness have disappeared.
Veterinary-guided rehabilitation and a slow return to normal activities are the most crucial steps in recovery, and are most likely to provide the best possible outcome. The first two to three months in the recovery process are critical for creating a strong base upon which to structure full recovery.
Great Lakes Equine provides rehabilitation for your equine companion or athlete. Whether you need a month of stall rest and therapeutic treatments or several months of hand walking and controlled turnout, we can help your horse regain health a return to work.
Rehabilitation Services & Products
At Great Lakes Equine we offer a wide range of rehabilitation options to meet the needs of recovering horses, including:
- Stall rest with daily monitoring
- Icing or hydro therapy
- Sweating/heated wraps
- Daily bandaging/Back on Track® bandaging
- Daily wound treatments
- Medical management of wounds
- Daily hand walking
- Controlled turnout
- Cast application and removal
- Medical sedation for long-term care
We also do IV catheter placement and care and subpalpebral lavage systems in hospital only.
-
Your kind support and excellent clinical skills were a real blessing to us during a most difficult of times. Thank you for laying my friend down with quiet grace.
-
Abscess Treatment
Hoof abscesses are extremely painful and can greatly restrict your horse's mobility. Our vets at Great Lakes Equine can catch painful abscesses so healing can begin. Service available: Hospital Field Development of Hoof Abscesses An abscess often develops suddenly within your horse's foot, leading to severe pain and lameness. That said, it i...Read more »
New Patients Welcome
We are welcoming new patients at Great Lakes Equine. We can't wait to meet you and your horse. Book an appointment today.