Large Animal Surgery Services

Staff
Erin Malone, DVM, PhD, DACVS, Associated Medical Director, Large Animal Hospital
Nicolas Ernst, DVM, MS, DACVS
Micky Trent, DVM, MVSc, DACVS
Troy Trumble, DVM, MS, PhD, DASVS

Residents
Mary Boyce, Resident until June 2008
Anne Nicholson, Resident July 2006 - June 2009
Megan Swaab, Resident, July 2008 - June 2010

Technicians, Supervisors, Managers
Michelle Briese, CVT
Sheryl Ferguson, CVT, Manager
Heather Loehrer, CVT

Contact
612-625-6700
Emergency: 612-625-9711

Services
(equine, bovine, small ruminants, camelids, and others)

Soft tissue and orthopedic surgeries, routine and emergency.

Critical care surgeries include colics, wounds, fractures and breakdown injuries.

Routine procedures include laser procedures, neonatal procedures, urogenital surgery, abdominal surgery, limb surgery, wound repair, tumor removals, upper respiratory/throat surgery, dental procedures, etc.

Minimally invasive surgeries, diagnostic and therapeutic, including laparoscopic, endoscopic and arthroscopic surgeries, and laser surgeries (CO2 and diode).

Performance evaluations and prepurchase evaluations, including lameness evaluations, upper respiratory evaluations, treadmill evaluations, endoscopy, nuclear scintigraphy (bone scans), ultrasound, thermography, muscle soreness exams, radiology and dental examinations.

Rehabilitation services, including acupuncture, massage, shockwave therapy, therapeutic ultrasound, pain management and integrative medicine.

Field consultations can be arranged for lameness evaluations or surgical procedures.

All surgeons are board certified or board eligible.  We are supported by board certified radiologists and anesthesiologists as well as certified veterinary technicians. Ancillary services include ultrasound and small ruminant specialists as well as board certified specialists in internal medicine, theriogenology, neurology, ophthalmology, oncology, dentistry, dermatology, pathology and radiology.

Hours
Monday through Friday 9:00 am to 4:30 pm for regular appointments
Emergency services are available 24 hours/day, 7 days a week. The hospital is staffed by trained technicians 24 hours/day.

Special equipment
* Digital Radiology
* Thermography
* CO2 laser and diode laser
* Laparoscopic equipment
* Nuclear Scintigraphy
* Ultrasound
* High speed treadmill
* Videoendoscopy
* MRI

Useful information
Emergency surgeries will be scheduled immediately.  Elective cases are typically scheduled to arrive on the day prior to surgery to allow evaluation for anesthesia and adequate food withdrawal.  However, same-day surgeries are possible for routine procedures in healthy horses.

Referral appointments for in-depth evaluation of lameness or performance problems often require serial nerve blocks, radiographs and performance observations.  A complete evaluation often requires 4-5 hours.  Clients are welcome to stay and observe the entire evaluation.  However, trailer parking is available if clients would like to make use of the local shopping malls or other entertainment.

Feel free to call ahead to ask about estimates or with questions on selected procedures.