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COVID-19 For Horse People – Applying What We Already Know.
The first step in dealing with any rapidly evolving situation like this is to take a deep breath and think logically. Let’s all do that. Breath IN. Breath OUT. Our world has rapidly changed in the last 5 days. It … Continue reading
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July Is Vet Anniversary Month
July is the time of year at McKee-Pownall where we celebrate a lot of work anniversaries for our veterinarians. We typically hire new veterinarians after they complete a one-year internship following their graduation from veterinary college. Internships in North America … Continue reading
Posted in Looking Back and Looking Forward with Drs. McKee and Pownall
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The Power of Cold
The young equestrians have just headed back to school, and the chill is starting to come in the morning air now. The schedule has lightened a little since a few weeks ago when all of the vets in the Newmarket … Continue reading
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Spring Musings With Dr. Dubé-Collum
With the last couple of months flying by, what was meant to be the April/May blog has now become the late spring blog! With April comes heavy herd health season for us at McKee Pownall, and one of the main … Continue reading
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March Musings with Dr. Andrea Dubé-Collum
March brought all kinds of interesting and exciting things to me, and the Nemarket practice. The March weather, save for a few fabulous days, was all Lion as far as I was concerned. So WET, and so COLD – combined! … Continue reading
Posted in Day in the Life with Dr. Dubé
Tagged andrea dube-collum, dvm, equine, maggot therapy, veterinarian
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All-Time Favourite
Let me start by saying that in most equine practices February is a slow month. This, however, was absolutely not the case this at McKee-Pownall in Newmarket. First of all, it was dentistry month, which means that the practice has … Continue reading
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Veterinarians keeping horses hydrated at Pan Am Games
Excerpt from the article in the Caledon Enterprise written by Matthew Strader talking to veterinary Service Manager for the Games, Dr. Mike Pownall. Talk baseball, and it’s Tommy John. Hockey? Groins. On the track, it’s always the hammy. Every sport … Continue reading
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Photo Album of the 2015 Pan Am Games: Equestrian Portion
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Three Day Eventing Prep
Although we are just days away from the arrival of Dressage horses for the first event of the Pan Am Games we find ourselves looking a week ahead as we begin planning for the most challenging week, the 3 Day … Continue reading
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Tagged 3 day, Equestrian, Pan Am, three day eventing, veterinary service
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The Process and Challenges of Importing Horses for the Pan- Am Games
I read with great interest last week the uproar over Johnny Depp bringing his two dogs into Australia without putting them into quarantine. It reminded of the efforts the veterinary team is doing to prevent the importation of foreign horse diseases … Continue reading
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