Crossroads Equine Hospital

03/24/2022

Hello facebook equine friends! Crossroads is looking for a friendly, knowledgeable and motivated assistant to help with our special equine patients 2-3 weekdays and weekends. If you are so interested please stop by, say hi and drop off a resume at our clinic.

12/24/2021

Merry Christmas from all of us at Crossroads and to all of our past and present equine patients

09/10/2021

Crossroads is very excited to announce that our new surgeon, Dr. Kelly Shaw, will be starting next week! Dr. Shaw comes to us after finishing her residency in large animal surgery and the University of Wisconsin, Madison. A California native, Dr. Shaw went to undergrad at Cal Poly and then went to vet school at the University of Glasgow in Edinburgh, Scotland. She completed a year long internship in equine surgery and medicine at North Carolina State University and another at the University of Wisconsin, Madison prior to starting her surgery residency. She has a special interest in equine surgery and lameness but enjoys all aspects of equine veterinary medical care!

Dr. Shaw was an avid polo player in college with her identical twin sister Karen (an equine sports medicine specialist, what a family!). She has an adorable cat named Twix and a horse named Moose that she is bringing to Shasta County and she is looking forward to seeing elective and emergency cases at the hospital. Please call 530-365-3685 with your equine needs. Dr. Shaw and Dr. Rodger are both available for your in hospital and ambulatory needs providing the highest of quality in equine veterinary care.

05/09/2021

05/09/2021

Happy Moms Day to ALL Moms

05/05/2021

02/13/2021

We have some bad (for us) good news to announce. Dr. Noll has accepted a job as a surgeon at the University of Tennessee. She's excited about the job and returning to a teaching environment, but very sad to be leaving the people and horses of Crossroads. She will be moving after the end of February and heading east. If you would like to schedule with her prior to her leaving, limited availability remains. Please join us in giving her our best wishes for success in this new endeavor!

We are working on a replacement and have some plans in the works for a replacement surgeon and a temporary surgeon. We will continue to be available for your elective needs by appointment and for emergency needs 24/7/365.

01/13/2021

Case conclusion !

Good job, everyone. Kudos to Steve Mays, Laura Rodger, and Natalie Cooney for their excellent answers.

The key points in this case was that it's a horse on an all alfalfa diet in California who has intermittent colic. This is a classic history for enteroliths. The first step to diagnosis is to radiograph the abdomen.

Reasons why horses make enteroliths are not 100% known but it has something to do with mineral content in water and hay in California. Quarter horses and Arabians are over represented in the spectrum of horses that get them. This causes horses to make struvite stones in their large colon. These stones don't cause a problem in many horses but some horses get the enteroliths trapped in their large colon, transverse colon, or small colon. When stuck they cause colic and can cause death if they cause the horse to rupture their intestines. Treatment consists of removing them surgically. Prevention is feeding less than 50% alfalfa in the diet.

01/12/2021

Case time!

This beautiful lady is a 23 year old Quarter Horse mare who presented with intermittent moderate colic for 3 weeks. She has a normal heart rate, good gut sounds, and has been intermittently passing small amounts of f***s. Her bloodwork is consistent with a horse that hasn't been eating. She is up to date on vaccinations and deworming and is on a diet of alfalfa hay. She has spent her life in California. What diagnostic will you do first and why?

12/23/2020

Happy holidays from Dr. Rodger and Dr. Noll, veterinary technicians Deanna Teixeira and Jessica Lawrence and (useless but very cute) front office dog Poppy Noll! We wish you a safe and happy holiday week. If you need us, we will be remaining open for emergencies only over the holiday. Happy Holineighs!

12/03/2020

The doctors and staff at Crossroads have been on the receiving end of a significant amount of verbal abuse regarding our mask policy. Our current mask policy, in line with state recommendations, is that clients need to wear a mask which covers their nose and mouth while inside and maintain social distancing if the mask is off outside.

Whether or not you agree with the policy, we respectfully ask our clients to respect the policy. If you do not have a mask, we have disposable masks available to purchase for $1. If you do not wish to wear a mask, you will be asked to remain outside while Crossroads personnel works on your horse. If your mask is not covering your nose or is under your chin, you will be asked to wear it properly.

In these difficult times, please understand that we are trying to keep our personnel and clients safe. We appreciate your understanding.

10/31/2020

Happy Halloween from all of us at Crossroads!