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Grace Owen, DVM

Associate at Great Plains Veterinary Services in Arcadia, OK

07/07/2025

Slaframine toxicity in horses, commonly called “the slobbers” is caused by the ingestion of forages (often clover) with the fungus Rhizoctonia leguminicola. This fungus produces a toxin called slaframine that causes excessive salivation. Although slobbers may look alarming it is generally not life threatening and usually resolves with removal of the infected forage.

04/30/2025

A wonderful outcome on this case! This patient was extremely uncomfortable and was noticeably lame at the walk. The ultrasound image on the left shows a core lesion in the Deep Digital Flexor tendon distal to the fetlock joint.
This patient was treated with ultrasound guided placement of Renovo (amnion derived tissue allograft) and shockwave.
The image on the right shows a much improved tendon at one month out from start of treatment. The patient is walking comfortably and will start doing some light rehab.
It is amazing some of the regenerative medicine we now have for our equine athletes!

04/04/2025

Happy Foal Friday! Some of this seasons foals! I seriously don’t think anything is much cuter😍

03/31/2025

An adorable foal from this weekend! She is a lucky girl as her momma was on the lot and was saved by Diamond Bar Ranch!

03/29/2025

I am so excited that Great Plains Veterinary Services is now offering Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT). This therapy modality uses sound waves to stimulate healing musculoskeletal conditions such as tendon injuries, back pain, arthritic conditions, and can even promote wound healing!

🍀Non-invasive
🍀Stimulates healing
🍀Reduces Pain
🍀Improves Blood Flow
🍀Can be used in conjunction with other
therapies

I have had the opportunity to use it on several patients and I’m really excited with the results!

03/26/2025

One of the most important things for a foal to accomplish is learning to drink milk. If you have ever wondered what a successful “latch” looks like, here it is. This foal was a little slow to start nursing but has got the hang of it now.

01/10/2025

There have been several colics in this cold that seem to be due to horses not drinking enough, here are a few helpful tips:

🐴 Put a small amount of electrolytes or salt in their grain to encourage drinking
🐴 If your horse is normally out and you stalled them to keep them warmer, try walking them to their outside water trough. Many horses prefer to drink from tanks than buckets.
🐴 “Alfalfa tea” - add a little alfalfa hay to your water to “flavor” it. Make sure to provide a bucket of plain water too.
🐴 Put some warm water on their grain to make it a mash
🐴 Try to keep tanks warmer with tank heaters

Hope this helps! Stay warm fellow horse peeps!

01/01/2025

Happy New Years to all of my clients! I am so thankful for each and every one of you! This time of year always makes me think of goals accomplished and new goals to set! I’d love to hear what goals you accomplished in 2024 and what goals you have set in 2025! Comment below!

I’ll go first!

In 2024 I completed my first full year working at Great Plains Veterinary Services (best decision ever!). Diva and I had an AMAZING Pinto World, Bane and I were able to repeat our Non-pro Ranch Rail World Title, and I got to show Al for the first time!
Goals for 2025 to continue to push myself out of my comfort zone, to push myself out of my comfort zone both professionally and as a rider, and continue to embrace new challenges!

11/28/2024

Happy Thanksgiving from one of our small but mighty miracles! I’m thankful for our whole team for coming together on this one and all the other patients we get to work with! Here is to celebrating and being thankful with family, friends, and pets alike!

11/18/2024

Pigeon fever is a bacterial infection in horses caused by the bacteria Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis. It is characterized by swelling/abscesses that are normally located in the chest. The bacteria enters the horse thru a small cut in the skin from a wound with contaminated soil or an insects bite. As the bacteria prefers hot and dry environments it is most commonly diagnosed in late summer. Once mature, these abscesses can be located by ultrasound and then lanced and drained. Most horses don’t require antibiotics and generally only require supportive care. In less common cases the abscess can be internal and be more complicated. In general, horses recover quickly once the abscess is opened.

11/13/2024

Heel bulb lacerations can be tricky to treat for multiple reasons. First, this area contains a lot of vital structures such as the coffin joint and navicular bursa, that if involved and become infected can be life threatening. Second, this area has a high amount of motion, making it hard to heal big wounds. Foot casts become an excellent option for these wounds as long as there is no synovial structure involvement. Casts help to stabilize the wound and allow it to heal. They also reduce bandaging cost and effort, as once they are applied, they are generally low maintenance. In this case, 6 weeks of healing in a foot cast on stall rest has paid off!

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