Hey everyone! This summer I'm down in Texas with Dr. Ty Wallis at Equine Athlete Veterinary Services. They were formerly Performance Equine South, so my experience so far has been similar to last year. Dr. Wallis also works primarily with Arabian show horses and follows the show circuit. We were just at a show in Fort Worth Texas, and now we are at the Region 10 show in Minnesota. Before the shows we were prepping horses, getting them show ready. We had a few cases that Dr. Wallis used stem cell therapy on. In order to do this he had to liposuction fat from the tail head to obtain stem cells. Once he obtains enough fat there are processing steps he does to get the stem cells isolated. I then blocked the limb that was being injected, and Dr. Wallis did an ultrasound guided injection of the stem cells. We did all of this at the farm, and I thought it was really great that we were able to do it that way. The other calls were the usual lameness exams and joint injections. I helped flex the horses being assessed and scrub the joints we were treating. The last show went well, we had a few colics that turned out well. I'm hoping that the show this week runs just as smoothly! That all for now, hope everyone is enjoying their summer!
Jenna
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