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No
other domestic animal seems to get in trouble more than horses.
There are reasons for this. One is that horses are a “prey” animal
and are genetically wired with lightning fast reflexes. When
trouble comes they don't confront it, they flee. This becomes
a problem when a horse gets it's leg jammed under a stall
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Another
fact about horses is that their intestinal tracts are designed
to handle large amounts of roughage. We sometimes feed less
of that than they need and lots of other things like too
much grain. Their feeding schedule is at our convenience
rather than at optimum times for them. We keep our horses
on small parcels of land and ignore the worm population that
can explode under a non vet guided parasite control program.
All these things have the potential for causing belly aches.
These belly aches or “colics” can
be mild or very serious. |
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We at Maine
Equine are well acquainted with the troubles that horses get
into. In all the years we have been in business it is a very
rare day that we haven't had to deal with some emergency. |
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Our
policy is to provide or arrange for 24 hour coverage 7 days
a week, 365 days a year. If you come up against something that
looks like an emergency, but you aren't sure, call
anyway!
Our phone number is 207-782-8318
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We
share emergency service with two other equine practices,
Blackstrap Hill and Dr. Tom Judd.
We have all agreed on the standard of care for emergencies
and meet on a regular basis to ensure quality emergency
service. If you have an emergency, call our number as usual
and you will be given directions to reach the on-call veterinarian.
If one of the other two practices is covering, we will
be notified the next morning and your case will be handed
back over to MEA. |
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During
the day our office will get hold of whoever is closest and
available. After hours call the same number and you will get
a recording that will direct you further. If you do not get
a response within 15 minutes call the appropriate numbers again.
After you have called and left your number, please
stay off the phone.
If you want to call a friend for support, use another phone.
When emergency calls come, we might be right by the phone and
can often get back to you within minutes. If you are on the
phone with someone else, it just delays our response time to
you. |
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New
Gloucester, Maine 04260