For appointments & emergencies, please call: 540-231-9043

The Harry T. Peters, Jr. Large Animal Hospital provides specialized care for all species of large animals, including horses, camelids, sheep, goats, pigs and cattle. We utilize the most recent diagnostic modalities and state-of-the-art technology to both diagnose and treat large animals.

In addition to board-certified large animal internal medicine and theriogenology specialists, our hospital is fully staffed by 24-hour/day, 7 day/week licensed veterinary technical support. Designed to handle the most challenging cases, our facilities include a neonatal intensive care unit, an isolation unit for horses with infectious diseases and specialized stalls for neurologic cases.

Large Animal Medicine Services

• Routine and preventive healthcare
• 24-hour, 365-day emergency service
• Consultation service to area practitioners
• Digital radiology, ultrasound, and endoscopy
• Cardiology evaluations
• Neurology evaluations
• Ophthalmic evaluations
• Nutrition Consultation and service
• Equine Reproductive Services including high-risk pregnancy
• Equine Podiatry Service
• Endocrine evaluations (cushings, metabolic syndrome, thyroid disease)
• Urogentital evaluations (bladder and urethral stones)
• Respiratory evaluations
• Colic, acute diarrhea (colitis), gastric ulcer and weight loss evaluations
• Lameness evaluation
• Acupuncture and Chiropractic services

Special Facilities, Equipment & Procedures

• Complete imaging service including endoscopy, ultrasound, digital radiography, nuclear medicine, and CT scan (computed tomography)
• Neonatal intensive care facility
• Large Animal isolation facility (infectious diseases, salmonella, strangles)
• Specialized stalls for neurologic cases
• Respiratory function testing
• Laser lithotripsy

Large Animal Medicine Personnel

• 
  Virginia Buechner-Maxwell
  DVM, MS
  Diplomate ACVIM
  Professor
  Large Animal Internal Medicine
• 
  David R. Hodgson
  BVSc, PhD
  Diplomate ACVIM
  Department Head / Professor
  Large Animal Internal Medicine
• 
  Harold C. McKenzie, III
  DVM, MS
  Diplomate ACVIM
  Associate Professor
  Large Animal Medicine
• 
  W. Kent Scarratt
  DVM
  Diplomate ACVIM
  Associate Professor
  Clinical Services / Medicine
• 
  Katherine E. Wilson
  DVM
  Diplomate ACVIM
  Clinical Assistant Professor
  Large Animal Medicine
• 
  Melissa Mercer
  DVM, MS Candidate
  
  Medicine Resident
  Large Animal Medicine
• 
  Nadia Saklou
  
  
  Medicine Resident
  Large Animal Medicine
• 
  Jeremy Ridenour
  
  
  Licensed Veterinary Technician & LA Staff Supervisor
  
• 
  Heidi Phillips
  
  
  Licensed Veterinary Technician