
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
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Professor
Large Animal Internal Medicine -
Professor
Large Animal Medicine -
Clinical Assistant Professor
Large Animal Medicine -
Medicine Resident
Large Animal Medicine -
Medicine Resident
Large Animal Medicine -
Jeremy Ridenour
LVTLarge Animal Staff Supervisor
Large Animal Technician -
Jenny Jones
LVT
Large Animal Technician