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Phone: (903) 683-5315

Address: 1205 Johnson Dr, Rusk, TX 75785

Anthony J Holcomb DVM

Preventive Care

Dental Care
Properly cared for, these animals and all that fall in the Equine category will bring you years of pleasure whether you are a breeder or simply enjoy trail riding. Even these fascinating creatures need good veterinary care however - from proper nutrition to dental care to hoof care - it's all part of owning a member of the equine family.
Vaccination
Whatever your favorite pet, we've put together some helpful information below to provide the best in your pet's health. Scroll down to see the vaccination schedule and why we give them along with other helpful information for you and your pet! If you're favorite pet is any other than a cat or dog, give us a call and we'll help you with their needs - including those exotic birds!
Veterinary Ophthalmology
The onset of noneffusive FIP is usually slower. Fluid accumulation is minimal, although weight loss, depression, anemia, and fever are almost always present. Signs of kidney failure (increased water consumption and urination), liver failure (jaundice), pancreatic disease (vomiting, diarrhea, diabetes), neurologic disease (loss of balance, behavioral changes, paralysis, seizures), enteritis (vomiting, diarrhea), or eye disease (inflammation, blindness) may be seen in various combinations. FIP is often a difficult disease to diagnose because each cat can display different signs that are similar to those of many other diseases.
Behavioral Counseling
A variety of Clinical signs occur in rabid horses, such as behavior changes ranging from aggression to depression, ataxia, paresis, hyperesthesia (hypersensitivity to stimuli), fever, colic, lameness, and recumbency. With such a variety of clinical presentations, diagnosis in the live animal is difficult. The disease usually progresses to death in four to five days, although survival to 15 days is possible. Rabies is 100% fatal in horses and most other domestic species. Diagnosis is made on lab testing of tissues taken at necropsy.
Nutritional Counseling
The signs of FP are variable and can mimic other disorders. Many owners may even believe that their cat has been poisoned or has swallowed a foreign object. The first signs an owner might notice are generalized depression, loss of appetite, high fever, lethargy, vomiting, severe diarrhea, dehydration or hanging over the water dish. Normally, the sickness may go on for three or four days after the first elevation of body temperature. Fever will fluctuate during the illness in some cats and abruptly fall to subnormal levels shortly before death.
Comprehensive Examination
Like you, our greatest concern is the well being of your pet. Before putting your pet under anesthesia, we will perform a full physical examination. However, many conditions, including disorders of the liver, kidneys or blood, are not detected unless blood testing is performed. Such tests are especially important before any kind of surgery.

Illness Treatment

Parasites Treatment and Control
Internal parasites are the greatest single cause of colic in horses and are often a causative or contributing factor in many respiratory, digestive, and performance problems. Though parasites are a constant problem for horse owners, the severity of the problem can be lessened with a regular preventive worming program, formulated by your veterinarian.
Behavioral Disorder Treatment
Canine distemper is a highly contagious and serious disease caused by a virus that attacks the respiratory, gastrointestinal, and, often, the nervous systems of puppies and dogs. The virus also infects wild canids (e.g. foxes, wolves, coyotes), raccoons, skunks, and ferrets.
Vomiting Treatment
Diarrhea Treatment
Skin Condition and Allergy Treatment
At some point in their lives, many pets experience discomfort caused by external parasites such as fleas, ticks, or mites on their skin or in their ears. These parasites can be extremely irritating to pets and can cause serious skin problems or even carry disease. Although the following provides basic information about the most common external parasites, we are your best source of advice regarding your pet's needs. Modern medicines make treatment, control, and prevention of many external parasites much easier than in the past.
Upper Respiratory Illness Treatment
Respiratory problems are more severe in foals, with infections near birth producing weak foals that die within 24 hours. Following a respiratory infection, the virus can cause abortions. Death of the fetus occurs two weeks to four months after exposure to the virus, or during the last three months of pregnancy. Abortion storms have a sudden onset with no additional clinical signs. The foal dies from asphyxiation by the premature separation of the placenta.
Injury Treatment

Infection Treatment

Leptospirosis Treatment
There are two general categories of vaccines - live products and killed products. Modified live IBR, BVD, PI3 and Bangs are examples of live products. These are quite sensitive to light, disinfectants, and heat, so do not use chemical disinfectants in syringes or needles. Boil them. Do not reconstitute these vaccines more than 1 hour before use. Protect them from sunlight. Keep them cool. Killed vaccine examples are blackleg, malign antedema, redwater, enterotoxemia, black disease, and leptospirosis. These are less sensitive, and you can use chemical disinfectants in your needles and syringes. The vaccines should be kept cool however and should be protected from sunlight.
Parvovirus Infection Treatment
Canine parvovirus is a HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS and serious disease caused by a virus that attacks the gastrointestinal tract of puppies, dogs, and wild canids. It was first identified in 1978 and is seen worldwide. It also can damage the heart muscle in very young and unborn puppies.
Feline Retro Virus Treatment
The problem is, you can't always tell! Here's what you need to know about Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) and Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV).
Bacterial and Viral Infection Treatment
Glucose (GLU) - High levels can indicate stress or diabetes. Low levels can indicate liver disease, insulin overdose, severe bacterial infection, or hypothyroidism.

Chronic Condition Treatment

Hip Dysplasia Treatment
Laser therapy has been scientifically proven to be successful in treating wounds, allergies, infections, cuts, bites, dental pain, sprains, fractures, arthritis, joint disease, hot spots, hip dysplasia, ear problems, and bladder conditions.
Diabetes Treatment
Thyroid Disease Treatment
*Sodium - Is very important in maintaining normal function of muscle and nerves. It is also an important electrolyte in every part of the body. High levels indicate dehydration, lack of water, and diabetes. Low levels indicate starvation, severe diarrhea, vomiting, hypothyroidism and metabolic acidosis.
Heart Disease Treatment
When one or two adult heartworms make it to the heart, they cause changes in the pulmonary arteries, but rarely heart failure. While the worm is traveling to the heart, it can trigger an asthma-like condition that can be debilitating or even fatal. Even more critical, when the worm dies a year or two later in the artery/bloodstream of a cat, it can block an artery, called pulmonary thrombosis, and can cause death very quickly. The standard treatment after infection in dogs is to kill the worms, but this is not a good option for cats.
Kidney Disease Treatment
Albumin (ALB) - A protein made by the liver. Low levels might indicate liver/kidney damage or dogs with hookworm infestation.

Emergency Care

Wound and Fracture Care

Surgery

Veterinary Surgery
Our veterinary surgery and hospital are exceptional and we have facilities for your horses, cattle or other livestock that may need to stay overnight. And our boarding services at the 'Holcomb Hilton' go above and beyond!
Spaying and Neutering

Lab and X-Rays

Laboratory Services
Your pet can't tell you why he or she is not eating or where it hurts and often blood work will tell the doctor the problem to address the problem quickly.
X-Ray
Microchipping
Each year many dogs are lost and rarely reunited with their owners. Many end up in shelters where they may be adopted out to new families or even euthanized. Having collars and tags do help but often those are removed for some reason. Technology today has provided us with a means to insert a microchip implant for permanent identification. Most shelters now will scan an incoming dog first thing to see if it has the implant.

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