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Mon - Fri:	8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sat:	8:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Currid, Enda

Jaynes, Suzanne

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Phone: (401) 766-6578

Address: 2205 Providence Pike, North Smithfield, RI 02896

Website: http://www.oceanstateequine.com

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Ocean State Equine Associates

Preventive Care

Dental Care
Ocean State Equine Associates is pleased to provide the most modern approach to equine dentistry. We believe that dental care is a very important part of your horse's overall health and performance program.
Vaccination
A comprehensive preventive health care program is vital to ensuring that you and your horse enjoy many years together and that he performs to his greatest potential. Wellness exams, vaccination, and deworming programs, nutritional counseling, and regular dental exams are the foundations of our preventive health care program from our equine vets.
Veterinary Ophthalmology
Common causes of ocular abnormalities include blunt trauma, corneal abrasions or ulcers, and uveitis (aka â€œmoon blindnessâ€ ). If you have any ocular ointments or drops in your possession, DO NOT administer them to the patient without veterinary guidance. Not all ocular ointments are the same, and some can make conditions worse.
Nutritional Counseling
It is very important to manage horses with EMS because they are at increased risk for developing laminitis if their insulin levels stay elevated for prolonged periods. Laminitis is a painful condition that can have a significant impact on quality of life. If your horse has EMS, it is important to make a dietary plan with your veterinarian. As a general rule, horses with EMS should be fed hay in amounts equivalent to about 1.5% of their body weight daily. For example, a typical 1000 lb horse would eat 15 lbs of grass hay per day. The non-structural carbohydrates (NSC) content in the hay should be <10%. If it is not possible to test your hay to find out the NSC content, the hay should be soaked in cold water for 1 hour to reduce the amount of carbohydrates it contains. Unfortunately, grass pasture is often high in NSCs, so it is not recommended for horses with EMS to be turned out on grass. Most horses with EMS do not need grain to maintain healthy body weight. Horses who are â€œeasy keepersâ€ can be fed a small amount of ration balancer to ensure they get enough protein, vitamins, and minerals in their diet. A few examples of ration balancers are Nutrena Empower Topline Balance or Purina Enrich. For horses with EMS who need grain to stay at a healthy weight, it is crucial to find a truly low carbohydrate grain. Many grains claim to be â€œcontrolled sugarâ€ but are still above the recommended percentages for EMS horses. When looking for a low carbohydrate grain, it is important to check the NSC %. The total NSC should be as close to 10% as possible. If NSC is not listed, you can calculate NSC by adding starch + sugars. For example, a grain that has 10% sugars and 10% starches would have a total NSC of 20%. Exercise is important for managing horses with EMS. Exercise can help with weight loss and improve insulin levels. Horses who are sound (not horses who are suffering from active laminitis or are otherwise lame) should be put into a consistent exercise regimen. For many horses, exercise, weight loss, and dietary changes are enough to bring their insulin levels back down into the normal range. For horses who still have high insulin despite these changes, there are also medications your veterinarian can recommend to help reduce insulin levels further.
Comprehensive Examination
Pre-purchase exams may vary, depending on the intended use of the horse and the veterinarian who is doing the examination. Deciding exactly what should be included in the purchase examination requires good communication between you and your veterinarian. The following guidelines from the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) will help ensure a custom-tailored exam...

Illness Treatment

Parasites Treatment and Control
Why fecal egg counts and targeted deworming will benefit your horse and maybe even your wallet...
Diarrhea Treatment
Skin Condition and Allergy Treatment
Upper Respiratory Illness Treatment
The two most common strains of EHV are EHV-1, which causes abortion, respiratory disease, and neurologic disease; and EHV-4, which causes respiratory disease only but can occasionally cause abortion and rarely neurological disease.

Infection Treatment

Bacterial and Viral Infection Treatment
Respiratory diseases in horses can be grouped into two general categories â€“ infectious and noninfectious. Infectious respiratory diseases include bacterial and viral infections. The most common of the non-infectious respiratory conditions are Small Airway Inflammatory Disease (SAID) and its more severe form known as â€œheavesâ€ or Recurrent Airway Obstruction (RAO).

Wound and Fracture Care
If you have arrived at the barn and find your horse with a laceration or puncture wound, move the horse to a safe place for further assessment and contact the clinic immediately. Questions to consider include...

Veterinary Surgery
Dr. Enda Currid was born in the northwest region of Ireland and graduated from the University College Dublin School of Veterinary Medicine in 1994. After a one-year internship in Large Animal Surgery at U.C. Dublin in 1995, he moved to the United States to begin a three-year residency in Large Animal Surgery at Tufts University in Grafton

Laboratory Services
If we suspect that a horse has EMS, we can run a blood test to check their insulin level. About â…“ of horses with EMS also have Equine Cushingâ€™s Disease, so we will often test for Cushingâ€™s at the same time we check insulin levels.
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Equine Vet
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