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Post by huskiesnhorses on Dec 20, 2007 11:45:42 GMT -5
Hey all, Just thought I would throw in a plug for Dr. Hannah.
I had her out yesterday to do a chiropractic and acupuncture session on Redmond and Chewy. If you have never tried this for your horses - try it! They will LOVE it...
Chewy is a very typical "perpetually in motion" TB and by the end of the session - he was yawning, eyes half closed and completely relaxed. (he started off pawing, cribbing on the crossties, shuffling around and playing with the lead rope I had and yanking me around by my jacket).
Redmond really enjoyed the massage - he was very sore all over his front end and initially had trouble standing still for it but once he got into it - he totally relaxed and let Hannah finish her adjustments on him. He was holding alot of tension in his jaw and neck and he did a lot of stretching after she adjusted him.
It is so cool to see the change in them from the start to the finish - at the end it's very quiet and peaceful - they both felt GREAT afterwards...
If you have never had it done or have been hesitant - try it at least once - you will be amazed!
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Post by huskiesnhorses on Dec 20, 2007 15:06:56 GMT -5
I forgot to give her website evergreenholisticvet.com/default.aspxRemember, she does so much for the SAFE horses (including riding Titan to keep him coming along) - that if you can throw some business her way......please do!!
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Post by oneidea on Dec 20, 2007 15:14:31 GMT -5
We are planning to have her out in Jan. to do a dental/full physical/adjustment for the starved mare we got in August... she is almost up to weight and able to take the tranqs!! Yay!
I have only heard good things about her and am looking forward to dealing with a vet that is conservative on vax and other allopathic 'treatments'.
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Post by Angel62197 on Dec 20, 2007 19:17:40 GMT -5
I wish she housecalled to the east side!
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Post by oneidea on Dec 20, 2007 19:32:02 GMT -5
LOL! yeah, Pasco is probably too far for a barn call.
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Post by Angel62197 on Dec 21, 2007 5:42:51 GMT -5
I can only imagine the cost of THAT housecall...
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Post by oneidea on Jan 8, 2008 0:28:02 GMT -5
I just wanted to post this rave for Dr. Hannah - She came out to see us today. She floated Whisky's teeth (Whisky was a perfect lady BTW!), floated my rescue's teeth, did a general exam, and did chiro/accu on our older Arab gelding.
She was an absolute pleasure to deal with... a real 'partner' in your horses' healthcare. We discussed my feelings on vax and I was very comfortable with the protocol she recommended and the vaccines she administered. She will be out again soon for a booster and some more chiro/accu for our personal horses. My gelding is her new best friend... when she adjusted him at C4 he just about collapsed with relief!!
Oh, and her total bill was about half of what I expected!! I almost felt guilty about how reasonable it was!!
I highly, HIGHLY recommend her!!
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Post by winterlakesfarm on Jan 8, 2008 2:31:07 GMT -5
Dr. Hannah is amazing! She is the BEST at incorporating holistic/eastern medicine with conventional medicine and I think she achieves amazing results! If she practiced in my area of the woods I would use her all the time!!!
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Post by Gingersmom-Tate on Jan 8, 2008 3:38:44 GMT -5
I didnt realize Whisky was so close. Dr Hannah even will come to Arlington, I'm calling her for this spring appts.
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Post by beejoyfulmk on Jan 27, 2008 13:28:06 GMT -5
I have been blessed to have her as my vet !!! She is great
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Post by hooti4me on Jan 27, 2008 13:42:16 GMT -5
Dr. Hannah sounds amazing.. Yeah I wish she came to the E. side.
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Post by averyacres on Jan 29, 2008 23:55:08 GMT -5
I get to see Dr. Hannah on Friday for teeth floating, vaccs, and chiro work... She is AWESOME as is her assistant clearlybluebreeze!!
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Post by huskiesnhorses on Apr 11, 2008 9:01:21 GMT -5
I'd like to put in another round of thanks to Dr. Evergreen - first for being so dedicated and devoted to helping horses in need - and for letting me be her temporary assistant when Kelsey was not available.
Next round is another plug for her services - I have a dog who kept coming up lame in what appeared to be high leg / shoulder related. Every few days he would come up limping again and this went on for about a month - I kept thinking that eventually it would sort itself out but decided to have Hannah come out and work on him. She opted for a round of acupuncture and altho he was somewhat less than cooperative - HE HASN'T TAKEN A LAME STEP SINCE THAT DAY!!! I am completely blown away - I thought at the very least it might take 2 treatments!
She is just awesome!
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Post by shekaberry on Apr 11, 2008 10:23:51 GMT -5
I must agree with you, Val. I don't have a horse, but I have been present for many of Dr. Hannahs visits to the SAFE horses and she always takes the time to answer questions, no matter how trivial they may be. She is a fantastic vet and horsewoman alike!
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Post by schwung on Apr 11, 2008 11:00:32 GMT -5
Valerie - our dog Baron has the exact symptoms you just described, very off and on lameness. We took him to the vet and spent quite a bit of money on xrays to which they found no arthritis, told us to rest him for 3 months (impossible) and put him on glucosomine, but no clear diagnosis. I wonder now if Hannah can help him, I'll have to ask her about that.
I have had horses my whole life and had quite a few vets. I have often gone with the "big names" because I have sport horses and am very in tune to subtle lameness, the type that can often be complex and difficult to diagnose, so I have tended to use vets that have a reputation for being experts in their field and access to the expensive diagnostic equipment.
When I first met Hannah and we started using her for the rescues, she was not long out of vet school and just starting up her business. Obviously, she was young and not yet very experienced. But after using her for the rescue horses, I found that she more than made up for her lack of knowledge in the personal time and devotion she gave each and every horse. If she had any doubt about an issue, or knew that something was outside her area of expertise, she would refer the case to a specialist, but then work with the vet so that she could learn from the experience for next time. I can think of at least three examples of this - 1) Lexi, with her extremely incorrect hoof conformation. We referred to Dr. Colton for the actual xrays, and then took the xrays to Mission Farrier School, along with Lexi herself, for evaluation. Hannah was right there, taking the opportunity to learn from Dr. Colton's x-ray reading expertise as well as the hoof trimming experts at MFS.
2) Jasper - a horse we had with one blind, bulging eye. She felt there was a possibility of possible glaucoma (painful for the horse), so she referred us to the top equine opthamologist in the state who works for UW and sees horses out of Pilchuck. Again, she didn't just refer - she consulted and learned.
3) Not a horse of ours, but I remember a horse that was going to be gelded using a new technique that she was interested in learning, that could be done standing and supposedly had a much easier and faster recovery time. I can't remember which vet was using it, but she made arrangements to observe and learn the procedure from him.
4) Shortly after starting her practice she pursued additional training to become a licensed acupuncture therapist and chiropractor - also learning about Chinese herbal therapies as well. I know of only one other vet in the area that does all the holistic therapies as well as traditional veterinary work. She uses both interchangably.
5) In contrast, she does not do repro work and is quick to refer out for repro work if it is beyond her general knowledge. Not because she isn't interested, and certainly not because she doesn't love the babies! But true to her beliefs, she does not support indiscriminite breeding and cannot in good conscience cater to clients that are breeding their grade, poorly conformed mares or keeping their colts studs "cuz he's just so nice". So, she opts to leave the repro work to other vets - although she loves nothing more than when she gets the opportunity to be involved in pregnancy or birth, via one of the rescue horses.
Some other things you might not know about Dr. Hannah: 1) She is an accomplished equestrian. She is currently riding dressage although I believe she used to do hunters. She somehow finds time to take lessons and ride.
2) She owns 4 horses of her own - all rescues I believe. She has her childhood pony still, along with a TB that was donated to her vet school for procedures and euthanasia, and she instead was able to rescue him from that fate.
3) Hannah and her husband (also a veterinarian - small animal) caused quite a stir in vet school, by refusing to perform unnecessary procedures on animals and speaking out quite vocally (including involving the media) against the common practice of taking healthy horses and "creating" problems so that vet students could practice "fixing" them - then euthanizing them when done. In fact, she put her degree on the line and almost was not allowed to graduate, but still she did not back down on her stance. She dreams of a rehab center where rescue horses with real issues can be matched with vet students needing to learn, thus no horse would have to have unnecessary procedures done in the name of learning and no horse would be needlessly euthanized. Additionally, there will be a compost center to allow for environmentally-friendly disposal of the bodies of horses that are put down, with the additional goal of providing low-cost euthanasia/disposal to the general public. This is not a pipe dream, but something that Dr. Hannah will make happen in the near future.
It didn't take long before I began using Dr. Hannah for all my own horses as well. There will always be procedures or expertise where I have to call in an outside vet (such as for digital xrays, MRIs, bone scans,etc.), but for everything else, I use Hannah, because she truly, truly cares about my horses, and every horse she sees. From the moment she takes on a horse as a client, she is committed to that horse, and will follow through diligently. She learns the behaviors, temperment, and personality of each horse she works with, and adjusts her approach each time she sees the horse. I have used a lot of different vets over the years, and never have I had a vet that was so compassionate and committed, and when it is your animal on the line, having someone that truly cares makes a huge difference from a vet that just sees the animal as just another lameness exam, or colic, or even euthanasia. Hannah feels it personally for each and every horse she puts down, she cries for the horse and is there to hug the owner as well (and having gone through this personally with her, I can't tell you how much that meant to me). She will always rally for giving an animal a chance, but will never allow a horse to suffer needlessly for even a moment.
There are just a few examples of why I think Dr. Hannah is truly exceptional. We are so VERY lucky to have her.
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