PHD Veterinary Service

🚛🐴 PHD Veterinary Services proudly offers ambulatory equine veterinary care across a wide region of Florida while also welcoming haul-in appointments at our Newberry clinic.

Our ambulatory service areas include:

📍 North Central Florida:
Gainesville, Alachua, Newberry, Archer, High Springs, Fort White, Lake Butler, Starke, Lawtey, Hawthorne, McClellan, Penny Farms, Trenton, Bell, Chiefland, Williston, Bronson, Keystone Heights, Live Oak, Wellborn, Branford, O’Brien, and Lake City.

📍 Greater Florida Coverage:
Ocala, Middleburg, Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Orlando, Tampa, Bradenton, and Parrish.

Whether your horse needs wellness care, advanced diagnostics, lameness evaluations, performance care, rehabilitation services, emergency care, advanced therapeutics or a pre-purchase exam, our team is committed to providing individualized, high-quality equine veterinary care both on the road and at our facility.

🏥 We also accept clinic haul-ins at:

PHD Veterinary Services
47 SW 165TH ST
Newberry, FL 32669

📞 352-538-9165

This week's Foal Friday comes with a happy ending and a reminder of why emergency care matters.

This sweet little one arrived healthy and ready to take on the world. But mom needed a little extra help. After foaling, the mare developed a retained placenta, a serious condition that becomes an emergency when fetal membranes aren't passed within a few hours of delivery.

Left untreated, a retained placenta can lead to dangerous complications like infection, endotoxemia, sepsis, and laminitis therefore, so time is everything.

Dr. Porter sprang into action. Dr. Porter performed a uterine lavage, gently flushing the uterus to clear retained membranes and debris, while Dr. Helinger assisted throughout the procedure. Thanks to quick intervention, this mama is on the road to recovery and back to doing what she does best, being a mom. 💛

Foaling season is beautiful, but it can turn critical fast. If something doesn't look right after your mare delivers, don't wait. Our team is here to assist.

📞 Call or message us 352-538-9165.