Large Animal

Welcome to Rainbow Veterinary Hospital's large animal department!

We provide routine care for all large animal species.
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We also offer haul in appointments for emergency situations where a farm call cannot be scheduled. For our list of services provided, please see below.

Please contact us at 724-743-8443 to schedule services.

• Equine
  • Routine Care
    • Vaccines
    • Manual teeth floats
    • Fecal examinations
    • Laboratory tests
  • Coggins Testing
  • Health certificates
    • Online results available
  • Lameness evaluation
    • X-rays not included
  • Pregnancy checks
    • Rectal ultrasound
  • Minor Surgical procedures
    • Castrations
    • Laceration repairs

• Bovine
  • Routine Care
    • Vaccines
    • Herd Health
    • Fecal Examinations
    • Laboratory tests
  • Health Certificate
    • Online Results Available
  • Pregnancy checks
    • Rectal
  • Minor surgical procedures
    • Castration (weight & temoerature restirictions)
    • Laceration repairs

• Sheep (Ovine) & Goats (Caprine)
  • Routine Care
    • Vaccines
    • Herd Health
    • Fecal Examinations
    • Laboratory tests
  • Health Certificates
    • Online Results Available
  • Pregnancy checks
• Minor Surgical Procedures
  • Castrations
  • Dehorning (age restrictions)

• Swine
  • Routine Care
    • Vaccines
    • Herd Health
    • Fecal Examinations
    • Laboratory Tests
  • Health Certificates
    • Online results available
  • Pregnancy checks
  • Hoof and tusk trims (sedation may be required)
  • Spays and neuters (done in hospital)

• Poultry
  • ​​​​​​​Routine Care
    • Flock health
    • Laboratory tests
    • Fecal exams
  • Health Certificates
    • Online results available

• Llamas & Alpacas
  • Routine Care
    • Vaccines
    • Herd Health
    • Fecal Examinations
    • Laboratory Tests
  • Health Certificates
    • Online results available
  • Pregnancy checks

If your horse is going out to pasture after a long winter of hay, let your horse graze briefly to start getting his digestive tract used to the new diet. Feed hay first, then let him nibble grass on a lunge line. Increase the amount of time daily over a couple of weeks until he is used to eating grass for several hours, before turning him loose completely. You may notice loose manure at first, but this gradual transition should prevent “grass colic” from occurring.

During the summer months make sure salt is available at all times to replace what your horse will lose in his sweat. Also, ALWAYS have fresh water available. Change it often to prevent mosquito larva from developing and hatching in it.