Reproductive Services at Poultney Veterinary Hospital
Services for Males
- Breeding soundness evaluation (this includes semen collection and semen evaluation for motility, concentration and morphology)
- Semen collection for shipment (cooled-semen)
- Semen longevity testing (testing prior to shipping cooled semen)
- Import of chilled canine semen
- Prostate disease evaluation and treatment
- Brucella canis testing
Services for Females
- Breeding soundness evaluation
- Breeding management (This includes ovulation timing for frozen semen insemination. Patients will be referred elsewhere for TCI (trans-cervical insemination). We no longer perform surgical inseminations. With the high safety and efficacy of TCI, surgical inseminations are no longer necessary.)
- Pregnancy diagnosis – an ultrasound is performed at 25 – 30 days following breeding. Ultrasound is a safe and very accurate way to diagnose pregnancy and evaluate the health of the pregnancy. Radiographs are also taken the week before the female is due to accurately determine fetal numbers
- High-risk pregnancy management – evaluation and monitoring of females that have lost previous pregnancies
- Medical management of uterine disorders such as pyometra and metritis
- Elective, medical pregnancy termination
Heritable Disease Testing for Males and Females
- OFA hips, elbow, patella and thyroid evaluation
- DNA test submission for breed specific disease screening