Sulphur River Veterinary Clinic

10/13/2026

Sulphur River Veterinary Clinic is seeking a dedicated and skilled small animal veterinary technician to join our compassionate team. If you have a passion for animal care, strong technical skills and a commitment to providing excellent patient care, we want to hear from you!

Hours:
• M-T-W-T-F
• 8:00am -5:00pm
• Thursdays 8-12 on occasions (usually closed on Thursdays)

Requirements:
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
• Must have minimum 2 years experience in the veterinary field.
• Must be available for emergencies and occasional weekends.
• Punctuality, hustle, and motivated to work.
• MUST be comfortable around horses and large dogs.
• We are searching for FULL TIME availability only.
• MUST be able to lift 50lbs.
• MUST be able to place intravenous catheters and draw blood.
• Proper animal restraint techniques.

Responsibilities:
• Assist our Veterinarian with examinations, treatments, and surgical procedures.
• Perform diagnostic tests.
• Administer medications, vaccinations, and IV fluids.
• Monitor anesthesia and assist in surgery.
• Educate pet owners on proper care and treatment plans.
• Maintain accurate medical records and ensure a clean, safe environment.
• Cleaning stalls, cleaning kennels, etc.

Pay is based on experience.

Please send resumes to [email protected] or visit our clinic to apply in person at 6713 TX-24, Commerce, Texas.

We look forward to meeting you!

10/08/2026

"Bean" removal in an older gelding. After we float horse's teeth, we always check every gelding for a "bean". This boy should feel a lot better!

09/19/2026

Small Strongyles in Horses:
These are very common parasites in horses and cause a lot of problems! You will not routinely see these worms in your horse's stools, so visual inspection of the p**p is not an indicator of infestation! The best way to see if small strongyles are present is to mix some of the f***s with saturated salt solution, let the worms float to the top, then look at the "float" under the microscope. Generally, floats are pretty good indicator of the mature, egg-laying, worm population present in the horse's intestine.
When horses graze, they will consume the hatched eggs (larvae) that are present on the grass blades. Once ingested, the baby worms travel to the intestinal lining and latch on to the intestinal lining and start sucking blood and nutrients from the intestinal wall. A small number of worms is not bad, but when there is a large number of worms attached to the intestinal wall, clinical signs will be present:

*dry and light colored hairs usually appear along the horse's back and topline
*topline muscles decrease
*horse's may have a pot-bellied appearance
*colic symptoms
*weight loss
*random mild lameness
*grumpy, angry, deppresed, or erratic behavior
*back pain
*resistance to riding, saddling, or training
*increased infections

Treatment: each animal should be treated independently. F***l exams are not fool-proof, but they do help to identify heavy shedders and dewormer resistance. Strongyles are becoming increasingly resistant to chemical de-wormers (fenbendazole, pyrantel, ivermectin, moxidectin).

Pasture rotation, high quality nutrition, dental health, identifying horses with heavy infestation, and keeping horses happy and engaged will help the horse's immune system work better at slowing strongyles. There are also a wide variety of herbs, supplements, and even a fungal feed-through (Bio-Worma) that can help reduce the worm burden. - Dr. Fowler

09/04/2026

We will be closed on Monday September 7th for Labor Day. We will reopen on Tuesday for regular business hours. Everyone have a great long weekend! 🐾

08/29/2026

Fall is almost here! (Hard to believe as terrible as this summer has been.) Let us get you scheduled for that dental float. Did you know that lameness issues can cause tension on the mandible and create dental issues?

Dr. Fowler has 20+ years experience with equine dentistry and uses a osteopathic, whole-horse approach.

Signs that your horse needs a dental exam and possible dental float.
1. chewing slowly
2. turning the head while chewing
3. dropping food
4. pocketing food in the cheeks
5. opening the mouth like trying to stretch the TMJ
6. losing weight
7. difficulty turning a certain direction while riding
8. head shaking

Any more signs you have experience? Post them in the comments!

08/28/2026

Would you appreciate a whole-horse, holistic, osteopathic approach to your horse's health? Dr. Fowler combines traditional lameness evaluations with her osteopathic (chiropractic) exams to get a detailed assessment of your horse's body. We will watch the horse move in straight lines, in circles, and possibly ridden. Then we will do flexion tests and nerve block if necessary. Next, we will check the motion of the head, neck, back, pelvis, and legs. The body is examined for scars, adhesions, immobility, pain, then parasite control and nutrition is discussed.

08/19/2026

Big shout out to Greg Adler from Shadow to Shelter Sanctuary for fixing the potholes in our driveway! Thank you!

08/17/2026

We have seen a lot of pancreatitis lately. The pancreas sits just below the stomach and can become irritated and painful after eating fatty food or snacks. Usually it requires treatment at the vet to help the dog or cat get over the pain, nausea, and dehydration.

08/15/2026