Elemental Veterinary Services

04/06/2026

EROTH:

EROTH is short for Equine Odontoclastic Tooth Resorption and Hypercementosis. It's a painful, progressive equine disease. The body stays breaking down the tooth structure, but also has an overproduction of cementum crating the bulbous structures at the roots. This causes the incisors to become painful, mobile, & deformed. Common in elder, senior horses. Treatment for this disease includes incisors removal. Horses tend to do very well without incisors as they are not out grazing in the wild. Pain relief is substantial post extraction.

Pictured here is an extraction we did. You can see where the incisor fused with the canine from the overproduction of cementum. Also pictured is the bulbous structure we see in the gums.

03/01/2026

Whether a cat is recovering from surgery or staying for boarding, environment matters. 🐈

Here’s how I set up a kennel to reduce stress and support well-being:
✔️ A hide box for security
✔️ Safe, gentle warmth for comfort
✔️ A blanket cover to reduce visual stress
✔️ Food placed away from the litterbox to maintain privacy

Cats feel safest when they can hide, stay warm, and eat without feeling exposed.
Boarding shouldn’t feel scary. Recovery shouldn’t feel stressful.
Small environmental changes make a big difference.

02/19/2026

Back home and feeling grateful 💛
The conference was incredible—so many great updates in medicine and tech. Excited for what’s ahead and for my patients who benefit from it all 🐾

02/18/2026

Learning isn't limited to horses - sheep and goats matter too!

02/17/2026

So excited after my advanced dental techniques lab today 🦷✨
Feeling so validated in my path to keep leveling up my dental skills—and even more excited to bring this knowledge back to my patients and clients. Better mouths, healthier horses, let’s go 🐎🐴

02/17/2026

Coffee ☕✔️
Notebooks 📓✔️
Learning how to be an even better vet 🐾✔️

01/28/2026

WE ARE COMING TO A RANCH NEAR YOU in Palmdale! The Buckin' Fitch Ranch is opening their barn doors to the surrounding community to haul in their horses for veterinary care. The ranch fee is waived for this day! Contact us to schedule your appointment!

The Buckin' Fitch Ranch is conveniently located in Palmdale near Rancho Vista Blvd and 20th St. West. Easy access, no dirt roads, 5 minutes off the 14 freeway. Please call or text Denise at 661-400-5806 to reserve your appointment. A valid credit card must be placed on file at time of reservation. A $50 non-refundable deposit is required to reserve your appointment and will be credited to your services. Late cancellation or no show will result in loss of deposit.

01/22/2026

🦷🐴 Why Sedated Oral Exams Matter — For All Horses
A thorough oral exam isn’t possible with just a quick look. Sedation allows us to safely and completely examine the entire mouth, including the back cheek teeth where painful problems often hide.
✔️ Detect sharp enamel points, ulcers, fractured teeth, and periodontal disease
✔️ Improve comfort, performance, and feed efficiency
✔️ Safer and less stressful for the horse and the handler

From ponies to draft horses—every horse deserves a complete, pain-free dental exam.

01/22/2026

They brought so much joy and laughter to my day 😊

12/20/2025

“No pain” doesn’t always mean no problem.

Horses can quickly develop large and sharp overgrowths, ulcers on the inside of the cheek, and many less easy to spot dental diseases causing ongoing discomfort, potentially even a dental ‘ticking time bomb’ — even while they continue to eat and behave “normally”. Dental pain is often subtle: commonly perceived signs such as slower eating, dropping feed, head tilting, resistance in the contact, weight loss may well be completely absent - there may well be nothing, maybe just a vague change in attitude or something you’ve attributed to just ‘normal’ behaviour for your horse…

That’s the point of (the EDC campaign with the BHS): if something feels even slightly off — or if your horse is simply due — get their mouth checked. Routine dental exams catch problems early, prevent suffering, and can avoid bigger interventions later.

✅ Check your horse’s last dental date
✅ Book a routine dental examination
✅ Don’t wait for obvious signs

12/20/2025