Hello everyone! I am going to try a gelding in Wellington FL but since I am not local I don’t know any vets. If anyone has a vet that can do a basic PPE with commentary please let me know their name (affordable is a bonus). Thanks!!
I used Palm Beach Equine when I vetted a horse there a few years ago. They did a great job, no surprises. Exam with full set of rads around $3k which was in line with my expectations. It’s Wellington, I expected even pricier….
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I would recommend Cricket Russillo, I know her from when she was our vet at Fairfield Equine back in the day
3k for a vetting my mind is blown! Why so high
That’s pretty typical for a pretty thorough PPE. Between the trip charge, multiple x-ray views of the major joints (not including back & neck), flexions and physical exam you will hit $3k. If you add drug test and back/neck rads, it’ll go even higher. This was my experience for a PPE 4 years ago, not in the pricey neighborhood of Welly. Now, if OP does only a basic PPE, which to me is just a physical exam (eyes, heart, etc) and basic flexions, then maybe it would be ~$1k, depending on the practice. You can ask for a quote up front knowing $$ will increase if you start adding on.
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Palm Beach Equine is known for being on the pricier side due to their reputation, so I’m leaning toward using a private vet instead. I’m planning to do a targeted PPE rather than a full-body just a basic clinical exam with flexions, X-rays of the front feet, hocks, stifles, and the back
Reid’s office or Daniel Equine
What else is there? This seems like a pretty full PPE to me because you are doing X rays of everything except neck and back, which I see as “extra”. I would still expect this to be pricey.
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It’s Wellington, everything is high there. But it isn’t that much cheaper here in Indiana…once you start taking films it adds up fast! I didn’t even count paying my local vet to review them.
I figure it’s also an investment having rads on file for later, I tend to keep my horses so the baseline is useful.
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Daniel Equine- boarded surgeon, very thorough doctor
Paddock Equine: husband and wife doctors. Leah is a hunter rider herself. Axel is a boarded surgeon.
https://www.paddockequine.com/
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Fairfield Equine has a full service practice there now.
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I’m not familiar with the vets they show at the Wellington location but if Dr. Neff, Dr. Harmon or Dr. Edwards spend time there, they would all be good choices.
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