General Medicine

Our Services

The Farm Animal General Medicine Section at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Ohio State provides complete state-of-the-art medical consultation to farm animal clients (cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, and alternative livestock such as llamas, alpacas and deer).

Service Highlights

Full diagnostic services offered (prolonged hospitalization might be required):

• 24-HOUR intensive care unit service
• Neonatal disease – diarrhea, enteric disease, septicemia, hernias
• Medical diseases of adult farm animals – intestinal, respiratory, neurologic, hemolyphadic
• Hydrofloatation system (750-gallon water tank large enough to hoist adult cattle for treatment of nerve, muscle or other disorders of down cattle)
• Downer cow stalls, including 2-ton hoist, monk slings, hip lifters and hydrofloatation tank

Appointments & Office Hours

• Office hours: 10am – 4pm, Monday – Friday
• Appointments strongly recommended.
• For an appointment: (614) 292-6661, Ext. 1
• Emergency service: 24 hrs/day, 7 days/week, 365 days/year
• After-hour emergencies before midnight: (614) 292-6661
• Emergencies between 12 midnight and 8am: (614) 292-6661

What to Expect

All cases are examined and treated in a team effort with veterinarians, senior veterinary students and veterinary technicians. Most cases are seen, treated and discharged same day. Average outpatient stay: 2 hrs.

Clinicians

Senior Faculty

• D. Michael Rings, DVM, MS, DACVIM
• Walter Threlfall, DVM, PHD, DACT
• Jeff Lakritz, DVM, PHD, DACVIM, Section Head
• Andrew Niehaus, DVM

Residents

• Troy Brick, DVM
• Austin Hinds, DVM

Interns

• Rebecca Pentecost, DVM

Veterinary Technicians

• William C. Cox, AHT
• Missy Tong, RVT
• David Fredrick, RVT

Payment

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