Compassionate and Competent Equine Veterinary Care in Central North Carolina
Our mission is to provide high-quality and compassionate veterinary care to the equine communities of Chatham, Wake, Durham, Orange, Randolph, Lee, and Harnett counties.
✓ general and specialty care
✓ mobile services
✓ Surgical consultation
Services Offered
We offer a variety of elective (scheduled) and emergency services and procedures. Please visit our Hours and Contact Information page to reach out and schedule care with Dr. Khatibzadeh. The type and duration of appointment will depend on your horse’s unique needs.
Lameness/ Performance
✓
Lameness examination
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Diagnostic nerve and joint blocks
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Musculoskeletal imaging: radiography, ultrasonography
✓
Intrasynovial therapies: joint, tendon sheath and intrabursal injections
✓
Biologic therapies: platelet-rich plasma (PRP), stem cells
Dentistry
✓
Oral speculum examination and charting
✓
Equilibration: floating with power or hand floats to reduce enamel points and hooks
✓
Imaging: head radiography
✓
Intraoral tooth extraction
Surgery
✓
Castrations
✓
Laceration repairs
✓
Wound management, skin grafting
✓
Enucleations (eye removal)
✓
Skin mass removals
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Sedated and anesthetized surgical procedures are also available via referral consultation with regional veterinary practices. Please complete the Surgery Consult form to refer a patient.
Prepurchase Examinations
✓
Physical examination, including evaluation of eyes, mouth, neurologic status, and for previous surgical scars
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Soundness examination with flexion tests
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Musculoskeletal imaging, including radiography and ultrasonography
✓
Laboratory testing (send-out): drug screens, complete blood count, serum chemistry
Wellness
✓
Physical examination
✓
Coggins
✓
Vaccinations
✓
Health certificates
✓
Fecal parasite testing
✓
Wellness labs (send-out): complete blood count, serum chemistry, urinalysis
✓
Body condition scoring, weight management
✓
Endocrine testing: Equine pituitary pars intermedia syndrome (Cushing’s disease), Equine Metabolic Syndrome
Emergency*
✓
Colic
✓
Esophageal obstruction (choke)
✓
Sudden-onset lameness and/or limb swelling
✓
Wounds: lacerations, punctures, foreign bodies
✓
Fever
✓
Respiratory concerns: cough, increased breathing rate or effort, nasal discharge
✓
Epistaxis (nosebleed)
*Kardinal Mobile Equine Veterinary Services, PLLC offers on-farm emergency services for established clients. Established clients are those who have had a horse(s) seen by this practice for scheduled care within a year. Please see our Hours and Contact Information for more information or call us at (919) 619-9214 for emergency care. All other emergency cases, or those that are determined to need in-hospital care, are referred to the NC State University Veterinary Hospital.