Knowledgeable, Dependable, Affordable, but most important Caring and Compassionate. These are just a few of the things that come to mind when I think of Mercer Veterinary!
Long story short, these past few months with the constant rain and saturated fields have created a great medium for hoof abscesses. Having never experienced one of these, when I first saw the degree of lameness exhibited by my 5 year old thoroughbred, I thought he had a fracture. After some diagnostics, Dr. Natalie Mercer determined it was an abscess, a very large one at that, taking 2 weeks to surface. Throughout that time Dr. Natalie was there assisting me, packing his hoof, managing his pain, and reassuring me this would pass. She gladly did all of this through rain, stifling heat, and armies of mosquitos.
As things go, when the first abscess resolved, he developed another abscess in his other front hoof. To add insult to injury, he also developed some white line in the second hoof. As with the first abscess, Dr. Natalie was there and was always available to talk, or text. She met with my farrier when he came to trim him in order to check on the progress and health of his feet and to work on a plan with my farrier to keep him on the road to soundness.
All of this played out over a 4 week time frame and my 5 year old is once again running around the field with his brother. Since then she has vaccinated both of my horses, discussed and helped me adjust their nutrition requirements, and yes, even cleaned their sheaths.
No words can properly convey the professionalism and compassion with which Doctors Mercer and Mercer treated me and my horse...yes, there is another Dr. Mercer on the team...and Dr. Jordan Mercer has not only helped with my horses, but is an exceptional small animal vet. Dr. Jordan is now helping me ensure the quality of life for my 15 year old dog with recommendations and periodical wellness checks.
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