Dr. Tom Gary has been taking care of our horses for over a year now. Our mares are older (21 & 25) so the first thing we had done to each of them when we purchased them was a full physical, vaccinations and teeth floating. He worked great with each of the older girls and gave us great feeding recommendations. Since the first visit he has handled any situations that have come up sensibly, calmly, professionally, and with great talent. He does a wonderful job of explaining the situation and our options, and goes above and beyond any time we call with questions.
This past year has been a tough one on our mares. Somehow one of them badly cut her pastern, and although there was no tendon damage, her foot had to be put into a cast up to her ankle. She was put on 3 weeks of stall rest too in order to limit her movement and allow the cut to heal. Looking at her now, you can barely see the scar of what could have been a proud flesh nightmare. Our other mare chose to act colic-y while we were out of town. Within minutes of making the emergency call to him, Dr. Gary was at our place and diagnosed her with choke, not colic. He was able to flush the choke and it eventually broke down and washed into her stomach. He literally saved her life.
I feel his pricing is reasonable but would be willing to pay whatever he asked to keep him as the vet for our horses. No matter the day, no matter the time, his knowledge, common sense, and talent working with horses is unbeatable. His ranch is set up for the comfort of the horses and other livestock, not to be impressive to fancy owners, which I really appreciate. The stalls are kept very clean and are "open" on the front and back which not just gives the animals great ventilation but allows a horse stuck on stall rest to have many things to keep their brain stimulated. The vet area is set up to be extremely safe, very clean, and well stocked.
We feel blessed to have Dr. Tom Gary located so close to Rockdale! read more