Mid-Texas Veterinary Associates, PC (MTVA)

12/24/2025

Merry Christmas!

Reindeer (Caribou) are the only species of deer in which females routinely possess antlers. Males shed their antlers in the fall after rut, and females shed their antlers in the spring. This means that Rudolph was a castrated male, and that all of Santa's reindeer, are actually females or castrated males. Caribou are the only species of deer that can be castrated without having life threatening abnormalities to antler growth due to the hormone differences in hardening and shedding of their antlers. For more interesting facts concerning the differences between Santa's reindeer and other species of caribou, visit
https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=santasreindeer.main

Merry Christmas to you all!!

12/16/2025

Congratulations to McCoy Rodeo on a great bull!

McCoy Rodeo's 247 Pegasus crowned bull of the 2025 National Finals Rodeo!

His first match up was a true test in Round 5. Stetson Wright was matched up with Pegasus and everyone knew Pegasus was going left and chalked it up as a round win. Pegasus made short work of Stetson, slamming him into the dirt in a brisk 4.99 seconds. The judges marked him 45.75 points to tie for the high marked bull of the NFR to that point.

Round 10. All of the chips were pushed to the middle of the table. Pegasus was paired with Tristen Hutchings, a 4X NFR qualifier. Tristen had felt the nerves of the 10th round before and again, there was people saying it was a round win. The little gray one horn bull had other plans. Pegasus dusted Hutchings in 2.03 seconds and received the highest marked out of the entire NFR with a bull score of 46 points.

247 Pegasus was raised by Ken King (Box K) and is sired by past PRCA Bull of the Year 455 Buckeye (315 Pandhandle Slim). His mother (HC 39) is a daughter of PBR Bull of the Year Moody Blues (Baby Brother) and back out of a Texas Twister (Andrews) daughter.

Fun Fact: The Texas Twister daughter (SA545) in the pedigree of Pegasus is the mother to HC 50, a Dillinger daughter. HC 50 is the mother to past Dam of the Year Box K 67. The 67 cow is mother to 321 King Tut, 162 Right Stuff, 187 High Rise, 322 King of Spades, and J15 Bruised & Confused.

12/08/2025

This is a sad post because it was Tara’s last week! She’s been amazing and so many of you all will notice us trying to fill in the gaps with her gone. For those of you who shop the new and improved Stockman’s in Deleon, you can stop in and say hello! She wanted a job with better hours and closer to home which we understand. We know she will miss all of our amazing clients and patients.m as much as we already miss her. Good luck Tara!!!

11/22/2025

ZOO FELLOWSHIP OPENING!!!
Fossil Rim Wildlife Center is offering a one-year Zoological Medicine Fellowship for graduate veterinarians interested in pursuing a career in Zoo and Wildlife Conservation Medicine. This fellowship is designed to provide experience in nondomestic animal medicine with a focus on the application of veterinary principles to semi-free ranging species and conservation medicine.
The application deadline is DECEMBER 15TH!!

Fore more info, including how to apply, check out the link, and choose the David E. Wildt Zoological Medicine Fellowship:
https://fossilrim.org/career-internships/

11/22/2025

Join us for this timely episode of StallSide as equine neurologist Dr. Steve Reed breaks down the recent EHV-1 outbreak—what happens when a horse is exposed,...

11/22/2025

11/21/2025

TVMDL is committed to assisting horse owners and practitioners in the wake of the EHV-1 outbreak.

We have created a guidance page that provides submitters with all the information needed to submit a sample to us for EHV-1 testing.

Learn more: tx.ag/TVMDLEHV

11/21/2025

This horse presented for malodorous nasal discharge and we removed an infected tooth using multimodal pain management (sedation, pain medications and nerve blocks) because he was so painful although he never quit eating and was in great shape! It is important to have your dental exams done by a veterinarian to ensure complete and proper pain management and antibiotics if indicated.

11/21/2025

⛔️CLIENTS/ EQUINE OWNERS please see the NEWEST UPDATE. ⛔️

We are now getting a 90 day exclusion put into place. We have confirmed that most all other carriers are doing similar and some are writing no new business for the set time.

PLEASE CALL ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS!

As we continue to monitor the recent EHV-1 situation and its potential impact on Western disciplines, we are implementing an updated, temporary underwriting measure.

Effective immediately, ALL Western-use horses in ALL states will require an EHV-1 exclusion on NEW business and on any additions of horses to existing policies.

The exclusion will read:
“EHV/EHM. This exclusion will expire 90 days from the inception date of this policy.”

This update replaces our previous guidance that applied only to Oklahoma and Texas. The updated 90-day exclusion applies to all Western uses nationwide, including but not limited to:

Roping
Barrel Racing
Reining / Cutting
Pleasure
Other Western performance or speed events
Additional underwriting restrictions remain in effect:

No value increases will be permitted on Western-use horses during this period.

No midterm additions of Major Medical will be allowed on Western-use horses.

PLEASE KNOW THAT THIS IS A STRESSFUL SITUATION FOR EVERYONE AND BEING KIND IS ALWAYS KEY.

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