Cornell University Veterinary Medicine

Farm Animal Hospital

Cattle. Sheep, goats, swine. Llamas, alpacas, even camels. The professional excellence of our veterinary medical staff assures the best health care for the animals we treat.

Primary Care
We assist practicing veterinarians and their clients by offering routine health care, as well as around-the-clock emergency medicine, critical care, neonatal intensive care, and specialty medicine. In addition to the treatment of individual patients, the Farm Animal Hospital also investigates herd outbreaks so that diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease may be practiced.

Specialty Services
Many of our patients at the Farm Animal Hospital are referred by veterinarians throughout the Northeast for evaluation by our faculty specialists for complicated medical or surgical problems. Our specialty services include:

• Anesthesiology
  General anesthesia for diagnostic procedures and surgery; pain management.
• Cardiology
  State-of-the-art diagnosis of cardiac abnormalities such as arrhythmias, assessment of cardiac function using echocardiography Dermatology
  Diagnosis, therapy, and follow-up care for animals with skin disease or skin problems that are commonly caused by allergies, parasites, infections, or hormonal imbalances.
• Diagnostic Imaging
  Diagnostic radiographic procedures for all species. Radiographs of even the densest parts of large animals - chest, spine, and pelvis. Ultrasound equipment for abdominal studies, echocardiology, and musculoskeletal studies. Computed tomography (CT) for anatomy studies in three-dimensional detail.
• Internal Medicine
  Diagnosis and treatment of serious health problems such as pulmonary, digestive, reproductive, neurological problems, and infectious disease.  Nutritional services, parenteral nutrition are also available.
• Ophthalmology
  Diagnosis and treatment of problems of the eye.
• Soft-tissue Surgery and Orthopedic Surgery
• Theriogenology
  All aspects of animal reproductive health, including obstetrics, breeding soundness exams, infertility, artificial insemination, embryo transfer, semen freezing, embryo freezing, and reproductive surgery.