BVEH Wellness Plan

Brazos Valley Equine Hospital

6999 HWY 6
Navasota, Texas 77868
(936) 825-2197

Wellness Plan

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Because BVEH strongly believes that preventative medicine will lead to healthier horses, we want to form a partnership with our best clients. If you are willing to commit to basic health care, we will back you up and commit to a reduced prices for vaccines and no emergency fees when you do have a problem. Enrolling in this program will guarantee you the current prices for all charges involved through December 31st of the year enrolled. If our prices go up, yours will not for the year enrolled. If our prices go down, yours will be adjusted accordingly. Finally horses enrolled in a Wellness Plan will receive additional discounts on Strongid C 2X and Solitude.

We are initially offering two types of Wellness plans: a BASIC plan and a GENERAL plan. The basic plan is for the minimum vaccinations and examinations we recommend for horses in Texas. The general plan includes vaccinations against some viral respiratory diseases for horses that travel to shows on the weekends. Check back soon as we are developing a SPORTS MEDICINE plan to help keep your athlete performing at a peak level.

Enrollment in either plan requires payment in advance. Payments for the plans can be done in January or in two separate payments in January and May. In order to receive any of the discounts associated with the plan, the entire year must be paid for and the account must have a zero balance by June 1st. The vaccinations, lab work, and examinations must be used by December 31st of the year enrolled.

BVEH recommends vaccinating in June or July to provide optimal care against WNV and Eastern Encephalitis which are most prevalent in the summer and fall. Biannual vaccinations should be done in June/July and November/December

BASIC PLAN

The purpose of this plan is to offer what BVEH considers the absolute minimum care for a horse in a 12 month period. Every horse should have a booster of the "core" vaccines, EWT, WNV, Strangles, and Rabies. Every horse should have regular deworming with Ivermectin for large stronglyes and at least fecal exams to evaluate worm burdens. Every horse should have their teeth examined yearly with corrective dental floats as needed. Every horse should have annual evaluations of body condition and general appearance.

Included in the basic plan:

►$50 enrollment fee and enrollment application for the Pfizer Preventicare Program

►No emergency fees

►physical examination

►nutritional counseling

►dental examination and/or floating with sedation

►a digital coggins test (will be available by 12/09)

►a fecal egg count

►two paste worming with Equimax

►vaccinations for WNV

►vaccinations for eastern encephalitis

►vaccinations for western encephalitis

►vaccinations for rabies

►vaccinations with intransal strangles

►10% Discount on Strongid C 2X

►10% Discount on Solitude

The average client will pay between $550 and $650 for these services. The cost to enroll in the BASIC plan is $425 per horse.

GENERAL PLAN

The purpose of this plan is to offer what BVEH considers appropriate care for a horse in a 12 month period. In includes all of the components of the BASIC plan, plus some additional annual diagnostics. This would be the optimal plan for a horses that is used for weekend competition, weekend trail riding, or general riding where horses from other locations are involved.

Included in the general plan:

►$50 enrollment fee and enrollment application for the Pfizer Preventicare Program

►No emergency fees

►physical examination

►nutritional counseling

►dental examination and/or floating with sedation

►a digital coggins test (will be available by 12/09)

►a fecal egg count

►one CBC

►one serum chemistry health profile

►two paste worming with Equimax

►vaccinations for WNV

►vaccinations for eastern encephalitis

►vaccinations for western encephalitis

►vaccinations for rabies

►two vaccinations with intransal strangles

►two vaccinations with influenza

►two vaccinations with modified live rhino

The average client will pay between $750 and $850 for these services. The cost to enroll in the GENERAL plan is $525 per horse.

Pfizer Preventicare Program

The PreventiCare™ Program: Pfizer’s revolutionary equine wellness program, PreventiCare, has provided a special link between horse owners and veterinarians since 1997. Their new website allows owners and clinics alike to manage the components of PreventiCare for all of their horses simply and conveniently. Update a horse’s profile and history, re-enroll a horse or enroll a new horse. Questions? Call us at 1-800-445-3771, or visit https://www.equinepreventicare.com/default.aspx

Program Requirements:

Step 1) Register: If you and your horses are not currently enrolled in the PreventiCare program, please complete an on-line registration form. If you are a current Preventicare member, using the "username" & "password" that has been provided to you, please go to "member login" to register yourself & your horses online.

Step 2) Annual Enrollment Fee: Beginning April 15th 2009, each horse enrolled or re-enrolled in the Preventicare Program by its owner will be charged a nonrefundable, Annual Enrollment fee of $50 per horse. Payment will only be accepted on line through the Preventicare website.

Step 3) Services: The following five services must be provided by a veterinarian for each horse enrolled or re-enrolled in the Preventicare program:

Annual physical examination
Annual dental examination & any suggested care
Appropriate immunizations
Daily use of Strongid C/C2X (purchased from the administering veterinary clinic)
Twice yearly use of Equimax™ or Equell® (purchased from the administering veterinary clinic)

Enrolling in PreventiCare is easy. You’ll work with your veterinary clinic to complete a simple enrollment application, and your clinic will monitor and document your compliance with PreventiCare requirements. To confirm your horse’s eligibility for Preventicare, click here to view the program requirements.

Once you’ve created an account, you’ll need to contact your veterinary clinic to fulfill the program requirements. After your horse is enrolled and your veterinary clinic submits proof of the required services and product purchases, notification is automatically sent to Pfizer Animal Health that your application is ready for review. If your horse is accepted, you will receive an Official Enrollment Notification by email in approximately 30 days.

Colic Assistance Plan™: Horses that are in compliance with all of PreventiCare’s requirements are eligible for the Colic Assistance Plan (CAP). In case of a colic severe enough to require surgery, Pfizer Animal Health will reimburse the operating surgical clinic up to $5,000 in costs associated with colic surgery and up to three days of aftercare.

Horse Health: PreventiCare is all about providing the best possible care to all horses – from the trail and pleasure mount to performance horses competing at the highest levels. Horse owners can read about important equine health care issues by visiting our Equine Health Education section.