McGee Equine is pleased to offer digital coggins. The Coggins test is a blood test for Equine Infectious Anemia, a contagious and often fatal disease of horses, that is transmitted by insects. Annual Coggins testing is required for interstate movement of horses, and documentation of a current negative coggins is required for horse sales, shows, fairs, and boarding barns.
Digital Coggins, are the latest and greatest in testing for Equine Infectious Anemia. Photographs are taken of the horse at the time blood is drawn for testing, and are uploaded onto the host site. The bloodwork is sent to the laboratory where the test is performed, and the results are uploaded electronically onto the myvetlink.com website. Your horse’s photos will be saved on the site, so every additional year that we do his coggins, we will only need to pull blood, making the process very quick and streamlined. As soon as the test is completed the results are available for you to download and print at home.
Benefits of digital coggins include improved animal identification compared to the previous hand drawn coggins. In addition, you will have access at all times to your horse’s completed coggins form. If your coggins is ever lost or damaged you can go to the myvetlink site and print another.
Please note, that in order for you to access your coggins, your email must exactly match the email that you gave us for your coggins. You also will need adobe acrobat in order to download the coggins, which is available in a PDF format.
Health Certificates:
Veterinary health certificates are required for all interstate movement of horses and may be required for entrance to certain fairs and showgrounds. This certificate ensures that your horse is healthy and free of any contagious diseases. Please familiarize yourself with the required documentation and timing intervals required prior to requesting a health certificate appointment. Once completed, your health certificate will be available for you do download by logging into myvetlink site.
