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Antifreeze poisoning
Posted in Small Animal November 26, 2018 With the weather getting colder and the constant need to de-ice our cars, we want to alert everyone to the danger Ethylene glycol (antifreeze) poses for our pets. Animal poisoning by antifreeze is worryingly common in the winter months as … Continue reading
News regarding strangles
Posted in Equine, Horses November 13, 2018 There are a couple of confirmed cases of strangles in the area. Appropriate action has been taken and all outbreaks are fully contained. Strangles is endemic within the population of our horses so sporadic cases are not uncommon. The important … Continue reading
Raising awareness: African Swine Fever
Posted in Farm Animal November 9, 2018 Chief Veterinary Officers are uniting to raise awareness of the risk of African Swine Fever to UK pigs. All vets in the UK play a crucial role in keeping our country free of exotic notifiable diseases, helping to prevent devastating … Continue reading
Can I take my pet abroad after Brexit?
Posted in Small Animal November 7, 2018 Earlier this week the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) advised that if the UK leaves the European Union next year without a deal, from the 30th March 2019 there would be changes to pet owners who wish … Continue reading
Upcoming firework season
Posted in Small Animal October 26, 2018 The upcoming festive season is quickly approaching and with this comes fireworks; with bonfire night, Christmas and New Years Eve all on the horizon, it is important to take precautions for our pets that may not find the celebrations as … Continue reading
Vulva wound – *GRAPHIC IMAGES*
Posted in Equine, Horses October 19, 2018 We were called to examine a mare who was found in the field with some blood on her leg. On closer inspection following sedation Ashley Schofield, the treating vet based at our Onley Equine practice, realised that the blood was … Continue reading
HEAD WOUND
Posted in Equine, Horses October 13, 2018 Grace's owner discovered that her mare had sustained a nasty wound to her head whilst relaxing in the solarium. As usual with horses the definitive cause of the wound couldn't be established as they can injure themselves on anything! Grace's … Continue reading
Dental disease in older dogs
Posted in Small Animal, Surgical October 12, 2018 Basil is a 14 year old, male Parson Russell Terrier. With his increasingly bad breath and noted poor dental health, the decision was made to undergo a general anaesthetic in order to extract the severely affected teeth and to scale … Continue reading
African Swine Fever
Posted in Farm Animal October 11, 2018 ASF is a virus that affects pigs, wild boar, warthogs and American wild pigs and is extremely contagious. Due to the recent identification of the virus in Belgium, we are urging all of our pig owners to ensure they are … Continue reading