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Keeping your pets safe and calm during fireworks

September 2nd 2025Fireworks can be a beautiful sight, but they can also be stressful for our pets. Here are some simple, practical tips to help keep your animals safe, comfortable, and calm as possible during fireworkRead more

Protecting against strangles

September 1st 2025Strangles is a nasty and highly contagious respiratory disease in horses. The good news is that vaccination can help protect your horse and reduce the impact if the infection strikes. TheRead more

Should I vaccinate my horse against tetanus?

September 1st 2025We recommend that all horses are vaccinated against tetanus, as every horse is at risk of being exposed to the tetanus bacteria in their environment. Horses initially require two doses of theRead more

Understanding ear infections in dogs 

September 1st 2025The most frequent type of ear infection canines experience is called otitis externa, which simply means inflammation of the outer ear canal. While dogs with floppy or hairy ears (think cockerRead more

Why is my pet so itchy?

September 1st 2025Itching, also called pruritus, is a sensation that makes your dog or cat want to scratch, rub, lick, or chew their skin. While occasional scratching can be normal, persistent or severe itching oftenRead more

Vitamin B12 testing

August 26th 2025Earlier this year, our vets in the Clutha area tested liver vitamin B12 levels in lambs, prompted by farmers’ concerns about poor growth rates. On all farms tested, at least some lambs had liver Read more

Larval cultures give more insight 

August 26th 2025Most of our farmers are familiar with bringing in 10 individual faecal samples for a FEC (faecal egg count). Many are now discovering even more by having a larval culture done.    A FEC identifRead more

Dirty business – strategies for calf scours

August 25th 2025When you notice a calf with scours, alongside their diarrhoea you may also see other signs of sickness, such as: Not drinking/feeding well Isolating themselves from the group Lethargy, includingRead more

Tech talk: Disbudding

August 25th 2025For us vet techs it’s when our calendars are packed with lots of disbudding work, which is a favourite of ours. Days disbudding are filled with calves, banter, great teammates, and amazing farmers.Read more

Vetting in spring

August 25th 2025Spring is here... finally the dark days of winter, mountains of paperwork, and endless cups of tea during consults have come to an end. It’s time for us vets to don our capes (or overalls),Read more

Parasites around lambing time

July 28th 2025With a very wormy Autumn this year, we expect there are a lot of parasites on our farms at the moment. We rely on the immunity of adult stock to mop these up and reduce the larval challenge. WhenRead more

Clostridial disease defence

July 28th 2025Clostridial vaccination for your sheep is a crucial preventative measure against a range of lethal bacteria in the environment, including diseases such as tetanus, pulpy kidney, and blackleg. Read more

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