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Category: EQUINE

Equine News Archive :
Our services range from routine through to preventative healthcare. Oakhill host a range of events within the equine sector to increase your knowledge and to also offer you a wide range of free services.

FREE CUSHING’S LAB TEST FEE

TALK ABOUT LAMINITIS – FREE CUSHING’S LAB TEST FEE* FOR HORSES

Past ‘Talk about Laminitis’ test results show that you should look out for any of these clinical signs in your horse:

  • Laminitis
  • Abnormal or delayed moulting
  • Muscle wastage
  • Periorbital fat (fat round the eyes)
  • Increased drinking and urinating

To claim your free Cushing’s lab test fee, generate your voucher code at www.talkaboutlaminitis.co.uk, then call us to make your appointment.

Oakhill blood sampling fee, visit fee and postage still apply. Offer available from 1st June 2017 – 31st October 2017.

Each voucher is only redeemable against an ACTH blood test where the patient has not previously diagnosed and being treated for PPID and is not valid for repeat testing /case monitoring.

 

Congratulations to our Equine Vet Sam

Huge congratulations are in order for equine vet, Sam Baker. Sam has recently passed her synoptic exam for her designated advanced veterinary practitioner certificate in equine dentistry.

Well done Sam!!

Sam joined Oakhill in August 2011 after graduating from Liverpool University with her key area of interest being equine dentistry.

As well as offering routine dentistry procedures, Sam also offers advanced dentistry, using the very latest techniques in our equine clinic, including:

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  • Oral endoscopic examination
  • Digital radiography
  • Cheek teeth infundibular restorations (fillings)
  • Oral extractions
  • Minimally invasive extractions (MTE)
  • Treatment of periodontal disease
  • Diastema widening
  • Sinus surgery

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Annual Equine Quiz Night

With great success, Oakhill’s equine client quiz night took place on Friday 24th March at Preston Grasshoppers.

This years winners were ‘The Lodgers’ (the team from Lodge Livery) – well done!

The evening managed to raise £85 for World Horse Welfare Penny Farm, by raffling a very attractive Equitop Myoplast horse rug (won by Jan Dew)!

PetPlan Award Nominations

We are pleased to announce that Equine Vets Suzanne Green and Leona Bramall have both been nominated for ‘Vet of the Year’ in this year’s PetPlan Awards, along with Aly Heggie and Sue Townley in the Goosnargh Support Team.

Also, Judith Lee and Kimberley Ashurst from our Small Animal division were also nominated for ‘Vet of the Year’.

Petplan has worked closely with the veterinary profession for over 40 years and sees first hand each day the fantastic work that goes on in veterinary practices across the UK.

They recognise that keeping customers happy and pets healthy is a team effort from the receptionist and support staff right through to the vets and nurses themselves. These awards provide an opportunity for pet owners to recognise the hard work and dedication of veterinary staff and say ‘thank you’.

 

 

 

 

Chloe & Monacorde – a class act!

Chloe Cheetham (part of Oakhill’s Equine Support Team) and horse Monacorde, won both their classes at the BS Keeping Kate Show on Saturday 18th February.

The show was held to raise money for Kate Ann Douglas who is currently under going treatment for cancer.

Chloe and Monacorde also won a rug for overall leading horse and rider combination – donated by ‘Country Frog’

Well done Chloe and Monacorde!

Lucky Spike after nail injury (Equine Vets)

Jess, one of our Equine Vets, was recently called out to see Spike who was very sore after standing on a nail on the outside of his frog.

Luckily the nail was still in place and we were able to take xrays of his foot to see in which direction the nail had entered. Once removing the nail it was a lot bigger than we were expecting at a whopping 6 inches!

With the size of the nail we were unsure whether the tendon sheath (that runs along the back of the foot and fetlock) had been compromised.

After further tests Spike was given the all-clear and his foot was bandaged with poultice material to help draw out any infection. After a course of antibiotics and anti-inflammatories, Spike has made a full recovery. Well done Spike!