Due to circumstances beyond our control we are sorry to announce that we have had to cancel the Liphook Equine Hospital Open Day which was due to be held on Saturday 16th May 2015.
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We have had 2 cases of horses diagnosed with tetanus in the last 2 months.
All horses and donkeys should be vaccinated against tetanus. Tetanus is frequently a fatal condition in the horse. Tetanus is caused by production of toxins by the bacteria, Clostridium tetani. The spores of this bacteria are commonly found in the soil and may be present in horses’ faeces and may enter the tissues via wounds. Deep puncture wounds are particularlydangerous as they provide an ideal site for infection as the bacteria thrive in anaerobic (low oxygen) environments. Many tetanus cases have no known history of a wound however.
Effective immunity against tetanus requires a primary course of two vaccinations given 4-6 weeks apart, followed by a booster 12 months later. Thereafter subsequent vaccinations can be given at 2 yearly intervals. Foals will receive antibodies from their mother’s colostrum and milk that will protect them for the first few weeks of life. Many foals are given tetanus anti-toxin shortly after birth as extra protection. Primary vaccinations are usually started in a horse over the age of 5 months but tetanus vaccination may be recommended in younger animals if the damn is unvaccinated.. Tetanus vaccination is often given as a combination vaccine with equine flu.
If your horse has not been vaccinated or vaccination programme has lapsed and it sustains a wound it is essential that a tetanus anti-toxin injection is given as soon as possible to prevent tetanus infection. This is not the same as a vaccination but will protect your horse against tetanus for approximately 3 weeks.
It is a very dangerous policy to leave your horse unvaccinated as many tetanus cases occur without any known wound.
For further information, or to book your free place please contact:
Tasha Wilson on 01428 723594 or via email tasha.wilson@theleh.co.uk
Laura graduated in 2005 from Liverpool University and first joined the Liphook Equine Hospital as a Housevet in 2007. She then went on to work as an ambulatory vet for Liphook Equine Hospital for 3 years, before relocating to Norfolk to work at an expanding Equine Clinic. During this time she gained her Certificate in Equine Medicine and following a move back down to the South is providing maternity cover for Victoria South as part of the Medicine team.
Laura has previously evented three of her own horses to Intermediate level, and currently rides when she can between looking after her 7 month old daughter, her husband and two Hungarian Vizslas!
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We are now fully booked for the Equine Breeding & Artificial Insemination talk on Thursday 26th February.
We do have a wait list available, and so if we have enough numbers we will open up another date.
For further information, please call our reception team on 01428 723594
Sarah will be working full days on a Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Wednesday mornings.
If you would like to book an appointment with Sarah, please call our road vet reception team on 01428 723594
Equine Breeding & Artificial Insemination – FREE ADMISSION!
If you are thinking of breeding from your mare this year, now is the time to start planning!
Come along to the evening and learn from the experts. We will be discussing how semen is collected and inseminated, the care of the pregnant mare through to foaling, and care of the newborn foal. Followed by a practical demonstration of scanning a mare in our reproduction unit.
When: Thursday 26th February 2015
Starts : 7pm
Venue: Liphook Equine Hospital, Forest Mere, Liphook, Hampshire, GU30 7JG
Presented by:
Sarah Boland BVSc CertEM(IntMed) MRCVS
Over 15 years experience in equine reproduction in both Australia and UK
Huw Griffiths BSc BVSc MRCVS
Experienced AI and Embryo Transfer veterinarian. Currently the BEVA AI representative.
To reserve your place, please call our reception team on: 01428 723594, or email: tasha.wilson@TheLEH.co.uk, or via our Facebook page.
Refreshments will be available!
(The Liphook Equine Hospital is approved by the British Equine Veterinary Association to provide artificial insemination (AI) services with chilled and frozen semen)
As many of you may know, at the end of last year Giles Summerhays retired from his immediate clinical duties, after more than 32 years! He is, however, still working with us assisting with medicine management, and still doing Thermography.
Giles joined Liphook Equine Hospital in 1982, alongside John Walmsley and Jeremy Mantell, and became a partner of the hospital in 1985.
Everyone at Liphook Equine Hospital wishes Giles health and happiness for the future.
Congratulations to 3 of our nurses, Gemma Yates, Sara Cole and Nicole Le Lievre, on passing their REVN (Registered Equine Veterinary Nurse)
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