Woodgrange Specialist Equine Hospital -The Horse Vet

Woodgrange Specialist Equine Hospital -The Horse Vet Specialist Veterinary Care

11/12/2024

đź“Łđź“ŁPosition Vacantđź“Łđź“Ł

Stable Manager

We are seeking a highly motivated and driven individual to join our team. This is a high paced, on your feet forward thinking role. We have a large surgical, medical and reproduction case load, as well as an embryo transfer herd.

The role includes:
- Cleaning of stables, yards and paddocks
- Feed up and managing dietary requirements
- Organising and managing incoming and outgoing patients
- Record keeping
- Ordering of all consumables
- Managing and organising other stable staff to cover caseloads where appropriate
- Working closely with the reproduction department
- Managing and caring for the Embryo Transfer herd
- Assisting vets with handling horses in the reproduction department

The ideal applicant will possess the following skill set:
- Hard working (as well as physically fit and able bodied due to the nature of the role)
- Leadership and an ability to lead by example
- People management and strong communication skills
- Initiative
- Attention to detail and take pride in your work
- Excellent horse handling skills
- Experience operating tractors and quad bikes (can be taught)
- Mature and ability to work well in a team or independently

This is a full or part time hours role. Weekend availability desirable, as well as overnight repro scanning or early AM flexibility (alternated with other staff dependent on availability).
Start date 6th January 2025 (or sooner if available).

They are big shoes to fill to fulfil this role, so if you possess the above attributes and more, please send your resume and cover letter to:
[email protected]

Specialist Veterinary Care

This weeks fresh arrivals at the hospital 🤍
14/11/2024

This weeks fresh arrivals at the hospital 🤍

Decembers Gastroscope Day - 06/12/2024Booking essential.
14/11/2024

Decembers Gastroscope Day - 06/12/2024
Booking essential.

Foaling down (and calving) has been busy with some gorgeous babies gracing our stables. All happy mums and babies (and a...
03/11/2024

Foaling down (and calving) has been busy with some gorgeous babies gracing our stables. All happy mums and babies (and an orphan calf).

16/10/2024

This patient presented to our hospital with a severe nose bleed as a result of a Guttural Pouch Mycosis. This equine required emergency surgery to save its life however needed to be stabilised with a blood transfusion due to the blood loss. Thankfully our permanent equine residents are on hand for such emergencies and a successful blood transfusion was performed to be able to then take the horse to surgery. This patient has gone on to make a full recovery and has since given birth to a beautiful foal, so two lives were saved!

And embryo season is up and running! First flush first embryo for 2024/2025 repro season for Dr Ceri and Dr Izzie and wh...
26/09/2024

And embryo season is up and running! First flush first embryo for 2024/2025 repro season for Dr Ceri and Dr Izzie and what a perfect embryo it is! 🤍

23/09/2024

Colic surgery: Epiploic foramen entrapment is the displacement of a section of the small intestine through a small hole or foramen that then separates the omental bursa from the peritoneal cavity. This is fixed by pulling the small intestine back through the hole it entered. This is much more difficult then it sounds considering the size of the horses stomach cavity (often the surgeon - Dr John Russell - who is not short by any means can be up to his shoulders and still cannot reach the bottom) and the gut is up to 30 metres long and has a volume of up to 180 litres so it is almost like finding a hole in a very active live haystack. This patient is doing very well post surgery thanks to our entire team looking after him pre, intra and post operation. 🤍

17/09/2024

Woodgrange Veterinary - providing routine and emergency vet care for all animals including out of hours.

16/09/2024

Head over and like our new small animal veterinary page to keep up to date with everything that’s happening in our new smallies department.

Woodgrange Veterinary - providing routine and emergency vet care for all animals including out of hours.

Woodgrange’s next monthly Gastroscope Day 4th October 2024 Bookings Essential 0458655461
11/09/2024

Woodgrange’s next monthly Gastroscope Day
4th October 2024
Bookings Essential 0458655461

31/08/2024

One happy race horse speller has checked in for a short spell and some paddock R and R.

September 6th = Gastroscope Day (bookings essential)
29/08/2024

September 6th = Gastroscope Day (bookings essential)

*GASTROSCOPE DAY*
Due to ongoing requests we have decided to implement a gastroscope day on the first Friday of every month.
September 6th 2024 is the next scheduled day on the calendar. Contact our office to book on 0458 655 461.

Dr Dora has been busy with the farm animals lately from cows, goats, donkeys, pigs (all in a day) and in this scenario s...
19/08/2024

Dr Dora has been busy with the farm animals lately from cows, goats, donkeys, pigs (all in a day) and in this scenario sheep! It was a very sad outcome for mother Ewe who passed away following post birth complications but fortunately after a rough beginning her two lambs are both doing amazing! Bluey and Bingo as they are now named are going from strength to strength at two and a half weeks old.

**Updated video in comments

Equine vet turned small animal vet turned farm animal vet, there’s nothing Dr Dora can’t do taking our practice to a full fledge mixed veterinary practice!

What a relief this beautiful patient Evie is home safe and sound…. Evie had emergency surgery for left guttural pouch ep...
14/08/2024

What a relief this beautiful patient Evie is home safe and sound…. Evie had emergency surgery for left guttural pouch epistaxis.
Hyovertbrotomy approach was performed and a double ligation of the left external carotid artery was done followed by an oral approach to tie off left major palatine artery.
It is 8 days post surgery so still very early days but so far so good! Everything crossed to see her foal safely delivered within the next few weeks!
We are so lucky to have blood donors on site to stabilise these patients when the time comes, Relmsparc Foxtrot was the generous donor this time - hopefully he passed on his winning ways to this special patient! 🤍

My patient is home from hospital - we are now 12 days in since I found her.
It pays to know your horses inside and out, however the day I found her unwell there was no reason for me to go and check on her, just that something had pushed me in that direction that morning.
When she greeted me like all the broodmares do her front legs were covered in blood and I originally thought she had been stuck in a fence, yet there was no wounds to be found and it would be out of character for these mares to do stupid things its just not in their nature. It became very apparent that this mare had had a nose bleed and I stress not just one but several pools of blood were found in the paddock. With a high temp and heart rate she was loaded on the float and taken to the best place I know. At first we thought she had a guttural pouch mycosis (very rare but it does occur) The only thing stopping her from bleeding out was a clot that had formed. Her heart rate was too high to go on the table at this stage and she ended up having blood transfusions on the Saturday night. She still was not stable enough to go to surgery on the Sunday so it became a waiting game, there were a few more small bleeds along the way. I was definitely expecting the worst. We got through to Monday night and the dreaded midnight phone call took place. She was definitely going to have to go to surgery it was just a matter of when. I did get the option to call all the staff in and operate in the middle of the night, I opted against that as in my mind another 6 hours was not going to make a big difference I would rather the team fresh and focussed. At 10am she forced our hand and was rushed into surgery as she had another major bleed - this one was not going to stop on its own accord. Still not exactly knowing where the bleed was coming from it was a race to try and cut off the blood supply and save her life. There is still no official diagnosis as there was no time to scope and see where the extra lesions were.
My Woodgrange Family, what can I say I’ll be forever grateful for what you have done to keep my pony alive. I can’t imagine how stressful it was each day knowing im there watching the going on’s.The perks of working in the best workplace. The pressure that must of been felt when she was rushed to surgery the way she was I can’t even begin to think about, but every single vet and nurse was on board and doing everything they could to save her life.
To the best surgeon in the country (John Russell) I don’t really know how to thank you but im lucky enough to get to watch the care you take and the dedication you have towards peoples animals each and every day. My appreciation is next to none for the your amazing care and the facilities we have on our doorstep.

Our journey may not be over but I can safely say that I have done my best with this one. My only hope now is we keeping tracking in the right direction and that her unborn foal is born with less dramas than what we have just undertaken. This foal has been showing the staff its karate kick moves so all is well on that front.
I did get a weird comment from someone saying this horse was only a broodmare why did I not just put her to sleep. I want to make sure everyone knows that if your chosen to live with me you become part of my family, your not just a horse. Would I do this over again absolutely I would.

To my Beautiful Evie its hopefully onwards and upwards from here, all be it my anxiety levels are through the roof knowing that your at home and if things go south my options are now limited.
Woodgrange Specialist Equine Hospital -The Horse Vet

How many puppies can you count on this gorgeous smiling fur mum?
13/08/2024

How many puppies can you count on this gorgeous smiling fur mum?

*GASTROSCOPE DAY*Due to ongoing requests we have decided to implement a gastroscope day on the first Friday of every mon...
13/08/2024

*GASTROSCOPE DAY*
Due to ongoing requests we have decided to implement a gastroscope day on the first Friday of every month.
September 6th 2024 is the next scheduled day on the calendar. Contact our office to book on 0458 655 461.

09/08/2024

This GoFundMe has been set up by Sarah Moody (Moody Racing) with all proceeds going to Giovanni Spiga. … Sarah Moody needs your support for Giovanni Spiga

Our first foals of the season have arrived safe and sound 🤍 congratulations to Michelle they’re just stunning! Our foali...
07/08/2024

Our first foals of the season have arrived safe and sound 🤍 congratulations to Michelle they’re just stunning! Our foaling checklist is a handy tool created by Dr Ceri Garner to ensure you are fully prepared and always remember the foaling 1, 2 and 3! If you are a non client but would like to register for OOH emergency services and have a mare due to foal contact our office on 0458 655 461.

Our foaling down services are also filling fast, so if you would like to book your mare in we would be delighted to help! It’s our favourite time of year and our favourite service to provide in the Repro Department (foal cuddles 🥰)!

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