Barwon Equine Hospital

Barwon Equine Hospital Full range of Equine Veterinary Services for Geelong and surrounds Our hospital facilities have been purpose built to cater for all equine patients safely.

Barwon Equine Hospital provides full veterinary services to Geelong and its surrounding areas (Lara, Little River, Bannockburn, Teesdale, Inverleigh, Winchelsea, Modewarre, Torquay, the Bellarine Peninsula and everywhere in between) Weekly consultations in the Colac, Camperdown, Terang and Cobden areas are also offered. We provide a 24hour a day, 365 day a year hospital and ambulatory emergency se

rvice, for horses of all ages and breeds. We can hospitalise patients for more specialised and intensive procedures, surgery and treatments. Our services include: foal through to geriatric medicine, poor performance and lameness diagnosis, evaluation and treatment, pre purchase examinations, digital radiography (including yearling sales sets), reproductive services (including obstetrics, assessment of poor fertility, preparation of walk-on mares and artificial insemination of mares with chilled or frozen semen), routine surgeries, specialist consultation (by arrangement). Our vets have extensive equine backgrounds and are committed to helping you and your horse achieve their full potential and health. We have committed to staying up to date with the newest treatments and procedures and are in constant contact with various specialists. The clinic is equipped with the newest technology, such as digital radiography, ultrasound and endoscopy, to achieve the highest standard of Veterinary service to our equine patients. We also offer Veterinary Services to other large animals such as cattle (existing clients only).

14/02/2025
Please find attached the CFA guide to bushfires for horse owners, which contains some useful advice and where to find wa...
04/02/2025

Please find attached the CFA guide to bushfires for horse owners, which contains some useful advice and where to find warning and emergency advice. If you are in a high risk area, have a plan!

Electrolytes! What are they? How can they benefit our horses and how do we use them!? Let us help clear the water with s...
01/02/2025

Electrolytes! What are they? How can they benefit our horses and how do we use them!? Let us help clear the water with some information on Equine Electrolytes 🐴☀

31/01/2025
Summer is only continuing to heat up so we have put together some informative posts on how you can help keep your equine...
27/01/2025

Summer is only continuing to heat up so we have put together some informative posts on how you can help keep your equine friend cool in the heat! Stay tuned for more posts about Heat Stress in Horses, Electrolytes and Bush Fire Preparation 🐴☀️🌡🩺

Answer Time! Thank you everyone for such great comments on different ideas for what might cause this sort of change in a...
19/01/2025

Answer Time! Thank you everyone for such great comments on different ideas for what might cause this sort of change in an X-Ray! Please have a read through the answers and if you have any questions about this little series on pedal bone lysis please comment below or give us a call at the clinic to discuss further or book your equine friend in for some X-Rays on 5248 8899 :)

The answer to our earlier question is here! Did you get the correct answer? Can you name anything that might cause these...
15/01/2025

The answer to our earlier question is here! Did you get the correct answer? Can you name anything that might cause these changes on an X-Ray? Leave your ideas in the comments below and we will reveal the answers soon!

Can you tell what is missing in this hoof X-Ray? Comment your ideas below and we will reveal the answer soon!
15/01/2025

Can you tell what is missing in this hoof X-Ray? Comment your ideas below and we will reveal the answer soon!

We can also offer overnight fasting for those unable to fast at home. If you would like to discuss anything further or b...
09/01/2025

We can also offer overnight fasting for those unable to fast at home. If you would like to discuss anything further or book your horse in, please call us on 5248 8899 :)

Please note the clinic will be closed today 1st January 2025. A vet is available for emergencies only on 0418 520 533. W...
31/12/2024

Please note the clinic will be closed today 1st January 2025. A vet is available for emergencies only on 0418 520 533. We will be back open for business on Thursday 2nd January 2025 at 8am.

Please take note of the clinic opening hours over Christmas. As always, a vet can be reached on the after hours number 0...
23/12/2024

Please take note of the clinic opening hours over Christmas. As always, a vet can be reached on the after hours number 0418 520 533. This service is strictly for emergencies only.

It's that time of year again! If you have a horse who is being treated with ongoing medication, now is the time to get i...
11/12/2024

It's that time of year again! If you have a horse who is being treated with ongoing medication, now is the time to get in contact and make sure you are stocked up before our wholesalers close over Christmas and New Year. To avoid disappointment, please call (03) 52 488 899 and make sure your item is in stock before picking up.

Wanting to rule out Stomach Ulcers in your horse? Let us help you find a diagnosis and treatment at our Final Gastroscop...
05/12/2024

Wanting to rule out Stomach Ulcers in your horse? Let us help you find a diagnosis and treatment at our Final Gastroscope Day of the year.

Horses need to be fasted overnight, so if you can't achieve this at home we are able to fast your horse overnight in the clinic.

Places are limited so give the clinic a call to book your spot.

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8-12 Cooney Street
Moolap, VIC
3224

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+61352488899

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EMS POST PART 2: How do we manage EMS? Restrict grazing by placing horse in a small paddock that has little or no grass growing on it, along with a companion, or eliminate grazing altogether if ID is severe. Do not feed grain or treats. For weight loss, feed grass hay with low NSC content in amounts equivalent to 1.5% (in dry matter) of current body weight on an as-fed basis daily. Hay should be selected because it has low NSC content and/or because it induces a low peak insulin concentration after feeding. Reassess body weight every 30 days using a weight scale or weight tape and gradually lower to a minimum of 1.2% (in dry matter) of body weight as-fed if weight loss resistant. Avoid stress as much as possible. Select hay with NSC content < 10% as-fed if available. Soak hay in cold water for at least 60 minutes before feeding to lower the water-soluble carbohydrate content. Incorporate slow feeder or divide forage into frequent, small meals so that prolonged fasting is avoided. Provide a mineral/vitamin/protein ration balancer. Care should be taken to select a ration balancer with low sugar content. Exercise is recommended unless laminitis is present. All levels of exercise are likely to be beneficial for accelerating weight loss in obese animals and improving insulin sensitivity. Stress should be avoided, and the affected horse should ideally be housed in a small bare paddock with a companion, instead of being confined to a stall (once laminitis has been addressed). Stereotypic behavior can be limited through the use of slow feeders. Turnout on pasture is strongly discouraged until the problems of obesity and ID are successfully addressed. How do we treat EMS? High-dose levothyroxine. For cases with weight loss resistance (no documented response after a minimum of 30 days on weight loss diet, with or without exercise) or for accelerated management of obesity in acute laminitis cases. Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors (canagliflozin and er

What is EMS? Equine Metabolic Syndrome is a collection of risk factors highly associated with an increased risk of laminitis. Insulin dysregulation is a consistent feature of EMS and generalised or regional adiposity is common. Horses can have EMS and PPID (Cushings Disease). EMS is due to an interaction between genetic and environmental factors. The risk of laminitis is ultimately dependent on the cumulative effects of these influences. There are high-genetic risk animals that develop EMS with only mild environmental influences and other horses with lower genetic risk that develop EMS through exposure to improper environments (particularly diets that are high in non-structural carbohydrates [NSC]). It might therefore be assumed that any horse can develop EMS if exposed to sufficient inciting factors: improper management, exposure to environmental factors, or epigenetic influences on gene expression. What is insulin dysregulation? Insulin dysregulation is defined as any combination of basal (resting) hyperinsulinemia, postprandial hyperinsulinemia (response to oral sugar test [OST] or consumed feeds), or tissue insulin resistance (IR; hepatic and/or peripheral). Insulin dysregulation is the central endocrine disorder of EMS and is typically associated with increased generalized or regional adiposity (obese EMS) but can be detected in lean horses (non-obese EMS). It can exist in the absence of EMS in association with conditions such as PPID and also transiently with systemic illness, stress, pregnancy, and starvation. The severity of ID varies among affected animals, and there exists a subset of markedly hyperinsulinemic horses and ponies that are more challenging to manage and often require medical treatment. How do we test for EMS? Diagnosis of EMS involves assessing insulin levels. A fasting basal insulin level can be assessed, this is often convenient as it involves a single blood test. However, it has poor sensitivity and specificity – a negative is not nece

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Barwon Equine Hospital provides full veterinary services to Geelong and its surrounding areas (Lara, Little River, Bannockburn, Teesdale, Inverleigh, Winchelsea, Modewarre, Torquay, the Bellarine Peninsula and everywhere in between). Weekly consultations in the Colac, Camperdown, Terang and Cobden areas are also offered. We provide a 24hour a day, 365 day a year hospital and ambulatory emergency service, for horses of all ages and breeds. Our hospital facilities have been purpose built to cater for all equine patients safely. We can hospitalise patients for more specialised and intensive procedures, surgery and treatments. Our services include: neonatal to geriatric medicine, poor performance and lameness diagnosis, evaluation and treatment, pre-purchase examinations, digital radiography (including yearling sales sets), reproductive services (including obstetrics, assessment of poor fertility, preparation of walk-on mares and artificial insemination of mares with chilled or frozen semen), routine surgeries, specialist consultation (by arrangement). Our vets have extensive equine backgrounds and are committed to helping you and your horse achieve their full potential and health. We have committed to staying up to date with the newest treatments and procedures and are in constant contact with various specialists. The clinic is equipped with the newest technology, such as digital radiography, ultrasound and endoscopy, to achieve the highest standard of Veterinary service to our equine patients. We also offer Veterinary Services to other large animals such as cattle.