EquiVet QLD

EquiVet QLD provides friendly and comprehensive veterinary services to horses based in North Brisbane
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09/08/2024

“Find a job you enjoy doing, and you’ll never have to work a day in your life” - Mark Twain

Little Duckie was full of kisses. I was there the evening she was born and couldn’t be more proud of the beautiful, sweet yearling she’s becoming!

A busy & exhausting week, however, will never not appreciate that I get to to spend these long days with such incredible patients 🥰

11/07/2024

When you’ve always secretly known your patient is a real life unicorn 🌈🦄 Sapphire making today’s appointment even more special ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🩷

31/05/2024

We will be on duty this weekend at the BURPENGARY CCN1* and ZONE 26 ODE.

Wishing all competitors the best of luck and hope you all have a great weekend. Please ride according to the conditions and stay safe 💙

13/05/2024

Monday started off with a team BBQ breakfast, discussing patient care & treatment plans. 📝

It then ended with a successful standing eye enucleation surgery!🐴 A great outcome when you have wonderful owners and a team of great vets/support staff who all work coherently and are committed to going the extra mile for their patients.🙏🏼

Feeling so thankful for everyone’s effort today (and every day!).

Well done team! 💪🏻

12/05/2024

💐Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing mums!💐

My arms are always full and I’m forever juggling work life/mum life… but oh boy, I’m so lucky to have these two cheeky monkeys in my life. 🙉🙈

In 20 years time, who knows… maybe they’ll be the vets turning up to treat your horses! 😅

27/04/2024

🤍 Happy World Vet Day 🤍

Thinking today of the incredible veterinarians I’ve had the privilege of working with in the past, present and future!

What these professionals have given to their patients, colleagues and clinical research within the industry is nothing short of incredible.

The days are long, they often finish with you being physically, mentally and emotionally exhausted. You never switch off and you are constantly thinking of ways to improve, better yourself and your profession. There are days when you feel useless and others like you've saved someone's world. Despite all of this.....

The hard work paid off. I love my job, more than I could ever put into words and remind myself on a daily basis how lucky I really am. 🤍

14/04/2024

Today we celebrated like we’d just won the World Cup… 🍾🥳 The level of celebration could only be understood if you knew the journey to get to this point. This story will be used to educate and remind people that owning a horse and having these incredible animals in our lives is a privilege…

We took over care of Charlie at the end of last year, after (through no fault of his own) he had been put in a less than desirable situation. He did not have any underlying health reasons for his condition, other than a lack of nutrition. At only 6 years of age, he deserved better than the life he had been dealt.

After only a couple of months, countless bags of feed and even more bales of lucerne hay, we started to see Charlie come to life!

Thank you to EquiVet QLD’s sponsored rider Kirra Nicholls and family, for welcoming Charlie into your stables & loving him like he’s your own. The education, fitness, strengthening and care you have provided him with is amazing. You have built Charlie’s confidence, guided him and showed him nothing but 5⭐️ care. I’ll be forever thankful 🙏🏼

To CDS Professional Farrier Services, thank you for your expertise and care. He’s a lucky boy to have one of the best in the business looking after his feet! 💪🏻

Today Charlie completed his first dressage test. To see him out competing and having fun was an incredible sight. 🥹

Owning a horse is a privilege…. Instead of buying a new car, concert tickets or even a new horse, please ask yourself if you’re able to provide your current horses with appropriate care.

Sweet Charlie, you have the biggest heart & despite your rough start, you constantly show up and trust us. Welcome to the good life, where you will be loved and fed endlessly. 🩵

09/04/2024

💥 Our Veterinary team has EXPANDED 💥

We couldn’t be more excited to welcome Dr. Emily Mabbot to the EquiVet QLD team! We have known Emily as a colleague and friend for over a decade; she is an exceptional vet and we know her expertise will be appreciated and welcomed by our clients.

Have a read about Dr. Emily below:

Emily always knew she wanted to be a Vet while she was growing up and she qualified with her Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine & Surgery from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland in 2005. By then she had had enough of the infamous British climate, and moved to Hong Kong (where she had grown up) and worked at the Hong Kong Jockey club for 3 years, which also allowed her to be part of the veterinary team at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Equestrian events.

After a rather prolonged holiday travelling Australia, Emily decided she liked it so much that she decided to stay! She spent a busy 5 years working at an Equine Referral centre and Hospital in the Western suburbs of Brisbane. Here she dealt with a huge variety of cases from general medicine and dentistry though to anaesthesia, surgery, foal medicine and intensive care patients. More importantly it was here where she first met EquiVet QLD’s founder Charlotte. Needless to say a firm friendship developed over colic surgeries in the wee hours of the morning and extremely busy weekends on call.

Emily may be a familiar face in Moreton Bay as she has been living and working around the area for the past 9 years. In late 2023 Dr. Emily was given the opportunity to join the EquiVet QLD team and she is very excited to be working alongside Charlotte and the team.

Emily enjoys all aspects of equine veterinary work and has completed further training in equine dentistry, and admits she has a bit of a soft spot for our geriatric patients.

When Emily is not at work she is kept busy with her two young boys, usually by spending time at the beach or plotting her family's next camping trip as well as looking after her rather naughty American Staffy, Nitro.

🩵Welcome to the Team Emily! 💪🏻

27/03/2024

With all this wet weather, this seemed like an appropriate memory to pop up. 🌧️ Taken a few years ago when Dr. Charlotte was working in the UK.

This has never been a 9-5 job, every single day is different and the situations horse’s find themselves in will never cease to amaze me! 🤯 Happy to say despite being tired, cold and a little embarrassed… this gelding made a full recovery!

15/03/2024

Tom and I debriefing on the week that unfolded… I’m not sure who’s more exhausted! 😅

I don’t have favourites, but oh boy, this horse is so special and I’ll be forever thankful to be his vet! 🙏🏼

P.S: Don’t tell Tom I’m his vet, he just thinks we’re good mates! 🫣

08/03/2024

✨Happy International Women’s Day ✨

After a huge week, we are more thankful than ever for the amazing women in our equine and vet industry. Thank you for striving for excellence, being powerful and resilient during those long days.

Thank you for supporting others in the industry and being a constant source of inspiration. 💪🏻 My two young girls and I are lucky to be surrounded by some pretty spectacular women! 🩵

20/02/2024

Getting the job done… even if we’re doing dentals under the stars ✨

A long day out on the road today🚑, thank you to our wonderful clients and their horses for making it enjoyable! We’ve had lots of laughs and some amazing results with a few tricky cases! 👏🏻👏🏻

07/02/2024

When you work 15 hour days performing Gastroscopes and Dentals on your clients’ horses…😅

We get creative with ‘family time’ and organise a fun evening showing the girls their pony’s stomachs and teeth!

Tricky Ricky has the best stomach I’ve seen all week! 👌🏻🦄 Phew!

22/01/2024

Even our portable X-ray machine said a big NO to the heat today! 🥵

🛑 Please stay safe and use common sense with your horses during these extreme weather conditions.

Signs of Heat Stress are important to recognise and allow prompt intervention/treatment. These signs can include:

- Profuse sweating 💦

-Re**al temperature >39 degrees Celsius 🌡️

-Increase respiratory rate >20 breathes/minute, “puffing” and/or flared nostrils. 💨

-Increased heart rate >50 bpm ❤️

-Lethargy and/or inappetence 🌾

-Dehydration with increased skin tent pinch test💧

🐎❌ Riding should be avoided when the heat index is >110

If you have any concerns regarding your horse please don’t hesitate to get in contact. ☎️

04/01/2024

🥳 Well, we made it to EquiVet QLD turning 3!🥳

I might be as tired as ‘Tricky’ our pony looks…. But what a year it’s been! 🩵

We now have over 3000 patients who are part of the EquiVet QLD family and have provided over 8000 consultations this year!

This has not been a ‘one man’ (woman) band 😅. I have had amazing support from staff, family, colleagues and clients. There are no words to express my gratitude, you are all so appreciated 🙏🏼

💥 2024 is looking to be even more exciting with the addition of some talented new team members, new facilities and even more drive to provide our patients with gold standard veterinary care! 🐴

Thanks for letting us be part of your journey!

25/12/2023

From our crazy family to yours, we are sending a very MERRY CHRISTMAS! 🎄 We hope today is filled with so much love, spent with the ones you love most & surrounded by horses making good life decisions🤞🏻🩵.

18/12/2023

On what has undoubtedly been one of the toughest days of my career, I wanted to finish the day with some positivity.

How lucky am I to have clients that have become friends and send a beautiful gift to brighten a sad day 🌷

How lucky I am to have patients that mean so much, that it hurts like this when, despite doing everything in my power, I just can’t save them.🐴

Please post your favourite photo of your horse, I’d love to look through them at the end of the day and remember why we do what we do…🩵

01/12/2023

It’s been a week of dentals, dentals and more dentals! 🦷 We’ve loved meeting lots of new patients and welcoming them to the EquiVet QLD family! 🩵

The week also threw many emergencies our way and just for good measure a couple of huge Queensland storms 🌧️⚡️

As always, thank you to our team for their efforts, you are awesome and we appreciate you! 💪🏻

Welcome to December…. May all of our horses make good life decisions! 🙏🏼

26/11/2023

Congratulations to EquiVet QLD’s sponsored rider Kirra Nicholls and her beautiful gelding ‘Finch Farm Class Act’ for being selected for the 2024 Jumping Queensland Youth Squad!

This duo are aiming for the stars and have all the determination & talent to get there! 🚀 We are so excited to be part of your journey and love every moment watching your hardwork pay off! 🩵

Onwards & Upwards…. Bring on 2024! 💪🏻

📸 Calico Pony

13/11/2023

They may cost a small fortune to keep…🙈💸 But geeze it makes me happy to see our 25 & 35 year old horses looking so happy! 🌾

Krystal (on the right) has been in our family for 30+ years. One of the reasons why we get it, when you’re worried about one of your horses not being 100%. They are part of the family! 💜

07/11/2023

We are currently affected by the nationwide Optus issue.

Chris will be in the office today attending to any enquiries, please contact us via:

Email: [email protected] 📧

Or

Facebook Messenger 💻

Luckily I’ve driven around the area non-stop for 3 years and don’t need maps to get to my clients properties 🙏🏼😅.

03/11/2023

*Warning Graphic Wound Image*

From the day I first met this mare, I’ve always called her a unicorn… now she has the scar to prove it! 🦄

This extensive wound occurred as a result of a floating accident. We were phoned immediately and were luckily there within 6 minutes 🚑💨

The mare was sedated and local anaesthetic administered to numb the area. She was given pain relief, antibiotics and a tetanus vaccination. The wound was lavaged/flushed extensively and was closed using a one-layer closure and suture material with a simple interrupted suture pattern.

I prefer closing wounds like this with suture material (stitches) rather than staples as I’m able to get better tissue apposition (bring the wound edges closer together) and alter the tension on the wound to minimise the chance of scarring and wound breakdown.

As you can see, the wound healed beautifully. She was (and still is) the perfect patient! 😇

*Videos in the Comments*

22/10/2023

💫 Monday Morning Motivation 💫

As we head into another week working at full capacity, I make a conscious effort to never lose perspective on why I’m so passionate about the vet industry.

I took this photo of my daughter and her very own first pony who we’ve just welcomed into the family🩵 He is her entire world and this snapshot in time was a gentle reminder of what a privilege it is to be a part of so many journeys.

Show me a photo of you and your first horse…. Where it all began! 📸

01/10/2023

If you happen to find yourself in a predicament like this lovely gelding and require urgent veterinary assistance, please don’t hesitate to phone over the Public Holiday. ☎️

This silly boy decided to pull an acrobatic move in the float and required some heavy sedation and an angle grinder to get him out safely! Thank you to CDS Professional Farrier Services for your assistance 💪🏻

Happy to report that apart from some superficial abrasions and making poor life decisions 😅 he’s going to make a full recovery!

22/09/2023

✨ Family Appreciation Post ✨

Thank you to these amazing humans who are so forgiving when I run out the door half way through most dinners, miss school functions or don’t get to the shops in time to pick up something special that was promised…. 🩵 Even at a young age, they understand and accept that Mummy has to ‘help sick horses’.

Today they put on their little EquiVet QLD uniforms and spent the morning in the car seeing patients with me 🩺🚑.

This vet gig is tough and I’m so lucky to have the most supportive people in my corner, including our amazing clients! 🙏🏻

THANK YOU!

08/09/2023

🦘Luckily we were in the right place at the right time this morning. This little guy was hit by a car just as we were leaving for our first appointment.

He was able to be sedated, given pain relief and have his pelvis stabilised, before being transported by Chris to a wildlife hospital. 🚑💨

28/08/2023

💥 The foaling season kicks off! 💥

This little cutie decided to make a swift arrival last week! Thanks to the wonderful care and attention from her owner, although being a little early, she passed her foal health check with flying colours!

One of the most important checks to undertake with a newborn foal is an IGG blood test. 🩸

IGG testing in foals is typically done within the first 24 to 48 hours after birth. It involves drawing a blood sample from the foal and measuring the concentration of immunoglobulin G antibodies present. This test helps determine if the foal has received enough colostrum, which is the first milk produced by the mare that is rich in antibodies.

Undertaking this blood test allows us to determine high-risk foals and act quickly and appropriately with medical management. 🩺🐴

Welcome to the world little ‘Lottie’ (feeling pretty lucky to have her named after me 🥰).

*Check out the comments for a video 🥹

16/08/2023

Good Luck to the tonight!⚽️🇦🇺 Team EquiVet QLD (including Lincoln 🐶)will be cheering you on! 💪🏻

12/08/2023

This is a reminder to give those special animals in your life an extra big hug this weekend. ✨

It’s been a huge few days out on the road with lots of emergencies and after hours calls… Thank you to all of our wonderful clients for the coffees, dinners and genuine appreciation for the work we do 🤍

We hope you don’t need us over the long weekend. However, as always, we are available 24 hours, 7 days a week for emergencies.

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PO Box 1232
Morayfield, QLD
4506

Telephone

+61481287507

Website

http://www.equivet.com.au/

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When you’ve always secretly known your patient is a real life unicorn 🌈🦄 Sapphire making today’s appointment even more special ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🩷

When you’ve managed to see… -6 ophthalmology cases 👀 -1 colic 💩 -2 foot/fetlock radiographs 🩻 -1 wound stitch up💉 Everyone is on the mend and you make it home in daylight! 🙏🏼

They may cost a small fortune to keep…🙈💸 But geeze it makes me happy to see our 25 & 35 year old horses looking so happy! 🌾 Krystal (on the right) has been in our family for 30+ years. One of the reasons why we get it, when you’re worried about one of your horses not being 100%. They are part of the family! 💜

Chris was happy to make a new little mate at a client’s house this week…🦜🙈

He’s the size of some of our patients…. However, ‘Floyd’ is convinced he is a horse. Waiting patiently for his dental… 😂 We love you Floyd! 💙

Foreign Body Friday! 🫣 This lovely mare presented with a large, firm swelling to her pectoral region. After performing a FNA💉 (Fine Needle Aspirate) of the mass, it was found to be filled with LOTS of purulent discharge! 🦠 The mass was drained, an incision was made to allow further examination of the area and it was flushed with saline. This was all done under local anaesthetic. A couple of small wooden splinters were found to be the culprit. (See Photos in comments) 😈 The foreign bodies were removed, the area flushed (many times) and the incision was left open to drain. She was the perfect patient and has recovered uneventfully. 😇

Well done to everyone for making it to Friday, after what has unquestionably been one of the toughest weeks we’ve ever experienced. Dr. Charlotte has been working at absolute full capacity and we can’t thank our clients enough for their kind words, support and appreciation. Your understanding and flexibility regarding appointment times has allowed us to treat a huge number of flood-affected patients. Thank You! 💙 🐴 Post Flood Care Packages🐴 Due to the inability to travel, many of you have asked if we can provide a similar package to what has been offered by our wonderful referral colleagues at WestVets Equine Hospital. This package is aimed to help our clients prevent and manage some of the common problems we are seeing and expecting to see over the coming few weeks. Please let us know if you would like to purchase a care package for your horse. The cost is $50.00 and all profits made will be donated to local charities that are helping people in our community recover and rebuild. ✨ Stay safe and we are crossing everything for some sunshine over the weekend! 🤞🏽☀️

Rain, Rain, Rain! 🌧 We’ve been providing emergency assistance to our patients during this intense weather and hope everyone and their horses are staying safe! Please remember if your horses are being kept in their stables for longer periods: -Ensure they have adequate and appropriate roughage to support their gastrointestinal system. 🌾 - Ensure plenty of fresh drinking water is available. 🪣 -Monitor manure output closely. 💩 Often we see an increase in impaction colics during these times. Prevention and early detection are vital! If you have any concerns or require vet care throughout the weekend, please do not hesitate to call and we will do our best to get you. 🚤 ☔️ 🚙 Stay Safe! 💙

All hands on deck this morning for a very busy day ahead…. 🚑💨 Let’s do this! 💪🏽

We have officially be open for 6 months! 👏🏼 We've welcomed over 800 horses and their owners to the EquiVet QLD family and couldn't be more thankful for the support and appreciation you have all shown for the work we do... Thank you! 💙