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Dr Sarah is an Equine Veterinarian servicing the Townsville and surrounding areas, and has a special interested in preventative health care including dentistry and nutrition.

11/07/2025

Our new dental oroscope has arrived and it is everything I ever wanted and more 😍 massive shout out to Equine Dental Clinic Ltd thank you for the amazing instrument you have created!

10/07/2025

Something exciting has arrived!

Anyone want to guess what might be inside???? 😁

02/07/2025

2024 was hand splints, wrist braces and finger splints

2025 is fancy arm ice compression wraps 🫣🙈

01/07/2025

Due to ongoing pain Dr Sarah is unable to return to full duties this werk, and as such will be rescheduling appts this week ☹️ we are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause, and appreciate everyone’s understanding during this difficult time.

Although the redness and swelling is slowly subsiding the neuropathic pain is still significant and constant cold packs are required for relief (very hard to be a horse vet with a cold pack vet wrapped to an arm) 🤣 rest assured she has tried, but cannot continue 😩😩😩

We hope a referral to a private pain specialist will deliver some results so we can get back to what we love ❤️

29/06/2025

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💙🐴🔅 Double Discharge Day!! - Part 1 of 2

🌟 CHARLIE THE MIGHTY MINI 🌟

This little dude may only weigh around 110kg (ok… maybe closer to 150kg after all the spoiling in hospital 😅), but he’s got the heart of a lion. 💜

Meet Charlie, the pint-sized Shetland gelding with BIG character and a tough road behind him. After two weeks of home treatment for a sore eye, Charlie came into our hospital with a severe stromal abscess, intense uveitis, hypopyon (pus in the front chamber of the eye), miosis (pain-related pupil constriction), epiphora (tearing), blepharospasm (painful eyelid spasms), and neovascularisation—where blood vessels creep across the normally clear cornea trying to heal it.

This was serious. Charlie was fitted with a subpalpebral lavage system (SPL), and for several weeks, he required up to six different eye medications hourly.

➡️ But that’s not all.

During his recovery, Charlie also had a brief but worrying episode of right dorsal colitis, a gut issue that can occur in horses on long-term anti-inflammatory medication. He showed signs like a mild fever, quiet gut sounds, and dehydration. Bloodwork revealed a low white cell count and high SAA, suggesting inflammation or infection.

He was treated with IV fluids, supportive meds, gut protectants, and rest—and within a few days, our little legend was back on track. 💪

🗓️ On June 28, after seven weeks in hospital, Charlie was finally well enough to go home. He left us with a much happier eye, a round belly (oops!), and a fabulous fashion statement—a giant polka-dot bowtie and matching blue ribbon, of course. 🎀🎉

It’s always a little bittersweet saying goodbye to our long-stay patients, but seeing Charlie loaded up and heading home with his beautiful family—where some of the dogs are literally bigger than him—was a proud and happy moment for us all.

💖 Thank you to his amazing owners for their dedication, care, and trust in our team. Charlie truly is one in a million, and it was an honour to look after him.

And to my amazing team; couldnt havene done it without you ❤️ 🩵🩷💜

Swipe through to see:
📸 Charlie in all his dapper glory
👁️ The progression of his eye condition and healing
🐴 His final farewell as he heads home in style

Go well, little man! We’ll miss your sass and smarts around the stables! 🐎✨

22/06/2025

✴️✅➡️ Business UPDATE ⬇️🕚💟

👌In order to provide the best possible service with timely responses we are streamlining communication routes.

➡️Please send all messages to this business page, and not to Dr Sarah’s personal messenger.

📞This will help staff to follow up on enquires and messages, and also allow some separation between work and personal life for our staff.

☎️As always; if you are a current client with an emergency you are encouraged to message our call the phone number as social media may not be monitored over the weekend or public holidays, and depending on the workload some business work days are very hectic and we don’t always see online messages promptly.

📲We also welcome follow up if you have enquired and not heard from us within 24-48 hours ; sometimes we are run off our feet with bookings, emergencies and hospital patients and non urgent enquiries will be seen and triaged but we never want anyone to think we have forgotten about them, sometimes it just takes a little longer for us to get back to everyone!

🎆We appreciate everyone’s patience and understanding 😊

16/06/2025

💔😭🐾

I am currently in hospital after i was bitten by a puppy yesterday (yes, a puppy) 🙈

Whilst it looks minor dog teeth are very sharp and often crush tear and cut tissues beneath the skin and inoculate some gross bacteria into deeper tissues.

They are still trying to figure out the extent and severity of the wounds but even best case scenario…the pain and swelling is ridiculous.
So unfortunately this means we will be rescheduling all appt this week..apologies for any inconvenience.

Jackie will reach out to reschedule if your booked this week 🙃

Thanks to our amazing clients in advance for being understanding. 💜

16/06/2025

🐾 Puppy Vaccinations ❤️

⏰ when: start at 6 weeks, finish at 16 weeks

❓why vaccinate ? Protect against deadly diseases such as parvovirus, distemper and hepatitis, and provide some immunity against infectious diseases such as canine cough

We still get asked why we recommend a 16 week finish with owners often saying; they’ve had the 3 doses though! ➡️ it’s not about how many, it’s about how often and timing of the doses to give your new family member the best chance of having a strong robust immune response 👌

09/06/2025

What’s your best improvisation you’ve made when at a horse event, or clinic!!??

Today Dr Sarah was feeling peckish between patients, but realised she forgot her fork 🫢

Nothing a 1ml syringe can’t fix!! (They also work as chop sticks in case your wondering) 🤣

Share your funny stories below 👇

07/06/2025

Some eye cases from recently..always call the vet, too often the problem is very serious.

We consider eyes to be an emergency!!

Signs of an eye problem
❌ partially closed
❌ weeping
❌ cloudiness or colour change
❌ puffy or swollen

Sometimes the signs are super subtle but the problem really nasty!

This year seems to be winding up to be the worst eye season Dr Sarah has experienced in her 12 years of being a vet.

We recommend all horses wear a fly veil for protection against sticks and grass seeds etc as usually the issue is trauma which inoculates bacteria or fungi or both into the eye which can cause abscesses or melting ulcers and can cost several thousand dollars of intense treatment to save the eye!

Don’t delay in calling your vet if you suspect your horse has an eye issue. Better to be safe than sorry!!

07/06/2025

Happy Birthday to Yvette Kelly
We can’t wait to have you back on board 🎉🥳🎊

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I am an Equine Veterinarian servicing the Townsville and surrounding areas. I love all things horses but have a special interest in preventative medicine such as dentistry and nutrition; I’d much rather treat healthy horses than sick ones!

I was born in Townsville and have lived in North Queensland my entire life. I have always loved horses and I always wanted to be a vet. I completed my veterinary degree here in Townsville before taking a job further north as a mixed practice vet. During this time I completed Veterinary Equine and Small Animal dentistry courses, and became a QRIC accredited Raceday veterinarian. After a couple of years I returned to Townsville to follow my Equine passion. I received the Bain Fallon Young Member scholarship in 2015, and the Equine Veterinarian Australia’s Young Member of the year award in 2016.

I became a mum in 2018 and have had a break from Equine work. I have since returned back to the clinic and work part time at My Pet Hub in Townsville. I miss the equine work and have decided to start my own business as an Equine Vet part time.

My goal is to provide a friendly, professional, compassionate service to you and your four legged fur babies. Thanks for taking the time to read this, please get in touch if your interested in my veterinary services.