Kellul Veterinary Services

01/12/2024

The gentle giants of the horse world. This little girl needed a little help to get on the suck. Luckily her owners were aware of this and sought help ASAP. She just needed a little help 🤩 see the comments for the successful video 🥰🐴

30/11/2024

A great little video to assess your horse for incisor pain from EOTRH.

10/11/2024

05/10/2024

⭐️🐴24 hour foal/mare checks are so important to check on the health of the foal and the mare.

⭐️🐴 We are lucky to have in house IgG testing available to make sure that the foal has received adequate antibodies and a good level of antibodies from the colostrum.

⭐️🐴 less than 400 is a failure of passive transfer.
⭐️🐴 400-800 is a partial failure of passive transfer.
⭐️🐴 >800 is considered a pass mark.

⭐️🐴 Foals that have a failure or partial failure of passive transfer are at greater risk of developing infections.

⭐️🐴We can improve this outcome with the administration of what I like to call ‘liquid gold’ or Equiplas. Yes it can be expensive but I call it ‘liquid gold’ as in some cases it can mean the life or death of a foal and it is so extremely important for those foals with low IgG levels.

⭐️🐴 On average each 1L bag of Equiplas raises the IgG level by 200-300.

⭐️🐴Here is today’s fantastic result of an IgG test. This little one received more than adequate antibodies through passive transfer form the mare through her colostrum ⭐️

04/10/2024

Lovely when you finally get one of your own on the ground as well. 🥰🐴
5 foalings done so far this year! 4 client mares and now ours 👍Plenty more to go!! 🐴

27/09/2024

One of the many perks of our job is observing these cuties ☀️

25/09/2024

Always trying to improve facilities for our patients.

New paddock shelters popped in the mare and foal paddocks thanks to AusBuilt Rural.

Pre-made to order and came over and installed over the last few days.

Still a few finishing touches required with yards to go off them but slowly getting things done!🐴

Pic of my own mare due tomorrow 🤞⭐️🐴

31/08/2024

Tricky extraction of the week due narrow area.
It’s hard to tell from the 2D x-ray images but this tooth was very deformed and pushing up against the cheek as well as causing problems with the teeth below. It was already quite loose due to the lack of periodontal attachment.🐴🙌

24/07/2024

Thank you to everyone who came to the client information night. Really enjoyed having you all. 🐴🌟

24/07/2024

🌟All set up and ready to go for the client information night 🌟

🌟 Can’t wait to see you all! 🌟

22/07/2024

For those coming to the info night. Chairs now supplied 👌

21/07/2024

Now a full house!! For those who have missed out I may run another one!!

🌟🌟🌟 Reminder for those who RSVP’ed to the information night.

🌟🌟🌟It’s this coming Wednesday 24th July at 5:30pm for a 6pm start 🌟🌟🌟

🌟🌟🌟Had 2 people unable to come so there are 2 spots available if need be. Just send me a message or comment if you would like one of these remaining spots. 🌟🌟🌟

🌟🌟🌟 Looking forward to the night 🌟🌟🌟

23/06/2024

🌟🌟Excited to Announce 🌟🌟

🌟 On Wednesday July 24th 2024 5:30pm for a 6pm start, we will be holding a FREE client information evening 🌟

🌟 Event will be held at Kellul Veterinary & Farrier Services . 6310 Clay Wells Road Short S.A. 5279 🌟

🌟 Numbers will be limited to 40 people but if extremely popular we will hold another. Please text your name and number attending to 0409095828. First in best dressed. 🌟

🌟 Topics to be covered will be:
🐴 Equine First Aid 🚑
🐴 Dental/Gastroscopes 🦷
🐴 Reproduction Introduction 💕

🌟 Some snacks and water/tea/coffee will be provided.
🌟 BYO chair (smallish so we all fit)
🌟 BYO drink if so required.

🌟🐴 Excited to bring this information evening to you all 🌟

14/06/2024

Cute line up of ponies on a lovely rainy day for dentals 🦷! All were amazingly behaved and didn’t live up to the s**tland’ reputation 😂

We were all happy to be working inside out of the cold while able to listen to the sweet sound of the rain which we all desperately need ☔️👌

28/03/2024

Recall on this horse wormer.

13/03/2024

🌟Interesting little case. This lovely little filly presented with abnormal incisors.

🌟X-rays indicated an extra incisor tooth! The X-rays are a little tricky to interpret as some are just adult dental buds still forming the adult teeth and her baby incisors still present.

🌟However on counting she has 7 instead of 6 adult incisors on the lower jaw. This was causing teeth to be impacted and rotated due to lack of space.

🌟Today we removed the ‘extra’ incisor tooth under standing sedation and some nerve blocks. The surgery went well and the filly is recovering nicely.

24/02/2024

The world has lost a truely inspirational and talented woman who gave so much to the veterinary profession and neonatal foal medicine.

Her mentoring of me as a young 3rd year veterinary student on placement at Scone will always be remembered with fondness and awe for all that she taught me and will continue to teach me through her research papers and insight into equine medicine.

Vale Jane Axon

It is with great sadness to hear of the passing of Jane Axon last night.
We have lost a friend, a colleague, a mentor, and an inspiration.
Our thoughts are with her family, her friends, the equine and veterinary communities, and all those who knew her across the diverse facets of her life.
She was loved by many people in many places.

Jane came to Scone in 1999 to take up the role of Director of the Scone Equine Hospital Intensive Care Unit at Clovelly Stables.
From the moment she walked in the door, she was an in integral part of the practice and over the past 25 years, she has remained a loyal friend, part of our team and one of us.
Her contribution to the development of Scone Equine Hospital cannot be overstated. She is one of the pillars on which it has been built.

Jane’s knowledge, dedication to her patients and clients and her determination were known by everyone in the Hunter equine and Australian veterinary communities.
She was recognised around the country and throughout the world as an expert in her field of equine medicine and in particular, neonatal care.

Jane’s dedication and patience have guided and shaped the careers of many equine veterinarians and touched the lives of many people.
A humble soul who made the most of every opportunity she was given, she strove to always do her personal best and to help others take their opportunities.

Those of us who knew her, worked with her, and loved her consider ourselves very fortunate that she was part of our lives.
An example and an inspiration to us all.
We miss her already.

Vale Jane