Thank you every one for your help in the search for a foster mare this week… our Orphan has a mumma 😍 #murrayvets #equinevet #fostermare #foal #horse #vet #horsevet #equinehospital
**** post update - mare found ☺️*****
Foster mare required for this beautiful little man. Please contact Murray Veterinary services if you can help 08 95303751 #murrayvets #fostermare #thoroughbredfoal #orphanfoal
Tell me you have the worlds best vet nurses without telling me you have the worlds best vet nurses because we know we do 🥰 #murrayvets #vetnurse #equine #nurse #equinenurse #vettech #vetnurselife #vetnurseswhocare #equinehospital
Bouncing into the week with a smile when the first foal the season heads home from the hospital. Foaling season is well underway #murrayvets #equinevet #equinehospital #foal #foaling #foalingseason
From pre surgery prep to recovery, join us behind the scenes to see how our team ensures a safe and smooth anesthesia process for our equine patients. 🐴✨ #VetLife #EquineCare #behindthescenes #murrayvets #equinevet #equinehospital #equine #equinesurgery
SAND COLIC: With the recent rain (and hopefully more to come) and current hay shortages in WA, your horse may be at even HIGHER RISK than usual of sand colic.
Some mays to minimize the risk of sand colic at home:
• Avoid feeding your horses directly on the ground.
• Feed plenty of roughage (e.g. hay) or alternative fib sources (beet pulp, soy or lupin hulls).
Signs may include chronic colic, weight loss, diarrhea and in some cases, severe acute colic if large amounts of sand are present. Sand accumulation can be accurately diagnosed using abdominal radiography. Not hearing sand on abdominal auscultation does not rule out the presence of sand!
Methods to reduce sand burden and the likelihood of associated afterhours emergencies include the intermittent use of PSYLLIUM & EPSOM SALTS. If a significant sand burden is present, we recommend multiple consecutive drenches with psyllium and epsom salts via a stomach tube to remove the sand. Psyllium sand removal intestinal supplements are available at our clinic and can be used as a prevention method intermittently in your horse’s diet to assist in the removal of intestinal sand.
For more information see the blog post below or contact our clinic to discuss your options with one of our friendly equine vets!
https://murrayvets.com.au/sand-colic-minimising-risk/ (https://murrayvets.com.au/sand-colic-minimising-risk/) #murrayvets #equine #vets #equinevets #sandcolic #equinemedicine #colic #equinecolic
If your mare has had a positive 45-day scan this season, congratulations! Now you have just under 300 days to prepare for the highly anticipated arrival of your new foal. During this time there are some important aspects of preventative medicine that should not be forgotten. Dr Emma has written a great article on caring for your pregnant mare to enhance her general health, give her foal the right start to life and improve your mares chances of getting back in foal next season. Read it here https://murrayvets.com.au/preventative-broodmare-medicine/ #murrayvets #broodmare #equinereproduction #equinemedicine #equinevet #equinebreeding #horse #horsecare #studmedicine
Foaling down clients mares in the hospital is something we take very seriously, to have these beautiful mares and their foals entrusted in our care. The most rewarding part of the job is farewelling these gorgeous newborn babies safely back to their homes … isn’t this one magic 😍 #foallove #foalcare #murrayvets #equinevet #equinebreedingcentre #foalingdown #horsebreeding
Fridays are for foal love 😍 #murrayvets #equinevet #equinenurse #equinehospital #foalcare #foal #foalfriday
25 day heartbeats are exactly what we want to see at this time of year ✔️ #murrayvets #equinevet #horsebreeding #equinerepro #veterinaryreproduction #horsevet
The new mare and foal paddocks are now completed ready for the season. Thanks to Duncan Equine Group for the best fencing materials and Shift Engineering for the perfect shelters they fabricated for us #murrayvets #equinevet #horsevet #equinereproduction #horsebreeding #maresandfoals