Dierenkliniek De Morette- Clinique Equine De Morette

30/08/2024

🌟 Join our team! 🌟

🐴 We zijn op zoek naar een extra baliemedewerker om ons team te versterken.

⭐️ Word de verbindende factor tussen onze klanten en het medische team!

📧 Ben je geïnteresseerd? Solliciteer nu!

➡️ https://demorette.be/vacature-baliemedewerker/

19/08/2024

🌟 Join our team! 🌟

🐴 We zijn op zoek naar een Veterinaire Praktijkmanager om ons team te versterken.

⭐️ Combineer je passie voor diergeneeskunde met je organisatieskills!

📧 Ben jij wie we zoeken? Solliciteer nu!

➡️ https://demorette.be/vacature-praktijkmanager-2/

17/08/2024

🌟 OPU now available at Morette Equine Hospital!🌟

12/08/2024

❤️‍🩹 The unlucky Luna came to the clinic with a fence pole stuck in her belly.

👉 The question was whether the pole had entered her abdomen and if it was causing damage to her intestines.

🔍 During the preliminary examination, we found that the pole had indeed entered the abdomen.

✔️ Luna underwent emergency surgery, during which the pole was successfully removed. Fortunately, there was no injury to the intestines. After cleaning the abdomen and intestines to prevent infection, the wound and abdomen were closed.

🌟 Luna made a good recovery and could go back to her happy owner! 🤩

22/07/2024

❗️LAST MINUTE: OPEN POSITION ONE YEAR ROTATING INTERNSHIP

👉🏻 Equine Hospital De Morette is a referral center with board certified specialists in Equine Internal Medicine (ECEIM), Surgery (ECVS,ACVS) and Dentistry (EVDC Eq).

☑️ Applicants have to be European citizen and they must be DVM or have an equivalent degree in Veterinary Medicine.

👉🏻 What does it mean to do an internship?
✔️An internship is a practical training program where graduated vets can apply their theoretical knowledge and strengthen their clinical skills.
✔️The intern will assist under the direction of our recognised specialists. He/she will participate in providing medical and surgical clinical services as well as everyday emergency care.
✔️ The program is a recognised "rotating" internship and the intern will be exposed to various disciplines (radiology, anesthesiology, internal medicine, surgery, dentistry, orthopedics)

➡️ The internship position is available immediately.

📧 For more information and/or an informal chat, you can contact us on +32 (0)2 454 10 00 (ask for Evelyne Salaets) or e-mail to [email protected]

15/07/2024

🌟 Kira and Michael participated in the yearly congress in Valencia for European surgeons, together with several surgeons from the equine care group.

👉 Michael was invited to speak about pastern arthrodesis, a surgery performed in horses with degenerative joint disease. This allows them the possibility to return to sport or a comfortable life.

🤝 The Congress allows us to be updated on the latest new techniques and research, and it is a great opportunity to meet up with friends from all over the world!!

04/06/2024

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29/05/2024

🚨Live Alert - Turn your notifications on!!

Together with vets from Katrien Palmers will give a live talk about foals and neonatology.
Want to learn more about foals and their issues? Stay tuned!
Ask Questions in the comments and we will answer them during the live

📅Save the Date:
Thursday 30/05
On Instagram and Facebook
🇬🇧6-7pm: Presentation in English

🇫🇷7-8pm: Presentation in French

🇳🇱 8-9pm: Presentation in Dutch

27/05/2024

🔹 Old wound that woudn’t heal

👉🏻 This donkey was presented with an old wound that wouldn't heal.

👉🏻 We surgically removed the old wound bed completely. With the right techniques we were able to close the wound!

☑️ After the surgery she got a bandage and splint for proper healing!

06/05/2024

🪱 Parasite control part 2: without dewormers

👉🏻 In part 1 we discussed how worms are controlled with deworming.

⚠️ An important additional strategy against worms is to reduce the intake of worms in horses that enter the pasture.
👉🏻 The better the pasture management, the fewer worms = less need for deworming!

💡 Tips for good pasture management:
✅ Remove the manure from the pasture at least twice a week.
✅ Avoid overcrowded pastures: put a maximum of 3 to 4 horses per hectare of pasture.
✅ Do not use horse manure to fertilize the pasture.
✅ Mow during warm days, then leave the meadow empty for a few weeks.
✅ Rotate the young horses from pasture and do not put high shedders together with the young horses.
✅ Put (small) ruminants on the pasture in autumn-winter: these cut the grass short, ingesting worm eggs without becoming ill.
✅ Isolate new horses and only let them out to pasture for the first time 1 week after deworming.

02/05/2024

🔹 Another guttural pouch mycosis that Michael treated with intra-arterial coils!

👉🏻 Guttural pouch mycosis is a fungal infection of the lining of the guttural pouch.
The infection can cause some deep damage to the arteries and nerves. Overtime, the fungus can erode through the wall of vessels, resulting in hemorrhage that can be life threatening.

👉🏻 The cause of guttural pouch mycosis is unknown, but the fungus Aspergillus is the most common type of fungus identified.

☑️ Symptoms:
🔹 Blood seen at the nostrils
🔹 Difficulty swallowing with food sometimes appearing at the nostrils
🔹 Facial nerve paralysis
🔹 Swelling of the neck
🔹 Decreased performance or exercise tolerance
🔹 Headshaking

☑️ Diagnosis:
Endoscopy of the guttural pouch is the goal standard to diagnose guttural pouch mycosis. The appearance of fungal plaques within the guttural pouch confirms the diagnosis of guttural pouch mycosis.

☑️ Treatment:
By trans arterial coil embolization. The small coils aim to occlude or block the affected artery to eliminate the risk of hemorrhage. Once the blood supply to the fungus has been removed via the occlusion of the artery, the fungal lesions usually regress.

☑️ Prognosis:
The prognosis varies depending on what structures were affected by the fungus. Usually the prognosis is good if only the arteries are affected.

➡️ Contact us for more information:
📧 [email protected]
📞 +32 (0)2 454 10 00

27/04/2024

Ben je (master)student diergeneeskunde en wil je meer weten over internships of jobs binnen de Equine Care Group?

👉🏻 Bezoek ons maandag 29 april 2024 op de VDK-Startersdag!

At ECG we believe that collaboration is the future in veterinary medicine, we are determined to share our passion, experience, knowledge, and vision with younger vets to provide them with an environment and network to thrive in.

▪️An internship gives young vets the chance to gain practical experience and learn from experienced specialists, be exposed to a large and varied caseload and learn to put their theoretical knowledge into practice by diagnosing and treating horses with the support of a whole team.

▪️This experience helps becoming a confident and competent veterinarian and can serve as a springboard for their career.

📍Come visit us at VDK startersdag. 
Start of the event: 17:30
Start of the job fair: 19:00

 

23/04/2024

OCD beim pferde

23/04/2024

We're live to talk about OCD! 🤩

23/04/2024

🚨Live Alert - vandaag om 18:00u 🚨

💡 Ontdek alles over OCC bij paarden!

👉🏻 Michael Meulyzer geeft vanavond samen met live een presentatie over OCD!

👉🏻 We zullen ingaan op veelgestelde vragen, waaronder:
✔️ Wat veroorzaakt OCD?
✔️ Hoe manifesteren ze zich?
✔️ Wat zijn de behandelingsmogelijkheden?
✔️ Wat is de prognose?

👉🏻 Er is ook de mogelijkheid om vragen de stellen aan de specialisten!

17/04/2024

15/04/2024

Parasite control 🪱🔬

👉🏻 Horses which go out on the pasture can be exposed to worms or contaminate the pasture with worms.
👉🏻 Resistance against deworming is a problem that we see more and more, which increases the problem once more. The consequence is that horses can be sicker when confronted with a worm infestation.

🤔 Did u know that:
✔️ 80% of the worms are excreted by 20% of the horse population? Some horses excrete a lot more worms than others.
✔️ Most horses should not be dewormed on a regular basis each year.
🔬 Targeted deworming based on a f***l analysis in summer leads to less resistance and is cheaper in the long term.
🔬 F***l analysis is most useful from spring till autumn. This means the months the horses spend most time on the pasture. These are also the months where adult worms lay their eggs.

💡 Tips and tricks to be prepared for the grazing season.
✅ Do a f***l analysis before the horse goes into the pasture and deworm when needed. Like this the pasture does not get unnecessarily infected.
✅ Repeat the f***l analysis every 1 or 2 months and as long as the horse goes into the pasture. If a horse has a low excretion of worms, the time between f***l analysis can be prolonged if the same management is applied.
✅ In autumn, it is advised to do a saliva analysis to check for tapeworms. This is a type of worm that is not standard searched for in a f***l analysis. If the contamination of the pasture is low, deworming against tapeworms is not necessary.
✅ Foals and young horses (

08/04/2024

Spring is finally here and that also means that the horses are going back to the pasture. 🌱

👉🏻 However, it's important to gradually introduce them to grass under supervision to prevent conditions like colic and laminitis. ❗️

✔️ The following schedule is a guideline to open the grazing season safely!

➡️ We will post more tips about the grazing season in the following days.

07/04/2024

18/03/2024

Foal season has kicked off well! 🍼🐴

Is your foal sick, premature or weak? Our team is ready once again to take care of your foals!

17/03/2024

Time to introduce one of our team members! ⭐️

👉🏻 Emma van Brug joined our internal medicine team this summer and has been taking care of all the sick horses with enormous devotion. 🤩

✔️ Emma graduated from Ghent University and has build up a solid working experience since.
✔️ She started off in the Netherlands in referral hospitals such as Wolvega Equine Hospital (NL) and Bodegraven (NL) , these experiences drove her to specializing in foal medicine at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute (Kentucky, USA).

🙌 After just some months she has proven to be a very valuable member of our team and we look forward to following years guiding her to the Diploma of “European Specialist in Equine internal Medicine".

14/03/2024

We are very pleased with our new equine surgery table 🤩

Not only does it provide enhanced comfort for the horses, but it also offers better ergonomics for our surgeons! 🙌

Designed by our colleague Hans Wilderjans from Bosdreef!
➡️ www.bos-sx.be

28/02/2024

🔹 Removal of a sarcoid on the ear

💡 Did you know that sarcoids are one of the most common tumors of the horse?!

👉🏻 This horse presented with a large fibroblastic sarcoid attached to the ear. The ear has very specific and sensitive anatomy so any surgery in this areas should be performed with care.
✔️ The sarcoid was removed with electroscalpel to reduce the risk of spreading of cancerous cells.
✔️ In this case the sarcoid was successfully removed.

➡️ Do not hesitate to contact us if your horse has a sarcoid or a suspicion of a sarcoid, early removal provided a more rapid recovery.

21/02/2024

17/02/2024

The first foal of the year in our hospital 💙

👉🏻 Is your mare about to give birth?
Take a look at our foal posts where we explain when you need to intervene.

12/02/2024

ENG:
▪️Bleeding from the lungs related to cardiac arrythmias.

👉🏻 During training this horse suddenly started coughing, followed by a nose bleed from both nostrils. The horse was immediately referred to the clinic.

✔️ The lungs were thoroughly examined with ultrasound, radiography and endoscopy. The exams revealed that the source of the bleeding origined in the lungs. Besides that it was noted during the physical exam that the heart had a fast and irregular rhythm.

✔️ An electrocardiogram (ECG) and an echocardiogram were made that confirmed the irregular rhythm. These exams need to be performed without sedation. There were no structural abnormalities of the heart found that could explain the abnormal rhythm.

➡️ A diagnosis of paroxysmal atrium fibrillation was made, which had caused secondary lung bleeding.

✔️ To convert the horse back to normal rhythm, the horse was treated with anti-arrhythmic drugs until a normal rhythm was seen (cardio version).

✔️ During the treatment, the heart rhythm was constantly followed with an elecotrocardiogram. The treatment was successful, and the horse has so far kept a normal rhythm.

NL:
▪️ Longbloeden gerelateerd aan hartritmestoornissen

👉🏻 Tijdens de training begon dit paard te hoesten, waarna plots bloed uit beide neusgaten te zien was. Het paard werd direct doorverwezen naar de kliniek.

✔️ De longen werden grondig onderzocht, door middel van echografie, radiografie en endoscopie. Uit de onderzoeken bleek dat de oorsprong van de bloeding in de longen lag.
Daarnaast viel tijdens het klinisch onderzoek op dat het hart een snel en onregelmatig ritme vertoonde.

✔️ Er werd een electrocardiogram (ECG) en echografie van het hart uitgevoerd, die het onregelmatige ritme bevestigde. Dit onderzoek moet zonder sedatie gebeuren. Er werden geen afwijkingen aan het hart zelf gevonden die de oorzaak van het abnormale ritme konden verklaren.

➡️ Een diagnose van paroxysmale atrium fibrillatie werd gemaakt, wat secundair voor longbloeding heeft gezorgd.

✔️ Om het paard weer in een normaal hartritme te krijgen, werd het paard behandelt door middel van het toedienen van anti-aritmica’s tot een normaal ritme werd gezien (cardioversie).

✔️ Tijdens de behandeling werd continu het hartritme gevolgd met een electrocardiogram. De behandeling was succesvol, en het paard heeft een normaal hartritme behouden tot op heden.

FR:
▪️ Saignement des poumons lié à des arythmies cardiaques.

👉🏻 Pendant l'entraînement, ce cheval s'est soudainement mis à tousser, suivi d'un saignement des deux narines. Le cheval a été immédiatement référé à la clinique.

✔️ Les poumons ont été minutieusement examinés par échographie, radiographie et endoscopie. Les examens ont révélé que la source du saignement provenait des poumons. En outre, lors de l’examen physique, il a été constaté que le cœur avait un rythme rapide et irrégulier.

✔️ Un électrocardiogramme (ECG) et un échocardiogramme ont été réalisés et ont confirmé le rythme irrégulier. Ces examens doivent être réalisés sans sédation. Aucune anomalie structurelle du cœur n’a été trouvée pouvant expliquer le rythme anormal.

➡️ Un diagnostic de fibrillation paroxystique de l'oreillette a été posé, ayant provoqué une hémorragie pulmonaire secondaire.

✔️ Pour ramener le cheval à un rythme normal, il a été traité avec des médicaments anti-arythmiques jusqu'à ce qu'un rythme normal soit observé (version cardio).

✔️ Pendant le traitement, le rythme cardiaque a été constamment suivi par un électrocardiogramme. Le traitement a réussi et le cheval a jusqu’à présent gardé un rythme normal.

07/02/2024

ENG:
👉🏻 Did you know that donkeys should also visit the dentist once a year?

✔️ Donkeys' teeth continue to grow, just like horses'. Therefore, they too can develop hooks on their teeth that need to be floated.

✔️ Donkeys have an average life-span from 27 to 40 years, which is a long time to develop dental problems. In particular, they are prone to develop diastema (spaces between the teeth) and subsequently paradontitis (gum inflammation).

✔️ As donkeys are very stoical animals, they don't easily show that they have a toothache. They'll even pretend to eat to avoid showing the herd that they're "sick". As a result, dental problems are often only noticed when they are already very serious, and sometimes even cause additional health problems.

➡️ Prevention is better than cure! This beautiful herd can continue to show off its beautiful smile! 🤩

NL:
👉🏻 Wist u dat ook ezels best jaarlijks naar de tandarts gaan?

✔️ De tanden van ezels blijven uitgroeien net zoals bij paarden. Ook zij kunnen dus haken op hun tanden krijgen die bijgevijld moeten worden.

✔️ Ezels worden gemiddeld 27 tot 40 jaar oud, dit is dus veel tijd om tandproblemen te ontwikkelen. Denk hierbij vooral aan diastemata (spleetjes tussen de tanden) en de paradontits (tandvleesontsteking) die hierdoor ontstaat.

✔️ Omdat ezels heel stoïcijnse dieren zijn zullen zij het niet snel tonen dat ze tandpijn hebben. Ze gaan zelfs doen alsof ze eten om niet aan de kudde te tonen dat ze "ziek" zijn. Hierdoor worden tandproblemen vaak pas opgemerkt waarneer het al zeer ernstig is en soms zelfs al bijkomende gezondheidsproblemen ontstaan zijn.

➡️ Voorkomen is dus beter als genezen! Deze knappe kudde kan hun mooie smile alvast weer tonen! 🤩

FR:
👉🏻 Saviez-vous que les ânes devraient eux aussi se rendre chez le dentiste une fois par an?

✔️ Les dents des ânes continuent de pousser, comme celles des chevaux. Ils peuvent donc,eux aussi, développer des crochets sur leurs dents qui doivent être limés.

✔️ Les ânes vivent en moyenne de 27 à 40 ans, ce qui représente une longue période pour développer des problèmes dentaires. Pensez surtout aux diastèmes (espaces entre les dents) et aux parodontites (inflammations des gencives) qu'ils provoquent.

✔️ Les ânes étant des animaux très stoïques, ils ne montrent pas facilement qu'ils ont mal aux dents. Ils feront même semblant de manger pour ne pas montrer au troupeau qu'ils sont "malades". Par conséquent, les problèmes dentaires ne sont remarqués que lorsqu'ils sont déjà très graves et causent même parfois d’autres problèmes de santé.

➡️ Mieux vaut donc prévenir que guérir ! Ce beau troupeau peut déjà montrer à nouveau son beau sourire! 🤩

02/02/2024

ENG:
▪️ OCD of the stifle – Reattachment of the cartilage flap in foals

👉🏻 OCD develops due to uneven ossification during growth. A piece of bone with a cartilage flap comes loose from the main bone and forms a classic OCD fragment.

✔️ In foals, the cartilage flap can be reattached using absorbable pins!

✔️ Foals should be checked by x-ray/ultrasound between the age of 4 and 6 months. In this way, we can clearly improve the sports prognosis!

👉🏻 Radiographic screening of other joints is preferably performed at 12-18 months.

➡️ You can send your x-rays to [email protected] for a radiographic evaluation of the joint.

NED:
▪️ OCD van het kniegewricht – Pinning van de kraakbeenflap bij jonge veulens

👉🏻 OCD ontwikkeld zich door ongelijkmatige verbening tijdens de groei. Er komt een botstukje met een kraakbeen flap los van het moederbot en vormt een klassiek OCD fragment.

✔️ Bij veulens kan de kraakbeen flap terug vastgezet worden met behulp van resorbeerbare pinnen!

✔️ Veulens moeten radiografisch/echografisch hierop gecontroleerd worden tussen de 4-6 maanden. Zo kunnen we de prognose voor de sport duidelijk verbeteren!

👉🏻 Voor de andere gewrichten wordt de screening best gedaan op een leeftijd van 12 tot 18 maanden.

➡️ Voor de beoordeling kan u de foto’s doorsturen naar: [email protected]

FR:
▪️ OCD de l'articulation du grasset - Fixation du cartilage chez les jeunes poulains

👉🏻 L'OCD se développe par ossification non uniforme au cours de la croissance. Une portion osseuse avec un volet cartilagineux se détache de l'os principal et forme un fragment OCD classique.

✔️ Chez les poulains, le volet cartilagineux peut être rattaché à l'aide de pins résorbables !

✔️ Les poulains doivent être contrôlés par radiographie/échographie entre l'âge de 4 et 6 mois. De cette manière, nous pouvons clairement améliorer le pronostic sportif !

👉🏻 Pour les autres articulations, il est préférable d’effectuer le dépistage entre 12 et 18 mois.

➡️ Pour évaluation, vous pouvez transmettre les radios à : [email protected]

30/01/2024

ENG:
▪️ Skull fracture

👉🏻 Saphir was brought into the clinic with a fractured skull. He was kicked by another horse. As a result, the bone at the level of the forehead and eye socket was displaced and several bone fragments where loose.

👉🏻 Under general anesthesia, our specialist Dr. Elke Pollaris (dipl. EVDC Eq. ) exposed the fracture and removed the loose fragments. The rest of the skull was reconstructed and stabilized. The wound was thoroughly flushed after which it was sutured.

➡️ After a few days and a favorable evolution, Saphir was allowed to continue recovering at home. Everything has healed nicely in the meantime and Saphir carries on as if nothing had happened.

NL:

▪️Schedelfractuur

👉🏻 Saphir werd binnengebracht in de kliniek met een fractuur van de schedel. Hij werd geschopt door een ander paard. Het bot thv het voorhoofd en de oogkas was hierdoor verplaatst en verschillende botfragmenten zitten hierdoor los.

👉🏻 Onder algemene anesthesie heeft onze specialist Dr. Elke Pollaris (dipl. EVDC Eq. ) de fractuur blootgelegd en de losse fragmenten verwijderd. De rest van de schedel werd gereconstrueerd en gestabiliseerd. De wonde werd grondig gespoeld waarna deze gehecht werd.

➡️ Na enkele dagen en een gunstige evolutie mocht Saphir thuis verder herstellen. Alles is intussen mooi geheeld en Saphir gaat weer verder alsof er niets gebeurd is.

FR:
▪️ Fracture du crâne

👉🏻 Saphir a été amené à la clinique avec une fracture du crâne. Il a été frappé par un autre cheval. En conséquence, l’os au niveau du front et de l’orbite a été déplacé et plusieurs fragments d’os se sont détachés.

👉🏻 Sous anesthésie générale, notre spécialiste Dr Elke Pollaris (dipl. EVDC Eq.) a exposé la fracture et retiré les fragments libres. Le reste du crâne a été reconstruit et stabilisé. La plaie a été soigneusement rincée, et une suture a été effectuée.

➡️ Après quelques jours et une évolution favorable, Saphir a pu poursuivre sa convalescence à domicile. Entre-temps, tout s'est bien rétabli et Saphir continue à évoluer dans son environnement.