Manor Equine Vets Ltd

28/11/2024

Little Nora was eavesdropping and heard she is on Santa’s nice list again this year. 🎄💕

Nora was adopted from Crosskennan Lane Animal Sanctuary by Helen, a teacher for children with special needs, and Nora fell with her nose in the carrots (likely a Dutch saying but you get the gist).

Nora and her stable friends are the big stars for children with learning disabilities that come spend time weekly at the barn for equine assisted learning activities.

It’s always great to hear the experiences or meet some of the kids at our visits at the barn. Each pony has a different character/personality and therefore click with different kids.

26/11/2024

Good advise as we are getting into the colder months.

Water remains as important for your horse in cold weather as it is in the summer. As a matter of fact, decreased water consumption in the winter is thought to be the primary inducing factor for impaction colic — although there are other predisposing factors such as poor hay quality, lack of exercise, internal parasites and dental problems.

Impaction colic is essentially constipation and most often includes the accumulation of hard, dry f***l material in the colon. The usual signs of impending impaction colic are depression, a decreased appetite, and decreased production and dryness of manure.

Studies demonstrate that you can increase your horse's winter water consumption if you provide access to heated water, but ONLY if that is the only source of water available. As always, if you have any questions about preventing colic in your horse, your equine veterinarian remains your best source of information!

24/11/2024

✴️SWEET ITCH VACCINE 2025✴️

Horses with sweet itch MAY benefit from the insol vaccin - which is originally used for ringworm but seems to have an effect on sweet itch as well in SOME horses (partial or complete reduction of symptoms).

2 vaccines at the start of the year before the season starts are necessary.

If you like to be added on the list for 2025:

• you need to be a regular client of Manor Equine Vets
• please EMAIL Pamela via [email protected] and FAO Pam/INSOL 2025 - please follow this instruction closely otherwise your email may be missed!

• Please put in this email which horse(s) you want to add to the list and what the best phone number is for Pamela to contact you.

• you will be contacted by Pamela to make a prepayment for the vaccins (EXCL visit fee) before we order, once we know the price.

The deadline to get added on the list is MONDAY 6th January 2025.

Image: Thelwell

12/11/2024

Still a good way of guesstimating weight😆

05/06/2024

Today I removed a fragment that was left inside the socket after a previous wolf tooth removal. There is no blame in this as it can happen to anyone. We always tell our clients that this is a possibility as wolf teeth are of a fragile nature. Just a good thing to make clients aware of what to expect.

About 70% of horses will have wolf teeth and they can be erupted or blind. Usually they will be removed as a 2 or 3 year old as they can interfere with the bit.

Whenever we remove a wolf tooth, extreme care is always taken.

The horse gets sedated and local anesthetic solution injected around the wolf tooth. This makes it a nice experience for the horse and the horse will keep its head still for us to work in the mouth.

The dental ligaments attaching the tooth are loosened with special tools and the tooth removed. As these vestigial teeth can be quite fragile they can fracture during this procedure and a fractured fragment can be left behind. After removal we check the socket with our mirror and the tools to make sure everything is out.

In this case it has taken many years to become apparent there was a fractured fragment left behind. I have checked her mouth previously and only last week I noticed the small opening in her gum and could feel the irregularity under the gum. Plus there was now an agitated response to pressure over this area. A part of the routine dental exam is to run your thumbs over the gum to check for a response.

There has been an issue with some head shaking. Hopefully that will now be resolved.

The horse will be on some pain relief for a few days and will get 2-4 weeks rest from the bit before she will be brought back into work. If you start them back too soon they may associate the pain from the healing area with the bit, so you should give them enough time to heal.

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A special thank you to .p_equine_dental_services for teaching me a lot about these kind of issues. 🙌🏻

03/06/2024

UCD Final year vet student Faye started her day with taking foot X-rays followed by an introduction to farriery with explanations from Martin Payne Awcf.

It was a reasonable busy day with vaccinations, a colic and some other routine visits.

By the end of the day she was taking off a shoe, successfully!

28/05/2024

What do horse vets do in their spare time?

They go on a hack on the beach 🤩

The views from Tyrella and Murlough beach were even more beautiful from horseback. Especially on such a cracker of a day we had yesterday! We also got to see the grey seals on the sand banks from a distance.

Mary was our guide and she was great fun. Would highly recommend!

27/05/2024

I think this is a really good post to figure out what to do in case of doubt, to figure out if you are dealing with a genuine emergency or urgency.

Please remember that you should always ring (instead of texting/whatsapping) in case of an emergency. This also is the best way to contact me for an emergency during the normal work hours as when my phone rings twice in a short period I will stop what I’m doing to answer the phone.

When I am not on call, the number of the vet who is on call will be on my voicemail, as I am part of a scheduled out of hours on call rotation - with the goal to have some down time for family and friends and to recharge the batteries!

I hope you enjoy the rest of your Bank holiday Monday!

17/05/2024

We hope all of you have enjoyed Balmoral show as much as we did.

While Edwina got to admire a stunning eagle,
Quirine got to check in many equines including A Plus T**d for the racing to riding horse class. A Plus T**d won the 2022 Gold Cup at Cheltenham ridden by Rachel Blackmore - which made her the first female jockey to win the Gold cup!

There were also a lot of donkeys entered for the show including this cute mini 🥰

We wish everyone another great day at the show tomorrow and a great weekend!

Until next time !

01/03/2024

Happy birthday to Manor equine vets - we are 5 years in business today!

The business has been growing steadily and this year Pamela (admin) and Edwina (part time veterinarian) have joined the team.

I would like to thank you all -clients, friends, family and colleagues local and from referrals hospitals- for your support, trust and help!

Added are some pictures from 2019-2024.
(Yes, I like foals! 😍)

13/02/2024

The Irish saddler spruced this up neatly!
Instead of leather it got new plastic straps that can be disinfected easily between horses.

Thanks Lucy 👏🏻

🌟Dental gag straps 🌟
Lots of little teethes needing attention and this speculum needed some new straps to keep up with the workload! Dont forget to get those gnashers looked at twice a year!
   

07/02/2024

I am really proud to introduce Edwina Little BVSc MRCVS to clients and friends.

Some of you have already had the pleasure of meeting her out and about with me, as I was showing her around.

Edwina has been an equine practitioner for over 30 years. She is a graduate from Liverpool University School of Veterinary Medicine.

After graduation Edwina moved to the USA for an equine internship followed by a residency in Internal Medicine at North Carolina State University. After completion of these she set up her own equine practice in Southern Pines, NC instead of returning home to the UK. 

In 2021 she decided to come home to Ireland and was by chance introduced by a mutual friend and veterinarian to me.

When still in the USA, Edwina owned and showed her own horses on the Hunter-Jumper circuit, but now her interests are walking her two German Shepherd Dogs, cycling, working out at the gym and spending quality time with friends (both old and new) and family.

Edwina will be joining the team of Manor equine vets on a part time basis.

Her interest is general health and well being of the horse with a particular focus on lameness and poor performance.

To book appointments please continue to contact Quirine at 07484840606.

28/01/2024

This will be a great educational afternoon for everyone interested in horse welfare. Everyone welcome and CPD points for vets and coaches.

13/01/2024

Not sure if she is the first foal hitting the ground in County Down but it’s the first mare and foal check for me this season. 😄

First time mommy mare and filly foal were both in good form. The foal was up and drinking within 1 hour of foaling and the afterbirth was off within 2 hours and complete on both sides (inside and out).

As it’s still quite cold the owner has put one of the dog coats on the foal to keep it warm. 🥰

Good time to remember the 1, 2, 3 rule:

1️⃣hour post foaling: foal should be standing up. 🐎

2️⃣hours post foaling: foal should start drinking. 🍼

3️⃣hours post foaling: placenta (afterbirth) should be expelled.

If any of these 3 rules is delayed ring your vet for advise or a call out.

22/12/2023

🌟🎄Happy holidays from Manor Equine Vets🎄🌟

✨Thank you for the continued support this year and we hope to see you all again in 2024✨

If you have an emergency please ring the regular phone number 07484840606 and follow the instructions on the voicemail for when I am not on call. Betty Confetti and myself will be on call for parts of the holidays.

Saturday 23/12: emergencies only
Sunday 24/12: emergencies only
Monday 25/12: emergencies only
Tuesday 26/12: emergencies only
Wednesday 27/12: normal
Thursday 28/12: normal
Friday 29/12: normal
Saturday 30/12: emergencies only
Sunday 31/12: emergencies only
Monday 01/01: emergencies only
Tuesday 02/01: back to normal