Equine Recovery Services Ltd

27/10/2024

𝐒𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐛𝐲𝐞 🌈 🤍

One of the most difficult aspects of owning any animal is coming to terms with saying goodbye. Making the decision to euthanise is often accompanied by a wide range of emotions, and at MBM, we strive to ensure our service is compassionate and supportive to our clients and their horses. We understand that speaking about euthanasia can be extremely distressing for many owners, so we have included some useful information below.

If there is anything we can do to help you and your horse, please do not hesitate to contact us or alternatively have a look at our website for more information - https://www.mbmvetgroup.com/equine/services/euthanasia

In the unfortunate event of an emergency, taking the immediate decision to euthanise the horse to prevent further suffering will take precedent over location. In most circumstances, you will be able to decide on the location of the euthanasia at home or on your livery yard in advance.

Hopefully, a quiet location in familiar surroundings will allow you to say your goodbyes privately. However, we must keep in mind the collection vehicle will need to access the area afterwards.

Keepsakes: Memories are important. On request we can take a clipping of mane, a tail plait, or pull a shoe for you as a treasured keepsake. Having the details organised ahead of time can help the process run smoothly.

Equine Recovery Services: We work closely with Equine Recovery Services, a small independent company dedicated to helping owners at the end of their horse’s or ponies’ life. They offer both routine uplift or individual cremation. More information can be found at https://www.equinerecoveryservices.co.uk/.

In the event of a planned euthanasia appointment, we can liaise with Equine Recovery Services to organise collection of the horse after the vet has attended. If you would like to enquire further about this, contact our office on 01563 522 701. Whilst we will help to set up this service as a courtesy to our clients, we are two separate businesses, and therefore, upfront payment is required for the collection aspect of the service prior to the appointment.

02/10/2024

We are excited to now be working with photographer Robyn More offering end of life photoshoot/portraits to capture timeless memories that last a lifetime. We understand how difficult a time this can be and have found Robyn to be deeply sympathetic and understanding as she has also been through loss so can fully understand how owners are feeling. Photoshoots can take place at home, your yard or a location of your choice. Packages to suit everyone. Please message for more details

10/08/2024

22/05/2024

Reporting cases is absolutely vital to our research. Data is power, and knowing the when, what and where of cases helps us identify the key risk factors.

Case reports are anonymous, and although we ask for the location, this is only used for research purposes, eg for assessing weather related risk, and we NEVER reveal locations to less than county level.

Cases are rife across the UK now, so please help our research and report your cases. If you know someone who has had a case please let them know they can report it.

https://moredungroup.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/equine-grass-sickness-biobank-owner-questionnaire

18/05/2024

💕 FOSTER MARE FOUND - thank you for all of your help 💕

Due to losing a mare through the night, a local breeder has been left with a 3.5 week old foal. Currently exploring options to bring another broodmare into milk but if by some chance there was a mare in milk available immediately this would be preferable option.

Central Scotland based. Willing to travel. Call 07463 736849 please.

07/05/2024

⚠️ Be aware of the risks of laminitis. ⚠️
🌱The warmer weather, followed by the rain, has made the grass grow quickly over the last few days and we are getting lots of calls about laminitis.

ℹ️ Laminitis does not just affect overweight ponies, so all horse owners should be aware and understand the signs and take preventative measures.

❗️ Take your horse’s digital pulses daily, you will then know what is normal and quickly be able to spot when there is inflammation in the foot.

⚠️ Owners of horses suffering from EMS and Cushings should be extra vigilant.

➡️Clinical signs of laminitis:
• Shortened stride length especially on hard, rough ground
• Reluctance to turn
• Stiff gait – walking on heels
• Increased hoof heat
• Bounding digital pulses
• Reluctance or refusal to move
• Lying down unable to get up
• Pain on solar pressure
• Abnormal stance
• Signs of Pain: increased heart and respiratory rate, sweating, nostril flaring

🌱 It is worth noting that short, distressed grass (i.e. grass that is well grazed) that is trying to grow often contains more sugar and so the best preventative measure is restricted grazing, balanced with other controlled fibre in the diet, exercise (where physically possible) and the use of grazing muzzles (where appropriate).

🌱Grass doesn’t cause laminitis. 95% of laminitis cases have an underlying endocrine disease - EMS or PPID (Cushings).

📖 Read our download or listen to our Podcast on laminitis – both available in the Learning Hub: https://rebrand.ly/LLEP_Learning_Hub

22/02/2024

❤️❤️ Edit: THANK YOU SO MUCH to every single person who shared, commented and helped in the search to find a donkey.
We are delighted that your help has found a donkey friend ❤️❤️

❗️Urgent Donkey Needed❗️
We have a client that had two donkeys, but sadly, very suddenly, lost one of them last night.
There’s a very sad, lonely donkey left behind that we need to find a friend for as a matter of emergency to ensure she is as content as possible. Based in Cleish, Kinross.

🏠If anyone has a donkey for loan or sale immediately we’d be delighted to hear from you.

Please call or message the clinic if you have any information: 01577 841010.

Thank you x

19/02/2024

31/12/2023

The team at Equine Recovery are now off till Wednesday to enjoy a few well earned days with family and friends. We wish everyone all the best for the New Year when it comes.

30/07/2023

*Looking for part time yard staff to cover Sunday mornings*

Main duties including mucking out, filling Haynets, making feeds, turning out, sweeping yard etc. Other duties as and when required.
Everything made as easy as possible (inside stables, muck heap close by, no walking miles to fields etc), but you must be fit as yard work does involve heavy lifting and lots of walking.

We are a friendly private yard based in Bonnybridge with Percherons, stallions and young stock so confidence around these horses is a must. MUST be reliable.
Very occasional sole charge so much be confident working alone.

Please PM experience for any more info 😊

09/06/2023

NALA

How stunning is this girl? Here with her mum Julie (Welsh x,) and by our warmblood stallion Oxygene Z. I think she will be a real head turner ❣️

06/06/2023

⚠️⚠️Warning - high laminitis risk alert⚠️⚠️
ℹWe are currently experiencing a spike in the number of laminitis cases that our vets are seeing.
😞Many of these horses have no previous known history of laminitis, or known underlying metabolic conditions - but are carrying additional weight.

ℹWhilst laminitis can be caused by underlying conditions such as Cushing's Disease/EMS, research has shown that horses and ponies that gain weight are more than twice as likely to develop laminitis than if they lose or maintain their weight.

⚠️Laminitis is extremely painful and has significant implications. The Royal College report that more than 7% of equine deaths are linked to laminitis, with many animals having to be euthanased.

💡Prevention is better than cure so please put management strategies in place to help reduce increased risk which is often associated with weight control.

✅Ensure your horse/pony is the correct weight/body condition score and if they are not put immediate management strategies in place:
- Restrict access to grass/use a grazing muzzle
- Soak your hay for at least 12 hours to reduce the nutrients and goodness in it
- Avoid foods rich in carbohydrates or rapidly fermentable fibre i.e. cereals, coarse mixes, rapidly growing or fertilised grass.
✅Increase exercise where appropriate and there are no signs of laminitis (beware of excessive work on hard ground and the effects of concussive laminitis)
✅Check digital pulses every day and act accordingly
✅Know the early warning signs and do not ignore them
✅Always seek professional advice

🎙Listen to our episode of the Podcasting Equine Vets discussing laminitis here: https://thepodcastingequinevets.libsyn.com/a-conversation-about-laminitis

Our team are always on hand to offer advice so if you are at all concerned please get in touch.

23/05/2023

👀 4 new 🏡
Prince
14.2hh, 5yo, palomino, welsh x Appaloosa gelding. Prince was born with us and so his full history is known. He has had the basics done but unfortunately we don’t have a rider for him which is why he is for⛵️. He is simply stunning and has a lovely personality, moves beautifully and is vice and blemish free. Turns out in a mixed herd, catches, stands for farrier etc. Ready for someone to crack on with him and go out and have lots of fun. Videos and pictures available on request.
No dealers. We would love to find Prince his forever 🏡.
Mid 4s.