Parkside Vets - Farms and Smallholders

Parkside Vets - Farms and Smallholders Farm vets based in Dundee and providing care to the animals of Angus, Tayside and Fife. Our vets are available 24/7 and 365 days per year.

15/06/2026

🐑❗ Blowfly season is here !
A quick reminder to keep your flock safe:

✔️ Check sheep daily for dirty patches of fleece, agitation, or that tell‑tale sour smell.
✔️ Keep back ends clean — dagging, footrot treatment, and good worm control all help.
✔️ Use prevention early — choose the right product for your system and apply before flies strike.
✔️ Treat any strike fast: clip back, clean, treat, and call us if you’re unsure.

If you spot anything worrying, phone the surgery on 01382 811111.
Stay ahead of the flies and keep your flock comfortable this summer.

Parkside Veterinary Group would like to wish all our clients competing at the Alyth Show tomorrow the very best of luck....
12/06/2026

Parkside Veterinary Group would like to wish all our clients competing at the Alyth Show tomorrow the very best of luck.
Held at Bogles Field, Essendy Road, Blairgowrie, it’s set to be a great day — fingers crossed the weather behaves.

We’re proud to be one of the livestock sponsors this year. If you’re lucky enough to take home a rosette with Parkside on the tail, we’d love to see a photo.🐄🐑🐴

🐄✨ Good luck to all our clients attending the Angus Show! ✨🐄We’d like to wish everyone competing at this year’s Angus Sh...
05/06/2026

🐄✨ Good luck to all our clients attending the Angus Show! ✨🐄

We’d like to wish everyone competing at this year’s Angus Show at Brechin Castle Showground, Haughmuir a very successful and enjoyable day.

While the team are unable to attend in person this year, we’ll be supporting you from afar and hoping for great results 🤞🏆

📸 If you’re attending, we’d love to see how you get on — please feel free to share your photos in the comments so we can celebrate with you!
Best of luck to you all — we hope you have a brilliant day! 🌟
— The Parkside Team

If you keep Llamas or Alpacas, a plasma blood drive is one of those things that's really worth having on your radar - an...
04/06/2026

If you keep Llamas or Alpacas, a plasma blood drive is one of those things that's really worth having on your radar - and now is a great time to get one booked in.

Fresh plasma is invaluable when you have a cria hit the ground with failure of passive transfer - that window in the first few hours of life where they haven't picked up enough antibodies from mum's first milk. Having a supply of matched, tested plasma ready to go can quite literally be the difference between a cria that thrives and one that doesn't make it.

There are specific regulations in place that mean blood from alpacas and llamas (known as camelids) can only be processed by an authorised non-food producing animal blood bank and so preparation ahead of time is essential to ensure the blood products are available for your vet to prescribe when they are needed.

Donor animals need to be healthy, well-bodied and up to date with their vaccinations in addition to FEC screening. The blood bank will also have specific donor criteria. Summer is a good time for donor animals to be identified, screened and blood samples taken as at this time of year they are generally out on grass and in good condition.

Please contact one of our vets on (01382) 811111 should this be of interest to you.

Our new recruit 😊 Archie sporting a ‘Parkside’ polo shirt. Looks ready for the road to me 🐮🐑🐾
03/06/2026

Our new recruit 😊 Archie sporting a ‘Parkside’ polo shirt. Looks ready for the road to me 🐮🐑🐾

From lambing to herd visits, our farm vets are always on the go — so a biscuit break is essential. 🍪And let’s be honest…...
29/05/2026

From lambing to herd visits, our farm vets are always on the go — so a biscuit break is essential. 🍪
And let’s be honest… farmers deserve one too!
A quick pause, a cuppa, and a biscuit can make a long day that little bit easier — and today’s the perfect excuse as it’s World Biscuit Day (who knew? 😄)

With early summer approaching, it's important to stay ahead of Bluetongue (BTV-3)Bluetongue virus (BTV-3) is expected to...
25/05/2026

With early summer approaching, it's important to stay ahead of Bluetongue (BTV-3)

Bluetongue virus (BTV-3) is expected to continue spreading in livestock-dense areas as we move into early summer. This poses a serious risk to animal welfare and could lead to significant economic losses.

Vaccination, strong hygiene practices, and robust biosecurity are key to protecting your stock and reducing on-farm risk.

📞 Speak to our team today to ensure your animals are fully protected ahead of the high-risk period.

All set up for what’s sure to be a great day at Fife Show - please come along and visit, hospitality and some banter gua...
23/05/2026

All set up for what’s sure to be a great day at Fife Show - please come along and visit, hospitality and some banter guaranteed 😊- location between the sheep pens and the beer tent ! 🐑🐮🐴

❓The four questions of NematodirusIf your lambs are grazing pasture that carried lambs last spring AND you answer yes to...
21/05/2026

❓The four questions of Nematodirus

If your lambs are grazing pasture that carried lambs last spring AND you answer yes to one or more of these questions, your lambs could be at risk.

🐑 Are the lambs spending time grazing and eating significant amounts of grass?
🐑 Do you have groups where there is also likely to be a challenge from coccidiosis?
eg, mixed aged lambs are a higher risk.
🐑 Are there lambs uner other stresses eg triplets, fostered, on young or older ewes.

If you are worried your lambs may be at risk, or want further advice, please contact the office and ask to speak to one of the vets. They will advise on actions you can take to reduce the risk. You can also find more information, including the latest disease forecasts, on the SCOPS website. https://www.scops.org.uk/forecasts/nematodirus

Address

5 Kings Cross Road
Dundee
DD23PT

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 5:30pm

Telephone

+441382811111

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