Kidd Veterinary Centre

First time Mum 'Frances' , pictured here just 20mins after giving birth recently. Minimal help was required with just some veterinary expertise to ensure the safe delivery of her pedigree Aberdeen Angus calf. Aberdeen Angus, often known simply as an 'Angus', is a cattle breed that has it origins starting in the early 1800's right here in the North East of Scotland ( the name gives it away!). Developed here but became a worldwide breed, and is particularly strong also in Canada, USA, Australia and New Zealand. We're very fortunate to have some top breeders still here in Angus where it all began.

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Such a good young man for us today for his health check

Well done to our raffle prize winner, Liz Crichton!! You have won our goody bundle, we will try and contact you to get your prize collected Thank you again to everyone who donated to the raffle 🥰🥰

*Graphic Abcess Warning* Every vet loves a good abcess ! Today it was John who got to deal with this cracker, an umbilical abcess on a 1 year old heifer. This one most likely started many months ago when, as a very young calf it probably had a navel infection. This is when some bacteria get into the 'belly button' area via the umbilical cord. Whilst in this case the bacteria didn't gain entry into the abdomen (which would've made the calf very ill) , there may have been a tiny 'pocket' of infection which remained and which now had developed into a much larger cavity, sealed off from the rest of the calf's body by a very thick abcess wall ( nature's way of preventing it becoming life threatening to the calf). Suspicion of the swelling being an abcess was confirmed by inserting a needle in first. Then most abcesses need to be lanced with a scalpel to drain the pus out, and that's the fun part! Following drainage the cavity was flushed and antibiotics administered. Flushing will continue for a few more days. And yes, it did smell awful !

Some dogs are more keen to visit us than others. Ash likes to greet our reception team face to face

A busy day for one of our receptionists. Helping scan her herd of mules and blackfaces. Hopefully the weather stays dry for her for the rest of the day #sheep #sheepofinstagram #scanningday #blackfacesheep #mulesheep

Airborne Spread

Did you know that the equine flu virus can travel 5km via the air! That is why even when your horse lives alone it is important to vaccinate against flu. PROTECT #yourhorse #yourfriendshorse #yourneighbourshorse #Britainshorses

Signs of Equine Flu

It is important to be on the look out for the signs of equine flu. If you see any of the following symptoms please do not hestitate to contact us on 01307 463582 PROTECT #yourhorse #yourfriendshorse #yourneighbourshorse #Britainshorses

Immunisation levels

It is important that your horse recieves all 3 inital vaccinations and that his annual boosters are kept up to date as the level of immunisation do not remain at the neccessary level for full protection. Contact the surgery on 01307 463582 if you have any queries about your horse's immmunisation levels. PROTECT #yourhorse #yourfriendshorse #yourneighbourshorse #Britainshorses

Indirect contact

Equine flu can be transmitted by indirect contact. The best method of prevention is to vaccinate your horse. PROTECT #yourhorse #yourfriendshorse #yourneighbourshorse #Britainshorses

Equine Flu

2019 has seen the number of equine flu cases rise dramatically from the 2 cases in 2018. Over the next few weeks we will be sharing the best advice about how to best protect not only your own horse but all other horses. Protect #yourhorse #yourfriendshorse #yourneighbourshorse #Britainshorses