Loch Leven Equine Practice

14/02/2025

❤️You don't always need words to show how you feel.❤️
🌹Spread some love this Valentine's Day🌹

https://lochlevenequine.co.uk/

13/02/2025

ℹThere are no prizes - but can anyone guess what this is?
It's a case that we saw historically and wanted to re-share.

💙We offer a wide range of services - find out more about us here: https://lochlevenequine.co.uk/

12/02/2025

🌱We are on the countdown to an evening with Professor Bruce McGorum to discuss the latest research into Equine Grass Sickness, hear about the new findings, and management practices, in aid of The Equine Grass Sickness Fund - have you got your ticket yet?

In addition to an important educational evening, we have got some amazing prizes up for grabs in our raffle - a huge thank you to everyone who has kindly donated. 💙

📅 27th Feb 2025
📍Kinross High School (excellent on-site parking)
⏰ 7pm
🔗 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/new-research-on-grass-sickness-tickets-1108549875519
➡️Tickets cost just £5, with tea, coffee and cake included and all proceeds going to the Equine Grass Sickness Fund.
➡️Everyone is welcome to join us😁

11/02/2025

🥳🥳🥳Happy Birthday to our wonderful Jenny, who celebrated her birthday yesterday💙
🎂Unfortunately, there is no evidence remaining of any cakes... and you can probably guess why... 🤣🤣

💙Thank you Jenny for everything that you do for us, you really are the most brilliant asset to our wonderful team.💙

https://lochlevenequine.co.uk/team/

10/02/2025

🐴Our annual preventative health care membership, the Healthy Horse Club, is hugely popular with our clients, because as well as the many benefits (like free prescriptions), it gives you peace of mind that your horse is getting all of the essential veterinary care throughout the whole year, whilst spreading the cost and saving you more money than ever before.💙

ℹFind out more and sign up here: https://lochlevenequine.co.uk/client-info/healthy-horse-club/

10/02/2025

For anyone travelling from, into or through Germany 🇩🇪

In short it mainly relates to travelling with bedding and hay or haylage. If you’re coming back into the UK and have it on board you may be stopped and asked for proof of purchase. All the info is on British Equestrian news update 😊

Following a foot and mouth outbreak near Berlin, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced a series of safeguarding measures that may impact horses arriving in the UK from or via Germany.

Find out more 👉 https://bit.ly/FAMupdateFeb25

Photo: British Equestrian / Jon Stroud Media

09/02/2025

💙Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart - Winnie the Pooh.

💙We understand.
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06/02/2025

😁Happy Birthday to our lovely Rachel, we hope that you enjoyed your first of many birthdays with the practice, and this delicious cake (thank you Mrs Fraser), which if course is completely calorie-free!!🤣

🤩Find out more about our team here: https://lochlevenequine.co.uk/team/

05/02/2025

🤩The Equestrian Business Awards nominations are now open, and, whilst we hate a plug asking if you might like to nominate our amazing team, there are lots of categories that celebrate all of the brilliant people in our industry.

Our team has already been nominating some local professionals - you can find out more and look at the categories here: www.equestrianbusinessawards.co.uk/nominate and if you do decide you'd like to nominate our team, then a heartfelt thank you in advance 💙💙

04/02/2025

💙As we look forward to another exciting year, it can also be nice to reflect on your achievements for 2024.
📸If you could share just one (or maybe two!) picture(s) from 2024 that you are proud of, or is a highlight, what would it be and why?

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03/02/2025

We have some VERY exciting news!! Today we welcome back the lovely Meredith who has come over from Australia for 8 weeks ✈️✈️

Phone the office on 01577841010 if you would like to book in for a dental, spaces will fill up quickly!

https://lochlevenequine.co.uk/

02/02/2025

💉FEI VACCINE CHANGES
ℹ️The FEI have introduced a new requirement this year for the recording of Influenza vaccinations. After 3rd February, ALL FEI registered horses need to have their vaccinations recorded on the FEI HorseApp at the time of vaccination by your vet when they attend the horse.

To make this process as easy as it can be, please could you ensure that:

1) The Passport is present at the time of vaccination

2) If you are the Athlete, Groom, Owner or Trainer (or all of the above!), please could you enter the previous vaccinations onto the HorseApp prior to your vaccination date. This will save considerable time for when the first vaccination is given and recorded after 3/2/25.

ℹ️This is a link for how to go about entering the ‘historical’ vaccinations: https://howto.fei.org/content/5/311/en/how-to-add-a-new-vaccination-and-use-the-fei-horseapp-during-the-vaccination-process.html

3) Please also remove rugs prior to vaccination as it may be necessary to photograph both sides of the horse to confirm identification.

If you have any questions please just ask.

01/02/2025

Who else is enjoying the lighter nights?
😁😁5pm and still light 😁😁

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29/01/2025

🥳🥳𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿🥳🥳
Congratulations to this month's Healthy Horse Club winner, Michelle Kinmont, who has won vouchers very kindly donated by McCaskie Country Stores.

💙We love the new McCaskie's Kinross store, which has everything you need for your horse, and a great selection of dog supplies, all-weather clothing, and footwear too - we know you will have great fun shopping Michelle!

🙏If you are a Healthy Horse Club member, then next month you could be our winner as all of our members are automatically entered into a monthly prize draw.

💡Save money, spread costs, and enter our monthly competitions here: https://lochlevenequine.co.uk/client.../healthy-horse-club/

28/01/2025

🦷Dental Case Study❗
❗Spud’s owner called the practice after noticing a solid lump appear under her jaw. ℹSpud is a 2yo Sports Horse filly. The lump wasn’t painful to touch, Spud was eating normally and appeared well in herself, but her owner suspected that it might be an abscess.

Jenny was called to go and investigate.

“It is common for young horses to get tooth root pathology due to the growth and subsequent eruption of the permanent teeth. An abscess is the main pathology we wanted to rule in or out, as it is a condition that is very painful for the horse and if left untreated can lead to further issues and complications.

ℹSpud had a full clinical examination prior to receiving intravenous sedation to allow a thorough oral examination. No external concerns were found, other than the lump on the lower mandible as reported by the owner. I carefully and thoroughly examined the inside of Spud’s mouth – including all the soft tissue structures as well as all the teeth. I found what would appear to be an unrelated twig stuck between two of her teeth, which was removed, which undoubtedly would make her feel better – although I did not feel this was at all related to the lesion externally. The area in question related to the external lump appeared to be healthy and normal. There were no indications within the mouth of an issue with the tooth, but this does not rule out root pathology.

☢️We then followed the oral examination with an x-ray of the teeth and roots surrounding the lump, which showed classic 2 year old eruption cysts. These are normal findings with juvenile horses when their teeth are growing in the early stages. They can cause issues such as pain and inflammation and can transform into abscesses on occasion. There was no indication for concern on the x-rays, and given Spud was eating normally and comfortably, I was content that there was no need for any further investigations. The caps, or deciduous teeth were checked and were not ready for removal at the time of the dental. The offending tooth relating to the lump was reduced slightly out of occlusion – meaning I was stopping Spud from temporarily chewing on the tooth to avoid any discomfort relating to the growth of the tooth. No further treatment was justified or needed at the time. A happy ending to a concerning situation.

We finished by giving her a routine dental to remove any sharp points and I have advised that Spud should be monitored over time. The external bone lump should reduce over time and eventually disappear.”

💙Spud’s owner added, “I couldn’t be any happier with the service and we were able to do all of this in the comfort of Spud’s stable using the portable x-ray equipment. This meant that the process was a very positive experience for Spud and provided us with an instant answer. We are so lucky to have this level of knowledge, coupled with a genuinely caring service.”

To find out more about our dental services go to: https://lochlevenequine.co.uk/services/advanced-dentistry/

27/01/2025

🙏Can you help?
ℹWe are looking for people/businesses that would like to support the Equine Grass Sickness Fund by donating a prize/service/product/voucher for raffle prizes for the Grass Sickness Talk on Feb 27th.

We are open to offers - if you'd like to get involved please comment below, or send us a PM.

Thank you gratefully in advance,
LLEP Team 💙

24/01/2025

🌪We are hoping that everyone is safe, with minimal/no damage, and of course a special mention to everyone who has been out caring for horses/livestock.
😢We've seen some awful pictures of field shelters blowing over and storm damage.

📞We are available for all emergency calls, so if you need us please don't hesitate to get in touch with us on 01577 841010.

23/01/2025

❗️Update to our service during the red weather warning❗️
⚠️Due to the red weather warning issued for tomorrow (Friday), we have taken the decision to reschedule all of our routine appointments and to close our office to help keep our team and our clients safe.

📞We are still available for all emergency calls, so if you need us please don't hesitate to get in touch.

ℹ️Please take a few minutes to secure everything at your yard including wheelbarrows, gates, buckets etc that may cause damage.

ℹ️If your horse has an unexpected change of routine and is stabled more than usual then remember to add extra water to feeds and consider soaking hay where possible to help prevent colic.

💙Most importantly of all, stay safe.💙

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