Celtic Equine Vets Limited

Celtic Equine Vets Limited Celtic Equine Vets founded by Alan Hough (MVB Dublin) is an exclusively equine ambulatory practice c

Excelling in Dental StandardsOur brilliant vet, Molly, recently attended an Equine Dental CPD (Continuing Professional D...
30/12/2024

Excelling in Dental Standards

Our brilliant vet, Molly, recently attended an Equine Dental CPD (Continuing Professional Development) Course.

At the course the level and amount of dental equipment our practice supplies to each of our vets was highlighted by the course supervisors as being of an exceptionally high standard. This level of equipment means our vets are fully prepared to deal with all dental eventualities at every visit they attend.

During the course, the dental work performed by Molly was held up by the instructors as an example of the standard of dental work that the other attendees should be aiming to achieve.

We pride ourselves on providing the very best dental care to our clients' equines but is nice to know that the experts in the field of equine dentistry are impressed with our service too.

"What do you mean this isn't a buffet?"Wonky Al "helping" Chloe on her visit - more like helping himself to the polos!🐑 ...
29/12/2024

"What do you mean this isn't a buffet?"
Wonky Al "helping" Chloe on her visit - more like helping himself to the polos!🐑

💪Equine Weight Loss Program - How to prevent laminitis💪Step 4: New medications are availableReducing your horse or pony’...
26/12/2024

💪Equine Weight Loss Program - How to prevent laminitis💪
Step 4: New medications are available
Reducing your horse or pony’s bodyweight and laminitis risk will always require careful dietary management and exercise wherever possible. However, we now have medications available that can help to lower your horse’s blood insulin level or help them to lose weight.
Should your horse struggle to lose weight despite appropriate diet and management, or should they develop laminitis, your vet may prescribe one of these medications as part of their treatment program. Both of these medications are usually used for 6-12 weeks and are used alongside careful monitoring of your horse’s blood insulin levels.
To learn more about these medications and whether they may be suitable for your horse, or to enroll your horse on our Weight Loss Program, please contact our office.
Phone: 023 8081 4155
Email: [email protected]

Merry Christmas everyone! We hope you all have a great Christmas and a happy New Year🎅🏻🎄
25/12/2024

Merry Christmas everyone! We hope you all have a great Christmas and a happy New Year🎅🏻🎄

As a final hoorah to our elves, please enjoy all the photos we have taken with them. We've really loved taking them to o...
24/12/2024

As a final hoorah to our elves, please enjoy all the photos we have taken with them. We've really loved taking them to our visits and we hope you loved them too!

💪Equine Weight Loss Program - How to prevent laminitis💪Step 3: Choose the right diet and supportIn order to keep your ho...
23/12/2024

💪Equine Weight Loss Program - How to prevent laminitis💪
Step 3: Choose the right diet and support
In order to keep your horse’s blood insulin as low as possible you need to feed them low non-structural carbohydrate (starch and sugar) feeds and forage. Although there are plenty of feeds on the market that claim to be safe for laminitis prone horses, choosing the right one can be a minefield. For example, should you be feeding any hard feed at all? Should you allow them access to long grass or short grass?
Research shows that you are twice as likely to lose weight when you join a slimming program and the same applies to our horses. Our vet and nutritionist Chloe will assess your horse’s weight, muscle and body condition and create a tailored weight loss diet and exercise program designed to shift the pounds and keep your horse’s insulin levels under control. She will visit every four weeks, assessing weight loss and how the program is working and making any adjustments necessary.
Signing your horse up to our Weight Loss Program not only helps to reduce their laminitis risk, but also provides a cost saving over the individual consultations and provides a timeline and motivation.
To enroll your horse, pony or donkey please contact our office team.
Phone: 023 8081 4155
Email: [email protected]

Our elves are already piling on the pounds with all the sweet treats we've been getting from our wonderful clients😂 ...
21/12/2024

Our elves are already piling on the pounds with all the sweet treats we've been getting from our wonderful clients😂

💪Equine Weight Loss Program - How to prevent laminitis💪Step 2: Assess your horse or pony’s riskLaminitis is almost alway...
20/12/2024

💪Equine Weight Loss Program - How to prevent laminitis💪
Step 2: Assess your horse or pony’s risk
Laminitis is almost always caused by excessively high levels of insulin in the bloodstream, which directly causes damages to the laminae within the foot.
Measuring your horse’s blood insulin level allows us to determine how at risk they are of developing laminitis. This is done two hours after eating their usual forage (grass or hay). We may also perform a stimulation test by giving a small amount of sugar and measuring the blood insulin response – this allows us to determine whether your horse is resistant to insulin and diagnose them with equine metabolic syndrome (EMS).
Measuring your horse’s bodyweight accurately on our mobile weighbridge allows us to determine how many kilos they are overweight and how this may be affecting their health.

The elves were so excited to see some eye cases this week that they got some practice in beforehand🤓
19/12/2024

The elves were so excited to see some eye cases this week that they got some practice in beforehand🤓

🎅Festive Opening Hours🎅These are our opening hours over the festive period. We are still available for out of hours emer...
19/12/2024

🎅Festive Opening Hours🎅
These are our opening hours over the festive period. We are still available for out of hours emergencies throughout the holidays on our normal number 02380 814155.

Our elf also loves to lend a hand when he can but he has still managed to get up to mischief😂
18/12/2024

Our elf also loves to lend a hand when he can but he has still managed to get up to mischief😂

❗Insol Injection❗We are putting together a list of clients who would like the Insol injection we are using to help suppo...
18/12/2024

❗Insol Injection❗
We are putting together a list of clients who would like the Insol injection we are using to help support horses and ponies that suffer with sweetitch.
Please note that this product is used off licence so please call the office to discuss with one of our vets whether it would be suitable for your horse.
Please contact us on or before Friday 20th of December to ensure you are on the list!
Phone: 023 8081 4155
Email: [email protected]

💪Equine Weight Loss Program - How to prevent laminitis💪Step 1: Fight the fatDid you know that obesity is one of the lead...
17/12/2024

💪Equine Weight Loss Program - How to prevent laminitis💪
Step 1: Fight the fat
Did you know that obesity is one of the leading causes of ill health in horses, ponies and donkeys? Or that nearly a quarter of our equids are overweight?
Horses with equine metabolic syndrome are often overweight, and this excess fat produces hormones (called adipokines) that in turn cause insulin resistance, creating a vicious circle of obesity and high levels of circulating insulin.
Getting rid of this fat can improve insulin sensitivity and lower your horse or pony’s laminitis risk, as well as improve their overall health. We appreciate, however, that this is easier said than done so our Equine Weight Loss Program is here is help!
Watch this space for more information how to shift those excess kilos and prevent your horse, pony or donkey developing laminitis this spring!

Our brilliant team had a very well deserved Christmas party over the weekend. A great evening was enjoyed by all.
15/12/2024

Our brilliant team had a very well deserved Christmas party over the weekend. A great evening was enjoyed by all.

Our vet Alan and his little helper explaining their findings to our lovely clients following a gastroscope🐴
14/12/2024

Our vet Alan and his little helper explaining their findings to our lovely clients following a gastroscope🐴

In the last 24 hours our amazing team of vets have responded to a large number of equine emergencies. Some of these emer...
10/12/2024

In the last 24 hours our amazing team of vets have responded to a large number of equine emergencies. Some of these emergencies have taken place during our normal office hours of 8.30am through until 5.30pm. We are always able to get one of our vets to these calls very promptly as we always have multiple vets working every day.

Some of these emergencies have taken place outside of our normal office hours. Our practice is one of the very few local practices that still provide our own vets to cover these type of calls. It will always be one of our vets that attends, the vet will have our clients' equine's clinical notes with them and the vet will know exactly where the patient is are as we store the what3words location for all out clients.

Another aspect that makes our emergency service very unique is that each of our vets carry the largest amount of diagnostic equipment with them at all times in their vehicles of any local practice. As far as we are aware no other practice has equipped each vet with their own;
-HD Portable Digital X-ray System
-Portable X-ray generator
-HD Portable Digital Ultrasound system with Abdominal, Tendon and Re**al Probes
-Portable blood test machines to analysis the patients Serum Amyloid A (SAA-Inflammatory Marker) and
Lactate (Key indicator of gut health-critical in colic cases) stable side in under 10 minutes.

The elves are spending their weekend studying before heading out to see some cases! We've got to make sure they're on th...
07/12/2024

The elves are spending their weekend studying before heading out to see some cases! We've got to make sure they're on their A game before joining our vets out on the road💪🤓

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The Old Barn
Lyndhurst
SO437FY

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

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Please spare a thought for our amazing and hard working team of vets who despite the freezing and challenging conditions will be still attending to all our clients' equines needs today and everyday. Our clients can help by ensuring they have plenty of warm water and shelter for all dental visits and of course none of our vets will ever say no to a warm drink on their visits.

Just for fun quiz Can you identify what has happened this pony's tongue. This was detected by our brilliant vet during a routine dental examination and no pain or discomfort had been reported by the owner. Bonus points if you identify the correct treatment as well. Answers will be provided tomorrow evening.

Clinical Scenario of the week Part 3 The first of our new ‘case of the week’ series is the big friendly giant Bailey, who was recently seen by our vet Kirsty after suffering a nasty screw penetration into his frog. The thread on the screw made removal challenging and required anaesthetising his foot with a nerve block. We think that you’ll agree that removal of the screw is very satisfying to watch and we just had to share it with you! We are delighted to report that Bailey is making a good recovery. In his spare time, he likes nothing more than to teach his owner’s children to ride. Bailey was such a lovely patient and we wish him all the best in the future. What do you think of the video of removing the screw from Bailey’s frog? Is there a particular topic you’d like to hear from us about? Comment below

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