Glenshane Vets & Fairhill Vets Large Animal Services

24/01/2025

‼️‼️‼️Dear clients ‼️‼️‼️
the hazardous weather conditions we have no electric in Maghera and Kilrea branches. Please be advised that all Glenshane Vet Clinics branches will stay closed today as besides electric outage, a lot of the roads leading to the clinics are blocked by trees and debris. All appointment are cancelled. We will ring the affected clients to rebook hopefully tomorrow. Though the wind is settling a bit now, please make sure that you and your animals stay safe!
Please Share as due to no electric we have limited means of contacting clients personally!
O2 is also down in some areas, so if you can't get through to us regarding an emergency, please keep trying and leave a message with clear spoken mobile number!

23/01/2025

‼️ We are planning for significant disruption to our services on Friday 24 January between 7am and 2pm due to the Met Office’s red weather warning in relation to Storm Éowyn ‼️

🏥 Our focus will be on maintaining safe services for only strictly emergencies, both for companion and farm animals. Try to keep your animals safe by keeping them indoors or in good sturdy shelter. Tie doors, windows if necessary to keep wind out of shelter buildings. If sheep, cows, horses are outside, a big field away from buildings and movable objects is safer.

✖️ Our message to clients is that they should assume any scheduled appointments and planned procedures between 7am and 2pm are cancelled unless contacted by the clinic to advise otherwise.

☎️ Given the advisory not to travel, we would encourage people to use our Out of Hours phone service for strictly emergencies only. We have dedicated farm and companion vets answering.

💻 Please keep an eye on our website and social media for updates. We will let you know if and when we are ready to resume normal business.

🫶🏼 Take care of yourselves and your animals and stay safe.

05/12/2024

We are collecting this year again for Maghera Foodbank.Any donations of any of the items below would be greatly received in any of our 3 branches.Thank you

19/11/2024

Sign the petition to make a difference!

Please show your support calling for government to overturn this family farm tax and add your name today.

14/11/2024

Young female farm dog found on Magherafelt Rd between Tobermore and Magherafelt.
Please phone for more information 0287942279. Please share!

05/11/2024

Make your voice heard ‼️

Join the UFU rally on:

📆 Monday 18 November
📍 The Eikon Centre
⏰ 7.30pm

We are inviting all farmers, landowners and supporters of the agri community to stand together in a show of unity.

Join us as we rally to protect our heritage, livelihoods and our right to farm. The rally is open to everyone and we strongly encourage every generation on your family farm to attend.

Unity is our greatest strength!

06/10/2024

A fury reminder 🐈

As the temperatures drop and the nights get colder, cats are seeking warmth anywhere they can.

Before you start your car, take a moment to touch the hood, gently tap the tires, and honk the horn. It only takes a minute, but it could save a life!

19/09/2024

**Safe Outdoor Homes Needed for Neutered Feral Cats!**

We urgently need to find secure outdoor spaces for neutered feral cats.

**Transport can be arranged to anywhere in Northern Ireland**.

These cats are low-maintenance but need a safe space to settle in. They’ll require:
- A sheltered area (barn, shed, stable, or outhouse)
- up to 2 weeks of secure confinement in a safe area to get used to their new surroundings
- Supplementary feeding (but will continue to hunt) and will thrive with the right setup!

If you can provide a suitable outdoor home or know someone who can, please get in touch and call 07584772529/ 07867189768

**Please share to help spread the word!**

06/09/2024

Blue Tongue is causing quite a bit of havoc in England! For sheep and cattle this is in general a deadly disease! It's spread by midges. Atm, the disease seems to be mainly about due to imported animals, but if we get continental winds over Scotland there's a risk that'll we get some European midges blown this way.

17/07/2024

Have a wee read, but I think the writer of this article is spot on!
Ask our vets how to best protect your cattle against lungworm!

05/07/2024

29/06/2024

❗️Imagine, unlimited consultations, vaccinations, worm and flea treatments, wellness screen, discount on pet food and long term medication, etc. Join our Pet 🐈🦮 Health Club. We have 2 options, see below! It's a No Brainer 💯 ❗️
❗️If you're already on PHC Essential, you can change over to PHC Plus 😊❗️

15/05/2024

Today is World Farmer Day - a day to show our appreciation to all the hard-working farmers we know 🚜🥰

06/02/2024

FARM VETS - share the link! Help to identify what factors influence farmers’ behaviours when they are told to seek medical advice about their risk of heart disease or diabetes.
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) have partnered with Dr Rebecca Orr (GP, farmer and researcher at QUB). Rebecca is asking farmers to complete a short questionnaire and consider taking part in an interview as part of the research. The research has been co-designed with UFU members and the questionnaire is available using the QR code below or via the link. Those who complete the questionnaire can enter a draw to win a £100 voucher for the UFU online clothing shop.

23/01/2024

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Cattle & Sheep Health & Welfare Survey 2020

23/01/2024

Technical bluetongue & Schmallenberg online webinar 24/01/24: Farmers, please register to hear disease and surveillance updates from experts across

Sign up here for the live meeting:

Join us to hear from a panel of experts who will provide an update on bluetongue virus in the UK.