Buckingham Equine Vets

23/06/2025

💉 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗺𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 💉

This month we are launching our Strangvac amnesty month!

Strangvac is a vaccination used to help protect your horse from the effects of Strangles. Starting from the 𝟮𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 we will be launching our amnesty month. This means that any horse receiving their first Strangvac vaccine between 𝟮𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟮𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 will be eligible for a 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲!

Visit fees apply, but Strangvac can be given on our zone days with a reduced visit fee (£24) or on a free visit on a day and time of your choosing if 4 or more horses are booked in!

Keep an eye out for more information about Strangvac in the next few days on our socials and give us a call to book in your first vaccine to take advantage of our amnesty month!

30/05/2025

💫 𝗭𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 💫

See our new posters for the updated zone and dental days as of the 1st of July!

If you are unsure of where you fall on our map then visit our website to use the interactive map 🗺

21/05/2025

✨️ 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 ✨️

Today Jess Mullard, who will need no introduction to many of you, has returned to BEV after a year away as a brood mare but is now back and under saddle! 🐎

We are excited to have her back and sure everyone will join us in giving her a warm welcome!

𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲: Veterinary Surgeon

𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝗯: Working with the horse and owner to get a solution and seeing them back out riding or competing. Also seeing a happy horse after a colic and love a good wound stitch up.

𝗔𝗻𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝘁𝘀: My first baby, my springer spaniel, and now a daughter too!

𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗸: Gosh, I've never met a biscuit or cake I don't like!

𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝗯: MRI and CT vision as Andy chose X-ray vision and Jess Laffan chose ultrasound vision. That and being able to teleport!

𝗧𝗲𝗮/𝗰𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿: Strong coffee, if it's been a really bad day a cup of tea with sugar.

𝗚𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸: Pretending I'm still young and listen to Radio 1.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝘆: I needed help with this as I think I'm a donkey but the girls said I'm a Welsh Section B - determined, reliable, energetic, can be sassy and glamorous (although glam has never been seen at work!) 🌟

24/04/2025

‼️ 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 ‼️

Next week 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 our reception area will be closed to allow for the flooring to be replaced as a result of the flood earlier this year. Our reception team will still be on the end of the phones as usual but some may be working remotely.

If you have any 𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 needed in the next week please let us know as soon as possible as our pharmacy will also have limited access from Monday morning.

Ambulatory and clinic appointments will still continue as usual. 𝗜𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 so a member of staff can come out and greet you.

We will update you all when works are complete later next week!

17/04/2025

⭐️ 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 ⭐️

We have just received confirmation that we’ve been presented with the RCVS Award for Client Service and have again been graded ‘Outstanding’. This accolade is presented by our governing body the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons to practices achieving the highest standard of veterinary service. We are one of only 5 equine practices in the UK to hold this honour and managed to achieve full marks (700 out of 700 points) - so outstanding half the team had to have a sit down for a photo!

We are a proud independently run veterinary practice who strive to do the very best for owners and horses under our care, so it’s nice to be recognised by our governing body for our efforts.

Further details of the Award and our assessor’s comment can be found on our website and the Vet Times website:

https://buckinghamequinevets.com/accreditation-partners-and-membership/

https://www.vettimes.com/news/vet-nursing/equine-vet-nursing/equine-practice-repeats-outstanding-feat-for-client-service

11/04/2025

‼️ 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘇𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 ‼️

We are proud to offer our free and reduced visit zone day scheme for routine work! To be able to keep our prices low and keep these free/reduced visits there will be some changes as of the 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.

💉 𝗭𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀:
From the 1st of July each zone (North, East and South) will have 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 - 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀. These will run the exact same as they always have!

🦷 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀:
A new feature will be a dedicated dental day running 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 "𝘀𝘂𝗯-𝘇𝗼𝗻𝗲" (zone details and map to follow soon!). The dental days will run the same as our zone days, a free visit and a time slot allocated the day before. Vaccinations for the horse having their dental can be performed at the same time.

⬇️ 𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁:
We go to many large yards so don't forget if you can get together with 𝟰+ 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝟰+ 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀 then these qualify for a 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁, 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲/𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲!

We hope these changes run smoothly and ultimately will make our vets more efficient and therefore keep prices down! 𝗙𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻!

04/04/2025

🌸 𝗟𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝗴𝗲 🌸

With spring in full swing, it's the ideal time to assess and manage your horse's weight and laminitis risk. We have created a laminitis prevention package to help guide any management changes and assess your horse's risk!

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗱?
• 2 consults 6 weeks apart
• Weigh bridge assessment at both consults
• EMS blood test at the first visit (no hard feed to be given within the 4 hours before the bloods)
• Pasture and feed assessment
• Appropriate exercise plan
• Progress discussions
• All this for just £130!
(Does not include: visit fee, any recommended medication, Cushings blood test)

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿?
• Any horse, pony, or donkey that you feel may benefit from a weight and laminitis risk assessment
• Animals that may have come out of winter looking a bit too well!
• Animals that may have previously had laminitis but are currently under control
• Not for animals with active laminitis

𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁!

*Further terms and conditions of the offer available on our website

15/03/2025

🚒 𝗔 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🚒

Last week this sweet mare, Beauty, got herself in a bit of trouble! Luckily Michelle was on site already doing routine work and Sally arrived shortly after along with the Wellingborough Fire Station and The Mounts Fire Station to help get Beauty out of the ditch she'd slipped in to with her front legs stuck deep in mud. In order to safely rescue Beauty, Sally and Michelle needed to put Beauty under a short general anaesthetic so the rescue team could work safely in close proximity to her very long legs!

Luckily Beauty remained calm throughout the process and as soon as she had come round enough from her anaesthetic she was tucking into a nice warm mash and telling off her nosey neighbor! A check over the following day revealed no further injuries apart from a couple of scrapes and some stiff muscles - a very lucky lady!

A big thank you to the fire and rescue team for working so well with us and thank you to Beauty's owners for trusting us at this stressful time!

12/03/2025

✨️ 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 ✨️

We have had a new face join the team in the last few months - please join us in welcoming Molly to our technician team! You'll see her in the clinic or on the road helping our vets on a Monday/Wednesday/Friday and has fitted into her new role seamlessly!

𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲: Junior Technician

𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝗯: Learning so many new things every day and of course meeting all of our clients!

𝗔𝗻𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝘁𝘀: My dog Lottie, cat Ziggy and horse Patch

𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗸: Any type of chocolate!!

𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝗯: The ability to run double speed to be able to keep up with some of the horses we trot up!

𝗧𝗲𝗮/𝗰𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿: A caramel latte to wake me up in the mornings or a tea with milk no sugar!

𝗚𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸: Anything I can have a good singalong to! 🚗

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝘆: I would say Irish Draught, they are reliable, hard working and happy to go with the flow!!

06/03/2025

🐎 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 🐎

We are proud to be a BEVA approved practice for artificial insemination (AI)! This means we have vets that have been formally trained to perform both chilled and frozen AI. More information on our 2025 AI packages and advice on what to expect if your mare is expecting can be found on our website!

https://buckinghamequinevets.com/departments/breeding-department/

If your mare was inseminated by us last year then we will have their due dates on our calendar already but if covered naturally, away at stud or purchased in foal then please contact us with a predicted due date.

While we hope all goes smoothly for those expecting, do not hesitate to call with any questions and we can't wait to meet the BEV foals of 2025!

19/02/2025

🦷 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 🦷

Over the last two days our vets Michelle and Sally have been busy performing routine dental work at Oxford Retirement Livery. These horses may be retired but it's just as important to continue routine dental work and checks to make sure they can cope with grass and forage to keep them in tip top condition! It was a two day marathon with 45 dentals and a few wobbly teeth to take out, but lovely to see all the retired and senior horses looking so well. Big thank you to the team at ORL for being organised with so many horses and the supply of tea and cake!

If you think your horse's teeth are due why not take advantage of having them done on a zone day, or if 4+ horses are done we can book you in for a free visit and reduced cost dental. All our dental work is performed with motorised equipment and under sedation (included in the price) so we can get a thorough look in the mouth.

We know no one is a fan of the dentist but we hope we can make it as stress free as possible!

12/02/2025

💉 𝗩𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 💉

Set your clocks for 7pm tonight for a webinar with our own Philip Ivens who will be joined by Lucy Grieves representing the British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) to talk all things vaccines.

They will discuss the diseases we can vaccinate for (Influenza, Tetanus, Equine Herpes Virus and Strangles) and the role vaccines play in disease prevention.

To register follow the link below!

https://www.worldhorsewelfare.org/advice/welfare-wednesdays/prevent-and-protect-essential-equine-vaccinations

Or to watch live on YouTube follow this link!

https://www.youtube.com/live/U-4P5Ad2COI?si=291zc4ySwcEMu7ji

Last year's National Equine Welfare Council survey of over 6,000 horse owners revealed that 7% are reducing or stopping vaccinations to save money. 💉💵

Whilst they may feel there is some logic to this decision, it could be a costly one should their horse become ill from one of the many illnesses which you can routinely vaccinate against. 😓

We want to help all horse owners make educated decisions when it comes to vaccinating their horses.

Join us for our next webinar where we will be discussing the importance of routine vaccinations 👉 https://bit.ly/3CzEMWd