Preventative Equine Care Ltd

05/06/2024

Couple of spaces tomorrow Swansea area due to cancellation, message to book!

21/05/2024

💩 samples:
I might be able to buy some kit to be able to offer faecal egg counts AT THE YARD!! (As well as drop off samples).

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Fresh samples - better chance of finding eggs if they are there (if they dry out you can't always detect them)

No subscription - use it when you want without paying for wormers you might not need

No postage - saves hassle

Time efficient - test can run whilst doing other things

Zero waste - everything is reusable!

Combats worm resistance - only treat animals that need it

17/03/2024

What clever trick is this feed manufacturer playing and is this mash suitable for laminitics?

28/02/2024

Time for some CPD 🤗

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Join Nathan Slovis, Frank M. Andrews and Mark White for this free CPD webinar, taking place on 28/02 from 8:00pm GMT. 🐴

It is common for horses in various disciplines to suffer from ulcers, with a prevalence rate of up to ninety percent. These ulcers can negatively impact a horse's athletic performance. 🐎

To identify the cause of the poor performance, a thorough examination is required, including endoscopic examination of the stomach. Poor performance may be attributed to the presence of equine squamous gastric disease or equine glandular gastric disease. If ulcers are present, appropriate treatment can improve the horse's stomach health and athletic performance.

Studies have shown that an oral polysaccharide blend of Schizophyllan beta-glucan with hyaluronic acid is both safe and effective in treating gastric ulcers without altering the stomach's PH levels.

Want to learn more? Save your seat now 🔗: https://ow.ly/qssV50QI8iK

This webinar is free to watch live and on demand with thanks to MerlinVet Group and Hagyard Pharmacy.

29/11/2023

If you're going to do one thing for your horse in the cold: give them some hot water!

Whenever the temperature drops all equine vets know they're going to be busy dealing with impaction colics from horses who stopped drinking or drank less because they didn't like the cold water that was on offer.

I use the bath water that runs as we're waiting for it to get warm enough to shower and my pony waits for this warm option (I tip the leftover in the water bucket and obviously don't leave the bucket with handle in her stable).

When it gets really cold I top up the water bucket with a kettle filled with boiled water.

What are your top tips for serving warm water to the horses??

14/11/2023

Great opportunity to learn more about your horse's mouth, from the UK's very best 👌

04/05/2023

Very sad post as we've had to say goodbye to Skye. 💔
She was the best dog and my life will never be the same again. I'll miss belting out together to Hozier's take me to church or her favourite Sam Smith (don't ask me why). I'll miss having her go ahead on hacks out to check what's around the corner and show cars down, or patiently wait next to the school. I'll miss all our beach walks where all the seagulls were chased back to sea, but the other birds ignored. I miss waking up to her excited tail wag, whilst waiting in her bed. I miss her asking for hugs, then instantly regretting the hugs. I even miss the abundance of dog hair on the floor every day.
Appointments have been cancelled this week and I'll catch up over the next couple of weeks, but everyone affected should have been notified personally. Please bare with me if I'm slow responding to messages.

10/02/2023

I have some availability on Thursday the 16th of February, either in the Newport area or along the way.

29/10/2022

Ready in the front row 😁

All ready for the Trident Equine Dental conference - one of our specialists Chris is speaking on 2 subjects - case selection for infundibular caries, and also for equine dental fractures - some great other speakers as well here, should be a great conference 😊

19/11/2021

When is the right time to start with the first dental?
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As soon as horses' permanent cheek teeth start erupting (between 1 and 3.5 years of age) their mouth has to deal with big changes. At the very least this causes sharp enamel points, but worse changes can happen when pain in the mouth causes them to alter their chewing pattern.

On the picture you can see the teeth of a six year old horse with a small ulceration of the cheek mucosa. It is not hard to imagine that any form of tack around the face will exacerbate this pain.

During this time, usually the breaking in starts. When aiming for this process to go as gentle as possible, it makes sense to check your horse's teeth before you start.

Furthermore, if any issues arise from the tooth changing it is much easier to correct earlier rather than later. For example, it's not uncommon for the sharp remnants of a tooth cap to temporarily cause pain before it comes loose. When this stops the horse from chewing with that part of its mouth, an imbalance can easily happen.

Until about 5 years of age, I recommend checking a young horse's teeth around every 6-9 months, or as soon as there are clinical signs of discomfort in the mouth. When you wait a whole year, there are usually very large enamel points present again.

04/10/2021

When there's a fuel shortage but you want to see a patient 😂

28/08/2021

How amazing is this?!! They must've had a great time counting those 😁

26/08/2021

Treated the sharp enamel hooks bothering this gorgeous boy.
Young horses go through a lot of changes in their mouth and therefore require regular check ups. Starting before the first bit and continuing at maximum yearly intervals (or sooner if there are issues).
Things to look out for are: mouthing a lot, pulling head away when being touched around the cheeks/ mouth, different way of chewing, a variety of riding issues and quidding.

08/08/2021

Spent a lovely three days vetting horses for the Red Kite TREC Group. Well done to everyone who managed to orient themselves through a cloud! When the weather cleared up the beautiful scenery became apparent. Managed to stay dry for most of it, but after a 4.30 am start on Sunday morning we all got soaked during the vet check!

03/07/2021

Great start to the weekend looking after this gorgeous boy's teeth, but only after some proper cuddles! All part of a meticulous health care plan put together by Scourfield

24/06/2021

About 6 weeks ago we've had a small addition to the team that has put everything on hold. Happy to say that I'm now back in business!
(The baby is the addition, not the horse ;) )

28/04/2021

Dutch post from a dutch vet with a great picture what long-term inadequate can cause. This horse saw a dentist yearly, who missed the extra tooth (at the green arrow) 9 years in a row. While the poor owner thought her horse was looked after well, a huge problem managed to develop.

Vandaag was de maat vol. De laatste tijd ben ik weer met enige regelmaat geconfronteerd met het resultaat van het werk van zogenaamde ‘paardentandartsen’.
Het zit niet in mijn aard om werk van anderen af te kraken maar als het ten kosten gaat van het dierenwelzijn dan houdt het ergens op. Paard en eigenaar hoeven niet de dupe te worden van onkunde.

De bijgevoegde foto is van een 23 jarig paard wat sinds hij in bezit is van zijn huidige eigenaar, elk jaar bij de tandarts is geweest.
Als je goed kijkt zie je bij de groene pijl een hele lange tand. Dit paard heeft een extra tand, die, omdat er geen tand tegenover staat, helemaal in de bovenkaak boort en een groot letsel veroorzaakt.
Deze tand is 9 jaar op rij NIET gezien door diegene die dit gebit heeft ‘nagekeken’.
De eigenaresse was diep geschokt door deze bevinding omdat ze dacht dat ze haar paard ieder jaar goed had laten behandelen.

Dit geval staat niet op zichzelf. Deze schrijnende gevallen komen met regelmaat voorbij.

Ik snap goed dat het als eigenaar soms moeilijk te beoordelen is of een ‘tandarts’ zijn werk goed doet.

Daarom hierbij enkele tips:

- Paardentandarts/gebitsverzorging is geen beschermde titel. Iedereen kan zich dus paardentandarts of gebitsverzorging noemen, ongeacht opleiding.

-Alleen een dierenarts mag een paard sederen via injectie. Ook bijvoorbeeld pijnmedicatie is alleen te verkrijgen via een dierenarts. Het trekken van tanden en kiezen, inclusief wolfskiesjes is de taak van de dierenarts.

-Een dierenarts is opgeleid tot het uitvoeren van een goed ONDERZOEK en het stellen van een DIAGNOSE en aan de hand hiervan een BEHANDELPLAN op te stellen. Dit moet de basis zijn van een tandheelkundig consult.

- Een grondig onderzoek van de hele mond gaat in de meeste gevallen alleen op een gesedeerd paard. Voor goed onderzoek moet de mond goed worden gespoeld, dient de mond op ooghoogte van de behandelaar zijn, en dient de mond met een sterke lamp verlicht worden. Een spiegeltje en/of orale endoscoop is noodzakelijk.

- Vraag of je mee mag kijken. Vraag uitleg en ben nieuwsgierig! Een tandheelkundig consult kan zo heel leerzaam zijn!

- Het is gangbaar dat je een duidelijk verslag krijgt van het onderzoek, de diagnose en de behandeling. Verslaglegging maakt een groot deel uit van het resultaat op lange termijn. Het is van belang om te weten hoe een gebit gedurende jaren ontwikkelt en hoe de behandelingen hier aan bijdragen.

- Dus ben kritisch! Paarden geven mondproblemen heel slecht aan: het onderstaande paard at nog heel goed; paarden kunnen perfect omgaan met chronische pijn. Gun je paard daarom regelmatig een goede controle, daar wordt iedereen blij van...!

10/02/2021

How cute are these girls! Having a nice little snooze after their dental 😍