Coach House Vets

08/08/2024

Here is Noodles having laser treatment on her surgical wound after her spay surgery looking very cool!

16/07/2024

Here are some of Coach Houses sponsored riders who have been out competing recently
Alex and Basil
Ava, Arlo and Princess
Jess and Emilia .eq
We are very proud to be sponsoring these amazing riders! 🐴

21/06/2024

This is Tim who came in to us having got his leg caught in some wire sustaining a very large wound! (Don’t scroll to the last photo if you are squeamish! 🩸 ) the wound was sutured and then Tim came in to see the team twice a week for bandage changes. He has been a star patient and the wound is now fully healed and he is back working sheep again 🐑

14/05/2024

Little Paulo came in for a tooth removal with our vet Mateus and brought a friend in for moral support during his treatment 🐴

19/03/2024

Cat Microchipping 🐈‍⬛ 🐈

From the 10th June 2024 it will become law to have your cats microchipped and their details registered to a database or you could face fines of up to £500! If your cat isn’t currently microchipped we can get this done for you so give our team a call to get booked in. 🐱 🐈‍⬛ 🐈

31/01/2024

Hopefully you’ve seen our latest newsletter article highlighting the very frustrating condition that is Sweet Itch in horses, and the success we’ve had with a vaccine trialled on a group of itchy equine patients last year. Several people have contacted us about it which is great, but we reckon there might be a few more horses that could benefit from this vaccine. So if you have a horse/pony that is usually itchy (or know of one), please contact us ASAP to chat about it and be added to our order list. The vaccine is imported from Germany, so we want to ensure we have enough doses for everyone interested. Our aim to put an order through by the end of the week.

30/01/2024

Bramble came in to us this week as she had torn a claw. Here she is before her sedation keeping cosy, during the procedure with vet Niamh removing the broken claw and then vet nurse Gabby putting on a bandage 🩹 we hope bramble is feeling better again soon she was very brave! 🐶

23/01/2024

✨Equine Health Week 2024✨

British Equestrian is running a campaign this week (22nd-28th of January) on equine wellness and wellbeing. They have teamed up with experts in the equestrian industry to produce a podcast series covering several topics including lameness, behaviour, weight management/nutrition, infectious diseases, and many more. We encourage anyone involved with horses to look at some of the content created for this campaign. Whether you interact with horses occasionally at a centre, own a horse or run a busy yard, everyone plays a role in equine health and welfare.

📍For more information on the campaign and to listen to the podcasts:
https://www.britishequestrian.org.uk/equine/health-biosecurity/equine-health-week-2024

📍Free download link to a very comprehensive health plan. We encourage everyone to use this fantastic tool.
https://www.worldhorsewelfare.org/advice/annual-horse-health-plan

📍Link to content from previous Equine Health Week campaigns:
https://www.britishequestrian.org.uk/equine/equine-health-week-2022

Below is a photo of the programme for this week:

20/12/2023

🎄✨CHRISTMAS OPENING HOURS✨🎄
⭐️ Friday 22nd 8.30-14.00
⭐️ Saturday 23rd - Tuesday 26th closed
⭐️ Wednesday 27th - Friday 29th 8.30-18.00
⭐️ Saturday 30th - Monday 1st closed
⭐️ Tuesday 2nd normal hours resume
As always we will have out of hours emergency cover for small animal and equine during our closed days, call the usual number 01635 254544

13/12/2023

Apollo 13 has nothing on this big boy! 🚀 Apollo came to see our vet Niamh this week for a health check and weighing in at 9.5kg he’s the biggest cat we have seen in a while!

23/11/2023

🎉A huge thank you to everyone who donated to Children in Need! Chris raised a whopping £690 via our Just Giving page.
Chris (and the team) are pleased to announce he’s back in trousers now, suitably dressed for the weather! 🎉

15/11/2023

Please note we will be running a limited service today from 12pm-6pm due to having no electricity.
Normal service will resume tomorrow.

13/11/2023

Day 1 of Chris wearing a kilt to raise money for Children in Need! Chris will be wearing his kilt all week, braving the cold (and the winds!) Will you be seeing Chris on the yard this week? To donate, please click on the link below:

https://www.justgiving.com/page/christopherskiltweek-1699290567068?utm_term=Ek6PYqzAr

10/11/2023

Lets not skirt around this, our equine vet Chris Tufnell will be wearing a kilt all week to raise money for Children in Need! From 13th-17th November Chris will be wearing a kilt for ALL his appointments, regardless of the weather - some may say he’s nuts!
To donate to Children in Need, please visit our Just Giving page

https://www.justgiving.com/page/christopherskiltweek-1699290567068?utm_term=Ek6PYqzAr

02/11/2023

We are here to help should your pets be fearful over fireworks night to make the whole experience less stressful for you and your pet

01/11/2023

Mateus gained a little assistant this afternoon when visiting Elmo for his vaccinations. Funky is only a few weeks old, but this yard kitten is full of character and personality! We reckon the face licks were a sign for a good job 😄😋

27/10/2023

🎁🥳Happy 12th birthday Dolly! Two weeks ago this little queen had major surgery to remove a huge sarcoma ➡️ (not for the squeamish!) and her spleen. Thanks to the team, she made it to see another birthday 🎈 🎉

11/10/2023

Did you know we try our best to be as sustainable as we can be?!

Here are a few things we do at the practice:
- recycling all that we can from cardboard and plastics
- beco coconut bowls for all our patients (they eventually break down!)
- eco-friendly cat litter
- our syringes are 30% recycled plastic
- reusable gowns and masks
- zone visits to reduce our milage
- we use ecosia search engine so each search a tree is pledged to be planted!

AND even more exciting (for us anyway!)

We have gotten a brand new autoclave (this sterilises all our equipment so it is squeaky clean!) that also has a water distiller so we can now distil our own water instead of buying it in big plastic bottles! Wahoo!

27/09/2023

Dr Dumpling and Mateus have been out visiting Marco for laser treatment on his surgical wound after having colic surgery

07/09/2023

Sparky is all ready for the hot weather this week! She’s looking hot to trot ☀️

07/09/2023

We’re very sorry to announce that we have sadly had a deceased cat brought in to us. He is a male entire ginger cat with white markings, approximately 3 years old. He does not have a microchip. He was found in the East Woodhay area. Please give us a call if you might know who his family is.

25/08/2023

We have had 2 little rats in for mass removals with our vets, they were both very well behaved and even had little buster collars post op!

18/08/2023

Following on from yesterday and our new fantastic laser treatments Advantages of laser surgery
- Reduced bleeding and pain: as the laser cuts through tissue, it cauterises blood vessels
and seals the nerve endings.
- Reduced risk of tumour spreading during tumour removal: heat energy from the
laser vaporises tumour cells.
- Very quick and precise: a bloodless surgical field enables us to work faster thus
reducing sedation/anaesthesia time.
- Reduced infection and inflammation: heat from the laser sterilises the surgical site as
well as improves healing.
- Faster recovery and good client satisfaction: return work and exercise is quicker, and
studies have shown that tumour remission rates are much higher than other common treatment options e.g. chemotherapy creams. Please give us a call if you would like to find out more or get a skin mass assessed for laser surgery

17/08/2023

We are proud to announce that we can now offer LASER SURGERY to our patients at Coach House Vets!
Laser surgery has been growing in popularity over the past decades as a safe and reliable surgical procedure. It is most commonly used to remove skin tumours such as sarcoids and melanomas in horses, but it can also be fit through an endoscope and used for some airway surgery. There’s also many applications for small animals, so we are very excited to be able to modernise and improve our service with this equipment.

04/08/2023

Today is Jess’s last day with us before she heads off to do veterinary nursing at university - we will miss her!

29/06/2023

If you ever thought your dog looked silly wearing the cone of shame, don’t worry - our team look sillier when making them 🙃

22/06/2023

Today Mateus visited Porky who is the grand old age of 45! He is doing very well and enjoying his retirement having taught many children to ride 🐴

21/06/2023

We love hearing from you all so if you a spare moment please pop onto review us!

In 2021, we won the Best in Berkshire due to all of your lovely and kind words.

Can we make it happen again this year?! We hope so!😀

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15/06/2023

Today was Mateus’ dog Dumplings birthday so we had a little celebration for her with a doggy banana cake. She is 3 today

06/06/2023

Here Phill is doing a nares resection on a lovely little french bulldog. This procedure helps to widen the nostril enabling her to breathe easier. You can see the before on the left and the after on the right