Towcester Equine Vets

21/03/2025

Happy Friday!
Are you bringing your horse back into work this Spring or just hoping to work on strength and fitness?

Here is some useful advice provided by the lovely Charlie who is a Veterinary Physio.

If you wish to discuss your horses fitness with your Vet before increasing their exercise, please reach out by emailing [email protected] or comment below.

Feel free to share and tag friends who may find this useful🐴

19/03/2025

Are you interested in our Breeding Services?

Find out more about our very experienced Lead Repro Vet Gemma Kirk BVetMed MRCVS. Click the link below https://towcester-vets.co.uk/equine/about-us/our-team/veterinary-surgeons/

Have you spoken with our Lead Repro Vet Gemma about your horses 'Breeding Journey' yet?

Contact us to receive our BRAND NEW digital brochure which showcases all our Breeding Services available, reach out to our friendly team by emailing [email protected]

New and existing clients welcome to enquire TODAY...

17/03/2025

‼️Graphic Content Warning‼️
Coco was brought in by her owner after rearing up in her stable and accidentally hitting her forehead on a beam. The impact caused a deep laceration that started bleeding. Thankfully, her owner acted quickly and called us immediately for advice. This lead to her bringing Coco straight to the Onley clinic within an hour of the injury.

Upon arrival, the wound on Coco’s forehead was cleaned & examined by Onley based Vet Edward Maxwell. While the injury was deep, it didn’t affect her eyes or bones. Ed administered local anaesthesia to numb the area, cleaned the wound thoroughly, and stitched it up to promote proper healing.

To help with the healing & prevent fluid buildup, Ed also placed a small drain in the wound. This drain allowed any excess fluid to drain out and minimized the risk of infection. Coco was also given antibiotics to prevent infection & pain medications to keep her comfortable during recovery.

❤️‍🩹 Why Coco’s recovery was very successful:

✅ Location of the Wound:
The wound was on Coco’s forehead, an area that tends to heal well in horses. The forehead has a good blood supply, which helps the tissue heal faster & reduces the risk of complications, such as infection or poor healing. Plus, head wounds usually don’t leave noticeable scars when treated properly.

✅ Quick Action from the Owner:
The owner’s prompt response was crucial. Bringing Coco to the vet right away meant the wound could be cleaned, stitched, and managed before any serious infection could set in. Timely care plays a big role in successful recovery, Coco really benefited from this quick treatment.

🐴 Follow-up Care:
Coco had a few follow-up visits to check on her healing progress. The drain was removed after a few days, & the stitches were taken out shortly after. The wound had started healing nicely, with no signs of infection.

🐴 Outcome:
Coco has made a full recovery & was able to return to her normal activities without any lasting issues. The wound healed well with minimal scarring.

Thanks to Coco’s owner for allowing us to share her journey!

02/03/2025

Good Morning!
Happy Sunny Sunday ☀️

‼️Please note‼️
For any equine emergency call outs today we kindly ask you to call our main Towcester number only on 01327 811007. You will then be transferred to our on call vet.

Many thanks

11/02/2025

𝐕𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐄𝐈 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬
FEI vaccinations have changed! As of 3rd February 2025, Equine Influenza vaccination for all horses competing under FEI guidelines must be recorded on the FEI HorseApp as well as in the horse’s passport.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐈 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨?

📲Make sure you have the FEI HorseApp downloaded https://inside.fei.org/hub/it-services/mobile-apps/%20fei_horseapp

📲Input your horse’s previous vaccination details. For more info on how to do this follow this link https://howto.fei.org/content/5/311/en/how-to-add-a-new-vaccination-and-use-the-fei-horseapp-during-the-vaccination-process.html

For more information on the FEI guidelines please see our information via our website on the link below or call our friendly team who are more than happy to help you.

https://towcester-vets.co.uk/article/fei-vaccine-update-february-2025/

FEI vaccinations have changed! As of 3rd February 2025, Equine Influenza vaccinations for all horses competing under FEI guidelines must be recorded on

08/02/2025

Today Victoria, Gemma & Georgina from our equine team are at the Stallion Parade!


We have our brand new Breeding Guides to take away, goodie bags, yummy chocolates and complimentary fizz on our stand - do pop by to say hello!

If you are interested in receiving our Towcester Equine Vets Breeding Guide please email [email protected]

05/02/2025

🪱🪱Can you name this type of worm?🪱🪱

Here are two very interesting photos from one of our clients. These creatures were found in droppings a day after worming a small herd with equest pramox. We would like to highlight the importance of maintaining good pasture management and performing regular worm egg counts through the year. Anthelmentic (wormer) resistance is forecast to become a worsening problem and therefore it is important that we protect our drugs to ensure they continue to work. This means we should no longer be advocating the regular and routine use of wormers. Instead, reducing the worm burden with daily poo picking and only treating the high risk or positive horses (to worm egg count or blood sample, or saliva test for the tapeworms) is the most effective strategy.

These worms are already known to be quite resistant to many of our anthelmentic drugs, but can you identify which worms they are?

You can find more information on our website:
https://towcester-vets.co.uk/article/towcester-equine-vets-worming-programme/

#🪱

01/02/2025

⭐️📞📞Client Information📞📞⭐️

After recent monitoring and much consideration our equine team have decided to make a change regarding the office hours.

📲This minor change is simply switching the phones over to the emergency line from 5.30pm instead of 6.30pm starting this Monday 3rd Feb.

We are trialing this over the winter months and plan to review this again once the clocks change/before our busy summer period.

Clients can be reassured our highest level of service remains the same, we continue to offer consultations from 8.30am - 6.30pm for non-emergency treatments.

Below is just a quick reminder of what continues as normal going forward:

✅ Our own in house equine veterinary surgeons & nurses continue to be ON CALL 24/7 for any emergencies

✅ Our experienced reception/admin team are available to answer your calls within our office hours of 8.30am - 5.30pm

✅ You can still make online payments 24/7 via our website facility with your client account number or invoice number

✅ You can contact our equine clinics for any non-urgent enquiries by emailing [email protected]

✅ We have a dedicated emergency option when you call into our equine clinics so our team can prioritise your urgent request at ANYTIME day or night

If you wish to discuss any of the above or provide any feedback over the next few weeks please contact our Practice Manager Meg Billing.

We appreciate your on-going support and understanding.

Please feel free to share this information 📣

Many thanks
Towcester Equine Vets

17/01/2025

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝? 𝐈𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲? 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝?

Start this year with answers, click the link below to find out more on our Lameness & Poor Performance days available at our Paulerspury site near Towcester...

https://towcester-vets.co.uk/equine/services/lameness/

🔹𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐭𝐬 & 𝐧𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬
🔹𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬
🔹𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬 & 𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬
🔹𝐝𝐚𝐲/𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐟 𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲
🔹𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤
🔹𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
🔹𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐟𝐢 & 𝐡𝐨𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬

Call our friendly team today to book your horse in, or perhaps just request a call back from one of our Orthopaedic Equine Vets?

08/01/2025

Do you suspect your horse maybe suffering with Gastric Ulcers?
Get answers early this year and save £££ on our Gastroscope Days available at both our equine clinics.

Click this link to read our interesting article via our website https://towcester-vets.co.uk/equine/facilities/gastroscopy/

Call our friendly team to book your horse in 01327 811007

09/12/2024

Do you know the latest vaccination rules?
Is your horse up to date?

If you are unsure on your horse's vaccination record you can check your signed record in the passport or call us to access your last vaccine date from the horse's history.

⭐Top tips for remembering to vaccinate your horse⭐

1. Dates on your fridge.
2. Dates in your phone/set reminder.
3. Sticker with date on the front of the horses passport.
4. Call the vets to book in advance when you receive a reminder.
5. Where possible keep multiple horses in line with each other.
6. Keep good records of vaccines & dentals as time goes by fast!

Our latest immunisation advice is available via our website by clicking the link below:

https://towcester-vets.co.uk/article/towcester-equine-vets-immunisation-advice/

Vaccine Fact Sheet Vaccine schedules change regularly so please check with your competition regulators to make sure you are up to date. Towcester

05/12/2024

Please see our festive opening hours...

We have our own 'in house' Equine Vets working to cover all emergency treatments.

Our team are on call 24/7, day and night over Christmas and New Year!

#24/7emergencyservice

05/12/2024

A great message and reminder from our whole Towcester Vets family 🐶🐱🐴

15/11/2024

🪱 🪱 🪱 🪱 🪱 🪱
Is worming your horse on your 'to do' list??

Vet Abi Jennings explains more about our worming programme, please click the link below or call our friendly team if you need advice regarding your horses worming plan.

https://towcester-vets.co.uk/article/towcester-equine-vets-worming-programme/

Worms in horses can cause serious problems, including (amongst others) diarrhoea, colic and weight loss. With Spring is in the air, now is the time to be

04/11/2024

⭐️October Patient of the month⭐️

Cocoa (King Henry) is a handsome 22 year old Connemara x Thoroughbred gelding.

His caring owner called our team after he developed multiple skin lumps all over his body. Vet Ed has been treating Cocoa over the last few weeks and wanted to share this interesting case with permission from his kind owner.

On examination the lumps were warm and quite sensitive to touch, however they did not appear to be itchy. With a history of increased fly activity, the changes in the skin were considered to be a hypersensitivity reaction with a secondary infection. Initial treatment consisted of topical steroid and antibiotics which seemed to settle the condition.

Unfortunately, shortly after the initial treatment was ceased the condition returned, again without any itchiness and now with no known allergen contact. Cocoa’s skin was now very inflamed, and he was looking quite unhappy. Because of the unusual presentation of his skin condition, vet Ed collected some skin biopsies for microscopic examination. Biopsies are very useful for diagnosis of skin conditions as they allow the vets to assess how the symptoms seen from the outside may manifest beneath the skin. As a result Cocoa was diagnosed with an auto-immune condition called Pemphigus Foliaceus. Pemphigus Foliaceus is a condition seen in many species including humans. The condition can be acquired at any age in horses. The immune system incorrectly attacks one of the horses’ own cells within the skin and this then results in swelling, pain, heat and hair loss. It is not completely known why a horse may develop this condition. Once a horse has this disease, the ‘attack process’ can be triggered by a variety of external stimuli, including UV light and allergic reactions.

Pemphigus Foliaceous is an incurable condition, unfortunately, however it can be managed with medication. Cocoa has been treated with oral corticosteroids and immunotherapy for the past month with great success. Cocoa is now on a tapering dose of medication and with careful environmental management his skin condition should not return.

It’s lovely to see Cocoa much happier now back out in his paddock.

30/10/2024

Our latest articles can be found on our website, kindly follow the link below.

🟤🟤MUD FEVER ADVICE OUT NOW!🟤🟤

Please feel free to leave a comment if there is a specific equine topic you wish to see on this section of the website.

Read our articles on preventative healthcare, changes in legislation, disease outbreaks & seasonal tips for keeping your animals healthy.

29/10/2024

Is your horse a ‘bit off’?
Got a niggling issue?
Had time off and still not sound?…or maybe your horse is now displaying unusual behavioural changes?

Want answers?

Give our team a call to see if one of our specific dates could benefit you & your horses partnership.

From lameness work ups to diagnostic imaging, ridden assessments and more. Our collaborative team of orthopaedic vets are here to help and explain the process along the way.