Cain Farm Vets

22/12/2023

Merry Christmas to all our clients! Please see below our opening times over the next week.

09/11/2023

30/06/2022

Today is our Vet Tech Catherine's last day! The cake was made by Alana, and we wish her all the best for the future! 😁🐄

18/05/2022

Oh for flock sake, not another aborting ewe!

Enzootic abortion (EAE) is one of the common causes of abortion in ewes in the UK. Typically, you will see aborting ewes with rusty brown discharge, reddened placenta and small weakly / dead lambs, but the ewe tends to remain well within herself.

The bacteria that causes EAE lies dormant in latently infected animals until the next lambing season, when it reactivates and causes abortion. We are offering free blood testing diagnostics, to see whether your flock is infected. A vaccine can then be used to protect your sheep. Vaccination is a ‘long-ball game’ to decrease abortion in your flock, reducing lamb losses, barren and abortion rates.
Did you have a barren rate of more than 3%? If so, you should consider getting some barren ewes blood sampled.

Visit www.enzooticabortion.co.uk or contact the office to book in blood sampling your barren / aborted ewes.

17/03/2022

23/02/2022

Are you one of the 18% of farms yet to screen for ? Or have you not had a youngstock screen in the last year? Do it now whilst you can screen for free.

Ydych chi'n un o'r 18% o ffermydd sydd eto i sgrinio ar gyfer BVD? Neu ydych chi heb sgrinio eich stoc ifanc yn ystod y flwyddyn ddiwethaf? Gwnewch nawr tra bod cyllid ar gael.

22/12/2021

Just a reminder of our opening hours over Christmas. Our Out Of Hours service will be running as normal whilst the surgery is closed:

Fri 24th Dec 8.30am – 1pm
Sat 25th Dec Closed
Sun 26th Dec Closed
Mon 27th Dec Closed
Tue 28th Dec Closed
Wed 29th Dec 8.30am – 5.00pm
Thur 30th Dec 8.30am – 5.00pm
Fri 31st Dec 8.30am – 1pm
Sat 1st Jan Closed
Sun 2nd Jan Closed
Mon 3rd Jan Closed
Tue 4th Jan 8.30am – 5.00pm

Merry Christmas everyone!

02/08/2021

Cain Farm Vets has an exciting opportunity for a Farm Vet to join their expanding team based in Powys, Wales.

With back up, mentoring support and access to certificate holders within practice and the wider XLVets community, this role is ideal for a enthusiastic and driven graduate who is looking for their first role in practice.

For an experienced vet, this role will provide you with the support and encouragement to develop your own interests and undertake further study.

To find out more about this role and how to apply, please visit http://ow.ly/EKlq50FGWfJ of follow the link in our bio.

17/05/2021

Free online meeting for farmers this Wednesday 'How, when & why you should pump a cow' presented by Ni**od. 7.30pm with a chance to win a Selekt bundle including a Selekt pump-drencher!!
Email [email protected] to register your interest.

29/04/2021

Farming Connect have a Skills and Training window opening on Monday 3rd May - up to 80% funding on all sorts of training! Check out their website for more information. Ends 25th June! https://businesswales.gov.wales/farmingconnect/business/skills-and-training/training-courses

Could our short training courses help you meet your business objectives?

24/12/2020

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all at Cain Vets!

Our opening hours are listed below. Please call our usual number (01691828205) outside of these hours for emergency calls.

Thursday 24th December - 8.30am-1pm
Friday 25th December - Closed
Saturday 26th December - Closed
Sunday 27th December - Closed
Monday 28th December - Closed
Tuesday 29th December - 8.30am-5pm
Wednesday 30th December - 8.30am-5pm
Thursday 31st December - 8.30am-1pm
Friday 1st January - Closed
Saturday 2nd January - 8.30am-12pm
Sunday 3rd January - Closed
Monday 4th January - 8.30am-5pm

03/12/2020

Gaeaf yw'r amser i brofi ar gyfer TB. Fanteisiwch ar y cyfle i sgrinio ar gyfer BVD ar yr un pryd 🐄💉

Winter is prime TB testing time. Take advantage of the opportunity to screen for BVD at the same time 🐄💉

📞👉 Get in touch with your vet

27/11/2020

Just one week left to claim this great offer!
Buy a Selekt Pump-Drencher by Ni**od, receive a free bucket and whisk and a £50 voucher off Selekt sachets of your choice!
Please contact the surgery for more information or to place an order.

25/09/2020

Happy Retirement to Ian! 33 years of working at Cain Vets 🐄🐑 We will really miss him at the surgery and we’re sure all the farmers will miss him on farm

21/05/2020

Just a reminder that we will be closed for the Bank Holiday on Monday 25th May. Please contact 01691828205 if you have an emergency on this day.

Please continue to phone the surgery to place drug orders before coming down to collect them. This will help to minimise contact during COVID-19. Thanks 🐄

19/03/2020

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
To minimise the risk of spread of Coronavirus, we ask that you inform us before a visit or before bringing an animal to the surgery if you have tested positive for Coronavirus or are self-isolating. We will still be able to attend all scheduled calls and any emergencies that take place. Our clinical services will not alter.

Please ring ahead where possible to place drug orders. This is to minimise the amount of people around the building at any one time. The reception area is currently closed to the public. Please ring the doorbell when you arrive and we will bring your order outside to you.

We thank you for your co-operation during this time.

23/12/2019

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all at Cain Vets!

Just a reminder of our opening times over the festive period:
Tuesday 24th Dec - 8.30am-1pm
Wednesday 25th Dec - Closed
Thursday 26th Dec - Closed
Friday 27th Dec - 8.30am-5pm
Saturday 28th Dec - 8.30am-12pm
Sunday 29th Dec - Closed
Monday 30th Dec - 8.30am-5pm
Tuesday 31st Dec - 8.30am-1pm
Wednesday 1st Jan - Closed
Thursday 2nd Jan - 8.30am-5pm

Any emergencies outside these times please call 01691828205

31/10/2019

Farming Connect Funding for Beef and Sheep farmers across Wales. Limited amount of funding available! Contact the surgery for more information 🐄 🐑

11/09/2019

FREE PESTICIDE DISPOSAL
You must register before 30th September to see if you are eligible.
Check the map on the website to see if your land is in the catchment area (Wales and England).
**This scheme includes SHEEP DIP disposal**

https://www.dwrcymru.com/disposalscheme

24/07/2019

CLOSING DATE 31ST JULY

Many of our farmers have already taken up this opportunity however more funding is now avaliable.This project is designed to help Welsh beef and sheep farmers improve animal health and on-farm efficiency.

For more information please contact the office or follow this link for an expression of interest form: https://meatpromotion.wales/en/industry-projects/red-meat-development-programme/flock-and-herd-health-project

02/05/2019

11/04/2019

Easter & May Bank Holidays

The Office will be CLOSED on the following days:

Good Friday - Friday 19th April
Easter Monday - Monday 22nd April
May Day - Monday 6th May
Bank Holiday - Monday 27th May

The Office will be open as normal on Easter Saturday 20th April 8.30am - 12pm.

As always, there is 24 hour Emergency cover if you require a vet. Please ring 01691828205

30/03/2019

FUNDING AVAILABLE
From 1st April 2019, another round of funding for sampling/testing is avaliable for Welsh Farm Businesses registered with Farming Connect.
This includes Fertility Testing (bulls/tups) and Faecal Egg Counts.
This is a new round of funding so even if you have received it in the past, you can apply again.
Please contact the surgery for more information.

29/12/2018

The HCC (Hybu Cig Cymru) have launched a new programme/scheme for beef and sheep farmers - to help provide free flock + herd health planning with the vets.

To register an interest to be enrolled on the scheme, click the link and fill out the submission form.

The deadline is 31st December 2018 - sign up so you don’t miss out.

https://hccmpw.org.uk/en/industry-projects/red-meat-development-programme?fbclid=IwAR0EQghTsq2xX4aeHWc6nhcFTJMHBC9TRcfBmJtYwJ7avLP7_uVeEU_AMyw

As part of the Red Meat Development Programme, HCC is looking for pioneering Welsh farmers to take part in a new initiative to improve animal health and impr ...

21/12/2018

Merry Christmas from all at Cain Vets!

Just a reminder of our opening times over the festive period:
Saturday 22nd Dec- 8.30am-12pm
Sunday 23rd Dec - Closed
Monday 24th Dec - 8.30am-1pm
Tuesday 25th Dec - Closed
Wednesday 26th Dec - Closed
Thursday 27th Dec - 8.30am-5pm
Friday 28th Dec - 8.30am-5pm
Saturday 29th Dec - 8.30am-12pm
Sunday 30th Dec - Closed
Monday 31st Dec - 8.30am-1pm
Tuesday 1st Jan - Closed
Wednesday 2nd Jan - 8.30am-5pm

Any emergencies outside these times please call 01691828205

03/12/2018

On Monday 10th December at 7.30pm we will be holding a BVD meeting for our farmers in England to discuss the new BVDFree England scheme.

BVDFree are working to eliminate Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) from all cattle in England by 2022. Funding covers visits to take blood samples, discussing the results and forming an action plan and contributions towards lab fees if your test is positive.

Please contact the surgery to book your place or for any more information.

30/11/2018

We have recently purchased a new BCF easi-Scan machine with a curvi-linear probe! The image can be viewed using a portable screen or goggles. This scanner will allow us to age pregnancies more accurately between 60-130 days making it a valuable tool for preg checking beef cows/heifers and dairy heifers with more advanced pregnancies.Give us a ring to book in your scanning.

17/11/2018

Great turnout at our Medicine Matters Workshop this week run by James and Alana. For those who missed out we'll be running another in the New Year - keep an eye out for more information in next months newsletter!

23/10/2018

Free Vet Funding and Sampling for Welsh Holdings!!
Farming connect are re-running their animal health clinics again from 1st November 2018 to 31st March 2019. There are a range of clinics available including blood sampling and ram fertility. If you received funding last time you can still apply again. Contact the surgery to get involved!