A large mixed Veterinary Practice based in the heart of the South West treating all species.
🎉Moving day🎉
We would like to let you know that we will be closing tomorrow- Wednesday 27th March at 12pm and Thursday 28th March in order to move to our new premises, we will still continue to offer our full range of services, drug collections will be from Kingston House up until 12pm on Thursday, after that collections will be from our new premises at
Unit 5B
Coldharbour Business Park
Sherborne
Dorset
DT9 4JW
Please contact our normal number 01935 813288 📞
✨ MEET THE TEAM ✨
Last up, We have our Clinical Director Gemma Loader.
Gemma enjoys all aspects of being a farm vet and has a particular interest in sheep fertility & breeding. 🐑
✨MEET THE TEAM✨
We are sure most people will know David, We are incredibly lucky to have had David working with us for the past 30 years 🐖
✨MEET THE TEAM ✨
Caitlin joined Kingston Vets in 2019. She spends most of her time organising the farm team, dealing with Tb testing, herd health planning and keeping on top of Gemma's paperwork 📄
A couple of weeks ago vet David had 3 piglets come into the practice for surgery, they were perfect patients and very cute 🐷
It’s a pleasure to look after these little ones from
We always enjoy going to see these lovely Herefords. We hope this little one has a quick recovery ✨
There’s always something new to go wrong in farming…..
Today we had a lovely bull calf born, the first calf sired by Hilfield Worzel. Unfortunately the calf’s mum was over exuberant and bit the calf’s umbilical cord so our friends The Kingston Veterinary Group - Farm were called upon to stitch the wound. Fingers crossed he’ll be on the mend now!
✨MEET THE TEAM✨
Next up is Jenny, Most of our clients will have met her already.
Jenny enjoys all aspects of farm work, specifically Routine fertility, Youngstock & Sheep🐑
✨WE ARE MOVING ✨
Exciting News for our clients
We are happy to announce that we are relocating our Kingston House practice in Long Street, Sherborne, Dorset, to our New Practice at:
Unit 5, Coldharbour Business Park, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 4JW.
The Kingston Veterinary Group has provided care for livestock, equine and small animal patients for a total of 138 years, throughout this time Kingston Vets has been based at Kingston House in Sherborne since its opening in 1886. Due to the high demand of our services and lack of space and car parking we are excited to announce that we are moving to a new premises, only five minutes away, at Coldharbour.
The new site will provide room for growth, improve facilities and working conditions for our staff, allowing us to exceed our clients’ expectations. The new building will have four consultation rooms, a separate dog and cat waiting area in reception, an imaging suite, dental suite, modern theatre, separate kennels and cat ward, isolation units, purpose-built farm animal theatre, a new laboratory, store and dispensaries, alongside better office facilities for our teams.
The new practice is set to open late March/ Early April 2024, we will be keeping everyone posted with regular updates via emails, text messages and social media. We hope that you are all as excited as we are and look forward to you visiting the new premises very soon.
Kingston Veterinary Group is investing in the future, making sure the welfare of patients is at the forefront of their plans.
For more information & updates, contact us on 01935 813288 or follow us on social media or go to our website https://www.kingstonvets.co.uk/
Our small animal practice in Yeovil & equine practice in Buckhorn Weston will run as normal.
✨ MEET THE TEAM ✨
We're back to introduce the second half of our team.
Here we have Iona, who in her short time here is already proving herself to be a great asset to the team 🐄
What do you need to do during the dry period to help prevent mastitis?
One of the most important steps is to develop, implement and regularly review a dry cow strategy with your vet.
Join other farms who have a dry cow strategy, and contact us today to start yours.
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Here are just some of the benefits of developing a good dry period strategy 🐄
Let's talk about udder health. 🐄
A well-managed dry period is critical to the success of the subsequent lactation.
In many cases, bacteria that infect the udder during the dry period do not cause mastitis until early in the next lactation, which can have a major impact on yield and fertility.
A few weeks ago our Vet Clara went out to complete a new client check for 40 laying geese 🪿
Did you know that when on land or in water a group of geese are called a gaggle, but whilst they’re in the air they’re called a skien
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Bluetongue cases have continued to develop over the last few weeks, see the map to see where the control zones are currently located.
As a reminder these are the signs to monitor for:
🐑 In sheep the main signs are: ulcers on the mouth and nose, discharge from eyes or nose and drooling, swelling of the lips, tongue, head, neck and coronary band. Other signs include fever, red skin as a result of blood sampling, lameness, breathing problems, abortion & death
🐄 In cattle the main signs are: lethargy, crusty erosions around nose and muzzle. Redness of mouth, eyes and nose. Reddening of coronary band. Nasal discharge. Reddening and erosions on the teats. Fever. Milk drop. Not eating. Abortion. Some cattle can show no clinical symptoms.
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Have you heard of Q fever?
Q fever is caused by a bacteria called Coxiella burnetii.
It infects goats, sheep and cattle but also humans.
It is very prevalent in UK farms (see the map above) and can cause abortion, retained placentas, metritis, premature births and stillbirths as well as weak offspring.
In humans it can cause flu-like symptoms with a small number of cases needing hospitalisation for hepatitis, and/or pneumonia. However, the majority of people show no symptoms.
If you are concerned about Q fever or would like to know more, speak to one of our vets.
This is the amazing Tigger.🐱
Tigger, the farm cat was due his vaccinations before Christmas so vet Jenny gave Tigger his vaccinations whilst out on farm following a routine fertility visit.
We are super lucky that all of our farm vets also treat small animals regularly, meaning if your working/farm animals need their vaccinations or a check up then we can do this whilst on farm to save you a visit to the practice, just let us know prior to the farm visit.
There is nothing better than seeing a down caesarean up and drinking within 10 minutes post surgery. 🐄
This time last week vets Antonia and Jenny were out on farm performing a tricky caesarean where the cow was lying down, we are pleased to hear that one week on she is doing very well.
Making the decision to do a Caesarean can be tricky but the sooner we act the better the outcome. Please call us if you ever are unsure about making that decision
▪️EDIT- This survey has now closed, Thank you to everyone who has taken part.
🐑SHEEP FARMS 🐑
Follow the link & complete the survey to recieve a free lambing survival kit!
✨Here is what’s included✨
Socks with FootVax logo
Tag shaped keyring with Allflex logo
Travel mug with MSD Animal Health logo
Beanie Hat with EweFirst and MSD logo
Gloves
Flexmark Crayon (one per box)
Flock Health check list for them to work with their Vets on
✨Here’s the link✨
https://animalhealth.getfeedback.com/r/KuISDy7R
TBAS allows FREE tailored advice on TB, we can come out and chat it through or you can use the TBAS phone line 🐄
TB can be very frustrating but there are things that you can do to reduce the risk of TB on you farm, call us to find out more 🐮
We have recently upgraded our in house faecal egg count machine which means:
✨It allows us to do normal FEC with improved accuracy
✨We can now run fluke testing in house
✨Quick results to allow fast, targeted treatment when high burdens are identified
🎄 Please be aware of our Christmas opening hours 🎄
Wishing all our farmers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
🐑Sheep Scab🐑
Sheep Scab is a highly contagious disease caused by the Psoroptes ovis mite. It is spread by sheep-to-sheep contact, at markets or in livestock lorries. Keep an eye out for sheep that are trying to scratch themselves on fences and posts. Look out for yellowish, crusty lesions and make sure you quarantine new animals. If your flock becomes infested, it will have an impact on their welfare, as well as your pocket.
Give us a call if you suspect your flock may have sheep scab. We can arrange the correct treatment and advise you on what to do next
*EARLY CLOSE*
Both Sherborne and Yeovil branches will be closing at 5pm today. In an emergency please call our usual number 01935 813288 and you will go through to our out of hours service
We apologise for any inconvenience.
✨Meet the team✨
Next we have vet Antonia Leech who joined us in 2021, Antonia enjoys all aspects of farm work especially routine work & surgery and has recently taken on pigeon exports. 🕊
For all poultry owners please remain vigilant for signs of avian flu as we come into the winter season and keep up to date with Government restrictions, currently there are no restrictions in the south west area as of yet. 🦆
We ask any clients wanting to bring in their birds for a vet visit to please wait outside before bringing in any birds into the reception area
Find out more information on avian influenza (bird flu) by visiting gov.uk/birdflu
🪱Reminder🪱
Tomorrow is our free fluke testing day, drop in some samples today or tomorrow for quick results
Do you suspect you have fluke on your farm?
Find out for free, on Thursday 23rd November you can drop in a faecal sample to our Sherborne practice and have results the same day! 🐄🐑
| Monday | 08:30 - 18:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:30 - 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:30 - 18:00 |
| Thursday | 08:30 - 18:00 |
| Friday | 08:30 - 18:00 |
| Saturday | 08:30 - 11:30 |
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Here are just some of the benefits of developing a good dry period strategy 🐄 #SustainableFarming #TreatbyTeat #udderlyhealthy
Johne's disease, also known as Paratuberculosis, is a chronic, contagious bacterial disease of the intestinal tract that affects all cattle but is most commonly seen in dairy cattle. It is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium avium subspecies, it causes slow, progressive wasting of the animal and increasingly severe diarrhoea. The organism is resistant to heat, cold, and drying. It can survive for longer than a year in soil and even longer in water. Here's some practical measures for controlling Johne's Disease in your herd. #johnes #diseasecontrol #cattlehealth
Pneumonia can be detrimental to calves at this time of year 🐄 In poorly ventilated houses, pathogens, dust and noxious gasses like ammonium can compromise the calves' airways. Learn more: https://ahdb.org.uk/knowledge-library/improve-beef-housing-for-better-returns Get on top of it as soon as you can, please call to speak to one of our vets to discuss calf health or join our youngstock club to get it at a discounted rate #donthestitatevaccinate #calfpneumonia #AntibioticStewardship #sustainablefarming
This time of year is the perfect time to look at the ventilation in your housing For calves keep in mind the stack effect and making changes to your inlets and outlets can have a huge impact on calf health. 🐮 We can come on farm and assess housing & ventilation and perform smoke bomb tests to see how the air moves in your buildings.🌪 #calfpneumonia #calfvaccination #sustainablefarming #ventillationrelaxationvaccination
WINNER 🥇 of our free Kingston giveaway is Hilfield Herefords please come in at your next convenience to come and collect your prize!! 🐄
Good luck to everyone taking their animals to country shows this year!
Happy Mother's Day to all the Mum's out there!
We wish all of our farmers and their families a very Merry Christmas today! 🎄🎅
If you have sheep, watch this video on how to spot sheep scab in your flock.
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