🎁 DOOR NUMBER 24 🎁
Up next we thought it would only be appropriate to have Margot the Donkey! She was admitted to Wood Farm for a few day to treat her colic. She came with companion Myrtle, who is actually her daughter!
After a few days of treatment Margot was looking brighter, but still not fully back to her normal self. It was decided for her to go home and see if she improved more at home, which of course she did!
🎁 DOOR NUMBER 23 🎁
Up next we have got Bailey the chocolate Labrador! Bailey decided to be a typical Labrador and have eyes bigger than her belly. She ate a tube, packaging included, of liver paste. We were able to confirm that the tube was in Baileys tummy using our scope, but it was too large and sharp to try and bring back up her oesophagus so Bailey ended up having surgery to remove the object from her stomach. Bailey recovered well, despite also being epileptic. But we suspect she hasn’t been put off the liver paste and would probably eat it whole again!
🎁 DOOR NUMBER 22🎁
Up next is a dairy cow! Unfortunately she obtained a nasty infection in her eye which created an ulcer. The ulcer was not healing despite receiving intensive treatment from the farmer. After a discussion it was decided to remove the affected eye to prevent any more pain and deterioration. She is now coping very well back with the rest of the herd.
🎁 DOOR NUMBER 20🎁
Up next we have got Molly! She belongs to one of our veterinary nurses, Kate. Molly had a condition called kissing spines, this is where the vertebrae in the spine are touching or very close together rather than being evenly spaced apart (See top left photo!) Kate noticed when asking a bit more of Molly under saddle that she wasn’t happy, she was struggling with maintaining canter and the canter transitions. Her confirmation meant that she was predisposed to this condition, by having a short back and longer back legs than front. Molly went to Rossdales and had surgery under standing sedation to remove the summits of her dorsal spinous processes. Usually one or two need to come out, but in Molly’s case four needed removing (See top right photo!) After months of physiotherapy and very careful rehabilitation, Kate is now back on board Molly and they are both much happier!
🎁 DOOR NUMBER 19 🎁
Up next we have got Pablo. He also likes to eat things he shouldn’t, earlier in the year he at a 1kg bag of jelly gummy sweets and ended up with a bloated abdomen. Hannah and Ellis attempted to pass a stomach tube in Pablo, but it wouldn’t pass fully into his tummy, just due to the amount of gummy sweets Pablo had eaten. Pablo was then opened up so his stomach could be manipulated to allow the tube to pass and the gummy bears were able to swim out. It was a guessing game between Hannah, Ellis and nurse Jess as to which colour gummy bear bear was going to come out of the tube next🙈. He was soon able to go home, and his mum now knows not to leave the sweets unattended!
Who can anyone guess what breed Pablo is?
🎁 DOOR NUMBER 18 🎁
Up next is Annoushka, also known as Nooshi! She came in earlier in the year for a dental scale and polish due to some plaque build up on her teeth, which was recommended when she had her annual booster. Once Nooshi was under her anaesthetic and Jade started scaling and assessing her teeth it became obvious she had a “slab fracture” on one of her upper carnassials. In her case you can see the tooth was split in half from front to back! The decision was made to extract the tooth to make her more comfortable and prevent an infection. She recovered well from her procedure and now has nice pearly white teeth again 🦷 ✅
🎁 DOOR NUMBER 17 🎁
Up next we have got Charlie the terrier! Charlie unfortunately broke his leg after trying to jump in the tractor and slipped! He had surgery with Alice, who plated his fracture back together. After a few weeks of strict rest, which he struggled with. Charlie is now back running round the farm again as if nothing has happened!
🎁 DOOR NUMBER 16🎁
Up next we have Bailey the Golden Retriever. Bailey had an unfortunate incident with a car. Thankfully, Bailey just had a joint infection, that required some care and attention. But we are pleased to say Bailey is now doing well!
🎁 DOOR NUMBER 15 🎁
Behind door number 15 we have got a flock of Valais Blacknose Sheep. Hannah went earlier in the year to scan the sheep to see if they were in lamb. Luckily all the ewes Hannah scanned were in lamb and it was lovely to see the photos of the lambs growing up once they had been born.
🎁 DOOR NUMBER 14🎁
Behind door number 14 we have got Jumbo the PRE Fusion Foal! Jumbo is one of this year’s foal who was born successfully via artificial insemination. Jumbo’s mum Jet boarded at Wood Farm Vets for a short while until she was ready to be inseminated by Hannah! She then went home and was scanned in foal a few weeks later.
🎁 DOOR NUMBER 13 🎁
Up next we have Fonzi and Buzz! Fonzi ( multicoloured collar) was brought in out of hours one weekend as he wasn’t feeling well, his owners thought he had a bit of a chill however he turned out to have a nasty virus called parvo virus. As this is highly contagious the next day all other dogs in the household were tested and unfortunately his brother Buzz (light blue collar) was positive.
This was a huge surprised to there owners as they had both had their full puppy course of vaccinations and were up to date.
Since they were vaccinated there body already had some protection to help fight and with supportive care here they have both made a full recovery from this deadly virus and are now back to being playful puppies.
🎁 DOOR NUMBER 12 🎁
Behind door number 12 we have got Stan the Golden Retriever! Stan needed surgery a couple of months ago after he decided to swallow his treat a little bit too soon and it caused an obstruction in his intestines! Jade successfully removed the treat from him intestines and after a few days of keeping our fingers crossed, Stan went home and continued to recover well
🎁 DOOR NUMBER 11 🎁
Behind door number 11 we have got Nora the Dogue De Bordeaux puppy. Nora the naughty puppy ate her mums finger splint! We x-rayed and used our scope to work out the piece of plastic splint was still in Nora’s tummy. Using the grabbers we were able to retrieve the splint from her tummy without causing any damage. Nora’s mum had to have a new finger splint moulded as her original one was not salvageable. Here she is looking like butter wouldn’t melt with her Cane Corso buddy.
🎁 DOOR NUMBER 10 🎁
Behind door number 10 we have this little colt who got himself into a little bit of bother! Leila and Kate were phoned to help assist the fire brigade in getting him out of the ditch he got himself wedged in. After some heavy sedation to allow him to be lifted out safely for everyone involved and some intravenous fluids, it wasn’t long before he was turned back out in his field again!
🎁 DOOR NUMBER 9 🎁
Behind door number 9 we have Connie the Pygmy goat! Connie’s owner found her one morning with a broken hind leg. Her fracture was classed as an open fracture (where the fractured bone comes through the skin) so options for her were limited. Connie’s owner opted for amputation of Connie’s broken leg, keeping his fingers crossed she made it through surgery and adapted to being on 3 legs well! Needless to say Connie made it through the surgery and was up and walking round very quickly afterwards! Being a typical goat, and into everything, she needed the cone of shame to prevent her from pulling out her stitches. She is coping on 3 legs absolutely fine 🐐
🎁 DOOR NUMBER 8🎁
Behind door number 8 we have the million dollar pony! Coral has two eye conditions (meibomiantits and immune mediated keratitis) which unfortunately lead to her requiring her right eye to be removed earlier this year by Hannah and Jess. Coral also has many other conditions which keep her owners busy, including, shoulder dysplasia, severe breathing issues and cushings. This being said she still leads a very happy little life with her son, Herbert (pictured) and big brother Bloggs.
Lucky for Coral her owner is one of our nurses, Laura!
🎁 DOOR NUMBER 7 🎁
Behind door number 7 we have got Grub, Cuthbert and Dibble the alpacas. These 3 boys were disagreeing and falling out with each other. Jade went to castrate them to see if that helped to sort their hormones out. Thankfully it worked and they now get along as they always used too!
🎁 DOOR NUMBER 6 🎁
Behind door number 6 we have Winnie the pug cross terrier! Winnie came to us with a very sore leg that we suspected was broken, after a couple of days in a bandage to support her leg an infection had set into the bone and was spreading up her leg. To stop the infection spreading further we unfortunately had to amputate her leg. Winnie is now doing very well and doesn’t seem fo mind life on 3 legs!
🎁 DOOR NUMBER 5🎁
Behind door number 5 we have Ada May the Shetland foal. After foaling successfully, her post foaling bloods discovered failure of passive transfer. This means Ada May did not receive the immunity she required from her mums colostrum. To fix this Alice and Georgie gave her a plasma transfusion, which delivers the missing immunity. Thankfully, she just required the one transfusion and she’s now growing well.
🎁 DOOR NUMBER 4 🎁
Behind door number 4 we have Carter the Newfoundland. Carter needed emergency surgery for a condition called Gastric Dilation and Volvulus (GDV). His stomach had bloated and twisted 180 degrees, which if not treated immediately is fatal. This condition is usually seen in large and deep chested dogs, so thankfully Carter’s owner knew the signs and symptoms and brought him in straight away. Surgery with Steph, who is seen with him in the top right photo, was successful. But also with a lot of helping hands due to his size. After a couple of days at the practice he was discharged and continued to do well at home.
