Sycamore Lodge Equine Hospital

25/03/2023

Join us for our upcoming EquiTrace/HISA Webinars with EquiTrace Founder and Chief Product Officer Dr. Kevin Corley. The webinars will introduce you to EquiTrace and demonstrate how the revolutionary mobile app can help you with the new compliance regulations for the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority - HISA rules which start from March 27th.

Register here for webinars taking place from Monday https://lnkd.in/exQ6zpvu

15/10/2022

Opportunities exist for the training of our future equine vets at Sycamore Lodge Equine Hospital.

Internship in Equine Medicine and Surgery Applications are currently being accepted for veterinarians interested in an 18 month BEVA recognised internship in equine medicine, surgery and diagnostic imaging at the Sycamore Lodge Equine Hospital. Commencement dates are January and February 2023.

11/09/2022

35 years after his first win in the Moyglare Stud Stakes, Tahiyra gives Dermot Weld his second.

And it was a bit special!

06/09/2022

Applications now being accepted for the 2023 Irish National Stud Thoroughbred Breeding Course 🐎👨‍🎓👩‍🎓🐎 🇮🇪

For more information visit:
https://irishnationalstud.ie/thoroughbred-breeding-management/

17/03/2022

In a 2020 study, Bio-Thermo microchips were extremely accurate when placed in the pectoral muscles (when compared to core body temperature) - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7761216/

Could this be a place to put these amazing tools in horses that are already chipped, when faced with disease outbreaks such as the current EHV-1 outbreaks?

15/03/2022

26/02/2022

17/02/2022

Sycamore Lodge joins forces with NEH

We are delighted to welcome Sycamore Lodge Equine Hospital, a long established and successful practice on the Curragh, the heart of the Irish Racing and Breeding industry to the NEH family. Sycamore Lodge joins our existing associated practices Berkshire Equine and NEH Chantilly in an exciting phase in the growth of NEH. We look forward to working with our new colleagues at Sycamore Lodge.

16/02/2022

Excited to announce our new association with Newmarket Equine Hospital.

New Website, New Newsletter and New Associated Practices. Catch up on our news and have a look around our new website here https://www.newmarketequinehospital.com/events-articles/news

19/01/2022

In recent weeks we have seen an increase in tapeworm related illnesses in our patients. Regular testing and treatment can help prevent issues. Below we have explained more about tapeworm-

What exactly are Tapeworms?

There are three species of tapeworm that can affect horses- Anoplocephala perfoliata, Anoplocephala magna and Anoplocephala mamillana. Anoplocephala perfoliata is by far the most common type of tapeworm to affect horses in the UK. These worms don’t look how you would expect them to- they are cream in colour and made up of egg containing segments. They can reach up to 20cm in length.
These little trouble makers suction to the horse’s gut wall in the small intestine as well as at the ileocaecal junction (where the small and large intestines meet). They survive here by eating the food the horse has ingested. This can lead to weight loss, diarrhoea and different types of colic including impactions, intussusception and occasionally fatal gut rupture.

How did my horse get Tapeworm?

Tapeworm relies on what is called an intermediate host in order to spread. The name of this host is the tiny Oribatid mite which lives in grassland and in forage like hay and straw. The horse ingests tapeworm while grazing or eating forage. The tapeworm eggs take months to mature into adult worms inside the horse once ingested.

How can I prevent Tapeworm related issues?

Traditionally horses have been wormed for tapeworm in Spring and Autumn. Due to resistance problems we now do not recommend preventative treatment but recommend regular testing instead.
Occasionally tapeworm eggs can be spotted on a routine faecal worm egg count however this is not a reliable test to identify tapeworm. Saliva Tapeworm tests (Equisal tests) are simple to use and accurate. They involve using a special swab to collect the horse’s saliva, which the owner can do themselves at home without the need for a vet visit. Using Equisal tests in combination with faecal worm egg counts are useful and allow us to advise you on the best treatment strategy.
We recommend performing a faecal worm egg count test every 3-4 months but an Equisal test should be performed every 6 months due the six month life cycle of the tapeworm. If you are unable to perform the Equisal test yourself for whatever reason, a blood test can also be performed by your vet to identify a tapeworm burden.

What if my horse is found to have a Tapeworm burden?

There are two drugs licenced for treatment of tapeworm- Pyrantel and Praziquantel.
A double dose of Pyrantel is necessary to treat for tapeworm. Pyrantel (Embotape or Strongoid P) also has some action against redworm, ascarid and pinworm. Praziquantel is a more targeted tapeworm treatment. It is available on its own from Cambridge Equine Hospital or in combination with ivermectin (Equimax) or moxidectin (Equest Pramox). Moxidectin treats for encysted worms so it makes sense to combine tapeworm treatment with treatment for encysted worms between December and February.
Equisal tests can be used two months post treatment to ensure treatment was effective.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us at Cambridge Equine Hospital for advice relating to Tapeworm testing and treatment.

19/01/2022

Cyathostomins (small redworms) are one of the most common and harmful parasitic worms that live in horses and the time to identify and treat the larval stages…

09/11/2021

🔍RAPID IDENTIFICATION
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📍GPS LOCATION
🌡NON- INVASIVE TEMPERATURE MEASURING

30/09/2021

Equine Disease Communication Center longtime supporter Merck Animal Health has partnered with EquiTrace Ltd., creators of the EquiTrace® smartphone app, to streamline health record keeping for microchipped horses through rapid identification of temperature fluctuations. This provides trends over...

08/09/2021

EquiTrace App Supports Real-Time Temperature Monitoring, Location Identification and Secure Data-Sharing Among Horse Care Team Members MADISON, N.J., September 8, 2021 – Merck Animal Health, known as MSD Animal Health outside the United Stated and Canada, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilwort...

28/07/2021

Trainer Jessica Harrington loses a race as it emerges that the winner of the two-year-old fillies' maiden was in fact a three-year-old

19/07/2021

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02/06/2021

Dr Kevin Corley DACVIM DACVECC discusses the safe handling of medication in competition horses, avoiding accidental positive drug tests