VS Equine

13/11/2024

🔔 Please Remember 🔔

All Restricted Veterinary Medicines (RVM) and refills must be authorised/prescribed by a veterinarian before collection.

Please call our staff to place a request for pick up at least 24 hours before you need them. This will allow us time to get authorisation from your veterinarian and to get the items ready.

Hastings: 06 876 7001
Napier: 06 843 5308
Waipukurau: 858 9060

Note: The veterinarian reserves the right to deny the purchase of medications. Patients getting repeat medications are legally required to be seen for a veterinary consultation every 6 months.

16/10/2024

💥 Spaces are filling up fast for our Dental Promo across all clinics 💥

The package includes upto $115 of savings 🐴

Get in touch with your nearest Vet Services clinic to secure a spot for your horse 🐴

08/10/2024

This week, we celebrate our incredible team of Vet Technicians 🐴

Their hard work, expertise, and dedication to ensure our equine clients receive the best treatment and care never goes unnoticed!

Thank you for everything you do 🐴🩵

23/09/2024

🐴 Book a routine dental with us 🐴
For the month of October we will be offering 10% off routine dentals as well as free selenium blood test and faecal egg count with every dental appointment.

Call your nearest Vet Services Clinic to book your horse in 🐴

09/09/2024

With all the young calves and lambs running around enjoying the spring weather, it is a timely reminder to ensure you have your lamb and calf meal stored safely so that horses, pigs, alpaca and dogs can’t access it.

While these feeds are fantastic for rapidly growing young calves and lambs, the products can pose a very serious danger to dogs, horses, alpaca and pigs. Many calf and lamb feeds contain coccidiostat medications known as ionophores, such as monensin (Rumensin) or lasalocid (Bovatec). Cattle and other ruminants are able to digest and process these ingredients safely, but monogastric species cannot.

Dogs are not quite as susceptible as horses, where even tiny doses can have devastating consequences. However, there can also be a cumulative effect, where if there are repeated small exposures over time, this can eventually lead to toxicity. Certainly it is not worth taking the risk of finding out what amount might cause a toxic effect and it is simply best to avoid all exposure!

As is often the case, prevention is better than cure. Animals living in rural environments such as farms and lifestyle blocks are at particular risk. Have a careful look to see if you have any products containing ionophores on your property. If you do, make sure to always store them away safely and when feeding your livestock ensure that your dogs, horses and pigs cannot access to them either. If you have a susceptible animal get into a product containing ionophores, it is definitely an emergency situation and you should contact your veterinarian as soon as possible.

06/09/2024

A warm reminder that our on-call vet team is available after hours to provide dedicated and skilled support for your horse.

Our team is committed to providing the best care, and we kindly ask that you treat both our after-hours reception team and our on-call vet with respect.

We greatly appreciate you co-operation and understanding 🐴

16/08/2024

Sujeeth looking sharp in his VS Equine cap at the track 🐎

07/08/2024

As we get closer to the event season, Valerius is all set to shine with Digestive RP 💥

Whether it’s busy weekends or long travels, Digestive RP keeps him in peak condition and ready for action 💪🚀

And with Stress Paste on hand, he stays relaxed and focused no matter how hectic the schedule gets 💥

Here’s to another successful season ahead for Valerius

VS Equine are proud stockists of the Poseidon Range

Poseidon Equine

01/08/2024

We had a great night last night at our Hastings Seminar.

Well done to Sharon the winner of our exciting new equine package 🐴

Thanks everyone for coming along 😊

25/07/2024

Tomorrow is the last day to RSVP to our winter seminar in Hastings. Spaces are filling fast.

We look forward to seeing you all there 🐴

The last of our winter seminars will be held in Hastings at the Cornwall Park Pavillion on Wednesday 31st July 🐴

Please RSVP by Friday 26 July 06) 876 7001 or [email protected]

We look forward to seeing you there 😊

19/07/2024

VS Equine is proud to announce we now stock the Poseidon Range.

Digestive EQ and Digestive RP are quality gut supplements, recommended and trusted by vets (Dave Kruger uses RP for his own horses)

Please call or pop into your nearest clinic to learn more 🐴

17/07/2024

The last of our winter seminars will be held in Hastings at the Cornwall Park Pavillion on Wednesday 31st July 🐴

Please RSVP by Friday 26 July 06) 876 7001 or [email protected]

We look forward to seeing you there 😊

11/07/2024

Our second winter equine seminar is being held with our fabulous Dannevirke Team.

Please RSVP 06) 374 7021 or email [email protected]

We look forward to having you join 🐴

07/07/2024

The first of our Equine Seminars is held in our Waipuk Clinic Wednesday 17th July. Doors open 6pm.

Please RSVP to Waipuk Clinic 06) 858 9060 or via email [email protected]

We look forward to seeing you all 🐴

More info on our seminars in Dannevirke & Hastings Clinics to come

26/06/2024

Mark your calendars for our annual winter seminars 🐴

27/05/2024

Todd came to our equine facility at the Showgrounds today for his annual check up, dental and weigh.

Regular check ups are important to ensure your horse is healthy, fit and happy.

The winter months are a good time for general health check ups.

Call your nearest clinic to book in 🦄

23/05/2024

HOY throwback 🦄

A great photo of one of our clients in the 1.30m 🔆

17/04/2024

Congratulations to everyone who rode in the NHB Horse Trial last weekend! 🐴

Nic Sutherland captured this snap during the set up - we love seeing the jump out in the community!