Datarius Veterinary Clinic

04/01/2025

Now if this little face doesnt make you smile then NOTHING will! The newest little member of the Adelprag Family! Welcome little girl! She doesnt have a name yet but I promise you she is going to change the world! She is adorable! Her mommy is Adelprag Jolanda! Congratulations to Chere and the rest of the Adelprag family! May she be blessed!

01/01/2025

To all the horses and owners that has become a part of our DatariusVet family… thank you! Thank you for your trust! Thank you for your loyal support. Thank you for the challenges. Thank you for the love…the laughter… the tears.. the joy… the adventures. Thank you for making DatariusVet a part of your life. I am so privileged to do what I love so much… to work with horses every day! I wish for every horse and every owner a prosperous and healthy 2025. Happy new Year!

16/12/2024

When we do breeding we tease the mare to see whether she responds to the stallion, but we also monitor the follicular growth. We monitor the size and shape and appearance to predict when the mare will ovulate and when the best time will be to inseminate the mare to maximise our chances of getting a foal. We measure the size of the follicles and look at their appearance… Not all breeds ovulate at the same size, so predicting ovulation becomes a bit of an art. The big black spot is the follicle on the o***y and within the follicle is the egg cell that will be released once the follicle ruptures. This is called ovulation. When ovulation has taken place we only have a window of opportunity within which we can introduce the s***m that is meant to fertilise the egg and product a fetus.

05/12/2024

Kira received her bag of Greengold treats and she LOVES them. We stock the treats in the Vet Shop in Potch if you want to grab a bag!

05/12/2024

23/11/2024

Not all mares show when they are in heat! Some do show but we still need to know the size of the follicle. So re**al ultrasound of the ovaries allows us to see where in her cycle a mare is. The big black blob is a single follicle. Mares have many follicles developing at the same time…. And under the influence of oestrogen one (or sometimes more than one) will grow larger than the others and eventually ovulate to release the egg. Different breeds of horses ovulate at different sizes of the follicle and it is somewhat of an art knowing when she is close to ovulating. Obviously getting the semen in as close to ovulation is ideal… When using fresh or chilled semen or when doing live cover we deposit the semen BEFORE ovulation and the little swimmers survive in there for about 2 days. If the egg is released within those 2 days it is likely that the mare will fall pregnant. If we sonar again after 2 days and we have not had an ovulation, then we introduce semen again and scan again after 2 days. In the case of FROZEN semen AI we need to inseminate within 6 hours AFTER ovulation… so we literally do an ultrasound every 6 hours day and night…
Once we detect that the ovulation as taken place we inseminate the mare once. Frozen semen volumes are minute and they do not survive for very long so we need to introduce them when the egg has already been released. After cover/insemnation we sonar the mare after 14days to see it she has fallen pregnant or not…

21/11/2024

Good morning all
I am going to start our breeding info period with the foal’s birth! Here is a little picture that you can save on your phone or print it and put it in your foaling kit (which we will also discuss) so you have it handy when your baby horse arrives!
It gives you the key points to look out for once your foal is on the ground.

Remember the 1…2…3 rule and do your foal a favour…. Do the e***a!

20/11/2024

Breeding is a process! It takes time and a lot of effort and planning and dedication! It takes 11 months for that foal to be born… and a LOT can go wrong between the mare getting on heat and the foal being born! And after the foal is born just as much can go wrong especially within the first days… expectant mothers read up tirelessly about what to expect when you’re expecting and what to do when baby arrives… but do we do the same for our horse babies?
Whether it was a foal conceived by live cover or a foal that was created using artificial insemination… whether it is a stud bred baby or a little one that was unplanned, they deserve the same chances at life!
Over the next few days I will attempt to provide some information about the breeding process… mare care… birth care and foal care in an attempt to bring awareness and hopefully give our babies a best chance at life! Our little foals are so fragile and my heart breaks when a little one is lost

18/11/2024

Happiness does have a smell !

16/11/2024

The horsey stuff is shaping up a little at the shop… the shop is at our Small Animal Clinic branch in Potch… 77 Chris Hani Ave… Mooirivier Dierekliniek… fly sprays.. Supplements… first aid goodies… AHFS range… we will also be expanding the range as we get a feel for what the owners want and need… we hope to see you there ☘️🐴

10/11/2024

On the 14th of August this girl went home after spending the first three weeks of her life with me in intensive care! She had such an incredible will to live. And my greatest wish for her was that she would one day be able to run and play like normal baby horses…. And… just look !

03/11/2024

This past weekend the Appaloosas had their time to shine!!!!
Congratulations to Oom Piet, Ninette, Wh**ey and the whole team from Joy of Life Appaloosas with a very successful National Champs! Joy Of Life is situated just outside Parys and as you can see they have some pretty amazing Appies!!!

29/10/2024

Baie geluk LimerMc Stud!!!!! Hys regtig baie spesiaal ! 🫶🏼 dankie dat julle DatariusVet deel maak van julle avonture!

15/10/2024

This young lad had a little accident with a fence. His fetlock is quite swollen and he tore a pectoral muscle but luckily he managed not to cut himself on the fence. The ECB hydro spa’s water is below 4degrees and has a combination of salts in it to help reduce inflammation… bring down swelling and speed up healing! This piece of equipment is absolutely amazing and we use it as part of injury treatment and rehabilitation and also as part of maintenance in high level competition horses to make sure their legs stay healthy, strong and less prone to injury!