Keep up to date with all our latest news, articles and case studies from the veterinary world around Hawke’s Bay, Dannevirke, and the Wairarapa.
Over the past 12 months Dave Kruger and the equine team have been working with the dedicated owner of a 15 year old standardbred mare with Sarcoids. In late 2020 a 15 year old Standardbred mare presented with a large skin mass just under her right eye. Numerous smaller wart like lesions were present in…
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Dave Kruger, Vet Services Napier “Boy” is an eight year old pony who was presented for a routine dental examination/float. During the examination Dave Kruger found his central upper left incisor (tooth number 201 – modified Triadan system) was notably discoloured with some gingival (gum) loss at the tooth margin. A small draining tract was…
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Nicolette Adamson, Vet Services Waipukurau The breeding season has brought our team at VS Equine plenty of challenging cases this year, with the weather playing havoc with mares in the region, who would rather it stay one temperature for them to cycle predictably! We have however had many great successes, and mares diagnosed with infections…
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Vet Services Annual Horse of The Year sale is coming to you online! With the 2022 Horse of The Year cancelled we have decided to run bring our annual HOY specials online. Similar to last years sale event we will have a range of your favourite equine products on special with bonus gifts and…
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VS Equine will be on-site all week at Horse of The Year offering a comprehensive range of veterinary services including; 24/7 emergency care, pre-purchase examinations, x-rays, performance and lameness investigation and professional advice on all things equine.
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Our popular Gastroscope Clinic Days are back! Gastroscopy can be very useful in differentiating between gut pain and true behavioural issues – for those cases that are not obviously clear cut. Throughout the month of April we will be offering gastroscopy appointments at the special rate of $250. Waipukurau Tuesday 5th April Hastings Thursday 7th…
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Hot of the press!! Vet Services are very excited to have just purchased a gastro-scope! We are looking forward to now being able to offer this service on a day to day basis A few things have changed since we last spoke – keep reading to find out what the up to date research is…
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As many of you know, the foot is a common source of lameness; up to 90% of lameness can be located within the foot. The heel region of the foot can be blamed for up to 1/3 of chronic (long-term) lameness. This makes sense, as the hoof is the part of the body that receives…
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Vet Services Wairarapa had a really cool case about a gorgeous wee donkey called Errol last year. Errol caused his mum a lot of stress and heartache, but the story has a good outcome! Errol was born then didn’t suckle properly for his first 12 hours. We first examined him because he was dull and…
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