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SAND COLIC WARNING
Beware sand colic now. ANY horse on sand or clay can be affected! Poor grazing & no rain means greedy horses in particular will be ingesting more dirt / sand. Some heavy rain after long dry period also leads to sand colic in some horses. More details below https://www.debenvalleyvet.co.uk/information-summary/sand-colic-and-psyllium/ We sell Psyllium or pelleted Psyllium… Read more
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HOT ADVICE HERE…
We have 2 great articles on here to assist you keep your horse healthy in hot weather https://www.debenvalleyvet.co.uk/information-summary/heat-stroke/ https://www.debenvalleyvet.co.uk/information-summary/hot-weather-managing-your-horse/ Stay safe everyone & if you think your horse has heat stroke please phone us straight way 01728 685 123 Read more
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Annual Worming Programmes 2022 updated March 2022
ANNUAL WORMING PROGRAMMES ARE AVAILABLE (MARCH 2022 prices) EVERYTHING TO WORM YOUR HORSE FOR THE WHOLE YEAR……. ECONOMICAL –FROM ONLY £67.50 TO WORM A 6/700KG HORSE FOR THE YEAR COMPREHENSIVE package – for all types of worms CONVENIENT – one purchase for the whole year’s worming SIMPLE – the calendar tells you which wormer to use… Read more
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TAPEWORM FOUND TO BE CAUSE OF COLIC FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION
The individual colic cases occurred over several years (one in 2014, and three in 2019/2020) at a well-managed Thoroughbred stud farm… Read more
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TAPEWORM FOUND TO BE CAUSE OF COLIC FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION
Annual worming programmes are available & our latest information sheet shows why we should take those worms seriously! https://www.debenvalleyvet.co.uk/information-summary/tapeworm-cause-colic/ Read more
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LATEST EQUINE GRASS SICKNESS SURVELLIANCE NEWSLETTER
How you can be involved with research to help us understand Equine Grass Sickness Latest newsletter with case reports & biobank news A must for anyone concerned about this debilitating disease https://www.debenvalleyvet.co.uk/newsletter-summary Read more
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Updated Information Sheet On Liver Disease
We have updated our information sheet on liver disease which is surprisingly common in horses https://www.debenvalleyvet.co.uk/information-summary/liver-disease/ Read more
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Liver Disease
The liver has many important functions including protein metabolism, toxin neutralisation, producing clotting factors and proteins for the blood and vitamin and mineral metabolism to name but a few… Read more
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Summer Update at Deben Valley Equine
Finally the sun is here… Well so far this year, we have seen lots of sand colic, lame horses and laminitics. Now beware heatstroke and flybite reactions / sweet itch. But we have been able to go out and have some fun too. Arena Eventing at Boyton Hall Covid rules Sadly Covid has not gone… Read more
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SO MANY COLICS THIS WINTER……. BUT WHY?
Short answer is the weather! So much rain and wet conditions have caused really high numbers of sand colic Please read about sand colic and check your horses dung. EVEN IF YOU ARE ON CLAY!!! https://www.debenvalleyvet.co.uk/…/sand-colic-and…/ Heavy rain causes sand to come to the surface (even on clay soils). The sand coats the grass, the… Read more