BFP Equine Veterinary Services

19/09/2025

12/03/2025

Day 6 without power after cyclone Alfred. Some sore ponies needing TLC , and cooking weird stuff under torchlight!

19/08/2024

26/02/2024

🌟 Donations needed for our Easter Raffle, Arundel Park Riding for Disabled! 🌟

🐰 We're excited to announce our Easter Raffle at Arundel Park Riding for Disabled, and we need your help to make it a success! 🎉

🥚 We're looking for donations to create Easter hampers that will be part of our raffle. Non-perishable items can be dropped off during office hours, and for perishable items, we kindly ask for drop-offs starting March 24th.

✨ Your support, no matter how big or small, will make a real difference in the lives of those we serve.

📞 For donations or questions, please reach out to us on (07) 5594 0305

Thank you for your generosity and for being part of our community. Let's make this Easter one to remember! 🐣🌷

31/08/2023

Another hugely successful trip to Thursday Island is now complete. Our wonderful team of volunteers treated 150 animals over the course of the week and each time we return we notice the islands animals looking healthier and happier than before.

A big thank you to the team - Drs Rose, Ben, and Hilary and vet nurses Natasha, Nicole and Natasha.

You can help us continue to make a difference to animals and their communities all over the Asia Pacific by making a tax-deductible donation to Vets Beyond Borders today.

https://portal.vetsbeyondborders.org/donate

Thursday Island Animal Support Group Inc
Animal Welfare League Queensland

15/08/2023

Broodmare annual dental care for this customer. 62 mares in 2 weeks. 5 molar extractions. Happy customer Happy horses 💪

19/07/2023

1. Confirmed Hendra Positive
2. Update on Sudden Horse Deaths in Victoria

Dear Member

1. Confirmed Hendra Virus horse death in Newcastle, NSW

On Saturday night (15th July) a veterinarian attended a horse unvaccinated for Hendra virus that was unwell. The clinical signs were injected mucous membranes, pyrexia, inappetence, bilateral nasal discharge, and mild neurological signs. The horse died on Sunday and was confirmed to be PCR positive to Hendra virus on Tuesday evening July 18th. The detection of the virus was confirmed through testing at NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute. This is the first confirmed detection of Hendra virus in NSW since October 2021. The DPI and Local Land Services (LLS) are working with the private veterinarians, Hunter New England Health, and the owners.

EVA advises that owners and any people who interact with horses can reduce the risk of infection from Hendra virus by:
Vaccination of horses, which is the most effective way to help manage Hendra virus disease.
Wearing appropriate personal protection equipment – Suit Up AND PPE for Equine Veterinarian. See links below.
Client paddock horse management - remove feed and water from underneath trees frequented by flying foxes, move horses out of paddocks when trees attractive to flying foxes are flowering.

Signs of infection can be non-specific in the early stages and anyone who is concerned about possible Hendra infection should isolate the horse and seek veterinary advice. Veterinarians should use appropriate PPE and advice clients to avoid contact with their horses until Hendra exclusion results are obtained.

There have now been 67 confirmed outbreak incidences in Australia, including 25 horse deaths in NSW as a result of Hendra virus on 24 properties, since the first case in 2006. There have been no human deaths from Hendra virus in NSW.

Hendra virus infection is notifiable in NSW under the NSW Biosecurity Act 2015, by calling the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888.

Two excellent EVA Videos on PPE for veterinarians are available HERE and the AVA’s Hendra Virus Policy can be found HERE. Further information can be found at the NSW Government and QLD Government sites.

If you have any questions, please email the EVA Executive Officer Jeffrey Wilkinson, who is always happy to assist EVA members.