Delaware Farm Vets

Delaware Farm Vets Farm vets providing farm and dairy veterinary services in Somerset, Wiltshire & Dorset

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS SHEEP? Last seen in Castle Cary high street today. If you have any sightings, please call the Castle ...
19/11/2025

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS SHEEP? Last seen in Castle Cary high street today. If you have any sightings, please call the Castle Cary Practice on 01963 350307. If out of hours, please choose the option for FARM.

Last night we had Delaware Vets staff quiz night! It bought together teams from Farm, Cary and Yeovil for a bit of frien...
15/11/2025

Last night we had Delaware Vets staff quiz night! It bought together teams from Farm, Cary and Yeovil for a bit of friendly competition and some burgers.

Congratulations to the Delaware Donkeys for winning and thanks to Beth for being quiz master- even Owain was scratching his head (swipe to see!!!)

Laura and Abi H had a productive morning at one of our dairy farms discussing the Cryptium vaccine with some of the team...
13/11/2025

Laura and Abi H had a productive morning at one of our dairy farms discussing the Cryptium vaccine with some of the team, alongside Monika and Ceri from MSD. They chatted about how the vaccine might fit into the system from transition to colostrum and had a look round their calving facilities and heifer rearing unit.

If you have any questions about calf scour or how Cryptium might fit into your system, give the practice a call to speak to one of our vets 🦠 🐮

🐔🚨 Bird Flu Update – Important for All Poultry Keepers! 🚨🐔From 6th November 2025, a national housing order is in force —...
11/11/2025

🐔🚨 Bird Flu Update – Important for All Poultry Keepers! 🚨🐔
From 6th November 2025, a national housing order is in force — all poultry & captive birds must be housed indoors to help stop the spread of Avian Influenza (bird flu).
To best protect your flock and limit contact from wild bird droppings, make sure to:
✅ Keep feed, water & bedding covered
✅ Disinfect boots when entering your bird’s housing with a DEFRA-approved disinfectant such as Virkon
✅ Limit visitors to your birds
✅ Watch for signs of illness & report this immediately

Please give us a call if you want to discuss with one of our vets how to best protect your flock and the clinical signs of Bird Flu.
These rules apply to everyone — from backyard flocks to commercial farms.

Join us on Friday 5th December for the first of our Calf Club farm walks. The focus this month will be on Common Calf Di...
10/11/2025

Join us on Friday 5th December for the first of our Calf Club farm walks. The focus this month will be on Common Calf Diseases. We will be chatting about scour, navel ill and joint ill, and will be joined by to chat about NoBACZ Navel. It will be a chance to share practical tips to keep your youngstock healthy this winter

Location: at the Castle Cary practice and on farm
Date: Friday 5th December, 11am
Price: free for Calf Club members, £10 for non members
Lunch provided

Contact the office to find out more!

A recent case of Bluetongue (BTV-3) has been confirmed in dairy cattle in our area. While sheep are usually hit hardest,...
06/11/2025

A recent case of Bluetongue (BTV-3) has been confirmed in dairy cattle in our area. While sheep are usually hit hardest, cattle can also show signs and become very sick.

👀 Watch for:

* Drooling, nasal discharge
* Swollen or crusty muzzle/teats
* Redness around hooves
* Drop in milk yield or dullness
* Abortion, foetal deformities and stillbirth

Bluetongue can also cause non-specific signs such as weakness, inappetance and dehydration. It can look similar to photosensitisation and cannot be ruled out without taking a blood sample.

There is no treatment for Bluetongue. The only way to protect your herd is by vaccinating.

🐄 If you spot anything unusual, call your vet or APHA straight away. If you have any questions about vaccination or would like to place an order, contact us on 01963 350307

Does your Selekt pump need a tune up before the New Year? 💦 🐮 Bring it down to the practice on or before 26th November o...
06/11/2025

Does your Selekt pump need a tune up before the New Year? 💦 🐮
Bring it down to the practice on or before 26th November or give it to one of our vets on a visit and we can get it serviced for you for FREE
It’s a great opportunity to make sure your fluid pump is working correctly! There is also the opportunity to ask Selekt any questions about using or maintaining your pump!
If you have any questions, give the practice a call

Last night, we had at the practice to have a talk and tour. Abi spoke to them about cow first aid and what steps to tak...
05/11/2025

Last night, we had at the practice to have a talk and tour. Abi spoke to them about cow first aid and what steps to take before the vet arrives on farm, along with practical tips to deal with bleeds, prolapses, calvings and down cows on farm while waiting for the vet. They also had a practical session with cows in our onsite surgical facility where they went through stomach tubing and basic clinical examination.

Thank you to for sponsoring the event allowing us to provide pizza and put together first aid buckets for some of the young farmers and our client Wyke Farms for providing the cows!

Join us for our 2 day ‘First Aid for Feet’ course on 24th & 25th November sponsored by CEVA. Gain knowledge and practica...
03/10/2025

Join us for our 2 day ‘First Aid for Feet’ course on 24th & 25th November sponsored by CEVA. Gain knowledge and practical skills to help deal with common causes of lameness on farm while also learning about prevention and management of lameness. The two day course includes a day of theory and practise on cadaver feet, followed by a practical day on farm- both with lunch included!

Give the office a call on 01963 350307 or email [email protected] to book your spot

Petra was busy at work today doing an LDA while also teaching our eager final year vet student, Hayley and Erin. At Dela...
02/10/2025

Petra was busy at work today doing an LDA while also teaching our eager final year vet student, Hayley and Erin. At Delaware, we have final year rotations students from Bristol all year round so it’s great for them to see a variety of cases with the team🐮

We had a fantastic time at the Dairy Show yesterday! It was lovely to see so many familiar faces and have a proper catch...
02/10/2025

We had a fantastic time at the Dairy Show yesterday! It was lovely to see so many familiar faces and have a proper catch up over tea, cakes and cheese.

You’ll be pleased to know that Cowpat made it home safely after her first show- weighing a whopping 17.8kg! Well done to Emily who was only 0.05kg off the weight. We look forward to seeing you at our First Aid for Feet course in November 🐮

Have you had heifers grazing this summer? Now is the time to start thinking about doing pre-housing worm egg counts. Usi...
26/09/2025

Have you had heifers grazing this summer?

Now is the time to start thinking about doing pre-housing worm egg counts. Using the Ovacyte machine for worm egg counts pre-housing helps you target treatments precisely- saving money and boosting herd performance 🪱 💩

Bring 5-10 samples to the practice in separate gloves and we can get these run for same day results. Swipe to the last photo to see how not to bring them in!!!

Address

Torbay Road
Castle Cary
BA77DT

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm
Saturday 8:30am - 12:30pm

Telephone

+441963350307

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