Quiggin Equine Vets

13/11/2026

The many unusual sleeping positions of an office spaniel 😴🐶😴🥰

11/11/2026

💜​Today, on Remembrance Day, we pause to honor all those who have served and sacrificed. As an equine veterinary team, our hearts are especially heavy and full of gratitude today for the remarkable horses who stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the soldiers on the front lines.
​From the cavalry mounts and artillery horses of the World Wars to the pack animals navigating treacherous terrain, millions of horses served with unwavering loyalty, incredible bravery, and quiet resilience. They carried the wounded, supplied the troops, and offered a vital source of comfort and morale amidst the horrors of war.
​Today and every day, we remember not only the human lives lost and altered forever, but also our loyal equine heroes who gave their all. Lest we forget💜

03/11/2026

🦟​We are looking into stock requirements for the Insol Dermatophyton injection.

​What is Insol?
Originally licensed as a fungal/ringworm vaccine, Insol has been widely used off-license in veterinary medicine to help lessen the severity of allergic skin reactions and clinical symptoms in many horses suffering from Sweet Itch (Insect Bite Hypersensitivity).

​Key Points to Note:
​🗓 Timing is Key: The course typically consists of two primary injections given 2 weeks apart in early spring (usually February) before midges become active.
​📦 Limited Availability: Because Insol is imported specifically for designated patients under special import permissions, stock is limited and must be ordered well in advance.
​🩺 Off-License Use: Anna will need to discuss suitability individually for each horse before prescribing.
​👇 Interested?
Please send us a message to our WhatsApp so we can log your interest before finalising our advance order!

31/10/2026

30/10/2026

Welcome to the family Dougie 💞🐶💞

If you find me more distracted than usual in the next few weeks, you know who to blame!!

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28/10/2026

🔥 With Bonfire night looming, preparation is key.
If you feel your horse would benefit from medication to help them through this period then please get in touch.
Other things to help you get ready include:
🐴 Get up to speed with events on in your area so you can prepare for them
🐴 Try to keep horses in their normal routine with their usual companions, familiarity helps to reduce stress
🐴 Risk assess your fields, stables and barns and ensure fencing is secure and remove anything that could cause injury
🐴 Introduce the radio in the barn if you don't already use one before the event, it could help dull the bangs
🐴 Leave stable and barn lights on to help lessen the effect of the flashing of bright light
🐴Familiarise yourself with the yards evacuation and fire protocol
🐴 Try to remain calm and positive for your horse will sense your unease
🐴 If no one is on site during the event consider creating a rota so someone is around
🐴 Ensure stabled horses have a nice deep bed covering the whole floor to prevent any slipping should the horse become startled.
🎆 Report any incidents to the BHS.

08/10/2026

The office manager is making sure the admin tasks are done puuuuurfectly!! 🤣🐾🐱💻

03/10/2026

I thought this was a useful reminder on grazing muzzles.
Plus a hay reminder - it is only grass with the water removed, not the sugars!
It is all quite the minefield for our EMS contingent! 🫣

This is the subject of this week’s email to our subscriber list, and it’s an important distinction.

A grazing muzzle reduces how much grass a horse eats. It does NOT make high-sugar grass low sugar.

Controlling calories is important for weight management, but endocrinopathic laminitis is not simply driven by obesity. Insulin dysregulation is central, and the simple sugars (ESC) + starch in the diet are particularly important.

A muzzle reduces the size and rate of mouthfuls. It does nothing to reduce the carbohydrate concentration of the grass getting through.

So do we like muzzles? Yes and no.

They can be useful for short periods of turnout, particularly on longer, higher-fibre grass, while overall calorie intake is controlled. For some horses, taping the hole to make grazing extremely difficult can allow turnout without significant grass intake.

But where insulin is difficult to control, medication being used or laminitis is active, we prefer to remove the unknown:

Grass-free turnout & measured, analysed hay below 10% ESC + starch & nutrients matched to that forage.

Know HOW MUCH they are eating AND WHAT is in every mouthful.

A grazing muzzle is a management tool. It is not a carbohydrate filter.

What to sign up for our emails - hit the link in our story or DM me and I’ll send you the details.

When this post says A.I. content, it refers to having been built with software that purely cut the horse out!

16/09/2026

🌬 Does your horse suffer with Equine Asthma?

👀 Take a look at this little video about a new more affordable nebuliser now available through Haygain

✅️ Nebulising medications is a great way to manage Asthma in horses and ponies

💶 Includes a 12 month free warranty too

09/09/2026

🚨After such a long time without rain on dry ground the grass is now coming back through and the shoots that appear can be problematic. Though it may still look like there is not a lot in your paddocks the fresh grass coming may not be seen as this is what your horses will be eating. Please be vigilant and monitor time on grazing carefully for it poses risk of of both Colic and Laminitis.