VT Vets

14/06/2025

19/05/2025

15/05/2025

08/05/2025

🔑Congratulations to our very own Phoebe on purchasing her first home 🪴It’s taken a few months, but she finally let us in for a 👀 around 🥰

03/04/2025

A day of firsts for 2025!

Congratulations to for her first Sports Horse foal of the season by her own Stallion .

This morning we also collected Ginny’s second Stallion for an outside client.

27/03/2025

The answer!

Congratulations Jenny Kew who spotted that the navicular bone was not present.

Non ossification of equine neonatal bones is usually noted in the cuboidal tarsal (hock) and carpal (knee) bones. This case of the non ossification of the navicular bone in a neonatal foal is more rare, thought to be caused by vascular disturbances during foetal growth. There is no known treatment.

21/03/2025

Friday afternoon quiz!

Clinical history: new born foal with severe lameness noted at 48 hours old. No evidence of joint ill (septic joint). Umbilicus scanned within normal limits. Blood work within normal limits. These radiographs confirm the diagnosis.

Add your differential diagnoses and prognosis in the comments below. Answer to follow next week!

19/03/2025

Unilateral nasal discharge (with occasional blood)

An interesting case involving a 19 year old hunter with a known grade IV systolic heart murmur. Head x-rays were inconclusive but endoscopy of the ethmoid turbinates revealed an enlarged mass. This horse was referred to Equine Dental Clinic Ltd in Dorset who carried out further diagnostics, including a head CT scan. This differentiated this circular mass to be a nasal cyst as apposed to an ethmoid hematoma. then performed a standing sinus flap surgery to remove the cyst. Many thanks to the team at the EDC who have provided our client with these beautiful CT images. The prognosis is good.

19/02/2025

💉FEI VACCINE RULES💉

All FEI registered horses now need to have their vaccinations recorded on the FEI HorseApp.

Please ensure your horse is registered on the FEI HorseApp and the previous vaccine is uploaded. This can be done by anyone associated with the horse and needs to be done before you book in for your next vaccine.

FEI HorseApp: https://inside.fei.org/fei/your-role/it-services/mobile-apps/fei-horse-app

Add previous vaccines: https://howto.fei.org/content/20/304/en/how-to-register-a-historical-vaccination-on-the-fei-horseapp.html

For more information, please don’t hesitate to contact our office.

22/01/2025

Calcinosis Circumscripta - these lesions are most commonly seen in the stifle region, but the 3rd and 4th X-ray’s show one in the base of the neck C6-C7. These two lesions have a radiant vascular pattern and a grainy appearance.

21/01/2025

Infected withers which can lead to fistulous withers involves inflammation and infection in the supraspinous bursa, a fluid-filled sac located in the area of the horse’s withers. Often caused by heavy, wet ill fitting rugs or bacteria riddled numnahs. Gravity works against the positioning of the wounds and a drain is often used to help them to heal, as in this case.

18/07/2024