Hampton Veterinary Group

21/10/2021

IMPORTANT CLIENT MESSAGE

You will all be aware that Hampton Equine Vet Centre has been undergoing changes recently. We have taken the decision to consolidate our services and all work will now be undertaken from Equine Hospital. For all clients within the geographic area of Ashbrook Equine Hospital, we will continue to provide an ambulatory service to clients; however, sadly we will not be able to provide some clients with appropriate and timely veterinary cover for your horses and have requested that these clients seek alternative veterinary provision. Should you need to organise visits or treatments for your horse please contact on 01565723030.

12/04/2021

⚠️ 𝐑𝐚𝐠𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠⚠️

The most commonly discussed poisonous plant is Ragwort. This can be seen from early Spring, throughout the summer.

🔺 Ragwort is a common w**d that is easy to identify due to its bright yellow flowers
🔺 The plant is highly toxic to horses and causes liver failure.
🔺 Clinical signs include lethargic, weight loss, mild colic symptoms, yarning or head pressing.
🔺 Young ragwort plants and those dried in hay are more palatable so removing them early is wise.

The best way to remove the plant is to pull the whole plant and roots up. Make sure you wear gloves as it can also be harmful to humans. You should then place the w**d in a bag (feed bags are ideal) and burn it.

An old farming adage is 'One year's w**ds = 7 year's seeds!'

09/04/2021

RIP Prince Philip

Rest in peace Prince Philip, remembering how much your impact on the equestrian world. Watch the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Prince Philip doing a river crossing in his horse and carriage Driving - Prince Philip, Duke Of Edinburgh

09/04/2021

🌱𝐀𝐓𝐘𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐌𝐘𝐎𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐘🌱

Atypical myopathy is caused by horses eating sycamore seeds which contain toxins.

Clinical signs to look out for:
🌱 Sweating
🌱 Lying down or inability to rise
🌱 Depression
🌱 Stiffness
🌱 Muscle tremors
🌱 Colic like symptoms
🌱 Red/ brown urine

If you are concerned about your horse eating sycamore seedlings you must contact your vet immediately.

If you have sycamore trees near your grazing and they cannot be removed, please fence off a large area around them.

Although atypical myopathy has a high mortality rate, early diagnosis and aggressive treatment can see cases recover.

If you would like more information please call us on 01948 820345

07/04/2021

🏇🏼𝗜𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗯?🏇🏼

Equine conformation refers to the horse’s anatomy and how they are put together.

When referring to conformation, we generally talk about the horse’s form as it relates to function and what characteristics are desirable within a specific equine discipline. Certain conformational traits and body types tend to work best for different disciplines, but there is a wide variation of other attributes that allow a particular body type to be successful.

Assessing limbs, feet, and body and how they interact together when the horse moves, can help you and your vet identify anatomical traits that could end up being performance-affecting. Armed with that knowledge, you can take steps to help keep them sound.

While there is no recipe for dealing with a conformationally challenged equine athlete, much depends on the individual situation, the degree of conformation change, the discipline and rider ability and expectations.

The important thing is that while all equine athletes succeed with attentive management, one with conformational challenges will fare better with a team approach, using the expertise of vets, farriers and physiotherapists.

If you would like to discuss any aspect of your horse and potential conformation problems please do not hesitate to contact our team on 01948 820345

30/03/2021

26/03/2021

A huge congratulations to our sister practice Ashbrook Equine Hospital for winning this prestigious national award based on client reviews!! 🍾👏😁

Many of you will already know some of our amazing colleagues at Ashbrook. As we integrate our fabulous ambulatory teams over the coming weeks and months, we will continue to offer a local, friendly and professional equine vet service across Cheshire and surrounding counties. And our link with Ashbrook means we have the ‘in house’ support of Cheshire’s only RCVS Tier 3 Equine Hospital!

Happy Friday! 😁🐴🐎

We had a very exciting night at the VetHelpDirect awards (online!) this week. We won Best Equine Vet for the second year in a row!
This is purely based on customer reviews so huge thanks go to all of our amazing clients for reviewing us so positively. Thank you for your custom during such a difficult 2020. Hope you're all looking forward to a happy and healthy 2021 season. 🎉🌈🦄

18/03/2021

We are currently experiencing a problem with our phone lines.
Please bear with us as we are trying to get these fixed as soon as possible

15/03/2021

🚨ＢＩＯＳＥＣＵＲＩＴＹ🚨

Here’s a reminder to everyone about some basic practices to help improve biosecurity on your yard.
These principles will help protect your horse, and your yard against potential infectious diseases.

If any yard owners would like to discuss biosecurity or general herd health for your yard, please contact one of our vets who could start you on the route to completing a certification for your Yard Health Scheme in conjunction with Keeping Britain's Horses Healthy.

12/03/2021

🦷𝐄𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐇🦷

There is a recently described condition which is being diagnosed with increasing frequency known as 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗢𝗱𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝘆𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀 (𝗘𝗢𝗧𝗥𝗛).The condition is as yet not fully understood but in many ways it compares with similar conditions seen in both humans and cats.

EOTRH generally affects the front teeth (incisors). It closely correlates with age and is therefore most commonly seen in middle aged to older horses.

The disease causes resorptive (destructive) and/or proliferative (extra tissue formation) changes to the affected teeth, predominately around the roots. It can be very painful.

Symptoms of EOTRH include:
🔹Difficulty eating - particularly biting down on hard feeds such as a carrot
🔹Gum recession/inflammation
🔹Misshapen/discoloured teeth
🔹Plaque accumulation
🔹Loose teeth
🔹Halitosis (bad breath)
🔹Resentment of the bit or the gag during routine dentistry

Diagnosis of the disease can be confirmed on x-ray.

Treatment options for EOTRH are currently quite limited and many cases are unfortunately not diagnosed until an advanced stage. Patients suffering from EOTRH commonly require extraction of the affected teeth. The prognosis following extraction is extremely good and invariably these horses do very well.

12/03/2021

There are in fact more than four seasons ❄️🌸☀️🍂 and we are currently in the 'second winter' 😭