Avondale Vet Group - Equine

14/09/2025

19/05/2025

⭐️⭐️ EMERGENCY LINE NOW WORKING ⭐️⭐️

The phone line is now back up and running as normal 🐴

19/05/2025

❌️❌️❌️OUR EMERGENCY PHONE LINE IS DOWN ❌️❌️❌️

If you have an emergency during this time, please contact the office using the normal line for general enquiries (option 3)

We hope to have this resolved ASAP and will of course keep you all informed.

Avondale Equine 🐎

08/05/2025

🐴🦠Strangles Awareness Week 🦠🐴

Testing, treatment and prevention

Testing

-Blood - this tells us if the horse has generated an immune response against the disease. A positive result does not mean the horse has strangles, but does mean it has been exposed, so a guttural pouch wash is then recommended to determine if the infection is current.
-Nasopharyngeal swabs
-Guttural pouch wash - looks for DNA of bacteria within the guttural pouch of the horse.

Treatment

-Supportive, depending on individual horse
-Lancing of abscess
-Antibiotics are generally not used as they can slow resolution of the disease, but can be used in some cases

Prevention

-Avoid sharing tack/brushes/rugs etc
-When at shows/away from yard don't allow your horse to touch other horses
-Isolation protocol with moving horses
-Good biosecurity and hygiene standards

Vaccination

Please call Avondale equine if you would like a chat about strangles or the new vaccine.

07/05/2025

🐴🦠Strangles Awareness Week 🦠🐴

What to do if you suspect

-Contact your vet
-Supportive treatment and care
-Take your horses temperature twice a day
-Yard traffic light system
-Boot dips and only dealing with your own horse

06/05/2025

🐴🦠Strangles Awareness Week 🦠🐴

What is strangles?

Strangles is a bacterial disease causing infection of the lymph nodes around the head.

The problem
-Highly contagious
-Caused by the bacteria Streptococcus equi
subsp. equi
-Can affect any age, s*x or breed
-Horse can show no symptoms and still spread the disease.

How is strangles spread?

Strangles can be spread from horse to horse by direct contact or can be spread indirectly through things such as brushes, rugs, clothing etc.

Clinical signs (not all are always present)

-Fever ie a high temperature (above 38.5 degrees celsius)
-Abcessation of the lymph nodes / swelling under the jaw
-Thick nasal discharge
-Coughing
-Depression

05/05/2025

🐴🦠Strangles Awareness Week 🦠🐴

This week is strangles awareness week. Use the QR code to complete the 3 minute survey to have a chance to win!

18/03/2025