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27/08/2026

Don’t wait until scanning to find out your tup isn’t fertile. 🐏

Around 10% of tups can have poor fertility, and by scanning time it may be too late to do anything about it.

Take advantage of our September Tup MOT offer - including semen testing performed at the surgery.

£55 per tup - a simple check now could help protect your scanning results later.

📞 Contact us now to get booked in:

Thurso - 01847892387
Wick – 01955602088

11/08/2026

🔵 Bluetongue – important update

We wanted to make you aware that Bluetongue has now been detected in sheep in the south of Scotland.

We are sharing this information not to cause alarm, but to make sure everyone has time to consider their own situation and plan ahead.

There are currently stock availability issues with Bluetongue vaccine, so if you would like us to order vaccine for your stock, please let us know by 6pm on Thursday 13th August. This will allow us to assess requirements and place orders accordingly.

Whether vaccination is appropriate for your flock/herd will depend on a number of factors, including where you are moving animals to and from, planned sales or purchases, and your individual flock circumstances. If you would like to discuss the risks and whether vaccination is appropriate for you, please contact the practice and we can advise you on your specific situation.

The Scottish Government has also updated its guidance, including information on the current situation, vaccination and animal movements:

https://www.gov.scot/publications/bluetongue/

Please get in touch if you have any questions or would like to discuss your options.

Scottish Government advice on what to do if you suspect there is an outbreak of this infectious disease.

04/06/2026

𝗠𝗦𝗗 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟯𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲!

Tackling Abortion in Ewes – Know the Cause, Protect the Future 🐑
Have you had empty ewes or aborted pregnancies this season?
The MSD FlockCheck Scheme offers a valuable opportunity to get to the root of the problem — by testing for the two most common infectious causes:
🦠 Toxoplasmosis and 🦠 Enzootic Abortion (EAE).
🩸Through a simple blood sample from barren or aborted ewes, we can help determine if either of these diseases is affecting your flock.🩸
✅ Eligibility: Open to farmers with 100 or more breeding ewes.

Understanding the cause of abortion now means better prevention and planning for next season.
📞 Contact Donald S McGregor and Partners Ltd today to book your flock in See less

15/05/2026

This cute wee cow teddy was found in the car park on Monday morning in the Thurso Surgery.

We would like to reunite her with her owner, in the meantime surgery dog Todd is keeping her safe 🐄

Please share.

06/05/2026

🚨Attention Sheep Farmers🚨
The recent warm temperatures have resulted in the Caithness and Sutherland areas about to have a Nematodirus hatch.

Nematodirus worms respond to a white wormer. We stock a variety of white wormers. Please contact us to discuss.

See the SCOPS Forecast at https://www.scops.org.uk/forecasts/nematodirus-forecast/ for further information.

07/04/2026

🐑 Now in Stock 🐑

Immucol Lamb Colostrum is now available at both Thurso and Wick branches. Price is £40.30 for a 500g pack, making 20 feeds as a top up or 10 feeds as a full replacement.

Not all colostrum replacements are the same and quality matters. A ewe’s own colostrum is always best, but when that is not possible, Immucol is a reliable alternative.

Please contact us or pop in for advice.