Swanspool Equine Veterinary Clinic

31/10/2025

Happy Halloween from the Swanspool Team and our Pumpkins 🎃

29/10/2025

🎆🔥Bonfire Night🎆🔥
Firework displays are just around the corner so for useful tips and tricks for those horses that are sensitive to the loud bangs click on the link below.
If your horse needs any sedation please give us a call on 01933222145 option 2

💬If any one has any suggestions that helps their horses during this tricky time of year please comment below 👇

Firework season can be a difficult time for horses and owners. If you're worried about your horse's reaction and welfare, you're not alone. 69% of horse owners are concerned about their horse's welfare due to fireworks*.

28/10/2025

During November we will be running a HUGE offer on gastroscopes, through out the month gastroscope's will cost £250 (including sedation) + call out.
If you've noticed any of the signs in your horses behaviour please give the office a call and we will get you booked in.

28/10/2025

We have a client looking to share a bottle of Heptavac P. SOLD

25/10/2025

⏰ The clocks go back tonight and darkness cometh!!

Yes! It's that magical time of year when the clocks go back an hour and we all pretend we’re getting an extra hour’s sleep…

Reality check: We’re just swapping sunrise for headtorch o’clock. 🔦

See you in daylight again sometime around… March? 😂🐴

25/10/2025

Very sadly we have received reports that a number of swans on The Embankment in Wellingborough have died from Avian Influenza ( bird flu).
Unfortunately there is a risk of infection of bird flu to people.
If you see a dead or sick swan , duck or goose, please do not handle it.
Please report any dead birds to the DEFRA HELPLINE : 03459 335577
Or online at www.gov.uk search report dead wild bird.
For sick birds please report to DEFRA Rural Services on 03000 200 301.
Unfortunately, because of the public health risk the staff of Swanspool Veterinary Clinic have been advised not to handle sick wild birds, please do not bring them to the practice, and inform DEFRA as above.
Thank you.

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23/10/2025

We are looking breach a bottle of Bultavo.
We already have a “home” for 26 doses so still have 24 spare. If you have a 🐐 🦙 🐄 🐑 that you would like to vaccinate against blue tongue then please contact the office to be added to the list.

18/10/2025

17/10/2025

🌟 RCVS Practice Standards Scheme 🌟

In June our practice was put through a very rigorous inspection by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Practice Standards Team. This is a voluntary scheme regulated by the RCVS. Inspections are done on a regular basis to ensure very high standards are maintained in a practice with the purpose of promoting and maintaining the highest standards of veterinary care.

To be able to achieve compliance, it takes a lot of hard work from the team and we must meet very stringent standards in areas such as staff qualifications and training, health and safety, hygiene, equipment, operating procedures and treatment protocols, premises etc.

We are very proud to inform you that we have yet again achieved full compliance for equine, farm and small animal.

09/10/2025

We will be looking to breach a bottle of Bultavo at the end of the month. So if you keep a 🐐 🦙 🐑 or 🐄 and would like to be added to the list then please give the office a ring to get covered for Blue tongue.

08/10/2025

Did you know that horses become infected with tapeworm through tiny mites that live in the soil and spread infection?👀

This new research uncovers new details through closely monitoring horses, pastures and the mites in UK yards, and this information isn't something you want to miss...

The EquiSal team and Royal Veterinary College monitored horses, pastures and the mites in UK yards to look at tapeworm infection across throughout the year, and here are the findings⬇️

• The tiny mites were found to be present all year in pastures, and tapeworm infected mites were found most frequently between March and September. This means that this period of time is when horses are at a higher risk of infection.

• On yards where paddock management procedures, such as poo picking, were not performed, EquiSal® Tapeworm testing found that horses were infected year-round. This shows how important it is to remove dung to help break the tapeworm life cycle to reduce the risk of re-infection after worming.

What does this information mean for me?🌾
While autumn testing (towards the end of the grazing season) is important, spring testing should also be carried out to decide on treatment. Targeting treatment in spring avoids infected horses contaminating paddocks with tapeworm eggs when mites are most active.

Want to read the full paper? Head to the comments for the link to the paper which can be read Open Access🍂


Note: Tapeworm live at the junction of the small and large intestines and is known to be associated with colic—a serious and potentially life-threatening condition. Oribatid mites are a group of microscopic creatures that live in soil and on pasture that act as intermediate hosts of tapeworm – meaning that these mites are needed for the parasite to complete its life cycle. The study looked at the presence of oribatid mites on paddocks, including mites that were infected with tapeworm by detecting their DNA in the mites.

02/10/2025

This year we have seen a bumper crop of acorns leading to an increase in acorn poisoning across horses and farm animals. Follow the link below for more information on the signs you should be looking out for.

Acorns, leaves and branches from oak trees pose a risk of poisoning to horses. Read our guide to minimising the risk of acorn poisoning in horses.