Meadows Farm Vets Ltd

28/05/2026

Heatwaves mean early starts
Less stress for cattle and people

11/05/2026

Lovely new bull calf safely delivered at Lizzie's Farm (he was upside down and too big to deliver normally)

10/05/2026

🐐🐐🐐goat disbudding
Must be carried out in the first week of life using pain relief. The horn buds are removed to limit injuries and reduce the chances of getting stuck in fencing.

04/05/2026

💨💨💨 bloat - always an emergency 🚨🚨🚨 severe abdominal swelling, typically on the left hand side.
Failure to burp leads to excessive gas trapped in the rumen, which must be released to prevent death.
Once deflated, there’s time to investigate and treat the cause (diet / obstruction / position / reduced motility / other)

03/05/2026

🪡🪡🪡whilst it might be the end of the caesarean for us, it’s just the beginning for the new calf or lamb, and they can’t wait to get started!
It’s vital for all newborns to have plenty of colostrum: the thick yellow first milk, rich in immunoglobulins and nutrients 🍼🍼🍼

02/05/2026

🐮🐮🐮Umbilical swellings: abscess or hernia?

Small hernias are more likely to trap intestines causing complications, but are easier to fix with simple surgery.

Big hernias allow free movement of the guts but surgical repair is risky.

01/05/2026

🐷🐷🐷pig pedicures
(Sedation advised 😴😴😴😴)

15/04/2026

🐑🐑🐑🐑Over 40 farmers attended our latest meeting: Sheep: What Wormer and When. provided a super spread of food and Paul Uglow from gave a very entertaining presentation. Lots of questions afterwards and plenty of people signed up to Animal Health and Welfare Pathway to claim £574 for anthelmintic testing (access a further £658 at the follow-up within 10 months)

If you missed the meeting and want to review your flock worming programme for 2026, call the office to speak to one of the vets 🪱🪱🪱🪱

Farmers with 21+ sheep can sign up to claim funding from the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway: test 10 faecal samples. Don’t miss out! 💰💰💰

08/04/2026

🐑🐑🐑farmer meeting Monday 13th April 7-7.30pm

Discussing wormers and fluke infestations in sheep. What Wormer to use and When.

Kindly sponsored by Norbrook, refreshments provided

🚨🚨phone the office now to reserve your place🚨🚨

02/04/2026