A lot of our clients ask – What is chiropractic? Chiropractic is a highly specific manual diagnostic and therapeutic method that deals with the examination, treatment and prophylaxis of functional limitations of joints of the spine and limbs. In other words…. it helps find out what is wrong with joints, treats them, and helps so
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It is always a sad picture to see a „skin and bone“ horse. Horses can become malnourished because of various reasons – pure neglect, after a long and difficult illness, due to poor teeth quality, parasitism or poor quality food. Prolonged period of malnutrition leads to muscle wastage, general weakness, hypothermia, decreased gut function, wound
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Your horse might receive many injections in his neck during his lifetime. Whether it is a vaccination for the flu and tetanus, or treatment for pain and injuries. If performed correctly, they won’t cause anything more than a little bit of soreness… every now and again though, injection sites can become infected by bacteria that
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This time its a horse with character! The deserving patient is Jacob, a very young, docile cob who was brought as a foal from abroad. We don’t really know how he got himself into mischief, as usually happens in these cases. Owner found him with a cut on his leg. They called the on-call Vet
Read moreCase Study : A 17 year old Standardbred trotter who is retired from racing was found in his paddock with an injury to his knee. The wound was assessed at the stables by Dr Claire, but due to the depth and severity of the wound he was taken to the Vets On Wheels Marsa clinic
Read moreMost mares foal at 330-336 days of gestation. Before foaling Six weeks before please ensure your mare receives a booster vaccination for tetanus and influenza If the mare is due to foal in a different stable than normal, she should be moved to the stable six weeks before foaling. Ideally she should be bedded
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On Tuesdays, Dr Katiucha Galea, Vet Surgeon, and Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist and Naomi Richardson, Certified Veterinary Physiotherpist, will be seeing our most sensitive patients, that are suffering from musculoskeletal pain due to injury or age. Using a combination of Acupuncture, Manual Therapy, Laser and Ultrasound, the aim of these clinicsl is to reduce the
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Thinking of getting the Influenza vaccine this winter? Don’t forget your horse needs vaccinations too! What are horses vaccinated for? All horses, ponies and donkeys over the age of 6 months should be vaccinated for Influenza and Tetanus. How can I check if my horse is vaccinated? All vaccinations are recorded in your horse’s passport.
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Cryptorchids, also known as Rigs are stallions whose testicles do not descend in their scrotum as they mature. It is especially problematic in horses as it results in a low sperm count and decreased fertility, yet the testicles still produce testosterone which result in a stallion-like behaviour as the horse grows older. In the
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