Author Topic: Had to be Done (Read 3356 times)

sabrina · « **on:** February 26, 2013, 09:13:46 pm »

Booster injections and worming done over the last two days. Ponies gave me a look this morning as if to say, here she comes, what now. After breakfast out they went, still frosty mornings but sunny during the day so I have taken off their rugs. They acted like little TB coming out of a starting gate. Racing each other as fast as their little legs could go. I laughed till I had tears in my eyes. Crazy bunch but cheered me up no end.

Rosemary · « **Reply #1 on:** February 27, 2013, 08:41:35 am »

Ours had their's done a couple of weeks ago - tetanus and teeth

- worm tests next month.

They've been so enjoying the sunshine - regular mad behaviour, usually started by Bug, the Shetland, but even Sheba, who's 28, gets going

Always makes me smile

Rosieb · « **Reply #2 on:** February 27, 2013, 05:27:59 pm »

Rugs have been off today - I don't rug many but for those mainly seniors who wear them they've been off and it's been fab!
We got up to 15oC today - I'm just praying this isn't summer

Injections next week and everyones up to date with everything - another job (and expense) to tick of the list!
We've been out on long hacks everyday too which has been just amazing, it all makes you feel so much better - winter blues are well and truly over

SheepCrazy! · « **Reply #3 on:** February 28, 2013, 11:41:55 am »

Hi Rosie B can you recommend a dentist in the area as the one I used doesn't travel to this area anymore ( I've only got one horse) I'm in New Galloway, I think I read your in Dumfries? Any help locating one would be great thanks.

sabrina · « **Reply #4 on:** February 28, 2013, 02:02:57 pm »

Try David Brown who is an Equine Dental Technician 07971234365. he covers Scotland and I found him very good indeed. He has a web site if you google him.

Rosieb · « **Reply #5 on:** March 01, 2013, 07:03:25 pm »

Hi Sheep Crazy

it's my vet that does any dentistry work, to be honest I've never used an equine dentist I've always been lucky enough to have a vet qualified to do it, sorry not very helpful

SheepCrazy! · « **Reply #6 on:** March 03, 2013, 12:07:23 pm »

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Thanks guys thats great, Your lucky RosieB my vets not keen on doing Abbies teeth (think hes scared of horses) even though she gentle!

sabrina · « **Reply #7 on:** March 03, 2013, 03:05:49 pm »

My vet always wanted to sedate first when there was no need. I don't think vets have enough experience with tooth problems in equines or maybe that is just my experience.

Rosieb · « **Reply #8 on:** March 03, 2013, 04:45:46 pm »

Haha I couldn't agree more about vets and teeth or vets and hoofs for that matter - I wouldn't let me vet touch my horses hoofs EVER!! They are useless and make such a mess, I once did and my farrier went mad, since then its farrier only who touches hoofs!!

To be honest I think your lucky if you find a vet that has much experience or knowledge with equines at all they all know the basics but beyond that they struggle - unless of course they specialise in equines!

sabrina · « **Reply #9 on:** March 03, 2013, 07:23:16 pm »

I had vertigo and one of my maiden mares went into labour. Rather than take the risk that she would be fine I called the vet. By the time he arrived nose and hoof were visable. he took one look and said he would just leave her. when I asked him to hang on for 10mins just to make sure his comment floored me. she will be another 2 hours at least. I needed my OH to hold me up as the vertigo was so bad but with that remark I was so angry. He came into the house and watch her on camera and boy did she struggle but foal was not moving. Not till I said that I was going out to help her and being a stud manager knew when something was not right did the vet move. foal was stuck at the shoulders. Vet pulled that foal out as you would a calf instead of easing one shoulder out at a time, I was horrified. foal could not feed well as his throat was all swollen for a couple of days. Never trusted him again.

Rosieb · « **Reply #10 on:** March 04, 2013, 02:40:17 pm »

Oh my God that's terrible!

I could tell you some stories about vets and equines - I trust them all very little unless they specialize in equine and if I'm in doubt argue the toss and threaten legal action if I'm right and/or get a second opinion. I think sometimes even with cows and sheep they can be questioned!

SheepCrazy! · « **Reply #11 on:** March 04, 2013, 08:19:32 pm »

I had a vet out to put down an old sheep of mine and she couldn't even find the vein by the end the sheep and I were in a terrible state. Since then I've been at the surgery and 4 different sets of people were waiting for the other vet rather than see this other girl. My mistake was not to specify which vet I wanted.

The worst thing I've seen done, was at another practice a Cesarean section on a friends sheep, the guy clipped the ewe washed her down with iodine and then took the point of the needle and cut a line down through the skin. So he could inject the anesthetic around the cut! The

moron, I had to hold the sheep down for the whole procedure, luckily hes not my vet or even from the practice I use. My vets inject the anesthetic first and the ewe can't feel anything

I've even seen vets give epidurals for hard lambings Shame my friend doesn't know better and swap practices.