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Equine and Farm animal Newsletter Introduction Welcome to Forth Valley Vets! We are delighted to issue our first newsletter under our new company name, which you may already know, is the combination of Struthers and Scott Veterinary Practice and Grahams Road Veterinary Clinic. From now on, all equine and farm animal work will be conducted by Forth Valley Vets, with small animal work remaining at both Doune and Falkirk respectively. As always, we value your feedback and please get in touch with us should you require any further information or have any questions. Coming up this month, we have a client evening for all horse owners with the world renowned soft tissue surgeon Professor Paddy Dixon, as well as a photo competition for our horses, ponies and donkeys to feature on some of our literature. So please drop in to say hello and meet the team, or find us on facebook at Forth Valley Vets to keep up with all the latest news. Forth Valley Vets www.forthvalleyvets.co.uk Forth Valley Vets Ltd, Unit 7, 20 Munro Road, Stirling, Stirlingshire, FK7 7UU 08451 771956 [email protected] Dates for your diary - EQUINE CLIENT NIGHT – October 30th 7pm for 7.30pm We are delighted to announce that our guest speaker for our first client night as Forth Valley Vets is Professor Paddy Dixon from the Dick Vet. He is going to tell us about dental disease and care. We will also have some practical fun and a quiz to win a free dental! Please join us at The King Robert Hotel in Bannockburn for wine and nibbles and we can celebrate the new venture together in style. Call Heather or Barbara on 08451 771 956 to register as soon as possible. First come, first served! The Team Vets Ian Rodger, David Reed, Claire Cameron, Eve Hanks, Thomas Jenkins, Paddy Day, Ali Smith, Maeve Keenan, Noreen Kane Practice Manager Stacy McGookin Reception Heather Bailey & Barbara McVean Sudden deaths Several changes have been made by Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratory Agency (AHVLA) to the investigation of sudden death cases on farms. Any unexpected death should be reported to us and we will now go through an ‘Anthrax Questionnaire’ with you prior to any further action. This information will then be fed back to AHVLA and, if necessary, they will request that we visit the farm to carry out further investigation. We will require to know the full ear tag number of the animal as well as details such as breed, age, sex etc. so please have this to hand. Should the AHVLA request that a visit is undertaken then we can be on your farm without charge, and this may be a useful time to consider whether you would like further samples taken which can be analysed in the event of a negative anthrax result. Any questions please feel free to contact us. Equine Herpes Virus EHV, as the name suggests, is a group of viruses which circulate in the horse population. Several types of EHV are found in horses and ponies and some don’t appear to cause disease in their own right. The real culprits causing clinical signs of illness are EHV-1 and EHV-4. The main signs of infection centre around respiratory disease, ranging from subclinical disease, escaping notice by owner or vet, through to severe clinical disease with fever, lethargy, anorexia, nasal discharge and cough. In addition, the virus can cause abortions in pregnant mares or the birth of weak non-viable foals which die soon after birth. As a final twist, neurological signs can also be seen in some infected horses which presents as weakness, lack of co-ordination and could lead to paralysis. Although a vaccine is available, it should be noted that the vaccine does not give complete protection and should be part of a comprehensive management strategy. Quarantine of sick animals and strict hygiene is required, as well as separation of young stock from susceptible pregnant mares. Confirmation of disease can be achieved by laboratory tests and you should contact us to discuss this further should you see signs of disease. If you are planning to breed your mare then a vaccination and management plan can be drawn up as appropriate and we will be happy to help.