Vicky was called out to calve a cow on a farm where the farmer was having difficulties. On first examination she felt something very odd, the calf had a huge head and clearly was not going to be delivered normally. She discussed the findings with the farmer and they decided to do a caesarian. I went along to help and we cut a hole in the left flank of the cow to deliver the calf - all of this carried out with the cow awake but anaesthetised locally. A general anaesthetic is very risky in a cow because of the pressure of the rumen on the chest and the risk of inhalation of stomach contents. |
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Laura Griffin our Finance Manager gets married to Sam Read of Read Agri this weekend. Laura has worked for us for many years and all at the practice wish her and Sam a long and happy married life together. They will be moving into their new house as soon as they have finished building it ! |
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Fitz is a very lucky Springer Spaniel who has a bit of a penchant for eating things he shouldn't. About a week and a half ago he started being sick. After 24 hours of not keeping anything down his owners brought him to see me. Luckily for Fitz, his owners made the right decision early enough. |
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It's a busy time of the year for TB testing cattle. Spring is not far away and many young cattle are sold in the Spring to go for grazing in the Summer months. It isn't obvious at first, but makes sense when you think about it, that a bunch of young growing cattle in a shed get bigger and you can fit less in as time goes by. The same applies to fields where the 'stocking density' falls as they get older (they get bigger mouths and stomachs !) So a lot of animals move in the Spring to farms with spare capacity for grazing, and in Autumn for those with spare capacity for housing. |
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You may have seen our practice van about on the roads of Somerset and Wiltshire transporting animals and other materials between the surgeries. Unfortunately it banged it's nose recently and is in for a bit of a facelift ! The freshly rejuvenated van will be back in service soon. |
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We recently launched our online shop for clients of the practice as well as local people who are not currently clients. The online ordering process is completely secure with payment through PayPal and the products you buy are available for collection from your local surgery within 48 hours. We may provide local delivery in the future if the demand is there. We are offering significant discounts off a wide range of food (a much bigger range than we could ever stock in the surgery) so why not click on the link to see what is available |
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'Humbug' was a coloured cob that lacked respect for electric fencing tape, and subsequent to a nasty injury he was having his final re-check when it was noticed that he had a small, pale mass on the edge of his third eyelid. There are various causes of masses on the third eyelid, which can include inflammatory lesions, wart-like growths and different types of tumours. As the lesion was only small and hadn't been present for very long it was decided to monitor it for growth or noticible changes with the hope it would disappear with time. |
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