24 hour emergency service Lifelong care for animals providing clinical excellence, knowledge and experience NEWS PARAGON VETERINARY GROUP Visit us at: www.paragonvet.com and please ‘like’ us on our FACEBOOK page www.facebook.com/ParagonVets.Equine SARCOIDS Sarcoids are skin tumours, thought to be of viral origin, which can grow on all areas of the body and exist in six different forms. Sarcoids are not easy to treat because they can grow in size and number aſter any kind of interference, such as treatment, knocks or wounds. Treatment options include surgery, chemotherapeutic cream and radiation therapy. Early treatment is the most effective, and advances in treatment options mean more sarcoids are being successfully treated, and managed. HEAD SHAKING Headshaking is a condition which can be very distressing for both the affected horse and its owner. e signs vary from persistent rubbing of the nose, to violent movements of the head. Headshaking can be caused by a number of reasons, including allergic inflammation of the nasal passageways, dental problems and sinus infections which affect the nerve supply to the face and head. Oſten the underlying cause is unknown. Treatment is complicated and limited in success. Options include medical and surgical intervention and research is ongoing. SPRING TALK Dr Derek Knoenbelt OBE BVM&S DVM&S DipECEIM MRCVS Professor of Equine Science at Liverpool University gives an update on Sarcoids & Headshaking at Newbiggin Village Hall on Friday 23rd March 7.30pm START ENTRY FREE but please call to reserve your place 01228 710208 Speaker provided by BEVA TRUST anks to our sponsors: NIMROD MERIAL BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM March 2012 Contact us: CALDEW VETERINARY HOSPITAL Carlisle House, Townhead Road, Dalston, Carlisle CA5 7JF Tel: (01228) 710208 [email protected]TOWNHEAD VETERINARY CENTRE Newbiggin, Stainton, Penrith, CA11 0HT Tel: (01768) 483789 [email protected]LONDON ROAD SURGERY 87 London Road Carlisle CA1 2LG Tel: (01228) 591005 Sarcoids and Headshaking by Neaera Fletcher
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24 hour
emergency service
Lifelong care for animals providing clinical excellence, knowledge and experience
NEWS
PARAGON VETERINARY GROUP Visit us at: www.paragonvet.com and please ‘like’ us on our FACEBOOK page www.facebook.com/ParagonVets.Equine
SARCOIDS
Sarcoids are skin tumours, thought to be of viral origin, which can grow on all areas of the body and exist in six different forms. Sarcoids are not easy to treat because they can grow in size and number after any kind of interference, such as treatment, knocks or wounds. Treatment options include surgery, chemotherapeutic cream and radiation therapy. Early treatment is the most effective, and advances in treatment options mean more sarcoids are being successfully treated, and managed.
HEAD SHAKING
Headshaking is a condition which can be very distressing for both the affected horse and its owner. The signs vary from persistent rubbing of the nose, to violent movements of the head. Headshakingcan be caused by a numberof reasons, including allergic inflammation of the nasal passageways, dental problems and sinus infections which affect the nerve supply to the face and head. Often the underlying cause is unknown. Treatment is complicated and limited in success. Options include medical and surgical intervention and research is ongoing.
SPRING TALK
Dr Derek KnottenbeltOBE BVM&S DVM&S DipECEIM
MRCVS Professor of Equine Science at
Liverpool Universitygives an update on
Sarcoids & Headshaking
atNewbiggin Village Hall
onFriday 23rd March
7.30pm STARTENTRY FREE
but please call to reserve your place 01228 710208
LONDON ROAD SURGERY 87 London Road Carlisle CA1 2LG Tel: (01228) 591005
Sarcoids and Headshaking by Neaera Fletcher
WORM EGG COUNTS by
Kelly Smith BSc (hons) Equine Sports Science
Worms can cause many problems in equines including colic, diarrhoea and weight loss. There is increasing evidence of resistance developing to wormers, so we must use wormers correctly.
Regular worm egg counts will prevent un–necessary worming as well as enabling you to keep track of your horse’s worm burden. During March and April we are holding a worm egg count promotion.
Worm egg counts will be £9.00 inc VAT with a free dose of Eqvalan wormer for all horses and ponies with a positive worm count.
Just bring or post your faecal samples to our Newbiggin surgery. We will look at them under the microscope and give you a phone call with the results and further worming advice.
NOTE: If you have not given a 5 day course of Panacur or an Equest wormer during the Autumn or Winter you should consider doing it now to protect against emerging small red worms.These worms do not show up on a Worm Egg Count.
EQUINE A.I. PACKAGE 2012
We have been running as a British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) approved Artificial Insemination Centre for over 10 years. In 2011 our overall insemination hold rate was 86% with 74% of mares pregnant in their first two cycles. For 2012 we have changed the format of the A.I. package and owners will now be charged per cycle. The first cycle will be charged at £235 + VAT, the second cycle at £235 + VAT. Any additional cycles will be charged at £100 + VAT each. The price for each cycle includes:
• The initial reproductive assessment (first cycle only).• Clitoral CEM swab and Laboratory fees (first cycle only).• 1 weeks grass livery (first cycle only).• All reproductive scanning examinations.• Insemination with chilled or frozen semen for one cycle.• Frozen semen storage and handling.• Ovulation induction agents.• Oxytocin and post insemination wash outs.• Pregnancy diagnosis scans at 14 and 28 days.• Twin reduction up to 16 days after insemination.
For further information and brochure call 017684 83789 or visit
www.paragonvet.com.
Meet the team...Gilly FraserHi, I’m Gilly Fraser. I do PR for Paragon - so I get to tell the world about the great work they all do! I produce the Pets and Equine newsletters, run Paragon’s three Facebook pages and send stories about interesting animal cases to the local media. I’ve also been filming some of those, so look out for the results on Facebook and Youtube soon. My great loves in life are horse-riding and writing and last year I successfully completed the NaNoWriMo challenge to write 50,000 words in a month. Goodness knows what this year will bring!
