Controlling worms is an important aspect of equine health, but one that is often poorly understood.
Targeted worming methods aim to promote horse health, ensure consistent performance and protect against resistance to wormers.
Worming methods have changed in recent years, these changes aim to promote horse health, ensure consistent performance and protect against resistance to wormers.
Traditionally worming products have been used periodically throughout the year regardless of worm burden, this is called interval dosing. The use of wormers in this way leads to horses receiving wormers they don’t always need, promotes resistance in worm populations and costs more financially. It is recommended that targeted worming is best practice and should be undertaken where possible. With targeted worming we use faecal worm egg counts (WEC), to decide if your horse requires worming and if so which wormer is best for your horse’s worm burden.
Faecal samples are easy to obtain and will be processed in our hospital laboratory to obtain the results. Targeted worming aims to improve your horse health whilst maintaining the effectiveness of wormers.
Resistance to wormers is a widespread and ongoing problem in the UK. Resistance occurs when a large proportion of worms on a pasture are not killed by the wormer being used. Resistance to wormers can have severe consequences in the affected animal. Resistance is not something that can be reversed so prevention is the only cure.
The main causes of resistance to wormers in horses are:
If we suspect resistance to a particular wormer it can be tested for.
The following points will guide you through the submission of a faecal sample.
The need to worm your horse can be greatly reduced by following as many of the following steps that are appropriate for your yard
There are many types of worming products out there; often these products contain 1 or 2 of the active ingredients below. If you have any questions regarding which wormer you should be using don’t hesitate to contact the hospital.
Ivermectin: Treats most stages of redworm and roundworm.
Moxidectin: Treats encysted red worm larvae and roundworm. Not to be used in foals.
Pyrantel:Can be used in animals older then 4 weeks old. Double dose will treat tapeworm. Also treats adult redworm and large roundworm.
Praziquantel: effective against tapeworms only
Fenbendazole: Used for 5 consecutive days to treat encysted red worm larvae
Also effective against large and small redworm and large roundworm.
❓Sunday’s guess the breed!🐶
Can you guess the breed??
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Today we’re in the Netherlands!🇳🇱
Any ideas what this gorgeous breed is?👇🏻
10 hours ago
Rebekah Tipping
Sprocker??
It’s a Frisian Water Hound known as The Wetterhoun ❤️
Musterlander
Stabyhoun
Drentse Patrijshond
Pug?
Newfoundland?
Stabyhoun
It’s a Stabyhoun not a Munsterlander! 🙂 This is my Munsterlander
Munsterlander
Newfoundland
Happy Friday folks!🌈
Little treat for you today...
it's Mary!!❤😍
Oh how we do love to see Mary.🥰
She's back with a very snazzy collar and a flower as pretty as she is.
It won't be long until she's donning those lovely coats. It's getting cold!🥶
Hope you have a great weekend!🐾
2 days ago
Hellooo Mary! I haven’t seen you or your mum for ages! My gang have missed you ❤️❤️❤️
Is that a whippet or a greyhound either way they are such gentle dogs 🐕
As veterinary professionals, we have to do a certain amount of hours 'Continued Professional Development' (CPD). This is the process of continually maintaining, improving and broadening our skills and knowledge.📚
At the start of last week, two of our RVNs, Helen and Nicky, have attended a two day course covering physiotherapy and rehabilitation. They both have come back with great reviews of the course that they can utilise in practice, and pass on their knowledge. We see a large variety of orthopaedic cases, and patients requiring physiotherapy either hospitalised or in our nurse clinics.
Each of our team has their own niche, passion and knowledge. We are always striving to achieve more as individuals and improve standards for our clients and patients.⭐️
3 days ago
This is amazing 😁
Well, here is Robbie.😍
Named after the one and only Robbie Williams.🎤
He is insanely adorable.
You're welcome!😬
4 days ago
Di Brown
He's a beauty. Has he got any sisters?
Gorgeous 😍
He's beautiful
What breed is he , want one 😍
Awww hes Soooo Cute 🤗😍💕💕💕💕💕
He’s a cockapoo, has 4 sisters and three brothers I think 😂
3 brothers, 4 sisters so total of 8 in litter.
Well how adorable 💗
Gorgeous! 😍
So cute
Gorgeous 😍
One of his cute sisters who came in to see Craig a few weeks ago ❤️
Here is another sister 🥰
Adorable Robbie .
Julie Bennett
He has the colouring of a sproodle. Love to see the mixed colour cockapoo they all look so different
Aww gorgeous ❤️
How cute 🐶
So lovely
Margaret Deane you'll like the pics in this post 😍
Gosh he looks like a teddy bear! Gorgeous x
Jack Grinsell 😍
A bit of a different post today!💕
Eight of our lovely ladies are taking part in the ‘Race for Life’ at Trentham Gardens this Saturday to raise money for Cancer Research UK!🏃🏼♀️🏃🏻♀️
They have already raised nearly £1000 between them in quite a short space of time.
We’ll keep you updated on how they get on!📸
For anybody interested, we’ve attached the link to their fundraising page below.🙂
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/team/lucy-and-friends-101
5 days ago
Good luck ladies 🙂
I’m sure there 9 of us 🙄
Good Monday morning to our lovely followers.🌈
⚠️WARNING: Some graphic wound pictures⚠️
Some of you may have noticed the absence of ‘Pet of the Month’. That’s because we have a very special entry for our September slot.
We would like to introduce you to Willow.💜
Willow’s owner called our emergency line one dreary Thursday morning in July after a freak accident involving an electric reclining chair. Little Willow had managed to squeeze herself underneath, and when the chair moved, her skin ripped causing quite a severe degloving injury alongside a rectal prolapse. Due to her injuries and her state of shock, the prognosis was poor.☹️
Vet Kaitlin took the reins, assessed Willow, and discussed the options with her owners. Although they’d only had her for barely three days, they wanted to do everything they could (with her best interests at heart) to help her.
With that, Willow underwent surgery to correct her prolapse and clip, clean and suture her wound. Kaitlin really did a wonderful job during surgery (as you can see from the pictures).🙏🏻👑
There were some serious concerns for her recovery. Would she recover from her shock presentation? Could she actively pass urine or faeces? With the tension in her wound, would it even heal? Could we effectively prevent any patient interference?
Well, after 6 days hospitalised with intensive nursing care, winning the hearts of pretty much every single team member, and Kaitlin having more pictures of Willow on her phone than anything else, she is our superstar.❤️🌈 Have we ever been so happy to see a cat poo? Possibly not.💩 Willow and her wound have recovered so remarkably, to the point you can barely see where it was!😍
She came back on Friday for her very first vaccine with Kaitlin.🤗 She is getting so big, still very beautiful, and we cannot wait to keep sharing her life journey with her wonderful, and very caring, family.💖
Here’s to little Willow!💜
6 days ago
Oh she’s beautiful!😍 kaitlin you are amazing for saving this beauty!💕
What a beautiful girl, sounds like she was so lucky, well done Kaitlin, I've always been too scared to have one of those reclining chairs, my fears were just that of what happened to Willow. Keep getting better Willow. XX
Well done kaitlin xx
How incredible are you 💕
Omg poor little soul Amazing work by your team x
Amazing skills to save this kitty. ♥️
Oh wow, well done Kaitlin, top vet
Di Brown
Wow, what a story, poor baby has been through some trauma. We'll done Kaitlin x
Poor little lamb it’s a wonder she didn’t die of shock. How skilful of Kaitlin to be able to save her. ❤️
Poor little sausage. So glad she has recovered. Well done you amazing people.
3 cheers for Kaitlin and Willow! Xxx
Amazing 😻
Poor little Willow, she has been through the mill but look at her now! Hope she keeps on the mend.
Aw wow, so glad little willow is now OK ❤
Fantastic result. Well done Kaitin.
Oh my goodness what a little poppet. Amazing recovery thanks to you guys x
well done team you all work fantastic together ❤
So glad Willow is on the mend. We'll done Kaitlin!! 👏💕
❤️ well done to you all and beautiful Willow ❤️ x
Amazing ❤️
Willow you are amazing ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Wow! Well done! 👏🏼👏🏼
Oh bless her heart what a beautiful little blue girl. You certainly pull out all the stops for your patience your all the best. Well done and a big congratulations for pulling her through
❓Sunday’s guess the breed!🐶
Can you guess the breed??
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Meet Winnie.❤️
1. She is absolutely adorable (just look at those ears!!😍)!
2. She is a rescue dog from Belarus.
3. She’s only 4 months old. Who knows how big she’ll grow!
4. She is absolutely fabulous, loving and friendly.🥰
5. We have absolutely no idea what breed she is!😱
So, any guesses? We can't tell you if you're right, but it would be great to see what you all think!👇
1 week ago
With those ears she could be a podenco type 🤔
Sarah Hunter she has ears like Flossie 😍
An aeroplane ✈️ ❤️
Dobby!
She's Yoda's cuter-than-cute grand-daughter! 🤣
Podenco ears but lost me on that gorgeous body xx
Beautiful whatever… what a cutie!! ❤️
Those ears 😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰
Look at those cute ears 🥰
Gorgeous ❤️
Corgi Cross, wanna say shepherd but that would be a very interesting mate 🤔🤣
Dobbie😍
Nina Halls 😍😍
Jon Hughes look at those ears ❤️
Podenco somewhere definitely with this ears…😍😍
Winnie is my dog..... these comments are hilarious 😂I'm convinced that she's now twice as big and now looks Husky x GSD
She’s absolutely gorgeous Chris hope Wilf likes her 🥰🥰xx
Not sure on the breed but omg!!! Cutest ever 😍😍😍😍
Happy Friday!🌈
Little milestone this week...
Our lovely receptionist Jen has been working at E.C. Straiton & Partners for 35 years! Yes, that's right, 35 whole years.😱👏
Jen joined us in 1986 and gained her veterinary nursing qualification. She now heads up our reception team and has done for many years. She is always at the forefront of the practice and things really wouldn't look or be the same without her.
What an achievement in your loyal career Jen.🥳
Thank you for all that you do. Here's to you.🥂💚
Have a great weekend folks.🐾
1 week ago
Well done Jenny .thanks for everything you have done.over the years you've worked .Lesley xx
Congratulations Jen 35 yrs that is mental, you deserve a few glasses of wine enjoy loads of love xxx
Congratulations on completing 35 years service!
Congratulations Jen! Thanks for all your help during the time we’ve used Straitons! Time to celebrate! 🎉🥂🎉
Congratulations on 35 years , thanks for all your help over the years 🥂💐
Many Congratulations Jenny
Congratulations Jen xx You are fabulous ❤
Congratulations Jenny, that's a fabulous achievement 🥳🎉xx
Congratulations Jen 35 years is a great achievement x
Well done Jenny. 35 yrs is an excellent record in anyone's eyes. You are one of the friendly front line faces to greet us when we arrive. Congratulations on reaching this milestone and hope you can happily greet us for many years to come 🍾🍾☺☺👏👏
Congrats Jen !! Celebration at the La Terrazza Ristorante Italiano in order!!! Get Suzanne on it lol xx
Congratulations on 35 years service x
Congratulations and well done wonderful practice! X
Many congratulations. 🌺🌺🌺
Congratulations Jen, you don't look old enough to have been there 35 years! Amazing. Thank you for all your help with Tootsie ⭐🌺
Congratulations x
Many Congratulations to you Jenny 👏 xx
Congratulations Jen where have the years gone you are always so helpful thanks for everything you do
This lady is amazing and helped us more than she will ever actually realised when our Sofie and Bailey were poorly and then sadly passed away... Also, HOW has she completed 35years service? Even if she came straight from school, she still doesn't look old enough!!
Congratulations Jen , x
thats fantastic jen well done hope you have another 35 years xxx
Congratulations 👏
Congratulations Xx
Congratulations xx
Congratulations, Jenny! So many stories and so many happy times! You deserve a medal. xx
Feels like a long week this week, and the weather can't make it's mind up!🌥❄️🌧
On a scale of dog... how are you feeling today?!🐶
1 week ago
7
7. Always 7.
6 if that is excited
7
Jayne Pratt I'm definitely number 8 😂 xx
Hard 7
I’m at work so it’s a 1 😂😂 later I’ll be a 5 😊
No 7
I do mine on a scale of sheep…and most days I’m a 4… 😂😂😂
3 for me, always be calm even when things set to try us . Better state of mind to be calm
7
7
7
Definitely 7 😴😂
8
6 😁
7 - definitely- here’s mine 😘
Alternating between 1 and 7. Looking forward to number 3
I'd say 4
‼️⚠️IMPORTANT NOTICE⚠️‼️
There is a national stock supply issue of cat vaccines.💉
As a result, we are having to put measures in place to prioritise vaccine administration, until the start of next year.
⭐️All kitten vaccinations will be going ahead.
⭐️All first-year booster vaccines will be going ahead.
⚠️Any adult cats that are due routine boosters, we are asking to lapse three months. For example, if your cat is due their vaccine on 12th October, they can safely have their booster before 12th January.
Booster reminders for cats are being stopped temporarily.
Please contact the practice with any queries.📞
Thank you.🐾
2 weeks ago
Sally Hydes
Do you know if this will impact boarding requirements at catteries at all? Thanks 🙂
I keep getting texts still off the Penkridge practice to say my cat is due to have his vaccine 10th October. Do I just ignore this ? E C Straiton & Partners
Cattery licenses state that the booster can lapse for 4 weeks. Any more then this is a breach of license. Any cattery owners need to speak to their local council x
My cat was due his routine booster at the end of July, I couldn’t get him booked in until the end of October and that has been cancelled. Is he still going to be protected?
Monday!🌈
Baby Luca is ready for the week ahead.😍
Although his owners have been asked many times, he isn't actually named after the character in the new Disney film. Are any of your pets named after a Disney character?🐭🖤
As always, we are always busy first thing on a Monday.
Please try calling later if it's not an emergency.
Have a great week, stay safe.🐾
2 weeks ago
Stark is named after Tony Stark 😁
We had Belle from Beauty and the Beast ❤️
Our Luca is named after the Suzanne Vega song about an abused little boy. Luca was an abuse and neglect case who was in the pound waiting for the prosecution to go through. The staff at the pound gave him the name.
Duggie is named after Cbeebies Hey Duggee - chosen by our 3 year old granddaughter 💝 It's Duggie's 1st birthday today and he's currently at the Penkridge practice being castrated. How guilty do I feel!! 🤦♀️💙
Yes! We adopted Mickey last new year, he had already been named by the RSPCA. We sadly lost his brother, Pluto last year but had 2 pretty girls to keep Mickey company. As the mother of 2 sons we aren’t princessey at all, but we do love The Incredibles. So we now have, Mickey, Helen and Edna! Xxx
Princess Mia is named after Mia in the Disney film Princess Diaries 🥰
Both of our dogs are- Dolly (from Toystory) and Pepper (from Ironman)
Aw we know and have met little Luca, he's gorgeous 😍 ❤
My boy 🥰
Yes our beautiful girl Nala from the Lion King 🥰
That’s our boy ❤️🐾🐾
My Belle x
⚠️Be vigilant when driving along the chase.🦌
(Please note; negative comments will be removed.)During the past 48 hours there have been five deer fatalities on the roads of Cannock Chase.
Please be vigilant when driving or riding in the area. We are now into rutting season and the deer will be moving greater distances and will generally be more active.
Pictured is a road traffic collision I attended last year where the driver collided with a Red hind.
2 weeks ago
We came through Brocton about 10.50 last night and saw dozens of these beautiful animals running across the road. We stopped and put our hazards on, luckily no cars coming the other way. We thought they'd all crossed safely then another 40 or 50 of them came through. Wonderful sight but scary if a car had ploughed into them. I love living where I do but do have great anxiety that I may run into them when I'm driving.
Human or deer fatalities? Either or speed needs to be reduced
A deer came out of the woods and I hit it that was 10 years ago and I still go at 30mph now through the chase I have never forgot that noise
Usually only do 30mph through the chase which of course generally is too slow for many. Golden rule we find is if a deer runs across the road others often follow. Possibly worth noting that stags become more aggressive during the rut so avoid if possible and have dogs under close control.
Please drive slowly people 🙏
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❓Sunday’s guess the breed!🐶
Can you guess the breed??
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Any guesses what these beautiful beings are?
👇👇👇
2 weeks ago
Spanish Mastiff or better known as Mastín Español
Spanish Mastiff
