Tay Valley Vets

· Animal Health is currently carrying out an investigation at premises in Northumberland following positive laboratory results for equine infectious anaemia in a routine post import test from a group of imported horses.

· The premise is under restriction and a full investigation is underway.

· Horse owners/keepers should remain vigilant for any signs of disease

Clinical signs include

Unexplained high fever  ( 106F/ 41.1C)

Not eating

Lethargy / Anaemia

Bleeding

Swellings

EIA is transmitted between horses by transfer of blood usually by biting insects.

An outbreak of Equine Flu has been confirmed in Nottinghamshire. We have not seen any coughing in our yards to date but with the movement of horses at its summer high there is always the chance of spread to Perthshire/Fife.

TVVEC is now offering in-house worm egg counts for your horses. This will be done by our qualified vet nurses and should mean a much cheaper and faster turn round of results plus interpretation and advice on managing your yards worming policy. Please ask for details.

Dr David Sutton from Glasgow vet school will talk on equine skin disease at TVVC on Friday November 12th. Further details will follow

As many of you know senior partner Andrew Herd was knocked from his bike last October suffering severe spinal injuries. He has made remarkable progress but unfortunately not to the point of being able to return to practice and has therefore made the decision to retire. Andrew worked hard to acquire the site and develop the modern purpose built premises we are proud to have. After 20 years at Tay Valley Vets he will be missed by clients and colleagues alike and we all wish him well for the future.

Laura Stewart receptionist/accounts manager is away on maternity leave, we all wish her the best.  Jacqui Parker has moved from evening to morning shifts and we are delighted to welcome Jenifer Clyde McMaster. Jenifer is a trainee veterinary nurse but will initially cover reception and then will join the nursing team on Laura’s return.

Owned and shown by Liz, one of our fantastic receptionists 

Recent outbreaks have been confirmed in Shropshire and Surrey in the last week. TVVC is an equine flu surveillance practice and can arrange to have samples tested free at the Animal Health Trust if you are concerned your horse is showing symptoms.

Our head nurse Gill married her fiance Jason on May 22nd. It was a superb day, Gill looked fantastic and we wish her and Jason all the best for the future.

The Donkey Sanctuary are inviting all donkey owners or prospective donkey owners to come along to advice and information days throughout the UK this summer.

The Scottish date is Saturday September the 11th - venue to be confirmed

Check www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk for details