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Milverton-Wellesley Vet Services
Sep 29, 20231 min read
Equine Fall Colic Prevention
Fall brings changes to our horses’ environment which can impact their health. Some key things to remember to help prevent any disruptions...
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Milverton-Wellesley Vet Services
Jan 12, 20232 min read
Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy Recently Diagnosed in Waterloo County
On January 7, 2023, The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) notified our clinic of a confirmed case of...
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Milverton-Wellesley Vet Services
Apr 25, 20223 min read
Equine Diseases for Which Vaccinations Exist – Risk-based Vaccines
The AAEP recognizes a second group of risk-based vaccinations that should be administered based on the risk your horse has of contracting...
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Milverton-Wellesley Vet Services
Apr 18, 20222 min read
Equine Diseases for Which Vaccinations Exist – Core Vaccines
The risks for certain infectious diseases are common to horses all over North America – and the consequences of these diseases are...
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Milverton-Wellesley Vet Services
Apr 11, 20221 min read
What Side Effects Could Vaccines Cause in Your Horse?
It is fairly common for horses and ponies to experience mild and temporary side effects after receiving a vaccination. These signs are...
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Milverton-Wellesley Vet Services
Apr 4, 20221 min read
Potomac Horse Fever
This is now becoming a common, and potentially fatal, type of equine adult diarrhea in Ontario. It is transmitted by insects. Each...
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Milverton-Wellesley Vet Services
Mar 28, 20221 min read
Recommended Equine Vaccination Schedule
The following table provides a schedule for the vaccination of a previously vaccinated adult horse (initial booster series required in...
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Milverton-Wellesley Vet Services
Mar 21, 20221 min read
Breakdown of Vaccines, Dewormers, and Health Preventatives
The following tables provide a detailed breakdown of the various available vaccines, dewormers and health preventatives: Vaccines...
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Milverton-Wellesley Vet Services
Mar 14, 20222 min read
It's Herd Health Season – Prevention is Always a Better Approach
If you have not yet booked your horse’s spring vaccinations, we would like to encourage all of you to start thinking about your equine...
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Milverton-Wellesley Vet Services
May 7, 20212 min read
Equine Asthma
Thank you to Boehringer-Ingelheim for organizing another great client webinar! Dr. Jason Brownridge has summarized some of the key points...
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Milverton-Wellesley Vet Services
Apr 21, 20211 min read
COVID Update
As you are all aware, COVID continues to dominate the news and discussion around the world, and of course locally. As we head into...
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Milverton-Wellesley Vet Services
Apr 20, 20212 min read
It's Herd Health Season
If you have not yet booked your horse’s spring vaccinations, we would like to encourage all of you to start thinking about your equine...
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Milverton-Wellesley Vet Services
Apr 19, 20213 min read
Equine Herpesvirus Myeloencephalopathy
Many of our equine clients are already aware of the outbreaks of Equine Herpesvirus-1 that have been occurring in many counties across...
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Milverton-Wellesley Vet Services
Apr 19, 20214 min read
Managing Fly Populations In Barns
As the weather is starting to warm up, we are starting to see flies in the barns and now is the time to think about fly control...
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Milverton-Wellesley Vet Services
Apr 5, 20211 min read
What If It's Equine Asthma?
Every Cough Means Something Learn the Signs and Triggers of Equine Asthma Please join Milverton-Wellesley Veterinary Services for a...
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lesleyscime
Mar 31, 20211 min read
The Benefits of Vitamin B12
We are experiencing extensive backorders on products, including Vitamaster and Newcells – two commonly used products for ketotic or...
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Milverton-Wellesley Vet Services
Mar 29, 20213 min read
Dextrose for Ketosis Treatment – New Study
A December 2020 study in the Journal of Dairy Science set out to determine how much effect the addition of dextrose IV has in treating...
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Milverton-Wellesley Vet Services
Mar 25, 20212 min read
Herd Health Season
Herd health season will be upon us before we know it, provided Mother Nature feels inclined to put an end to winter sometime soon. Even...
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Milverton-Wellesley Vet Services
Mar 4, 20213 min read
Free Fecal Water Syndrome (FFW)
Free Fecal Water syndrome (FFW) is a condition in which horses produce normal feces, but before, during, or after defecation, free water...
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Milverton-Wellesley Vet Services
Feb 26, 20215 min read
Treatment of Calf Scours
Many of you have at some point struggled with scouring calves. There are many different causes of calf scours such as E coli, Rotavirus,...
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