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25.01.2022 CORNEAL ULCERS Corneal ulcerations are one of the most common ophthalmic conditions we see in the field. The prominent position of the eye on the side of the face in horses predisposes the eye to injury. WHAT IS A CORNEAL ULCER? ...Continue reading

25.01.2022 More babies in the making

25.01.2022 It's beginning to look a lot like................... a vet clinic!!

21.01.2022 Love the breeding season

21.01.2022 Our sister practice is looking for a foster mare. Please contact Hunter Equine Centre if you have a suitable mare.

21.01.2022 Southern Highlands Equine Centre is excited to announce the arrival of Dr Robin Moore who is joining our team on a permanent basis next week. A big welcome to Robin! Robin was born and raised in rural South Africa. He qualified as a veterinarian in 2006 and immediately enrolled in the University of Pretoria’s first equine internship program. He then worked for 18 months as an equine ambulatory practitioner in Summerveld, South Africa, before joining Drakenstein Veterinary Ce...ntre as a hospital and stud veterinarian. For the next 8 years, he was privileged to work on some of the top South African Thoroughbred Stud Farms, as well as spend a Northern Hemisphere breeding season working for the Turkish Jockey Club, as resident stud vet on Karacabey Stud Farm. Together with Dr Helen Tiffin, Robin launched Cornerstone Veterinary Services in 2017 a successful and popular equine ambulatory and stud veterinary service in the beautiful Cape Winelands. He is married to Helen McLean, a small animal veterinarian, and they have a 5 year old son Michael. Robin’s focus is reproduction and stud medicine. See more

19.01.2022 Chest drains for pleuropneumonia This is a horse that was treated for pleuropneumonia recently at the clinic. She had a history of long distance travel and sub...sequently developed a temperature. Clinical examination revealed muffled lung sounds in the lower portion of the lungs - an indicator of the presence of fluid in the pleural space (the space between the lungs and the inside lining of the chest cavity). Ultrasound examination confirmed this suspicion with a small amount of fluid visible on one side of the chest but much more on the other side. Small volumes of fluid can be left to resolve without intervention but with larger amounts, as seen in this case, removal is beneficial and so a chest drain was inserted between the ribs into the pleural space. Five litres of fluid was removed - a relatively small amount compared to some cases. Volumes can be several times this amount on each side!! The drain was sutured in place and a one way valve attached to the end of the drain to allow fluid to drain out whilst preventing air from being sucked into the pleural cavity. The drain remained in place for 4 days to prevent further fluid accumulation and the filly was treated with broad spectrum antibiotics. Regular ultrasound exams were performed to examine the lungs until no more fluid was visible on ultrasound and bloodwork was repeated at regular intervals to monitor her recovery and guide antibiotic treatment. Pleuropneumonia is a potentially life threatening infection but thankfully this horse responded well to treatment.

17.01.2022 Derek Pascoe on Myrtle -Wallaby Hill

15.01.2022 Dr Laura with one of our client’s fabulous Friesian stallion - Kia. Isn’t he handsome! #stallion #handsome #breedingseason2020 #makingbabies #friesianhorse

15.01.2022 Sponsor Spotlight Thank you to Southern Highlands Equine Centre for their generous sponsorship of the EvA95 B class at our upcoming November event. Southern... Highlands Equine Centre is located in Bowral, and services the entire Southern Highlands area, as far south as Goulburn and north to Picton, working on everything from expensive thoroughbreds, performance horses to kids riding ponies. Horse owners in the Highlands are very lucky to have access to this team of highly skilled and caring veterinarians, and Berrima Horse Trials is very grateful for their ongoing support. http://shec.com.au/

13.01.2022 We have unfortunately lost a mare foaling, but thankfully we have a live, healthy foal. Looking urgently for a nurse mare. Please share if you know someone who has a mare who can look after this bundle of joy Moss Vale NSW 0450218432

12.01.2022 Congratulations to the winner of the SHEC sponsored 95 class 237 CIL DARA HERALD KIM LEIBOWITZ

11.01.2022 Some of SHEC's valued clients Sam Lyle and Willa Mitchell

10.01.2022 APPRECIATION POST! Happy Vet Nurse day to our amazing veterinary nurses Mel and Avril, our fantastic veterinary assistant/receptionist Maddie, and our after hours veterinary assistant Tracy. A big thank you from all of the veterinarians at SHEC for your continued help and support. ... The vet nurses and vet assistants work tremendously hard and are a very important part of the veterinary team! Keep up the great work!

09.01.2022 Congratulations to all connections of Delight N Gold

08.01.2022 Congratulations to Kim Leibovitz and her beautiful horse Cil Dara Herald.

07.01.2022 Wishing all our valued clients a Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy New Year from the team at SHEC. OFFICE CHRISTMAS TRADING HOURS Thursday 24th December 2020 - 9am - 1pm... Friday 25th December 2020 - CLOSED Monday 28th December 2020 - CLOSED Tuesday 29th December 2020 - 9am - 5pm Wednesday 30th December 2020-9am-5pm Thursday 31st December 2020 - 9am - 1pm Friday 1st January 2021 - CLOSED See more

05.01.2022 What is a cryptorchid? WARNING - graphic surgical images!! A cryptorchid (also known as a ‘rig’) is a colt or stallion with one or both testicles retained. This... means that as the horse matured, one testicle (or less commonly both) failed to descend along the normal path into the scrotum. In the foetus the testicles form near the kidneys and in the normal colt will descend down the inguinal canal into the scrotum in the last month before or a couple of weeks after birth. Retained testicles are usually much smaller than normally descended testicles and can be quite abnormal looking. They are most commonly found within the inguinal canal (known as high flankers) but can also be found within the abdominal cavity. Whilst testosterone is still produced by a retained testicle (allowing rigs to exhibit stallion-like behaviour even if both testicles are retained) the retained testicle is usually infertile as exposure to higher temperatures within the body prevents normal sperm production. Diagnosis is usually straight forward if the history of the horse is known but the difficulty comes when horses have changed hands and it is sometimes unclear whether the horse has been gelded or even partially gelded. Blood hormone levels can be used to check for the presence of testicular tissue and rectal and ultrasound examination can also be useful to help locate the testicle within the inguinal region or abdominal cavity. For 'high flankers' the surgical procedure is relatively straight forward but for abdominally retained testicles, the procedure is more involved as the abdomen must be entered to locate and remove the testicle. Historically cryptorchids underwent open abdominal surgery to locate the retained testicle but more modern techniques have enabled this procedure to be performed laparoscopically (via keyhole portals in the abdominal wall) which dramatically reduces complication rate and recovery time. The images here show a laparoscopic cryptorchidectomy being performed by Dr Chris O'Sullivan.

04.01.2022 EQUINE EMERGENCIES As the university of Sydney large animal hospital have recently announced that they will no longer take emergency equine cases, this post is ...to remind everybody that REC always has, and always will provide a full medical, surgical and ophthalmic emergency service for horses referred to us from all around Greater Sydney and beyond. Our temporary hospital at Canterbury racecourse has been providing such services for 7 months, and we will be moving into our brand new, state of the art facility at Horsley Park very soon. This will improve accessibility (just off the M7) and capacity, as well as having the great benefit of the new purpose built hospital with multiple operating theatres, great diagnostic equipment and a dedicated isolation facility, not to mention our fantastic team of highly experienced vets and nurses including several registered specialists in surgery, medicine, anaesthesia and sports medicine.

03.01.2022 Ramon out and about at the Berrima Horse Trials today.