We are delighted to let you know that we now have a digital (DR) radiography system in full operation in the practice.  The system arrived early in 2010, and after a short learning curve is now working wonderfully.  Digital Radiography has some unique features that are especially valuable to us: Instant Image Viewing Rather than [...]

We are fortunate enough to have outstanding surgical facilties that allow us to carry out a wide range of procedures.  Patients are prepared in our stocks area, before being moved to a specially padded “induction” room, where they can be safely anaesthetised.  Once under anaesthetic, they are placed on a surgical bed, which is padded [...]

Ultrasound examination is a fantastic way of being able to see soft tissue structures, such as tendons and ligaments, that could not otherwise be observed.  We have a portable digital ultrasound machine, equipped with the latest probe, to allow high quality digital imaging. Our most frequent use of the machine is for tendon and ligament [...]

Shockwave Therapy, properly called Extra-Corporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) is a therapy that has been recently adapted from human medicine for use in the horse.  We have had excellent success using it to increase the prognosis of high suspensory ligament injuries. It has also been used to help treat back problems, splints and even navicular syndrome. [...]

We have a laboratory that allows us to run tests at any time with some of the results within hours of taking the sample.  This allows us to reach a diagnosis much quicker in many cases, allowing us to use the results to tailor the treatment sooner for each individual. Tweet (function(d, s, id) { [...]