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Meopham Veterinary Surgery offers the highest standards of Equine care and its services are available for the clients at all our surgeries.
Routine Consultations
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Fixed time appointments between 9:00am and 5:00pm
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Prompt service
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Half an hour for all consultations to allow for detailed clinical evaluation of each animal. This can be extended for more complicated work-ups such as lameness examinations.
We believe that case continuity is important for you, your horse and also our vets here. Therefore, we always attempt to accommodate requests to see a particular veterinary surgeon.
Vaccination and Health Checks
It is vital that all horses are vaccinated against INFLUENZA AND TETANUS
Horses may be vaccinated from 5 months old.
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First primary vaccine |
Day 0 |
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Second primary |
21 – 92 days after the first |
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First booster |
150 – 215 days after the second |
Thereafter annual boosters. These should be carried out on or before the anniversary of the vaccination. A single day after will result in the whole process having to be restarted.
HORSES AND PONIES COMPETING IN FEI COMPETITIONS REQUIRE 6 MONTHLY FLU INJECTIONS.
If your horse is not competing, annual vaccines are required but the dates are not as strict.
Tetanus is a devastating disease and is common after an injury which breaks the skin. Therefore, we strongly recommend vaccination is also carried out against tetanus.
Vaccination reminders are issued by the practice. It is the owners responsibility to ensure that their animals vaccinations are up to date. The practice will not be held liable for missed vaccinations.
Other vaccines available:
Equine Herpes Virus
Health Checks
A thorough health assessment of your horse is performed at each vaccination free of charge. This includes a dental check and full systems evaluation. Any specific health problems may be discussed with your vet.
In addition to a health check, we offer advice on worming and general preventative health care for your horse.
Together with more specific blood tests, we offer a general blood profile which is run in house to assess liver and kidney function. This test also assesses any anaemia or white blood cell abnormality. We recommend this in any sick horse and in all more geriatric patients!
Blood tests can also aid in the investigation of "poor performance" or "loss of condition". Please ask for advice if you feel that this may be appropriate to your horse.
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