THANKS…

Teat sealing came to an end and calving is now well underway. Thank you to everyone involved in the teat sealing our team was grateful for all the assistance and support from clients. Kate and Kirstin have really enjoyed learning the technician side of their jobs and getting out onto the farms to meet farm clients out of the shop.

Gordonton Community

We are supporting the new country market that will be on Saturdays in Gordonton, read about it in NUMBER 8 WIRE. This will be great for Gordonton.

New Treatment Room

We have just completed our new treatment room the last of the painting was done this week.

Your companion animals will enjoy being treated here, bring them in!

NZ Vet Conference…

All of the staff attended the New Zealand veterinary conference.

Some examples of poisonings from the Waikato area were given.

PIG HUNTERS beware a dog collapsed after being exposed to tee tree nettle Ongaonga or Urtica ferox. It was a pig hunting dog. It was able to be treated, but this plant can kill animals and humans. Familiarise yourselves with it and avoid if possible. Wash the affected animal ASAP and get to a vet as soon as you can – run!

Another toxicity worth noting is the lethal dose of snail bait- Blitzem or Metarex- active ingredient is metaldehyde.

Cats will normally avoid but if a 20kg dog ingests 2g metaldehyde it needs to eat 130g Blitzem or 40g Metarex. A standard Blitzem pack is 500 g or 1 kg. Be careful this coming growing season.

Magnesium

Magnesium is the single most important trace mineral in the dairy cow and has more potential to affect profitability than any other element.

Contact us for an info sheet on magnesium, we'll email one out to you.