The Podcasting Equine Vets

In this latest episode we talk about Equine Influenza or Flu as it's more commonly known.  We talk about the 2019 outbreak, talk regulations and vaccinations, dispel some myths and chat about what to do if your horse does get flu and how to avoid it spreading further.

In our latest podcast Hugh Somerville MRCVS and Liz Somerville chat about why lameness investigations are so important and what exactly in involved when your vet mentions a lameness work up. We discuss how we identify where the pain is coming from, using nerve and joint blocks and what other options are available to help us diagnose the cause of their lameness.

In this episode Hannah Hamilton MRCSV is chatting to Liz Somerville about euthanasia. We talk about what signs we should look for in our older horses so we know when it is time to make a decision, what the options are, and go through what happens on the day so you can be fully prepared and ensure your treasured family member has a dignified end. 

In our latest podcast we catch up with Hugh Somerville MRCVS to chat about vettings. Hugh has been qualified for over 20 years, his particular interest lies with equine orthopaedics and surgery, he has his Certificate in Equine Orthopaedic Surgery, he is a Royal College Advanced Practitioner and is currently completing his Diagnostic Imaging Certificate. Listen in as we chat about the differences...

Our knowledge of Equine Dentistry is continually expanding with new procedures becoming more commonplace.  Several years ago nobody would have thought that filling a horse's tooth would be a possibility. In our latest podcast we talk about Wolf Teeth, Diastemas, Fillings, Extractions and Sinus Infections.  Find out what they are, how we treat them and how you as a horse owner can try to prevent ad...

Equine Dentistry has moved on so far in the last ten – fifteen years, that we can now treat so many more issues, which we weren't previously able to do. There is so much more to it than routine check ups and rasping sharp edges. In our latest podcast we talk about the amazing advances in dentistry, how often horses should be checked and what qualifications the person doing your horse's teeth shoul...

This week we are chatting all about Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome (EGUS). There is much more in the horsey media about gastric ulcers than there ever used to be and horse owners in general seem to have a much greater awareness of ulcers. Originally many of us thought that it was only racehorses who suffered from ulcers, but as more and more of our pleasure horses are being diagnosed, horse owners...

This week's conversation is all about Equine Cushings or PPID as it is now known and Liz Somerville is once again joined by Jenny Croft MRCVS. If you are an owner of a golden oldie this episode will be particularly relevant as PPID affects so many of our older horses and ponies. Thankfully it is easy to treat and manage meaning we can prevent many of the complications that we see in undiagnosed ca...

If you have an overweight horse or pony then this episode from the Podcasting Equine Vets is definitely for you! In our second podcast episode Jenny Croft MRCVS is back chatting to Liz Somerville about Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS) and how it affects our obese horses and ponies. Equine Metabolic Syndrome affects the levels of insulin in the horse's body, and it is the high levels of insulin circ...

If you want to learn more about laminitis then you need to listen in to the Podcasting Equine Vets and their 'Conversation about Laminitis'. In our very first podcast Liz Somerville is joined by Jenny Croft MRCVS to clear up some common misconceptions and help you to understand more about what laminitis is, how it affects your horse and explain the treatment and on-going management regimes.  Lamin...