CEC Q2_APRIL:MAY 2018

Horse-pital
• Cheval was diagnosed with
an Ethmoid Hematoma
after being submitted
to Onderstepoort
Equine Hospital for
further inspection on
his continuous nasal
Discharge. Surgery was
performed to remove the
Ethmoid Hematoma and
Cheval is still in recovery
and should be coming
home within the next few
days. LUCKILY Cheval
is insured at Equipage
insurance brokers and they
are paying for said surgery
and hospitalization. (Yet
another reason to have
your horse insured as
horses can have very
strange and rare things
wrong with them!)
• De Jaineiro AKA ‘River’–
the lovely new boy owned
by the Van Nieuwenhuysen
Family has been gelded
on Monday19 March
2018. Shortly after his
arrival (Travelling from
Kimberly by truck, River
suffered from a mild case
of impaction colic – most
probably due to the fact that
he did not drink enough
water during the trip –
our Trusted Veterinarian
Dr. Heinrich Davies
came to treat him with
pain medication as well
as a good tubing of 20L
water after which River
was very comfortable and
proceeded to pass lovely
heaps of droppings.
• Rusalka had a broken
fragment of tooth removed
after x-rays showed a
piece of broken tooth
still intact. We are very
thankful that we have
such a thorough Equine
Dentist. André Thirion
– you are a lifesaver!
Previously Rusalka was
very uncomfortable with
the bit when being ridden,
but since you sorted out the
‘root’ of the problem there
has been a remarkable
improvement.
• Bella had a front tooth
removed which was loose.
• Splash was treated for his
itchy skin with Cortizone
by Veterinarian Dr. Tanya
Hornshcuh.
• VERY IMPORTANT
NOTICE TO ALL HORSE
OWNERS: A Veterinarian
informed us that there is
a vaccine which is 99%
effective against West
Nile Virus (WNV) is
available and that horses
should be inoculated
annually after having
received their first WNV
vaccine with a booster
30 days after the first
Vaccine was administered.
ALTHOUGH this vaccine
is NOT a ‘must have’ for
show purposes (yet), the
repercussions of a horse
dying from West Nile
Virus (IF THE HORSE
IS INSURED) will
result in the horse NOT
BEING COVERED FOR
MORTALITY LOSS due
to the fact that the owners
should have had the horse
vaccinated and have the
proof of batch number
and Veterinary signature
and stamp in the horses’
passport. Melindi has
sent out an email to all
our horse owners with
more information and
we will have our horses
vaccinated during April
and May 2018 against this
disease. The link below
gives more insight and
information on this deadly
disease.
•
• Chiropractor Kim Dyson
attended to Oakville, Like
a Lady, Madame, River,
Splash, Rusalka, Donatello,
Oakley, Joy, Belle Manon
and Summer during March
2018.
• Saddlefitter Andy Taylor
also fitted the saddles of
Dude, Summer, Splash,
Prins, Rusalka and Madame
during his visit.
• CLIENTS: PLEASE
ENSURE you have the
following items CLEARLY
marked with your horse’s
name in your horses’ box at
their stable or paddock as we
will not be able to properly
treat minor wounds, tick
infestations or mange without
the following: Tick Grease,
Iceman/deep ice/arnica
ice, Wound aerosol (Purple
spray), Wound ointment
(dermavet/agrisulph), hoof
and sole hardener, Stockholm
tar, milking cream, shampoo
treatment for mange (F10).
• Horses who need to be treated
for mange, ticks, minor
wounds or hoof problems
without the above items
available in their horses’ box
will be treated with CEC
products and clients charged
with R150 per treatment –
please remember that the
ONUS is on the owner of the
horse to ensure we have the
necessary items to look after
your horses’ well-being.
APRIL 2018 PROUDLY DESIGNED BY SALES SQUAD
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