Services
Consultation
At SHEC, we are fortunate to have Veterinarians with excellent experience in multiple areas of equine care and medicine. We cater to all breeds with care and aim to provide a 5 star service to all clients.
- Lameness examination
- General medicine
- Behaviour abnormalities
- Pain investigation
- Eye abnormalities
- Conformation
- Routine health check
- Reproduction
- Podiatry
- Emergency
Preventative Care
Preventative care is essential for keeping your horse happy and healthy. We offer many services to help keep your horse feeling their best.
- Dentistry (under sedation)
- Vaccination
- Faecal Egg Count
- De Worming
- Routine laboratory testing
Diagnostics
Diagnostics are an invaluable resourse for assisting a Veterinarian in being able to quickly and accurately diagnose and treat problems that occur. Much of the equipment we have is portable, meaning more accessibility for clients and their horses.
- X-ray
- Ultrasound
- Endoscope
- Gastroscope
- Gait analysis tools ie; Sleip & Equinosis
- Dynamic respiratory scope (DRS)
- In-house laboratory
Laboratory
At SHEC we have an in-house laboratory to provide more efficient treatment to our patients. We also utilise external laboratories for any additional testing that may be required.
- Complete Blood Count
- Biochemistry
- Serum Amyloid A (SAA)
- Fibrinogen
- Progesterone
- Faecal Egg Count
- Digital Foal Immunoglobulin G (IgG)
- Triglycerides
- Semen Analysis
Pre Purchase
Pre purchase examinations are useful for buyers to help make an informed decision regarding the horse that they are intending to purchase. We offer a standard 2 stage vetting that includes a thorough preliminary clinical examination and trot up with flexion tests. A 5 stage vetting is available upon request. Additional diagnostics such as endoscopy, radiography, ultrasonography, ECG, breeding exam, laboratory testing, drug testing and dental exam under sedation can be requested at an additional cost.
NB# An examination for pre-purchase is conducted on behalf of the buyer and information is confidential between these two parties.
Surgery
Field surgery is a common practice for an ambulatory vet, and is usually performed under standing sedation, or under a short general anaesthesia. Major surgeries will be referred to REC Equine Specialists or the nearest equine hospital. Some common procedures that are performed by SHEC include;
- Castration
- Wound debridement
- Selected tooth extractions
- Eye enucleation
- Ligament desmotomy
- Cyst and melanoma removal
- Uterine cyst removal
- Foal limb screw removal
- Umbilical hernia elastrator repair
