equine hospital NEWS |
| 20/01/11 |
Fiona
Main successfully completes her equine nurse training to become
a fully qualified EVN |
| 23/11/10 |
145 people attend our second
Evening of Equine Lectures |
| 10/07/10 |
Five years since opening!
The Hospital continues to grow and offer a wider range of services.
The average occupancy over the previous 365 days is almost 5 horses
a night. |
| 13/04/10 |
Approval given from the planning
department for further expansion of the Equine Hospital |
| 26/11/09 |
The Equine Hospital treats
the 1000th equine referral case. |
| 20/03/09 |
The lorry park is expanded
by 300 square meters to provide more room and allow for further development.
|
| 03/02/09 |
First laparoscopy (keyhole
surgery of the abdomen) a bilateral ovariectomy of a mare. Later
in the day an abdominal rig (retained testicle) was also undertaken
via laparoscopy. Read more>>
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| 26/11/08 |
Fourteen vets attend our
fourth Equine CPD meeting at the hospital. |
| 14/10/08 |
The equine division of Clyde
Vet Group becomes recognised by the Royal
College of Veterinary Surgeons as an EQUINE HOSPITAL. |
| 24/07/08 |
The equine division becomes
a recognised RCVS Equine Veterinary Nurse Training Practice. |
| 07/07/08 |
Danielle Crawford joins the
equine team for a three month period as our first equine intern. |
| 15/05/08 |
Fluoroscopy (motion X-rays)
become available. This adds to our list of imaging equipment
and will particularly assist in the operating room with fracture repairs. |
| 10/03/08 |
Equine first aid talk with
practical demonstrations held at the clinic. |
| 05/11/07 |
The equine team complete their
100th arthroscopy since the opening of the new clinic. An investigatory
stifle arthroscopy in a dressage horse. Read
more>> |
| 06/10/07 |
irap system for treatment
of joint conditions is now available for both referral and first opinion
clients. Read more>> |
| 01/10/07 |
Due to the increased workload
the equine division moves to having two equine vets on duty for all
out of hours emergency work. |
| 20/09/07: |
Louise
Cornish BVMS CertEP MRCVS gained the Royal College of Veterinary
Surgeons Certificate in Equine Practice. This is a great
achievement for Louise and thoroughly deserved for all her hard
work and dedication. |
| 01/08/07 |
S-Video
Gastroscopy facility with a 3 meter scope available for the examination
of the stomach. |
| 31/07/07: |
Building work starts on construction
of further stables |
| 21/06/07: |
The equine division of Clyde
Vet Group received the inaugural Scottish Farmer Equine Service
Provider of the year award. The award was open to
all businesses involved in the equine industry in Scotland and was
supported by the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland
. The award was a major recognition of the entire equine
team. |
| 26/02/07 |
David
Sutton passes the European Diploma in Equine Internal Medicine
to join only a handful of equine clinicians in UK private practicality
who have this qualification. |
| 27/11/06: |
Clyde vet group is added to
the British Equine Veterinary Association list of practices experienced
in the use of frozen and chilled semen. |
| 23/10/06: |
A busy day in the operating
room, 5 full general anaesthesias. Great team work by Fiona
Main and the nurses and Louise undertaking
the anaesthetics meant the day went very smoothly. |
| 20/09/06: |
Andrew
McDiarmid becomes chief examiner for the Royal college of Veterinary
surgeons Certificate in Equine Surgery (orthopaedics) |
| 30/07/06: |
The first racehorse to have
a tieback procedure undertaken at Clyde vet group wins their first
race. Read more>> |
| 10/07/06: |
One year on. A very busy
year indeed. The practice continues to expand and we've taken on a
further veterinary surgeon, and we now employ 2 part-time grooms.
The equine division has undertaken just under 100 general anaesthetics
in its first year. Plans are in progress to build a further stable
block. |
| 10/02/06: |
Services become available
for deep intra-uterine insemination for frozen semen AI. |
| 09/01/06:
|
Dr David
Sutton MA Vet MB Cert EM (Int. Med.), PhD, MRCVS arrives to join
the equine veterinary team and takes over responsibility for the equine
medicine referral side of Clyde Vet Group. |
| 31/12/05: |
After a hectic first few months
we have received referrals from 27 veterinary practices |
| 24/10/05: |
Opening of the scintigraphy
suite |
| 01/08/05: |
Equine division is added
to the BEVA list of approved practices willing to take equine emergencies. |
| 26/07/05: |
First colic surgery |
| 18/07/05:
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First arthroscopy, a carpal
(knee) arthroscopy in racehorse.
|
| 10/07/05 |
Opening of the new
clinic. |
| 20/02/05: |
Clyde vet group becomes one
of the first members of XLVets, a group of 40 veterinary practices
who have got together to form a marketing and buying group to promote
their services and skills. John Baillie BVM&S MRCVS becomes a
director of the company. |
| 14/05/05: |
Fiona Main VN joins the equine
team as our head nurse. Fiona’s experience is a major
assess to the development of the equine clinic. |
| 21/11/04: |
First stem cell implantation
undertaken in Scotland by Andrew McDiarmid.
|
| 01/11/04: |
Work starts on the new clinic |
| 12/05/04: |
The equine team of vets expands
to four equine only vets. |
| 01/08/03: |
Merger of Acorn vet centre
and Clyde Valley Veterinary Centre to form CYLDE VET GROUP.
The new practice is divided into three divisions: Equine, small and
large animal. |
