This Month's Topics

The in-patient equine facilities are now complimented by an indoor examination area. Up to seven horses can be hospitalised at any time.

Below are some photographs of a colt is anaesthetised and castrated.
 

Anaesthesia is induced in our padded knock down box with an injectable anaesthetic agent. The patient is intubated to maintain it's airway. The patient is lifted and moved into the operating theatre.

Here Liz and Paul are lowering the patient onto inflatable airbags. These prevent damage to muscles and skin which can occur on hard surfaces when the horse's weight cuts off blood supply.

In theatre the patient is connected to an oxygen supply. Volatile anaesthetic agents are added to the oxygen to maintain anaesthesia for the period required. Here Liz is monitoring the patient's anaesthesia.

Here Debbie is monitoring the patient's pulse rate. In the background Paul and Sally are preparing the patient for surgery.

The patient's hair has been clipped and the skin sterilised prior to surgery. Sally is wearing sterile gloves and gown and is about to make the first surgical incision.

Later during surgery. Sally is removing one of the testicles.

The cattle and sheep housing facilities are in constant use with a steady throughput of clinical cases and of donors/recipients in embryo transfer programmes.

Paddocks and a covered yard allow turnout of horses, cattle and sheep.