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State of the art Equine Hospital
The new equine hospital at WEVC’s site in Cambridge and its large theatre and twin recovery suites, ensures that WEVC offers a ‘state of the art’ and highly efficient surgical service. This is complemented by strategic investment in new equipment including a brand new operating table from Finland - Haico’s Telgete II, a favourite amongst equine surgeons around the world, and an equine specific anaesthetic ventilator to help ensure that surgical cases are offered the highest quality of comfort and care throughout surgery and anaesthesia.Dr Greg Quinn (BVSc, Cert ES, Dip ECVS Registered Specialist in Equine Surgery) is always looking to improve WEVC’s surgical service, his special interests and expertise are in minimally invasive surgical techniques (arthroscopy and laparoscopy), airway and sinus surgery, wound management and specialist dental surgery. Over the past six years, Greg has introduced many first's for WEVC’s clinic and also for Equine Surgery in New Zealand, such as: performing standing fracture repairs and arthroscopies in selected cases, and newer laparoscopic procedures such as nephrosplenic space closures.See LessRead MoreSee MoreReproduction (Breeding)
We offer reproductive management of broodmares on farm as well as in the purpose-built mare facilities at our clinic. Our highly experienced and qualified veterinarian's target is an early, healthy foal per mare, per year, and we use the latest research and technologies to achieve this.We have a Reproductive Clinic every day between 1-3pm and we encourage clients to bring their mare(s) to the clinic for scans and artificial insemination, where they can be monitored through to ovulation. Pregnancies of high risk mares are monitored intensively for conditions such as placentitis. We offer fresh, chilled and frozen AI services and the i-Sperm system for objective semen quality evaluationSee LessRead MoreSee MoreNeonatal Intensive Care Unit
A purpose-built mare and foal intensive care unit is available, that has a safe, separate area for compromised foals. This allows for constant intravenous fluid administration and nasal oxygen support while keeping the bond between the mare and foal intact. The ICU is equipped with resuscitation gear (post c-sections) and heart rate, oxygen saturation as well as blood lactate monitors. High-resolution stall-side ultrasonography and digital radiography is used to assess the thorax, abdomen, umbilical, and musculoskeletal structures and is helpful in the diagnosis of disease or malformation. See LessRead MoreSee MoreSales Prep
Ensure you have the very best advice before making a decision at the New Zealand Bloodstock or overseas yearling sales. Whether you are embarking on investing in bloodstock for the first time or are an experienced agent, our team of highly experienced veterinarians will help you to avoid potential future problems or needlessly missing out on a good horse because of a minor issue. These critical assessments require a level of expertise only gained after many years of practice, which is why we utilise our most experienced team at the sales. Waikato Equine Veterinary Centre is always in attendance at the NZ sales in numbers, offering you the best and most experienced veterinary support available. In addition, obtaining the highest quality radiographs is vital when it comes to decision-making on management (including possible surgery) for your weaning, yearling or ready-to-run horse, going to the sales. The sales team at Waikato Equine Veterinary Centre, led by Dr Alec Jorgensen, will deliver the information you need in experienced, common sense terms.minor issue. See LessRead MoreSee More
Sport Horse
We have unrivaled experience and expertise in looking after many kinds of equine athletes. This makes us your best choice in dealing with the various issues that may be experienced by your animal or to provide you with quality advice when considering purchasing a new horse.We are privileged to provide veterinary services for many of the top eventing, dressage and showjumping riders in the country in addition to sponsoring a number of riders. Since 2012 we have provided veterinary support for the ESNZ Eventing Young rider and Talent development squads as well as acting as team veterinarian for the Senior and Junior trans-Tasman competitions in New Zealand and Australia. Recently we have extended that support to the ESNZ Jumps Training program and squads. Additionally we have a treating veterinarian at many of the main events around the country in the equestrian sporting calendar.See LessRead MoreSee MorePre-Purchase Examinations
Pre-purchase examinations are designed to provide information on the health and soundness of a horse that you are looking to buy. They should only be performed by a registered veterinarian, and are best done by an experienced equine clinician who is not the routine veterinarian for that horse.The veterinarian works on behalf of the buyer and therefore reports to the purchaser on any findings or abnormalities detected. It involves checking the horse’s identification, eyes, teeth, heart, lungs, skin and is very useful for detecting any obvious problems with joints, tendons and feet which are common causes of lameness. After a general clinical examination is performed the veterinarian will perform a lameness examination by watching the horse walk, trot and canter, and by perform flexion tests. For a full Five Stage Pre-purchase Examination the horse will also be observed while ridden under saddle and re-examined after exercise. See LessRead MoreSee MoreEquine Dental Services
Routine dental care is essential to your horse’s health. We offer comprehensive preventative and remedial dental treatments designed to increase the longevity of your animal’s teeth, maximise comfort and reduce the risk of major problems.Proper dental care can see your horse utilise feed more efficiently, perform better — even live longer. We carry out the full spectrum of dental care. Our skilled vets assess each case individually and use up-to-date knowledge and equipment and advanced dentistry techniques where required.Most horses can be comfortably worked on unsedated, but in some cases our vets may need to use sedation to perform procedures safely and comfortably.See LessRead MoreSee More