Equine Referral Hospital Langford Vets University Of Bristol

Incredibly exciting developments in the treatment of equine arrhyhtmias from Professor van Loon and the team at the University of Ghent in Belgium. They have succesfully ablated the ectopic focus within a horse's heart, restoring normal rhythm. This procedure is routine in humans with atrial fibrillation but has not been possible in horses due to their large size, until now.... This will revolutionise the treatment of equine heart disease, in particular atrial fibrillation.

A difficult start to his life but Mr T is now adjusting to life well.

The BEVA - The British Equine Veterinary Association Congress is being held in Birmingham next week. This is the biggest equine scientific conference in Europe and attended by equine vets and scientists from all over the world.
There will be lectures and discussions regarding the latest research and techniques in equine surgery and medicine, and we are very proud of all our clinicians from Langford Vets Equine Referral Hospital who are speaking at this event or chairing sess...ions.
For those vets who are attending we would love to see you at our stand in the exhibition hall and at our talks!
Yvonne Elce: Sarcoids - Cisplatin and Bleomycin (Friday 14th September 9am)
Sarah Smith: Chairing a Discussion Panel on Neonatology (Friday 14th September 10.30am)
Yvonne Elce: Urogenital Surgery - Treatment options for the female genital tract (Saturday 15th September 9.20am)
Lucy Meehan: Fundamentals of Dentistry - Dental radiography, when and how (Saturday 15th September 11.45am)
Sarah Smith: Nursing the Neonate - Chairing the Panel Discussion (Saturday 15th September 1.30pm)
Patrick Burns: Anaesthesia for the non-anaesthetist - Local blocks every practitioner ought to know (Saturday 15th September 1.50pm)
Danny Chambers: The use of alternative medicines by horse owners (Thursday 13th September 9.30am)
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Shocking Stuff! For horses with atrial fibrillation, an abnormal heart rhythm, treatment can involved transvenous electrocardioversion, TVEC. The heart is shocked back to normal rhythm using small wires placed into the heart. This is done under general anaesthesia and has fewer side effects than the traditional medical treatment of this condition with quinidine sulphate. TVEC can be undertaken with our team of equine medicine and cardiology specialists at Langford.

Do you own a teenage/ older horse or pony? If so, make sure you're up to speed with the signs of Equine Cushing's Disease (Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction).
This great new website shows you how to recognise the signs, explains how we would diagnose the condition and how it is treated.
https://careaboutcushings.co.uk/

Tour of Britain- Tuesday 4th September- Rolling Road Closure Affecting Langford Vets Entrance
We would like to advise all clients that the third stage of the Tour of Britain will be passing through Stock Lane from 11.58 for between 15 and 20 minutes.
In emergency please follow the instructions provided by our reception team on referral.
... Scheduled appointments have been timed accordingly but please be aware that a rolling road block will be in force for this short period. Other roads in the local area will be affected, please see the route map and link below to help you plan your journey.
http://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/stage-thre e-timetable
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer…