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Thrums Vets’ blog is an informative resource for pet owners, farmers, and equine enthusiasts. The blog features regular updates on farm health, including monthly newsletters that provide insights into seasonal challenges and best practices for livestock management. Pet owners can find articles on new offerings, such as the introduction of Pet Proactive Insurance, and advice on pet care. Whether you’re looking to stay informed on the latest veterinary practices or need tips on animal health, Thrums Vets’ blog is a valuable source of expert advice.

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  • At long last a bit of rain has arrived! The warm, dry spring has been superb for turning out lambs and calves but pressure has now already started to be put on grass reserves for [...]

    10 June, 2025

  • The start of May sees us continuing to be blessed by great weather - the countryside is looking superb as we go about our rounds with a patchwork of bright green and yellow fields and [...]

    5 May, 2025

  • The start of April sees us being very, very busy (of course!) with what feels like half a dozen calls every day to calvings, caesars and prolapses. Anecdotally there seems to be a trend out [...]

    4 April, 2025

  • Over the past week or so things have really ramped up in the practice with the emergency spring work, we've been busy calving and caesaring with a few of these calls coming into the practice [...]

    12 March, 2025

  • January has seen us getting stuck into the first lambings of the year, which is always quite exciting! On the cattle front we've seen a few more pneumonia outbreaks which is less exciting, vaccination remains [...]

    11 February, 2025

  • The new year has started with a few lambings as the pedigree flocks get underway. Most of the routine work has now been tidied up with just a few herds remaining for routine Johne's testing. [...]

    7 January, 2025