October has continued to be remarkably mild, and whilst most welcome in extending the grazing period, it does come with the hazards of a prolonged parasite season and greater respiratory disease risk for animals already [...]

The continued wet weather has seen a recent late flush of grass for many, as such we've been out to treat a a number of downer cows with staggers or milk fever. Ensure at-risk cows [...]

July has largely been a quiet one for us on the farm front but with a few cows bridging the gap between spring and autumn calving keeping us on our toes... This has been a [...]

June and early July have been seasonally quiet for us with the majority of any routine work now completed and stock healthy at grass. Grass growth seems to have been very variable across the area [...]

May has seen an amazing, if late, flush of grass with silage coming early for many. Coccidiosis outbreaks, classically characterised by scouring calves aged 4-8 weeks have been to the fore as have bull problems. [...]

April has seen us busier than usual with C-sections, calvings and the usual seasonal problems. The number of caesars are up significantly on 2023; one theory is that due to the wet back-end of 2023 [...]

We are excited to announce our new partnership with Pet Proactive pet insurance which directly benefits Thrums Vets clients.As vets, we see pet insurance as a means for pet owners to budget for the [...]

At the time of writing the sun seems to be shining for once, though it appears to not be for long with yet more rain in the forecast ahead. The chronic rain is having an [...]

February continued where January left off with much routine work filling our days. The last few weeks however have seen a sudden increase in the number of calvings, caesars and prolapses - the spring work [...]

Whilst artificial insemination is nothing new in the world of cattle breeding, something that is new for us as a practice, is our all-in-one synchronisation and AI service.  We have developed this service to allow [...]