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Harvey is unwell, again

15 July, 2011 by Stonehead 7 Comments

When the Big Lad came through to the kitchen first thing this morning, he found our Border Terrier Harvey lying next to two pools of vomit. The Big Lad came to get me then cleaned up the vomit while I checked Harvey. The dog had a temperature of 40.1C, was extremely lethargic, and had periodic [...]

Dogs

Crofting, Daily life, dog, iMHA, postaweek2011, Smallholding, vet

Daphne walks on a piglet

18 March, 2011 by Stonehead 8 Comments

Daphne, one of our two Berkshire sows currently with litters, has walked on a piglet. All her piglets were in good condition when I did the midday check but when I went out at 1pm I noticed one holding its left rear leg off the ground. I went back to the feed shed, scooped up [...]

Berkshire pigs

Animal Health, Crofting, piglets, Pigs, postaweek2011, Smallholding, vet, veterinary

Harvey makes the most out of being unwell!

Harvey is unwell

18 February, 2011 by Stonehead 24 Comments

Harvey, our Border Terrier, is unwell. In fact, he was seriously ill earlier in the week but is now considerably better although he’s still not in full health. On Tuesday, with the Other Half and the boys away visiting her parents in Dundee, Harvey and I had a normal morning of work. He was as [...]

Dogs

AIHA, anaemia, Auto-Immune Hemolytic Anaemia, Border Terrier, Dogs, poisoning, postaweek2011, urinary tract infection, UTI, vet, veterinary

Goodbye to Graham

5 November, 2010 by Stonehead 12 Comments

Graham as we’ll remember him Our senior Berkshire boar, Graham, had to be put down this evening. Last year, the vet discovered Graham had a degenerative condition that meant his cartilage was eroding, leaving him less mobile. Initially, we thought we’d have to put him down quite quickly but with careful management we’ve kept him [...]

Berkshire pigs

Animal welfare, Berkshire pigs, Livestock, Pigs, vet, veterinary

Hens may have mycoplasmosis

26 August, 2010 by Stonehead 4 Comments

We may have a case, possibly two, of mycoplasmosis in our chickens. Earlier today I noticed one of the Scots Grey hens sneezing. I caught her and immediately noticed she was a little less heavy than she should be. The hen also had a slight but noticeable rasp to her breathing, an elevated temperature and [...]

Poultry, Scots Greys

Animal Health, Animal welfare, chickens, hens, mycoplasmosis, Poultry, vet, veterinary

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