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Get a sneak preview of Carterton’s brand new veterinary clinic South Wairarapa Vets (SWVets) opens its brand new state of the art veterinary clinic in Carterton on Monday 26 March.

Outgrowing the existing clinic at 8 High Street Carterton, the new expansive site will also include a large animal and equine facility along with the full companion animal hospital.

The new clinic will house a

modern medical laboratory and a high tech operating theatre.

Designed by Bruce Barry Architects (BBA), the $1.5 million project was constructed

by Rigg Zschokke and features the latest technology and an innovative medical environment.

Visitors will have an opportunity to meet the Carterton team and be introduced to the veterinary and nursing staff.

As part of the celebrations, families can also enjoy terrific spot prizes, a BBQ and a bouncy castle.

Members of the public will be given a sneak preview of the purpose-built clinic during a special open day on Saturday 24 March.

There are treats for the kids and for pets, and everyone who takes part in the day will go into the draw to win one of two SWVets Care Packs worth $500 each, one for a dog and a cat.

The event will include a behind-the-scenes tour of the building and will provide visitors with a rare glimpse of the new technology used by SWVets.

The Care Pack includes annual vaccinations, 12 months worth of flea and worming treatments, comprehensive blood tests as part of the annual health check, a large bag of food and

OPEN DAY 3240 SH2, Carterton

Saturday 24th March, 9am – 1pm

other goodies for pets large and small.

SWVets has been established in Wairarapa for nearly 40 years and has four clinics in the region – Featherston, Martinborough, Carterton and Masterton.

From the family to the farm, SWVets provide comprehensive livestock and equine services, and complete companion pet care.

The SWVets Open Day takes place on Saturday 24 March between 9am-1pm.

For more details go to facebook.com/swvets.co.nz/.

Featuring: A Tour of the new clinic Bouncy castle Free sausage sizzle Spot Prizes

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CARTERTON 3240 SH2, Carterton PH: 06 379 6767 | MASTERTON 397 Queen St PH: 06 377 0456 FEATHERSTON 63 Fox Street PH: 06 308 9197 | MARTINBOROUGH 111 Jellicoe St, PH: 06 306 9311

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Meet the Carterton team The Carterton clinic offers a wide range of services from large animals to those of the smaller variety.

Our customer focused team provide the best care from the family to the farm.

New to the team

Nursing Team

Pictured from left: Ben Lourie, Abbey Tegg, Olivia Goad and Shao Tan. (Absent: Daniel Green).

Amanda Bryant, Christine Ward, Megan Mitchell, Meera Gandhi, Chelsea Harkness and Justine Algie. (Absent Kelsy Smith).

Introducting our new young vets, who join our existing team of vets, all of who are passionate about providing the very best care for your animals.

Our dedicated nursing team are a group who assist our vets and also provide an invaluable contribution to the health and wellbeing of our clients.

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Farm+ provides valuable skilled labour and solutions An important part of the team at South Wairarapa Vets are the Farm+ technicians, who offer a range of practical assistance for both farmers and lifestyle block owners, including a dairy heifer monitoring and preventive health service.

The heifer programme is an independent, accurate, animal health plan that ensures heifers enter the herd in the best condition they can be.

We offer a “May to May” or “weaning till herd entry” programme, with costs ranging between $0.30 and $1.05 per head a week, depending on elective options, which can include weighing and drenching.

These are ideal for graziers or farm owners to ensure their heifers get all they need when they need it.

The technicians utilise state of the art equipment, including a FarmQuip mobile weigh crush and Gallagher weigh technology.

Animal Identification A partnership with animal identification specialists Allflex enables Farm+ the ability to supply animal ID solutions, such as ear tags and NAIT EID tags. As a NAIT accredited information provider, we offer NAIT solutions for all clients, from small blocks to large enterprises, keeping accurate records of animals and movements for full compliance.

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Immediate One of the key features of SWVets new premises is a large animal facility, which will cater mainly for horses, as well as goats, alpacas, pigs and sheep.

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treatment for large animals at new clinic “We are looking forward to having a facility where we can do it all at our place, which means we will send less large animals off to Massey for treatment,” explains equine vet Katie Grant.

“We’ve got the experience and the capability to treat them, now we will now be able to admit, put them on fluids and monitor them, and provide intensive care if required.”

If horses have surgery elsewhere, or need extended box rest we can now offer a recovery service at our clinic.

A lot of people don’t have stables themselves, but we’ve got yards and boxes, and the ability to confine safely.”

SWVets are currently able to assist

with foaling, but the new setup will make things much easier, as Katie explains.

“We’ve got a foaling unit where we are able to scan mares.

“There’s also a foaling alarm, so that when the mare foals the alarm sends an alert to our cellphones.

“We have offered a foaling service this year, currently located in Masterton with a member of staff on site, monitoring it.

“We also provide ongoing care for the mare and foal, particularly if there are complications.”

in-house lab, where we can run all the blood tests and get results back in half an hour. In the past, we’ve had to wait 12-24 hours for the results.

With a faster turnaround we are able start the correct treatment right away.

A key feature of our practice is that we’ve got an in-house lab, where we can run all the blood tests and get results back in half an hour.

We take a swab of the animal and culture it ourselves, to make sure the antibiotics are the right choice.

The animals are getting more accurate and better treatment from us by having this facility on site.

It’s a lot more efficient and in the longterm cost effective for the client”.

This service will relocate to our new clinic.

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and running thanks to expert care The tale of Molly, a chocolate Labrador who damaged a cruciate ligament playing in her garden, is typical of the work that the team undertakes on a daily basis, bringing comfort to both distressed animals and anxious owners.

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Molly’s owner Tracey Cook takes up the story. “Molly is three now, and when she was one she was running around, and then turned awkwardly, twisted her leg and made a bit of a yelp,” she explains.

“Tony’s advice was invaluable, providing everything we needed to know.

“We immediately bought her into SWVets where they diagnosed a ruptured cruciate ligament.

“She had other issues, which possibly made her predisposed to it. Molly was x-rayed and Tony performed surgery. He did a TTA (Tibial

“Following surgery, a recovery plan was implemented. Crate rest was essential to reduce Molly’s ability to move around and weigh-bear.

“We totally relied on his expert knowledge to help us through.

He suggested some additional recovery options e.g. weight management, strict exercise plan and physiotherapy for Molly, and was always available for any questions we may have had. We were quite anxious because Molly is the first dog we have had and they were very

sensitive to that.

“We’ve had no more problems with Molly since the operation: she’s amazing now.

“Tony said to me maybe she might not be a dog that is able to go and do lots of things, but she’s actually 110%. I’ve got photos of her walking the Remutaka Incline a couple of weekends ago and she’s up to full speed. She goes up to Rocky Lookout and she runs as well with me.

“We had a really good experience with SWVets. The support we received from Tony and the nurses was outstanding”.

We had a really good experience with SWVets. The support we received from Tony and the nurses was outstanding.

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Farm+ is the one stop shop for all farm animal needs Farm+ is a specialised service provided by South Wairarapa Vets (SWVets) designed to meet the animal health needs of farmers and lifestyle block owners.

Production animal services such as calf disbudding, pregnancy testing, dry cow insertion, teatsealing, and vaccinating are carried out by highly skilled and experienced rural technicians, working alongside veterinarians who will provide quality control oversight, access to veterinary skills and full compliance assurance.

“This new model allows greater flexibility and will allow our clients to get the work done when they want it, particularly at the busiest times of the year,” explains SWVets Director Adrian Evans.

“The service delivery is excellent and is undertaken by expert staff – Josh Price is the lead for this team and is highly experienced. The focus is on a per head charging model, to ensure that budgeting for these routine tasks is straightforward.

South Wairarapa Veterinary Services on the opening of their new Carterton clinic

“This is a major step forward for us as a business as we look to develop our existing animal health planning systems into a bureau service, which is effectively a one stop shop for all production animal needs.

“Veterinary work, animal treatments, tagging and NAIT can all be organised through a single phone call to us, improving efficiency and allowing more time to concentrate on day to day operations. We will work to coordinate with other suppliers of animal services.

“The main advantage to our clients will be that we can develop an annual animal health plan for their farm and then deliver it, so not only are the sheep drenched and vaccinated when necessary, but they also have facial eczema boluses applied, and have a range of treatments applied as required”.

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Vets strut their stuff for Pukaha Mount Bruce A major focus for SWVets is giving back to the local community, something that they usually keep under the radar.

However, they are going all out on 9th June to raise as much money as possible for the Pukaha Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre, by staging the “Kiwi Ball” at the Carterton Events Centre. Event Manager Katie Grant, a member of the equine team, says Pukaha was the obvious choice to benefit from the event.

Tickets are $60 each from Eventfinda, with a cash bar and canapés being served constantly from 7pm -11pm, courtesy of Salt Catering.

It’s not a sit-down dinner, but it is a seated event. You can book a table by emailing katie.grant@swvets.co.nz

Popular Wellington cover band “Mojo” will be providing live music, with local “It’s a charity that we have supported radio identity Brent Gare of More FM taking up his accustomed role as MC. over the years,” she explains.

The entertainment doesn’t stop there “We have a strong relationship with however, as Katie explains. them and we’ve been up there and X-rayed kiwi amongst other things.

“SWVets are proud to support the great work they do.

“We have organised a dance competition for our vets, so there is a bit of extra entertainment on the night.

“They will be ballroom dancing, “We want to put on a fantastic night professionally choreographed by and stage an event that everyone can Geraldine Inder’s daughter Nicola. go to.”

Five SWVet Couples and one from Pukaha have been rehearsing since January. It’s themed around animals of course, and there’s a little bit of drama around the dance.

“Local businesses and SWVet’s suppliers have generously contributed. Zoetis is our Platinum sponsor.

Buses will be provided for just $10 return trip between Masterton and Featherston.

To book transport, or to be seated together as a group, please contact katie.grant@swvets.co.nz

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Scan your beef herd and get an Wairarapa beef farmers are being offered the opportunity to have their cows pregnancy scanned using the latest ultrasound technology, with the added bonus of free blood testing.

South Wairarapa Vets (SWVets) is giving farmers the choice of either BVD screening (15 samples) or Selenium trace element testing (10 samples), worth up to $280, for each mixed age beef herd of 25 cows or more scanned this season.

The six scanners in their team can work in to suit farmers’ individual needs, utilising the latest battery operated, ultrasound equipment, meaning they can often scan ‘over the rails’. Depending on the timing, they can provide foetal ageing also.

“Sadly, a dry cow, while a good lawnmower, is of limited value to a drystock enterprise,” explained SWVet’s Adrian Evans.

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added bonus farmers very confused about BVD and what it means for them.

“We recognise that getting the cows into the yards can be a real mission, so we’re offering the opportunity for Wairarapa farmers to minimise their workload by scanning and blood testing at the same yarding.

“Get the dry cows identified, and get some meaningful information for their farm they can act on.”

To make a booking for your herd to be scanned or for more information contact South Wairarapa Vets on 06 379 6767.

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Reception and admin

Our experienced team of receptionists and administrators take care of our clients and their animals and are happy to assist with food purchases, accessories and information.

Paula Gillies, Jane Wingate, Pauline Wadsworth, Christine Finlayson and Sharon Jacobs.

(Absent: Stephanie Young).

The Farm+ and Hub team

Supporting our large animal vets and providing a point of contact for our farmers and lifestyle block owners, our large animal hub team are happy to make your appointments, take orders for medication and help with planned large animal health needs.

Management Team

With four clinics and over 50 staff our management team is focused on getting it right for our staff and all our clients.

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