Big praise post for my vets! Gibson + Lee

[miller]

Just had to post about the brilliant service Katie from Gibson + Lee (Peterborough/Stamford) has given me this weekend.

She has been out (around 40 miles a time) 3 times now and coming back tomorrow morning as my 19yo had got Lymphangitis - she is always cheery and has been absolutely brillinat with him.

Yesterdays call was a 2nd panic call (after friday nights first one) as the antibiotic and bute wasn't bringing his temperature down, she gave brilliant advice over the phone and was happy to come straight back out to him (even with 2" of snow) and has been back this morning.

Alex was lovely on answering the initial call yesterday morning and I was told to not hesitate to ring her back if I'd had to leave a message for Katie and she hadn't got back to me in 5 mins

Absolutely brilliant service, thoroughly recommend them (as always) but just had to post!

Horse is now much better, temperature is down and swelling starting to disperse

hopefully just the one more visit tomorrow morning for one more IV jab

Bank balance not so good and I can't get through to NFU's claim department

 

[Nailed]

LMAO... if its any consilation.. i know how you feel.. I'm just lucky i can inject myself or my vet beill would of been 800 touch..

Lymphangitis is a horrible condition and its so horrible to watch your horse in that amount of pain, It really rips me apart to see Ted when he has a bout.

Is this your mares first bout? If your need any support or help in any shape or form.. let me know!

Lou x

 

[miller]

Thnaks Lou!

I can inject but this is IV she's coming out to do

don't think they'll let you do that!

He had it about 6 years ago when we had stangles on old yard but no sign of anything this time to trigger it - probably just a small cut or something

He was in absolute agony friday night and yesterday morning but I think we're on the right track as he was 'ho ho ho-ing' for food this morning and he hasn't hardly eaten all weekend other than hay, oh and he managed to headbut me into the stable wall today - must be feeling better.

It's awful though - especially on saturday - making him walk and keep moving when it was so obviously painful for him - poor lad is normally as tough as an old boot but this really floored him

Had to resort to mixing his bute with honey and smearing it on his tongue as he won't eat it - think he's getting rather peed off with it all now though as every time he sees us he's either getting antibio's syringed down his throat, a needle stuck in his neck or a thermometer stuck up his ass

He wouldn't even take and apple off me yesterday - gives you a look as if you're poisoning him

 

[Anna123]

Gibson & Lee are my vets too and also I'm hoping to use their breeding side, Tower Equine Fertility Services, next year. I have found all of their vets to be super - v helpful, good with the horses and just very caring and genuinely nice to have on the yard. Alex has done wonders for the office side, Clare who does the accounts is very precise (

) and Roger, one of the vets, what dreams are made of!

I haven't met Katie (she's the Kiwi vet?) yet but have heard lots of good things

. I couldn't recommend them more highly.

 

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and Roger, one of the vets, what dreams are made of!

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dear oh dear

Thank you for the lovely comments

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[Baydale]

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and Roger, one of the vets, what dreams are made of!

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dear oh dear

Thank you for the lovely comments

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Familiarity breeds contempt......

 

[miller]

Exactly Baydale - I was going to send a PM but user name had changed so had to post on main board - don't let Roger see ASM else he'll be impossible

Nice speaking to you earlier!

 

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Familiarity breeds contempt......

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...and all that glitters is not gold

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Miller they've ALL seen. Happy vets = big Christmas bonus (and not your sort of bonus Anna

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