''What do you want to be when you grow up?'' Is the question it all starts with. A large portion of all equine veterinarians knew at a young age that they wanted to become an equine veterinarian. Because everyone wants to cure a sick animal and make the owner happy, right? The reality is somewhat different. Long days, short nights, a high workload, critical horse owners and a moderate income are some of the challenging aspects of this profession. Despite these challenges, it is still a wonderful profession. Grovet has developed #proudhorsevet stickers that are multi-purpose. To be used on social media, car, trailer, computer, notepad and mobile. Be proud, be a #proudhorsevet
In healthy horses, SAA is virtually undetectable, but in acute inflammation it increases within 6-12 hours and peaks at 1000-fold the baseline value. This is a faster and greater increase than, for example, fibrinogen.
As the inflammatory response subsides, it begins to decline within 12-24 hours. The dynamic nature of SAA makes it an ideal marker to evaluate disease severity and to monitor disease progression or improvement. SAA is well suited to evaluate response to treatment.
Since the 1st of September, Grovet has been the distributor of Horstem in the Netherlands, Germany and Poland. Horstem is the first registered veterinary medicine that consists of stem cells obtained from the umbilical cord of horses. These stem cells reduce lameness in horses with chronic inflammation of the joints (osteoarthritis). Horstem is ready-to-use, it can be injected directly into the affected joint.
In horses with osteoarthritis, Horstem inhibits the inflammatory response and the breakdown of cartilage. This reduces the horse's lameness and the clinical results last for more than a year.
Other advantages of stem cells obtained from the umbilical cord include:
· The cells are obtained non-invasively from birth tissue after birth.
Last Tuesday, Joop Loomans of the Equine High Performance Sports Group gave a presentation about new therapy possibilities in equine orthopaedics.
There is currently a lot of interest in the use of orthobiologics in veterinary medicine. These are cells or molecules taken from the horse's body or from other horses that can be used in the treatment of diseases that cause lameness.
Grovet has a selection of these types of treatment in its product range. By attending training courses, our employees are up to date with the latest information and can give good advice to veterinarians.
My name is Renate van Bodegraven and I'm working for Grovet for over 4 years now. I started at the Customer Service where I was able to meet and help many of the customers. Since 28 January 2022 the new regulations regarding 'Good Distribution Practice' for Veterinary Products come into effect, it is important that Grovet can meet these requirements. I saw this as a challenge to develop myself further and I was able to grow into the position of Quality Assurance Manager. In order to ensure that we meet these requirements, I am busy on a daily basis. Quality means, among other things, that transport is conditioned, that the products are stored under the right conditions at all times, that a quality manual is present, that sufficient personnel are trained, That we are sure of the quality of the medication we receive, etc. In fact, quality comes into play in all processes within the company.
Black Psyllium BIO - Psilli nigrum Semen - Plantago afra is also known as flaxseed. These seeds expand when they come in contact with water and will produce mucilage. They are organic and high in quality, so no insecticides, pesticides and heavy metals. Especially for horses with, or under suspicion of sand the gastrointestinal tract. The psyllium seeds will form a jelly-like mass when it comes in contact with water and binds accumulated sand in the intestines to the feces and leaves the body when the horse defecate. Black Psyllium – Psilli nigrum Semen is extremely suitable to administer via a tube. The process of transforming the seeds to a jelly-like substance will take some time so the tube wouldn’t get clogged easily.
My name is Esmé Blankestijn and since December 2021 I am working in the Marketing team at Grovet. I graduated as a paraveterinairy and after 7 years of working in practice, I wanted something different. In my daily life I can be found between the horses and on social media. I have my own jumping horse that I’m training and I also have a big Instagram account, that’s why I decided to switch from Veterinary Assistant to Marketeer.
