Leith Vets

28/01/2025

Duke's puggy facial folds were causing trouble by rubbing on the surface of his eyes resulting in corneal ulcers.

Richard performed surgery to correct the condition.

Scroll to see Richard’s best pug impression 🤣.

Check out Duke's pre and post op photos. We think he looks great!

24/01/2025

We aim to be fair and transparent with our pricing at Leith Vets and our dental scale and polish pricing has been reviewed and updated to our website.

All aspects of the dental procedure are included in our dental packages. For example we include dental x-rays, IV fluids, pain relief, antibiotics if required and suture material as standard. You can rest assured that your pet will receive the upmost care with us. We've also invested in state of the art dental equipment which we love using. It makes our job so much easier! Nichola even has a special interest in dentistry.

We offer free dental health checks with our trained nurses all year round to registered and non-registered clients. We can provide an accurate estimate for procedures with extractions during a consultation.

All procedures are done on site which means no travelling to a different branch.

We are also happy to do direct claims for dental procedures with most insurance providers who cover dental procedures. A pre-authorisation is required.

Our Pet Health Clubs all include 10% off dentistry too.

Head to our website for more information: https://www.leithvets.co.uk/about-leith-vets-1

23/01/2025

In light of storm Éowyn ⛈️ and a red weather warning🛑, we will still be open during our normal hours of 8:30am to 6pm. We will be accepting emergencies.

To book an appointment please contact using the following:
📞Whatsapp 07427588910
📞Telephone 0131 516 1550
📧Email [email protected]
💻Online booking system www.leithvets.co.uk

21/01/2025

Are you or your friends registered with us?

We still have some spaces left on our books for registrations 😊.

Thank you to all of the friendly clients who have registered with us since we opened! We are so appreciative to have so many friendly clients and adorable patients.

But do you have a friend with a dog, cat, rabbit, ferret, hamster, guinea pig, rat, mouse, bird, terrapin, tortoise, tarantula, hedgehog, snake, lizard or monkey who you think would also also appreciate the way we look after our patients and clients?

We'd love to offer any existing clients a free nail clip for their pet with a nurse if their friend registers with us.

There's lots of ways you can register with us:

🐾 Whatsapp on +44 7427 588910
🐾 Our website https://www.leithvets.co.uk/
🐾 By calling us on 0131 516 1550
🐾 Or you can email us at [email protected]

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17/01/2025

Meet Louis the friendly Bengal 🐈😺

Louis was very comfortable at his visit to see Dr Nichola 🩺He was walking around like he owned the place and was very good for his general health check 😁

14/01/2025

Cats can display stress in different ways. Here are some signs of stress to watch out for:

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30/12/2024

28/12/2024

This will be a great and informative evening!

Is your dog slowing down? Could Osteoarthritis be the cause?

Join me for an interactive presentation on January 7th at 6:30 PM at Stay On Track and learn how to:

Understand OA and its impact
Spot the early signs
Implement effective home management strategies

Bring your dog! (Well-behaved dogs welcome)

Limited spaces available. Book now at [email protected]

25/12/2024

Leith Vets wishes all our clients and their fluffy family members a very Merry Christmas 🎄

24/12/2024

We'd like to wish everyone a happy Christmas Eve and also make you aware that there has been a nasty form of acute haemorrhagic diarrhoea syndrome (aka haemorrhagic gastroenteritis) going around Edinburgh over the past few months and we have seen some cases over the past week. Very sadly, some dogs have passed away despite treatment.

We don't know if the condition is caused by a virus (parvovirus) or a bacterial infection but it is causing dogs to become very unwell, very quickly.

If your dog has any of the following symptoms:

🐾 Bloody diarrhoea
🐾 Vomiting/retching
🐾 Lethargy
🐾 Inappetance

We recommend not delaying seeking veterinary treatment (or advice).

ICR Vets Loanhead will be covering our emergencies while we are closed on Christmas day, Boxing day, New Years day and 2nd January. They are also happy to give advice over the phone. They can be reached on 0131 440 4229 please select option 1.

We will re-open on Friday 27th December so please do feel free to get in touch with us too.

Wasn't the Links beautiful this morning?

20/12/2024

Leith Vets would like to wish all our fabulous clients a wonderful Christmas and happy New Year! 🎄🎅

📅 Please see our Christmas/New Years opening hours.

ICR Vets Loanhead are open for emergencies when we are closed. Their phone number is 📞 0141 440 4229.

18/12/2024

To order repeat prescriptions feel free to contact us by:

☎️ Telephone on 0131 516 1550
📧 Email [email protected]
📱Whatsapp 07427 588 910

17/12/2024

Tongues out Tuesday!

Cosmo and Hubble are 3 month old kittens. Aren't they the cutest? They were loving the lick-e-lix at their 2nd vaccination appointment.

Does your cat like treats?

13/12/2024

We’ve made the top 5 shortlist for SPVS (Society of Practicing Veterinarians) UK new start practice of the year award. SPVS is the main veterinary business group in the UK.

We find out if we win later this month!

Check out our video submission which was created by Beth and Nichola.

You might recognise some friendly faces.

Feel free to share!

27/11/2024

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Leith Vets! 🎄❄️🎅

Nichola caved and let the staff put up the Christmas decorations 😂

It's also time for our annual Christmas Open Party!

Drop in next Friday 6th December for some tasty human treats under the glow of our Christmas tree. We'll have festive music and warm drinks. Say hi to our friendly team and have a tour behind the scenes.

📅 6th December 2024
⌚ 5pm - 8pm
📍 11 Salamander Place, Leith EH6 7GA

We hope to see you there 😊

REMINDER: Sadly we can only accommodate humans at our party. We want to avoid scraps and accidental raisin and chocolate ingestion.

26/11/2024

We are looking for an RVN!

Leith Vets is Edinburgh's friendliest small animal and exotics practice. We've been open over a year now and we're looking for an RVN to join our team!

We're located in Leith which is a young, vibrant area full of restaurants, cafes and pubs. We think we have some of the loveliest clients. The Leith community is really special and we feel chuffed to have been embraced so warmly by the locals. The practice and area is LGBTQ+ friendly and we have a diverse mix of clientele.

We're looking for an RVN, either full time or flexible working hours to join our team. Ideally we would like an RVN with at least 1 year's experience as our nurses need to be confident with consulting. We also have a high dental caseload so prior experience with dental procedures or a willingness to learn is important to us.

Leith Vets is also a bit unusual in that nearly 50% of our registered patients are feline. We're the only practice in Edinburgh to have gold ISFM practice status and we pride ourselves on our low stress cat handling techniques. We would therefore require an RVN who is also dedicated to providing low stress care to our feline patients. We have a dedicated cat consulting room, separate cat waiting area and cat ward which helps to keep cats calm.

Our nurses run hugely successful puppy classes in the Links and our large reception area in Spring and Summer. All revenue from the puppy classes goes to staff involved with the classes.

Our vet Richard takes exotics referrals and has an ophthalmology certificate so there would be the opportunity to learn about exotic patients, small herbivores and ophthalmology too.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and friendly RVN to join our team of 2 full time vets (soon to be 3), 2 full time nurses, one full time receptionist/VCA and a part time receptionist. We are blessed with an amazing group of staff who work together well and are dedicated to the success of the practice.

We have 4 consulting rooms, separate dental and imaging suites and 2 theatres. Equipment includes an IM3 dental machine, CR7 dental x-ray processor, DR x-ray machine, ultrasound, tonovet, slit lamp, in-house lab.

Our next RVN could work a maximum of 38 hours per week over 4 days and a share of Saturday mornings. Flexible working could be discussed. We offer 34 days holiday including bank holidays and enhanced sick pay. There are currently no OOH, however, we may explore offering an OOH service in the future to provide the best care to our patients. The practice is open 8.30am-6pm. £750 CPD allowance per year. Salary £25 000+ depending on experience.

If this sounds like the sort of practice you would like to work in please email your CV and a cover letter to [email protected].

We look forward to hearing from you!
Closing date December 31st

22/11/2024

🎶"Oh the weather outside if frightful, but Wilson looks so delightful...in his little jacket!"🎶

As winter ❄️ is fast approaching and the paths are getting cold and slippy, you may notice that salt is being laid out. As our pets are not wearing shoes👠, we do need to be careful that the salt is not getting stuck between their toes or irritating their feet🐕. Giving their feet a clean once you have been out on walks helps to protect their delicate little toe-beans🫘 from any harm.

Wilson is also demonstrating how important it is for our pets to have the right insulation when going outside. Especially in -2°C 🥶

19/11/2024

Mika enjoying pats from Dr Nichola 🩺🐈