Leek Veterinary Clinic

29/11/2025

Beautiful Lily came for one of her puppy vaccines this week, she enjoyed eating our treat paste and was so brave for her injection! 🩷

One of her owners had a previous dog called Sadie. We cared for her throughout her life, until she passed away a few years ago at a ripe old age. 😢🐶
It is so lovely to welcome him and his family back into the Leek Vets family with their new addition! 🐶🩷

Lily is a bundle of fun and we can’t wait to watch her grow up!

As always thanks to her owners for allowing us to share her photos! Xx

26/11/2025

Beautiful Bella spent the day with us today to be spayed!

Her young owner was sad to leave her with us this morning. We made a deal that we would look after her and I would take some photos of her ‘day at the vets!’

We tried to keep our side of the deal although Bella just wanted to smooch the camera 🐱😍😂 Her surgery went well and in recovery she was back to her smoochy self!

Thanks to her family for allowing us to share ☺️

18/11/2025

Introducing the beautiful Gromit!

He’s visited us today for his 2nd vaccination.

He never even noticed his injection as he was very busy snaffling the delights of the Licky-Mat!

He’s a Brittany Spaniel.

Some fun facts..
They are a medium sized dog. They were originally bred as a hunting dog and noted for being easy to train and sweet-natured.
They come in several colour variations including Orange and White, Liver and White and also Orange and Liver Roan.

He enjoyed all the fuss today and we can’t wait to watch him grow up..

Thanks to his owner for allowing us to share 💙🐶

13/11/2025

Mabel and Margot came to visit us this week..
Their owners are Mum and Daughter so the girls spend a lot of time together!

They were both due for their booster vaccinations and Health check!

You may not recognise Margot, but she’s been famous a few times on our page as she came in as a puppy with her litter mates.

They both enjoyed the cuddles and snacks and were super brave for their injections 🩷🐶🩷🐶

Thanks to their owners for allowing us to share ☺️

05/11/2025

Remember, Remember to keep your pets safe this Firework season 🧨

Many Pets struggle with the loud bangs and crackles that Fireworks make.

Top Tips..

💥Walk Dogs before dark (if not skipping a walk will not harm). Try and time toilet breaks before/after fireworks are likely to be going off
💥Keep cats secure inside
💥Move outside small pets like rabbits and Guinea pigs into a shed or garage or top up bedding and use extra covers to offer protection from the noise and light flashes
💥Have music playing (sometimes with a regular beat can help)
💥Keep curtains/Blinds closed to help stop Flashes of light.
💥 Make your pets a ‘safe’ den so they have somewhere they can go (scared pets will often try to get in cupboards, under beds etc)
💥 Check that your pets Microchip are all upto date, pets will often try to bolt if scared

Using stress relief supplements can help but it’s advised to use them a little in advance

Some pets require prescription medication to help them to cope - if your pet is struggling please get in touch to discuss your options

Classic FM have a dedicated show this evening between 5-9pm

25/10/2025

Introducing this very beautiful litter of Bengal kittens..
They joined us this week to be neutered.

Most pedigree kittens stay with their mum for a longer period (usually until over 13 weeks of age as advised by the GCCF - Governing council of the cat fancy) during this time they often get vaccinated, microchipped and neutered.

This litter has an array of colours and patterns, all of them with very beautiful markings and cheeky personalities (especially Mr Brown - he liked the camera!)

They will be heading to their new homes very soon!

Thanks to their family for allowing us to share! 🐱

23/10/2025

Mabel is missing and her family are desperately trying to find her..

Please keep a look out and check garages and sheds if you live locally 🐱

Please share..

17/10/2025

Introducing Koda..

Koda is a very beautiful ‘Eurasier’ puppy!

He’s the only dog of this breed we have registered and we were very interested to find out about his breed!

Fun facts..

🐶The breed belongs to the spitz family.

🐶If they had a motto for life it would be..
Enjoy life to the fullest!

🐶They are generally a family dog and like to create bonds with their entire pack!

🐶They have very thick coats which do require regular grooming!

🐶They are a robust and active breed!

🐶His adult weight is likely to be around 30kg

Koda is such a happy boy, he’s always pleased to have cuddles and (special paste) when he comes to visit!
At his 1st Vet visit he weighed 6.8kg, 6 weeks later he weighed in at 13.9kg. We can’t wait to watch him grow up 🐶💙

Thanks to Koda’s family for allowing us to share all about him 💙

10/10/2025

Introducing Lily Bet

We met Lily when she came for her 1st year booster and check up.
During her appointment with Helen one of our lovely Vets she noticed that Lily had one of her deciduous ‘baby’ teeth still present.
Deciduous teeth start to fall out at around 3-4 months and usually by 6-7 months they will have their full set of 42 adult teeth and no remaining baby ones.

In Lily’s case her adult teeth came through but her right upper deciduous canine tooth remained. This meant that her mouth became overcrowded and changed the final positions of her adult teeth due to the lack of space.
Deciduous teeth are more fragile than the adult teeth and often decay quicker than the adult ones. Also known as temporary teeth they are not designed to be in the mouth for more than a few months.
Ralf our practice owner and small animal dental certificate holder examined Lily’s mouth and decided that we needed to extract her ‘rogue’deciduous tooth.

Once Lily was stable under General Anaesthetic, We took X-rays so that we could see the position of the tooth and its roots (see the attached images). Ralf then took great care to remove the tooth in its entirety.
After all extractions we take a follow up X-rays to check that there are no fragments of the tooth remaining and to check the remaining adult teeth are as healthy as possible.

Extractions sites are often stitched to help them heal as cleanly as possible.

Lily went home with a care plan consisting of pain relief and only eating soft foods and avoiding chewing toys or anything hard for a few weeks.

She has now seen Ralf for her post dental check and we are pleased to report that her mouth has healed beautifully.
Her adult canine tooth is not positioned quite in the normal position (due to the baby tooth remaining). At present it’s not causing any problems but we are going to watch and make sure that it stays that way!

Checking the position of young animals’ teeth is really important. If a problem is spotted we try and address it as soon as possible to allow their mouths to mature as normally as possible. We urge owners to keep checking their puppies’ mouth and bring any concerns to our attention 🦷

Thanks to Lily’s owner for allowing us to share her story 🐶

30/09/2025

Introducing Bobbie 🐱

He’s a beautiful Domestic short hair cat under the care of Leek Home for strays.

Today he was castrated and microchipped

He will be heading to his Furever home once he’s recovered!

If you are looking to support our local cat charity or maybe you have a cat shaped hole in your home.. please see the link below

Thanks to Leek Home for Strays for allowing us to share 💙

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27/09/2025

This poor kitty was cold, hungry and absolutely riddled with fleas. She was shouting for her mum but Her mum was no where to be seen.
So grateful to Leek Home for Strays for stepping in to offer her a lifeline 🩷

Working together we do great things for local sick and abandoned animals

Thank you to the kind soul who responded to the cries of this baby and for Leek Vets for taking her and phoning us.

26/09/2025

We love our Fluffy Butts Rescue patients! 🐰

🐰 This weeks Fluffy Butt Friday is Santoki at the Vets 💉

Santoki’s in today for his check-up and vaccinations-being brave and fluffy in equal measure. It’s not his favourite outing, but he’s handling it like a pro.

Vaccinations are a key part of keeping rabbits safe from serious illnesses like RHD and Myxomatosis. It’s a small moment that makes a big difference.

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