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Leahurst Farm Animal Practice Offering Farm Animal Veterinary care throughout the Wirral, North Cheshire and North Wales

22/03/2025

"do you mind? I'm trying to have a bath!"

13/03/2025

Big thank you to Chester Yfc Club for getting stuck in last night at our workshop events

The group had a go with our lambing and calving simulators as well as a campus tour

21/02/2025

The combination of baby goats and cute jumpers means we can't resist a photoshoot!

18/02/2025

Silage eye in cattle

'silage eye', also known as bovine iritis, is thought to be caused by a reaction to the bacteria listeria monocytogenes 🦠 that can grow in silage (pickled crops that are fed over the winter months) when it hasn't fermented enough
It can cause eye pain and inflammation of the iris, and is commonly treated by an injection of a corticosteroid underneath the eyelid with an antibiotic to treat any secondary bacterial infection.

This very handsome Red Poll breeding bull called Ernie got a case of silage eye this February and thankfully made a full recovery after veterinary treatment (he tolerated this very well, which is helpful with a patient this size!) 🐮

16/02/2025

⚠️ Avian Influenza Update

🐓 A mandatory housing order is now in place for all birds in Cheshire and Merseyside.

Please contact us if you need any advice on how to comply.

15/02/2025

Sand impaction case in an alpaca

This very handsome male alpaca called Pablo (plus his friend Sergio for some company) visited us at the start of the year after having a few episodes of colic a few weeks prior 🦙

Further investigation which included ultrasound, X-rays, and bloodwork revealed that the most likely cause of his upset tummy was sand impaction

Sand impaction colic can occur when an animal eats small volumes of sand which over time can accumulate in the guts, which can cause discomfort and abnormal bowel movements, and in serious cases can cause a blockage 🚧

Pablo was treated with fluid therapy, pain relief, and physilium husks to help shift the sand - he is now doing very well at home and has hopefully lost his appetite for nibbling bits of sand! ⏳

Thank you to the team at Wright & Morten Farm Vets for this interesting referral

14/02/2025

Bursitis in cattle 🐄

This heifer presented as lame and with a swelling close to her right stifle joint

Ultrasounography revealed a pocket of fluid containing fibrin, and through draining the fluid to release the pressure and analysing the cells found in the fluid we could diagnose this calf with bursitis. You can see a flap of fibrin here on the ultrasound image 💉Here we have our vet Rosana scanning the knee

Bursitis is defined as inflammation of the bursa, which is a fluid-filled sac between the bones and tendons/muscles. It most frequently occurs in areas of friction or pressure, such as the elbow, knee, or shoulder 🦵

Treatment involves anti inflammatory medication, and in some cases drainage of the bursa if it becomes infected or severely swollen

13/02/2025

Thank you everyone who came last night to our bluetongue talk hosted by Becca Cavil from Boehringer Ingelheim - we had a great turnout with around 50 practice clients and lots of great questions!

For anyone who missed the talk but is still wanting more information we've made a fact sheet pictured below with some of the take-home points about bluetongue BTV-3 strain in the UK

There is also lots of information on the Animal and Plant Health Agency and AHDB Beef and Lamb websites:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bluetongue-information-and-guidance-for-livestock-keepers

https://ahdb.org.uk/bluetongue-faqs

12/02/2025

🅿️Parking Tonight🅿️
There is limited parking on the left as you come into leahurst so please use the main carpark as shown on the map.

Our talk will be in the main building lecture theatre (opposite the farm animal practice)
with some food and refreshments before hand 🍕🥤

See you at 7 👍

11/02/2025

Happy International Women and Girls in Science day!

We are really proud of all our female vets and support staff who help make Leahurst Farm Practice a great team with a huge variety of skills to offer our clients

The agricultural sector benefits from women's expertise and will continue to thrive with their input!

09/02/2025

🚨 attention all bird owners🚨
Highly pathogenic avian influenza 🦠H5N1🦠 has been confirmed on the Wirral. This places some of the Wirral under a 3km protective zone and the majority under a 10km surveillance zone.
Please see the link to the interactive map and the current government guidelines for each zone in the comments below.
🕊️🦅🦆🦜🐥🦢🐓🦩🦚🪿🦃
Whilst these restrictions are in place we can no longer accept poultry being brought to the practice for veterinary treatment. Please continue get in touch if you need any advice. We may be able to offer remote consultation or a visit if required.

07/02/2025

Our annual lambing course is coming up!

Please call the practice if you would like a place 🐑

27/01/2025

Come and join us to find out more about Bluetongue!

🐑🐄🦙 Evening meeting for all Leahurst Farm Clients,

🩺 Becca Cavill (Veterinary advisor) will cover the latest updates, risk factors, vaccination options, and practical steps you can take to protect your animals.

🍕 There will be plenty of pizza before the talk sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim.

📅 Wednesday 12th February, 7pm

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Leahurst Farm Animal Practice
Neston

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Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

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