The Philip Leverhulme Equine Hospital

14/04/2025

🌟 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨! 🌟

We're thrilled to share the positive feedback we've received at the Philip Leverhulme Equine Hospital. Your reviews inspire us to continue providing the highest level of care and compassion to every horse we treat. 💜

We're grateful for your trust and support, and we're committed to maintaining the excellence you expect from us. Thank you for being a valued part of our community! 🐴💙

09/04/2025

📢 Help Improve Workplace Safety in Equine Hospitals! 🏥🐎

Are you a veterinary professional working in an equine hospital? Your experiences matter! The University of Liverpool is conducting a survey to explore workplace injuries in equine hospital settings to better understand risks and improve safety measures.

🔹 Who can take part? Vets, nurses, interns, support staff... ANYONE working in equine hospitals, whether you have been injured or not.

🔹 Why participate? Your insights will help identify common hazards, improve workplace safety, and shape future guidelines.

🔹 Completely anonymous – share your experiences with confidence.

📲 Take the survey by clicking the link in the comments below:

07/04/2025

🐎 Exciting News from Leahurst Equine Hospital! 🐎

Check out our very own Dr. Dave Stack featuring on BBC Look North! 🎥✨ In this interview, Dr. Stack dives into the incredible work we're doing at Leahurst, including our cutting-edge CT machine that's revolutionising equine care. 🏥🔬

Plus, get the inside scoop on our collaboration with the legendary Aintree Racecourse! 🏇🌟 We're proud to support these magnificent athletes and ensure they receive top-notch care.

Watch the full clip and see how we're making strides in equine health!

04/04/2025

📢 We're Hiring! Lecturer in Veterinary Anaesthesia – 2 Posts 📢

Join our esteemed team at the University of Liverpool's Small Animal Teaching Hospital (SATH) and Philip Leverhulme Equine Hospital (PLEH), located at the picturesque Leahurst Campus on the Wirral Peninsula! 🌍🐾

🔹 Salary: £46,735 - £59,139 per annum (plus attractive CPD, out-of-hours, and pension package)
🔹 Start Date: 28 April 2025
🔹 Closing Date for Applications: 24 April

About the Role:

We are seeking two dedicated Lecturers in Veterinary Anaesthesia to join our dynamic clinical team. These roles are ideally suited for individuals who have completed a residency and are looking to further develop their anaesthesia and analgesia skills in a supportive environment. The successful candidates will:

Provide and develop clinical services in anaesthesia.
Deliver high-quality, evidence-based management of the anaesthesia caseload.
Engage in teaching, demonstration, and supervision of residents, interns, and undergraduate students.
Contribute to the advancement of veterinary anaesthesia through research and scholarly activities.

Facilities and Team:

Small Animal Teaching Hospital (SATH): Handles over 12,000 appointments annually with state-of-the-art facilities, including three operating theatres (one equipped for minimally invasive procedures), digital radiography rooms, an endoscopy suite, CT, MRI, ultrasound rooms, a prep area, recovery room, and an ICU with planned expansion.​
Philip Leverhulme Equine Hospital (PLEH): Manages around 1,500 cases per year, offering facilities such as two operating theatres with three recovery boxes, a dedicated ICU (11 stables, including 2 mare and foal stables), isolation stables, treatment rooms, and diagnostics, including a CT on a sliding gantry system.​
Anaesthesia Team: Comprises eight senior anaesthesia staff (with these posts being additional), three anaesthesia residents, two anaesthesia interns, and dedicated anaesthesia nurses. Theatre nurses support both surgery and anaesthesia.

Be part of a world-class clinical team and contribute to shaping the future of veterinary anaesthesia!

📩 Informal Enquiries:

Briony Alderson – [email protected]
Ian Self – [email protected]

Apply now and advance your career with us!

02/04/2025

📺📡 TV Feature 📡📺

What has our surgeon Dave Stack been up to?!

There was a BBC Camera crew and a reporter in attendance at our hospital yesterday, to prepare a feature piece on the work we do here at Leahurst. 🐴

Hospital director Dave showed the team all the fantastic facilities we have, with a particular focus on our advanced CT imaging. 🧲

Keep an eye out on Friday evenings BBC News North West and see who you can spot having their moment on screen 🤩

01/04/2025

Come along to Leahurst VetFest for a day full of awesome animal activities, and behind-the-scenes fun!

19/03/2025

💜🐴 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙩: 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝘿𝙞𝙖𝙜𝙣𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙄𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 🐴💜

Your horse's health is our priority, and early detection of problems can make all the difference. At Leahurst Equine, we utilise cutting-edge diagnostic equipment. From CT Scans to Standing MRIs, our advanced imaging technology helps us identify issues that are often missed by x-rays. ⚕

Today's video demonstrates the amazing ability of our team of vets, nurses, and veterinary students. The horse not only had a CT scan performed of the pelvis, but the neck region was also imaged during the same anaesthetic. 🤩

This is a complex procedure to do, and it is thanks to our specialist anaesthetists Tom and David that the horse was able to move positions without suffering any complications during recovery 👏

We understand how important your horse is to you, and our team is here to provide the most accurate diagnosis and effective treatment plan. 🐴

17/03/2025

📌⭐️ 𝙍𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙑𝙚𝙩𝙨⭐️📌

The staff at Leahurst are continuing to offer a service at your clinic! 🤩

Rather than sending your cases to us, why don't we come to you? 💚 That is exactly what we were able to do recently at Lower House Equine Clinic, where vets Alex, Dave, Alison, and vet nurse Rebecca were able to assist in three procedures! 😎

Our new peripatetic medicine service is designed with you and your clients in mind. We understand that the stress and cost of travel can have an impact on managing medicine cases. That is why we are proud to offer a service of medical investigations at your veterinary practice. 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️🐴

Details of how to make an appointment are listed on the flyer below. To make an enquiry, please speak to our head of medicine, Harry Carslake.

A big thank you to our colleagues and friends, Alison, Dave, Alex and Rebecca from The Philip Leverhulme Equine Hospital for coming over today to support us with two cases - an ovarian laparoscopy and an overground airway scope.

Pictured are Rebecca and Alex with Simon before they headed back up the Leahurst

12/03/2025

05/03/2025

👼🏻🐴𝗙𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 🐴👼🏻

It is that time of year when bundles of joy arrive ✨,and at Leahurst we are thoroughly prepared to help should a foal find itself in difficulties after birth.

Last year. Ruby and her 12-hour old foal, Skye, were brought in as an emergency because Skye was very weak and was unable to stand or nurse. Skye was dehydrated and had signs of ‘dummy foal syndrome’. 🤕

Foals that have ‘dummy syndrome’, also called ‘neonatal maladjustment syndrome’ (NMS), can appear healthy when they are born but develop signs of difficulty nursing, weakness, disorientation or unresponsiveness. Foals with this condition can have neurological problems and/or other issues regulating their temperature, gut motility and have difficulties breathing. 😓

There are several reasons why foals can develop this syndrome, including difficulty foaling and low oxygen levels reaching the brain. Another proposed cause is neurosteroid hormones that act to keep the foal in a sleepy state whilst in the uterus, remain persistently activated after birth. Fortunately, 80% of foals recover with intensive care and no long-term brain injury is expected. 👍🏻

Whilst this syndrome is rare and only affects 1-2% of foals, it is very difficult to manage at home and often require intensive care in a hospital setting. Luckily, Skye’s owners and vet recognised the seriousness of her condition early, giving her the best chance of successful treatment. 💜

Skye received round-the-clock, intensive medical care and we are delighted to say that she responded extremely well to treatment. She is now home and is proving to be a young lady with plenty of character! 🥰

Please get in touch if you have any questions about foal management in our hospital ☎️

04/03/2025

🤩 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗩𝗲𝘁 𝗖𝗣𝗗 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 🤩

Last Tuesday, Leahurst Equine was proud to host an evening of Continued Professional Development (CPD) for those vets that work at other practices. 🤓

Many of these vets utilise our specialist referral service, where medical and surgical cases can be sent to our hospital for further investigation and management, including colic and orthopaedic cases. 🐴

All vets have to acquire more than 30 hours of CPD every year, and is a crucial aspect of a veterinarian's career. It is the primary way vets are able to keep up-to-date with all the recent developments in veterinary care. 👩‍⚕️

The evening had a great turnout. Specialist vets Harry, Fernando, Zoe, Sandy, Chris, Dave, and Alex all gave bitesize talks on the topics of medical and surgical care of the horse. 🤩

If there is any topic you would like to hear us speak on in the future, send us a comment below!

03/03/2025

✨ 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝘂𝘀 ✨

Congratulations 🎉 to Dr Peter Milner, Reader in Equine Orthopaedics!

Dr Milner has been recently awarded RCVS - Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Specialist status in Equine Surgery (Orthopaedics) 🐴.

He joins a select group of specialists in this area, as there are only 7 equine orthopaedic specialists registered with the RCVS. 🤓

This reflects his years of hard work and dedication to clinical, teaching and research work in the field of equine orthopaedics. Peter began working at Leahurst Equine in 2006, and has dealt with many complex lameness and imaging cases during the last 20 years. 👏

Having a large team of specialists work in our hospital means that you can be assured that your horse or pony is receiving world class, pioneering care should they ever need to visit 💜

Please join us in saying well done Peter! 🎊

01/03/2025

🐎🐴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆 🐴🐎

Today we are celebrating the incredible bond between humans and horses. 💜

From their strength and grace to their gentle spirits, they enrich our lives in countless ways. It is a pleasure to provide the services at our hospital to help make these animals better. 🥰

We thought we would share this picture of Practice vet Ben, surgeon Alex, and Head of Hospital Dave, who were joined at the student graduation ceremony last year by Silver and Beau from the Merseyside Police 🚨🗺

Share your favourite horse memory or photo below!

27/02/2025

📌🐴𝗟𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰 📌🐴

Leahurst are pleased to announce our new outpatient 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰 🤩.

Our internationally renowned surgeons will assess any singular masses of your horses skin to confirm that the procedure can be performed under sedation😴.

Using the gold standard method of advanced laser surgery, we can remove them without the need for a full general anaesthetic 🥰.

We aim to provide a same day assessment and treatment for this clinic, and will not insist on any long hospital stays 🏆. Your horse should be home with you by the following evening.

The set price procedure will be £550, to be confirmed during assessment. 💸

To get booked in, or ask any questions, just give us a call on 0151 794 6041 ☎️