University of Liverpool School of Veterinary Science

22/03/2026

From our collaboration with Chester Zoo

18/03/2026

Equine showcase events at Leahurst last week. It was wonderful to chat to our visitors, show them around and hear their thoughts and experiences

12/03/2026

New services launched for our Equine Practice clients

🌟🐴🥰Senior Health Check Packages 🥰🐴🌟

Following our successful client evening, we are delighted to announce our new service for our senior horses. We are launching a comprehensive health check package, looking at multiple areas which might cause concern in our older friends. From eyes and heart, to checking for lameness and blood work, this package is designed to give an overview of your horses' health. 💉

Available for horses over 15yrs old, we are also including discounted add ons such as vaccines and bloods for Cushing's. The dental extra package includes a full dental check with sedation and rasping (if clinically indicated). Following the return of the initial blood results, you can expect a report detailing our findings for your records. If any further diagnostics or treatments are required following the consultation, we are also offering a 20% discount for this continued work at the next appointment (not applicable to further work up at Leahurst Equine Hospital). 🐴

We hope this package will give you peace of mind around your older horse and will allow ongoing comprehensive care. If you are interested or require any further information, please contact the office on 0151 794 6199 or email [email protected]. 😍

26/02/2026

Thanks for the share Rspca Wirral

🐾 We need your help to make things clearer for pet owners like you! 🐾

Our Oncology Team here at the University of Liverpool’s Small Animal Teaching Hospital is reviewing our client information leaflets — the ones we give to owners to explain their pet’s diagnosis, treatment, and care.

We want to make sure these leaflets are easy to understand and truly helpful during what can be a stressful time.
That’s where you come in! Whether your pet has been treated by us before or not, your feedback will help us improve how we share important information with owners in the future.

✅ It only takes a few minutes to complete our survey
✅ You don’t need to be a current client to take part
✅ Your input will make a real difference to pets and their people 🐶🐱🐰

💬 Please take part: link is in our comments
📱 Or simply scan the QR code

If you know other pet owners who might be willing to help, please share this post — the more feedback we receive, the better we can make our resources for everyone.

Thank you for helping us help pets 💜

26/02/2026

Leahurst Equine Outreach

06/02/2026

Look out for our new podcast starting on 9th February….

Dearest listener…
A new veterinary podcast is nearly upon us.
🎧 12 Minute Medicine
Launching 9 February ☕

05/02/2026

Free Equine Client Evening on 19th February

Caring for Older Horses

🌟😍🐴Spring Client Evening - OAP healthcare 🐴😍🌟

We are hosting our free spring client evening on Thursday 19th February from 6.30pm. We are talking about older horses and how to utilise a tailored health care approach. We are joined by our guest speaker Karris Reeves from Ark Physiotherapy for a multi professional approach to their needs. 🐴

The evening will be held in the main building at Leahurst Campus - NOT the equine hospital. If you would like to join us, please contact the office on 0151 794 6199 or email [email protected] to secure your place. We hope to see all of you there 🥰

10/12/2025

See our survey for companion animal veterinary practitioners to take part in an anonymous research exploring how confident vets feel when diagnosing and managing arrhythmias in dogs and cats.

🩺 Calling All Companion Animal Veterinary Practitioners! 🐶🐱
Your expertise — and your experiences — are needed!

We’re inviting companion animal veterinary practitioners to take part in an anonymous research survey exploring how confident vets feel when diagnosing and managing arrhythmias in dogs and cats. We aim to capture a wide range of insights from general practitioners, so whether you routinely manage cardiac cases or you’ve had little to no experience, your perspectives are important to our research. By sharing your thoughts, you’ll help improve our understanding of how general practitioners approach electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation and the treatment of arrhythmias in practice. Your contribution will play a valuable role in improving future veterinary cardiology education and support for clinicians in general practice. For more detailed information please see https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:eu:6aa2ebd3-1cc9-4cc0-8e25-740253c75983

👉 Please scan the QR code or follow the link below to complete our survey:

https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/liverpool/vet-confidence-diagnosing-managing-arrhythmias

Thank you for contributing to this important research! 🩷🐾

04/12/2025

Physiotherapy CPD programme at our Veterinary Postgraduate Unit

🐎 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗶𝘀
𝟮𝟱 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗣𝗗 | 𝟰 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀

Join us for an intensive masterclass designed for qualified Physiotherapists* and Equine Clinicians seeking to refresh and expand their expertise in the assessment and treatment of equine back and pelvis conditions.

📚 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭: 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 & 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀

Neuromuscular control in the horse – where neuromuscular function and orthopaedics meet (Cathy McGowan)

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟮: 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀 & 𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁

Veterinary diagnostic approaches to equine back and pelvis disorders (Cajsa Isgren)

Initial veterinary treatment options (Cajsa Isgren)

Zoom Meeting: 1-hour case-based discussion on veterinary approaches to rehabilitation (Cajsa Isgren)

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟯: 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟰: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

How a combined vet-physio approach can improve patient outcomes (Cathy McGowan)

Physiotherapy assessment of conservatively managed and post-surgical cases (Katie Meredith)

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟱: 𝗥𝗲𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲

Rehabilitation of equine back pain: a physiotherapeutic approach focusing on neuromuscular control (Lesley Goff)

Zoom Meeting: 1-hour case-based discussion on physiotherapy approaches to rehabilitation (Cathy McGowan & Lesley Goff)

https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/vets/cpd/onlinecpd/equine-medicine/

01/12/2025

Thursday 4th Dec at 6.30 at Leahurst

📣 THIS THURSDAY!
Join us for our December Small Animal Clinical Club session at Leahurst.

🗓 Thursday 04 December
🕡 Festive buffet from 6:30 PM
🎤 Lecture at 7:00 PM
📍 Leahurst House, Leahurst Campus

✨ Topic: Diabetes Mellitus – What’s new in treatment and monitoring?
🎙 Speaker: Erin O’Connell BVSc DipECVIM-CA FHEA MRCVS
Senior Lecturer & Head of Service, Small Animal Internal Medicine

Designed for vets & vet nurses, this session covers the latest updates in insulin therapy, glucose monitoring, and practical ways to improve patient outcomes.

👉 Don’t miss it — book your place!
🔗 Link in the comments below ⬇️
Veterinary Postgraduate Unit

30/11/2025

An evening for Horse Owners on 10th December
Let us know you are coming so we can prepare enough mince pies

🎄🎅🏻✨Christmas Client Evening✨🎅🏻🎄

After last year's success, we are pleased to announce that we are having another Christmas Client Evening, kindly sponsored by Norbrook. We are talking all things gastric ulcers and treatment and have some very exciting clinics planned for the new year. 🐴

It is being held at Leahurst Campus in the lecture hall on Wednesday 10th December. If you would like to attend, please contact the office on 0151 794 6199 or email [email protected]. There will be festive food and drink too to get us in the mood for Christmas! 🎄

We look forward to seeing you there 🤩