MM Leggett Veterinary Surgery

19/03/2026

We have had a little canary handed in to us this morning, it was found on Groby Land (Newtown Linford) 🐥
It has a brown ring on its left leg but with no numbers on the ring that we can tell.

Please ring the practice if you recognise the bird or have any information about who it may belong to!

16/02/2026

Edit: Owner now found

🐢Lost Tortoise🐢

We’ve had a young tortoise handed in this morning after being found in an alley in the local area.
If you are missing a tortoise please get in contact with the practice - due to the nature of the pet we will be asking you to first verify some details before we confirm any on our end to make sure they go back to the right home 🐢

18/12/2025

Reminder that LAST ORDERS for written prescriptions, medications and food will be Monday 22nd December. If you require a written prescription, medication or food for over our closures, please make sure you have told us on or before the 22nd.

Opening hours over the festive period are below 🎄🎅☃️:

Christmas Eve - normal hours
Christmas Day - closed
Boxing Day - closed
Saturday 27th open - Saturday hours 8am/12.30pm
Monday 28th closed
Monday 29th - normal hours
Tuesday 30th - normal hours
Wednesday 31st - normal hours
Thursday 1st January - closed
Friday 2nd January - normal hours resume from here onwards

18/12/2025

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas from the staff and our pets! 🎅🎄❄️
Thank you so much for your continued support, and entrusting us with the care of your animals.
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05/11/2025

As with every year, during November we will be donating £1.00 from every vaccination/ booster given to Hounds for Heroes!

Hounds for Heroes provide specially trained dogs to injured/disabled people from the UK armed forces and emergency services.

Visit their website at https://houndsforheroes.com/
for more information!

Give the surgery a call to find out if your pet is due their annual vaccination 🐶🐱🐰🐴💉

Our Heroes are those who have served or continue to serve in HM Armed Forces or the Emergency Services and have developed a physical disability through illness or injury, during or after their service.

11/06/2025

Lovebird found locally
Please contact the surgery if it might belong to you

18/12/2024

Surgery opening times over Christmas and new year

Tuesday 24th Dec - open as normal (after 5.30pm emergencies only)
Wednesday 25th December - CLOSED
Thursday 26th December - CLOSED
Friday 27th December - open as normal
Saturday 28th December - normal Saturday hours until 12.30pm

Monday 30th December - open as normal
Tuesday 31st December - open as normal
Wednesday 1st Jan - CLOSED
Thursday 2nd Jan - open as normal

Final prescription / food orders must be made before 3pm on Monday 23rd December, any orders after this time will not be ready before the Christmas break

19/11/2024

Huge thank you to Hannah from MSD who came to give a talk to our lovely farm clients last night.
Hannah spoke about how to get the most from vaccination in cattle - and gave us some invaluable insight into what we can use to promote our young stock’s health moving forwards!
Big thank you as always to Jane who provided a fantastic dinner for everyone!
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Keep an eye out for our next meeting and if you would like to chat about anything from the meeting, please give the practice a call!

01/11/2024

As with every year, during November we will be donating £1.00 from every vaccination/ booster given to Hounds for Heroes!

Hounds for Heroes provide specially trained dogs to injured/disabled people from the UK armed forces and emergency services.

Visit their website at https://houndsforheroes.com/
for more information!

Give the surgery a call to find out if your pet is due their annual vaccination 🐶🐱🐰🐴💉

Hounds for Heroes assistance dogs can help you overcome some of the physical challenges caused by your disability or illness; promoting an increased sense of freedom, providing a loyal comrade and just maybe the beginning of a new life.

07/10/2024

‼️BLUETONGUE UPDATE‼️

On Friday 4/10/24 the Bluetongue Restriction Zone was extended to include Nottinghamshire, part of Leicestershire, and part of Northamptonshire.
Please see below for the up to date regulations, and some useful links for the current information.
If you would like any further advice or clarification, please call the practice to chat to either Maggie or Jess.
‼️PLEASE REMEMBER BLUETONGUE IS A NOTIFIABLE DISEASE, if suspected please report it immediately to DEFRA rural services 03000 200 301 ‼️

Can I move my animals? 🐄🐏

The FAQ section on this Ruminant Health and Welfare page has some useful information about what animals can move and when.
https://ruminanthw.org.uk/bluetongue-virus/

Vaccines
🐏 Vaccines are available for both cattle and sheep under general and special license
🐄 Vaccines do not promise immunity, but reduce the viraemia, which aims to reduce the transmission and severity of the disease
🐏 The vaccine is safe for use during pregnancy
🐄 If you would like to talk further about the vaccine or order the vaccine, please contact us on 0116 234 0696

USEFUL LINKS AND PHONE NUMBERS

Gov website information on Bluetongue - https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/o-information-and-guidance-for-livestock-keepers

Bluetongue Hotline - 024 7771 0386

APHA - 03000 200 301

APHA interactive map - https://defra.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=514ec88edec74575958d860f0196d2ea

11/04/2024

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Our recent farmers meeting was very well attended, even though it was lambing and calving season. Hopefully, everyone is now up to speed on the responsible use of medicines and the farming sector will continue to reduce the use of antibiotics significantly. Many thanks to all of you who attended the meeting, and to Hannah the Norbrook vet who gave the talk and Sam the Norbrook rep. Big thank you to Jane for the food which was much appreciated as usual!

14/11/2023

As a thankyou to our clients for there dedicated custom we will be giving away a small free gift to celebrate 35years! Nip in any time to collect a free treat bag or key ring.