Mercer and Hughes Veterinary Hospital

Mercer and Hughes Veterinary Hospital Mercer and Hughes are a veterinary practice dedicated to providing you and your pet with the highest Got an out of hours emergency?

Mercer and Hughes Veterinary Hospital is a veterinary practice dedicated to providing both you and your pet with the highest level of animal and client care. We have our hospital in Saffron Walden with branches in Great Dunmow, Stansted Mountfitchet, and Bocking Braintree. We are a small animal vet specialising in caring for domestic pets. Should your pet need to stay in following an operation or

for ongoing care, they will be looked after by our dedicated night team at our Saffron Walden Veterinary Hospital. Call any of our numbers and you shall be given the details for Vets Now in Witham, who look after our out of hours calls and manage any emergency treatments. Opening hours:
Saffron Walden Hospital:
Mon-Fri: 8:30am - 6:30pm
Sat: 8:30am - 4pm
Sun: 10am - 12:30pm

Great Dunmow:
Mon-Fri: 8:30am - 6:30pm
Sat: 8:30am-12pm. Stansted:
Mon-Fri: 8:30am - 6:30pm
Sat: 8:30am-12pm. Bocking:
Mon-Fri: 8:30am - 6:30pm
Sat: 11:45am-2pm. We operate an appointment system for consultations to minimise your waiting time and ensure both you and your pets have adequate time with the vet. Our well equipped surgeries contain the latest diagnostic equipment including digital x- ray facilities, ultrasound, ECG and endoscopy. We have our own in house laboratory to minimize time spent waiting for test results. We have a large team of dedicated veterinary nurses who run daily nurse clinics where they can give general advice and carry out procedures such as microchipping, nail clipping and weight checks. We host puppy parties to give advice to new owners and help with puppy socialisation. We have close links with the veterinary colleges and referral services in the area, to allow more specialist treatment for your pet. We also provide specialist treatment with complementary medicine. We are a RCVS Tier 2 Small Animal Accredited Practice and a training and assessment practice (TP) for veterinary nurses. Visit our website for more detailed information.

This cheeky chap is Bilbo 💗.Today he was in for castration at our Stansted branch. He was in and out of surgery in no ti...
30/10/2025

This cheeky chap is Bilbo 💗.

Today he was in for castration at our Stansted branch. He was in and out of surgery in no time and off home to recover with mum and dad 🥰.

He was such a good boy .. even though he tried to eat the nurses lunch 🙈

Our wonderful friends Patrick and Theo have spoilt us all again, this time with a spooky box of delicious human treats! ...
28/10/2025

Our wonderful friends Patrick and Theo have spoilt us all again, this time with a spooky box of delicious human treats! What a Purrfect pair they are ⭐ 🎃 👻 🐈‍⬛

Today is National Black Cat day 🐈‍⬛ time to celebrate our Purrfect Pals. Add a photo of your Purrfect Pet in the comment...
27/10/2025

Today is National Black Cat day 🐈‍⬛ time to celebrate our Purrfect Pals. Add a photo of your Purrfect Pet in the comments 🐾

Puppies !! 🥰🥰These eight adorable Rottweiler puppies came into our Stansted branch for their first vaccinations and micr...
19/10/2025

Puppies !! 🥰🥰

These eight adorable Rottweiler puppies came into our Stansted branch for their first vaccinations and microchips. Our Vet Julia and the nurses enjoyed giving them lots of fuss and cuddles ❤️.

We’re sure they will be causing lots of mischief soon in their new homes 🙈🙈.

Patti 💕This gorgeous girl was in for her laparoscopic spay performed by our vet Luis at our Saffron Walden Hospital. She...
15/10/2025

Patti 💕

This gorgeous girl was in for her laparoscopic spay performed by our vet Luis at our Saffron Walden Hospital. She enjoyed lots of fuss and cuddles especially from our nurse Jemma 🥰.

The laparoscopic "keyhole" spay is associated with a quicker recovery than traditional spays. Meaning, your pet can get back to normal life much quicker. 🐶

Congratulations to our Registered Veterinary Nurse Emma for being nominated in the Pet Plan Vet Nurse of the Year catego...
15/10/2025

Congratulations to our Registered Veterinary Nurse Emma for being nominated in the Pet Plan Vet Nurse of the Year category! Emma qualified with us 5 years ago and spends her days looking after our patients during and after surgical procedures, nursing our poorly patients and you may even see her when she runs her own nurse clinic sessions. !

🐾Willow’s Success Story🐾This is Willow, a beautiful Siamese who had been battling chronic diarrhoea for over five long y...
08/10/2025

🐾Willow’s Success Story🐾

This is Willow, a beautiful Siamese who had been battling chronic diarrhoea for over five long years . After trialing various treatments at different vets nothing worked for her.

5 weeks ago, one of our medics Erica carried out a faecal microbiota transplant (FMT) on Willow.

Since then, she has been having solid poos for the first time in year !! - an incredible change that has given her so much more comfort and quality of life.

Erica is now running our faecal transplant treatment program, giving pets like Willow her quality of life back.

💙We couldn’t be happier to see Willow thriving and we’re so proud to be part of her journey. 💙

💕A message from willows mum,

5 weeks ago Willow suddenly became extremely poorly, she was transferred to Mercer and Hughes for hospitalisation and supportive care… I was preparing for the worst possible news. Once stabilised, we were offered the chance of a faecal transplant. Expecting very little improvement as I’d exhausted every avenue to help Willow but thought anything was better than nothing.

72 hours later after her very quick and simple procedure Willow started to thrive and continues to do 5 weeks on. Her weight is going up week by week and she has no more signs of discomfort. The diarrhoea has stopped completely and her former energy has returned.

It’s hard to understand the relief and joy I feel at seeing Willow return to the cat she was five years ago. I am so grateful to the team for offering us this chance. 💕

Today is Veterinary Receptionist Appreciation Day! Thank you to our wonderfulfront of house teams at all of our Mercer a...
01/10/2025

Today is Veterinary Receptionist Appreciation Day! Thank you to our wonderful
front of house teams at all of our Mercer and Hughes surgeries. You are amazing 😻

Meet Sam and Otto ✨These two handsome boys were in at our Stansted branch for castration and microchipping today. They a...
29/09/2025

Meet Sam and Otto ✨

These two handsome boys were in at our Stansted branch for castration and microchipping today. They are now back home enjoying snuggles from their canine brother Stan 💕.

We had to add the last picture from their first visit at Mercer and Hughes to add extra cuteness !.

Ruby ❤️This sweet girl came in for her spay at our Saffron Walden branch. She was spayed by our vet Vincent and was supe...
19/09/2025

Ruby ❤️

This sweet girl came in for her spay at our Saffron Walden branch. She was spayed by our vet Vincent and was super brave throughout her stay.

Adopted from Toe Beans Cat Rescue charity no. 1194490, she is now recovering so well at her new home where she is receiving lots of love and living up to her naughty tortie status !. 🐾

09/09/2025

*Building works at Saffron Walden surgery*
There will be temporary parking restrictions in place in the client car park as of 15th September. Please park in the staff car park. We will keep you all updated. Thank you for your patience.

Feline Panleukopenia Virus Alert- Recent UK outbreaksWe want to make our clients aware of recent confirmed outbreaks of ...
08/09/2025

Feline Panleukopenia Virus Alert- Recent UK outbreaks
We want to make our clients aware of recent confirmed outbreaks of FPV in Birmingham and Manchester. While these areas are currently affected, FPV is highly contagious, capable of spreading via clothing and footwear, or vehicles which means outbreaks could potentially appear anywhere in the UK.
What is FPV?
This is a serious and potentially life-threatening viral disease in cats. Symptoms may include-
•vomiting and diarrhoea
•fever
•abdominal pain
•lethargy
Kittens infected before birth or at a very young age may show neurological signs such as wobbliness or poor coordination.
How can you protect your cat?
The FPV vaccine is highly effective, and vaccinated cats are very unlikely to become unwell. However, any unvaccinated cats or those not vaccinated in the past 3 years are at risk and should be vaccinated as soon as possible.
If you are unsure of your cats vaccination status, or you would like to book in for a booster, please give us a call at your local branch.

Address

14 Radwinter Road
Saffron Walden
CB113JB

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 6:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 6:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 6:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 6:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 6:30pm
Saturday 8:30am - 4pm

Telephone

01799522082

Website

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Mercer and Hughes Veterinary Hospital is an independent veterinary practice dedicated to providing both you and your pet with the highest level of animal and client care. We have our 24/7 veterinary hospital in Saffron Walden and branches in Great Dunmow and Stansted Mountfitchet, with Bocking Braintree opening September 2019. We are a small animal practice looking after your domestic pets and companion animals.

We provide a 24 hours emergency service for our registered clients and we have a veterinary nurse on site 24 hours a day at Saffron Walden to care for our inpatients. Opening hours

Saffron Walden Hospital: Mon: 8:30am-8pm Tues-Fri: 8:30am-6:30pm Sat: 8:30am-4pm

Sun: 10:30am-12:30pm