Imperial Road Animal Hospital

02/22/2025

🐾Happy National Walk Your Dog Day!🐾

Today is the perfect excuse to grab the leash, lace up your shoes, and head outside with your furry best friend! Walking isn’t just great exercise—it strengthens the bond between you and your pup while keeping them happy and healthy.

Benefits of daily walks:
✅ Keeps your dog active & fit
✅ Reduces stress & anxiety
✅ Strengthens your bond
✅ Helps with socialization
✅ Supports joint health & mobility

02/18/2025

Time Out for Team Training!

Our office will be closed February 24th 2025 from 12:30 pm - 1:50 pm while our team receives additional training.

If you experience an urgent small animal concern during this time please contact 519-894-4004 to speak with a Registered Veterinary Technician.

Thank you!

02/17/2025

Happy Family Day! 🐾💙

The office is closed today in celebration of Family Day. We will reopen Tuesday February 18th at 8:00 am.

If you experience an urgent small animal concern during this time please contact 226-894-4004 to speak with a Registered Veterinary Technician.

Wishing all of our amazing clients and their furry family members a wonderful day filled with love, laughter, and lots of cuddles!

Enjoy the day with your loved ones—both two and four-legged! 🐶🐱💖

02/14/2025

Happy Valentine’s Day to our fur-tastic patients and clients! ❤️🐾

As we enjoy our sweets and treats, let’s not forget that some Valentine’s favorites can be harmful to our furry friends, including:

🍫 Chocolate
🍬 Xylitol (found in sugar-free treats)
🌸 Certain flowers & plants
🍷 Alcohol
🕯️ Candles & decorations

If your pet ingests something they shouldn’t, contact your vet or an emergency pet poison helpline right away.

Stay safe and have a pawsome Valentine’s Day! 💕🐶🐱

02/12/2025

Today, our team members are taking part in a national continuing education event designed for veterinary professionals.

We have closed our practice today, but we will be open again tomorrow at 8 am.

Our goal is to grow, learn, and continue being the best we can be for our clients, patients, and communities. Thank you for your support as we invest in becoming even better for you!

Join us in celebrating our team today!

02/12/2025

“Time Out for Team Training”

The office will be closed today from 10:15 am - 5:30 pm while our team receives additional training.

We will reopen tomorrow (Thursday February 13th) at 8:00 am.

If you experience an urgent small animal concern during this time please contact 226-894-4004 to speak with a Registered Veterinary Technician.

We appreciate your understanding! 🐕

02/10/2025

Family Day Hours!!

The office will be closed Monday, February 17th for Family Day. If you experience an urgent small animal concern during this time please contact 226-894-4004 to speak with a Registered Veterinary Technician.

Please provide our team with advance notice for any medication or food refill requests before the upcoming long weekend. This will help ensure that our patients and clients have everything they need in a timely manner.

02/05/2025

🇨🇦 Made in Canada: An Update from Dr. Amanda Wiltsie Thoonen

Thank you for reaching out to us with your questions, and your concerns. We are here to support you as a trusted veterinary resource and have your pet(s)' health and wellbeing in mind.

Our team has been fielding many inquiries over the last few days about Canadian pet food. You are not alone in your hunt to find Canadian Made products.

When recommending pet food, as a practice, we follow the recommendations of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA). They recommend companies that employ qualified pet nutritionists, have stringent quality control standards for both the raw ingredients going into the diets and the finished product, manufacture their products, and perform research and feeding trials to ensure the adequacy of their diets. At a bare minimum, products should have an American Association of Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) nutritional adequacy statement, which ensures that they are complete and balanced. Believe it or not, Canada does not have stringent regulations on the production of pet food, and the inclusion of an AAFCO statement is not even a requirement. There is no Canadian equivalent — Canada is the "Wild West" when it comes to pet food.

As a practice, we generally recommend one of the following brands: Hill's Pet Nutrition, Royal Canin, Purina Pro Plan, Iams, and Eukanuba, all of which meet the WSAVA guidelines. Of these five pet food manufacturers, the only one with products produced in Canada is Royal Canin, and even then, it is only their dry food. While I am grateful that there is a product of this quality made in Canada, their parent company, Mars Corporation, is American.

I can see my purchasing habits changing already, but when it comes to my own soon-to-be 13-year-old terrier, Scruffty, I will continue feeding her Hill's Prescription Diet G/D because of its quality and the science behind it, even though it is made in the USA.

I just don't think it's as simple an answer as which product is or isn't made in Canada. We need to take into consideration the health needs of the pet. Please continue to provide us with your questions, and we will be here to support you in making informed decisions that are in the best interest of your pet's wellbeing.

Take care,
Dr. Mandy

02/05/2025

“Time Out for Team Training”

The office will be closed next Wednesday February 12th from 10:15 am - 5:30 pm while our team receives additional training and continued education!

We will reopen Thursday, February 13th at 8:00 am.

If you experience an urgent small animal concern during this time please contact 226-894-4004 to speak with a Registered Veterinary Technician.

We appreciate your understanding! 🐕

01/31/2025

Happy Inventory Day! 🎉

Just a friendly reminder that the practice will be closing at noon today. If you have an urgent small animal concern, please call us at 519-894-4004 to speak with a Registered Veterinary Technician.

Thank you for your understanding and support! 😊

01/29/2025

I hope this message finds you and your furry family members doing well!

I want to express my sincere gratitude for the trust and loyalty you have shown me during the time we have known each other. It has been an absolute privilege to care for your beloved pets. Whether we've only crossed paths once or have known each other for many years, I truly appreciate the opportunity to work with you and your pets.

As some of you may know, I’ve recently accepted a position with the Humane Society London Middlesex Animal Medical Centre, and I will be dedicating more of my time there in the near future. However, I’m happy to share that I’ll continue to work with the wonderful team at Imperial Road Animal Hospital, on a reduced schedule.

My hope is to be available when you need me. If that is not possible, I want to reassure you that your pets will continue to receive the highest level of care. I am pleased to share that both Dr. Amanda Wiltsie Thoonen (Practice Owner & Veterinarian) and Dr. Kat Hotke (Veterinarian) share a similar philosophy and approach to veterinary medicine that I have always strived to provide. Their commitment to compassionate, quality care aligns closely with my own, and I am confident that your pets will be in excellent hands with them and the rest of the team. I’ve had the pleasure of working with both Dr. Mandy and Dr. Kat before joining the practice, this alignment was one of the key reasons I decided to join the team, knowing your pets would always be in excellent hands.

Although I will miss our frequent chats and hearing all your wonderful updates, I sincerely hope you’ll continue to share stories with me—I would love to stay in touch!

If your pet needs to see me before my schedule changes, please feel free to contact the clinic at 519.773.8186 or email [email protected] to book an appointment.

I’m excited to share more about my new adventures with you when we next catch up.

Warm regards,
Dr. Tracy

01/24/2025

Inventory Day!

The office will be closed from 12:10 pm - 5:30 pm while our team goes through inventory.

The clinic will open again Monday February 3rd at 8:00 am. If you experience an urgent small animal concern during this time please contact 226-894-4004 to speak with a Registered Veterinary Technician.

Please provide our team with advance notice for any medication or food refill requests before our upcoming closure. This will help ensure that our patients and clients have everything they need in a timely manner as we head into the weekend.

We appreciate your understanding! 🐕

01/23/2025

Join Our Team at Imperial Road Animal Hospital!

We're looking for an experienced Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) to join our busy, progressive 3-DVM companion animal practice in Aylmer, ON (20 minutes southeast of London).

We offer a supportive, team-oriented environment with cutting-edge technology, including digital radiography and in-house diagnostics.

Why You’ll Love Working Here:
- Collaborative, empowering culture
- Competitive pay & benefits (health/dental, pet discount, paid sick days, CE days)
- Cutting-edge technology
- Positive, team-oriented work environment

What We’re Looking For:
- Minimum 3 years of small animal experience
- Positive attitude, strong organizational skills, and a “get it done” mindset
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment

Roles Include:

- Appointments: Patient histories, vaccinations, blood samples, client education
- Hospital Admissions: ECGs, blood collections, patient care
- Surgery & Dentistry: Assisting with surgeries, dental procedures, patient recovery

Interested? Schedule a tour to meet our team and see our clinic firsthand! For more information check out our website at: https://imperialroad.ca/careers/
Apply by emailing Lindsay Payne at [email protected].

Join us and make a difference in patient and client care!

01/22/2025

01/21/2025

Time Out for Team Training!

Our office will be closed today from 12:30 pm - 1:50 pm while our team receives additional training.

If you experience an urgent small animal concern during this time please contact 519-894-4004 to speak with a Registered Veterinary Technician.

We appreciate your understanding!

01/01/2025

❄️🐾Happy New Year!!🐾❄️

We look forward to assisting you again tomorrow, January 2, at 8:00 AM. Please bear with us as we work through the high volume of holiday emails, text messages, and voicemails. Rest assured, we will do our best to respond to your messages as quickly as possible. If you have an urgent matter on the morning of January 2, we encourage you to call us directly at 519-773-8186, where a team member will be happy to assist you.

Wishing you a wonderful day!

12/26/2024

Hill's is having a BOXING DAY SALE!