Petmobile Vet Clinic Inc.

01/27/2025

I have not seen it but apparently there was a CBC Marketplace about veterinary care/costs on Friday and other clinics are getting questions about it. I'll answer a couple that I can anticipate but feel free to post if you have other questions.

So I will say that yes there has been a lot of corporations purchasing clinics locally in the last several years. While all clinics are corporations (we have to be per the Manitoba Vet Med Association (MVMA)) some are privately owned by a Dr while some are owned by bigger corporations. Petmobile is privated owned by me, Dr. Liana Mawer. So locally owned and operated.

Fees always a big issue. We set our fees by looking at our profits/losses/expenses and taking into consideration the fee guideline put out by the MVMA. Our house calls are significantly lower than what is recommended. Our other fees are lower than what is recommended. We have only raised our prices a handful of times since we started in 2015 to reflect increased expenses. Sadly with gas prices having gone up again we may need to increase some fees in the next months to year but for now we are just watching things and seeing whether that is necessary.

I don't know what other questions may have arisen due to the show but feel free to respectfully ask questions. I will answer to the best of my abilities when I have time!

01/20/2025

IMPORTANT DATES:

Jan 24 No vet/appts - phones & emails monitored

Jan 29 & 30 - closed for inventory - no vet - phones/emails answered monitored

Feb 17 CLOSED for holiday

Feb 27 & 28 NO VET - calls & emails monitored

01/15/2025

AFTER HOURS SERVICE: Unfortunately I am going to discontinue providing after hours service effective immediately. I have been providing after hours since we started in 2015. With some current personal events I just feel I have to admit I can't do it all. I do understand that this puts clients in a difficult situation and will probably mean that you will need to go to Winnipeg for emergency care. I know that is really hard for many of you and I do apologize. I strongly encourage you to contact us if your pet is feeling off especially on a Friday or even late in the day during the week. We may be able to discuss symptomatic medication until the pet can be seen (econsult may apply).

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01/15/2025

**Oops forgot to update - we are good to go, was an issue beyond our control*

*UNDER REPAIR **
We apologize, we are currently having some issues with our webstore - will update you once it's back up and running properly - Carol

01/14/2025

https://petmobilevetstore.clientvantage.ca/

FLASH SALE this week from Royal Canin - have your food shipped to your door via Purolator (or depot in your nearest town).

Sign up on our website and let us know if you need help finding something (the search is not user friendly, sorry, they say they are working on that!)

12/23/2024

Thank you to our great clients for continuing to supporting us - we appreciate you!
We hope you don't need us until the New Year!

Dr Liana ~ Jonathan ~ Carol

12/19/2024

The Petmobile will not be out and about today due to our lovely weather.

We are available by phone/email/text. Stay safe

12/16/2024

**EDIT apparently the wooden house is for smaller animals - not cat - oops, sorry

-XMAS IDEAS FOR THE CAT THAT HAS IT ALL: I am always a big proponent of functional and environmental enrichment things for my cat(s). Scratchers are always a great idea and we have 5 scratchers of different varieties for my cat so Bones can use those instead of furniture. Some very pretty options shown. Note there are some other very inexpensive cardboard scratchers that I didn't picture here so there is something for every budget. Be warned the cardboard ones get shredded so there is daily clean up lol. I also think I might get that wood house for my cat. For cat trees Bones gives the Vesper ones 4 paws up. He loved his so much that we have had to replace the rope around the columns several times and I am sure you will have to as well (rope or peel and stick carpet can be used and can be found on Amazon). The pads velcro on so I vacuum them and wash them as needed. You have to assemble but I did it so anybody can lol.

Search engine on our site sucks admittedly so if you search scratchers or Vesper you will come up with most of the options pictured. I've also put links of my searches below and the general website link below. Note that you have to register first. We will then get an email and we will approve it. So if you want to support Jon, Carol and Liana and sort of shop local please have at it!

Website general link: https://petmobilevetstore.clientvantage.ca/

Scratchers: https://petmobilevetstore.clientvantage.ca/search?q=scratch&cid=0&mid=0&advs=false&isc=false&sid=false
Vesper trees: https://petmobilevetstore.clientvantage.ca/search?q=vesper

12/13/2024

Dog toys from our webstore...we have featured a few that have been our pet favorites.

Westpaw toys are guaranteed and dishwasher safe!
Place treats in the Toppls and freeze them to make them last longer. You put a small one inside a large for longer entertainment/enrichment.
The Tuffy toys usually last longer than most toys for big chewers.

As with most toys, supervision is recommended to prevent them eating/swallowing pieces they shouldn't (saves us helping you in an emergency!)
Add on to your food order - there shouldn't be any (or much) extra for shipping!

https://petmobilevetstore.clientvantage.ca/canine-toys

and of course we do have cat toys too! https://petmobilevetstore.clientvantage.ca/feline-toys

12/12/2024

Due to the extreme temperatures we won't be on call overnight tonight. Apologies.

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12/09/2024

Hello Clients
Here are our holiday hours - please arrange food or medication refills before Dec 20

Closed Dec 25 & 26

There will be no vet from Dec 25 until Dec 29. Phones and emails will be monitored.

We will have a locum vet filling in on Dec 30 & 31 and will be open 9am - 5pm.

Closed Jan 1

Have a Happy Holiday Season

Dr. Liana Mawer; Jonathan Pabalan, Veterinary Technician; Carol Lowery, Receptionist/Assistant

12/06/2024

We have just been advised by Hills that there will be about a 3.5% increase in pet food pricing in January. So if on a Hills diet and you would like to stock up before then feel free to order from the webstore making sure if you buy extra's that the best before date is ok for the amount of time you are stocking for. I have not heard from the other companies but it does seem like there are always some increases in January. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news :(

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12/06/2024

Happy Friday to all. We are a bit short staffed today so please be sure to leave a message if you need something as we may not be able to pick up every phone call :) Thanks for your patience and have a great weekend.

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12/02/2024

We have Back on Track products on our webstore which might make a great xmas gift idea for the hubby, the wife, or the pets. Their products are ceramic infused and touted to prevent injuries, relieve muscle tension, assist with range of motion, expedite recovery and increase circulation.

They have been tested by our one and only Carol lol. She bought a winter blanket for her horse and it came with an extra liner. She decided to sleep with the liner since her horse didn’t need it yet. Says she woke up without soreness for the first time in a long time. So might actually work lol.

For the guys there are long johns, toques, socks, boxers, gloves, and even braces. For the women there are riding gloves, vests, shirts, and also long johns, socks etc. For horses there are boots, braces and blankets. There are even braces and jackets for your dog. So I’ve shown some pictures and here is a link. If you want to order you have to register first and once we receive an email saying you have registered we will approve you. Purolator delivers to your door within 3 – 5 business days so no worries re the mail strike.
https://petmobilevetstore.clientvantage.ca/
https://petmobilevetstore.clientvantage.ca/back-on-track

11/29/2024

BLACK FRIDAY SALES

Stay warm and order online - delivered via Purolator to your door!
See our webstore banners for deals from Royal Canin and Purina - on until early next week.
https://petmobilevetstore.clientvantage.ca/

11/18/2024

If you email us and don't receive a reply within a couple days please check your spam. We do our best to reply pretty quickly but we are finding some emails are going to spam/junk so clients think we haven't replied!! If not in spam please consider calling or texting and leaving a message as well.

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11/18/2024

Bookings for tomorrow and Wednesday will be weather dependent and staff wellness dependent as we are fighting a cold bug. If you have an appointment and we cannot come we will be in touch.
Sorry for any inconvenience.

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11/15/2024

SENIOR PETS POST: So as pets get older many people stop taking them to the vet. A recent education seminar suggested that 45% of dogs and 50% of cats hadn't been to a vet within 18months of their euthanasia. Unfortunately this means a great deal of suffering for the pet and really makes me sad for them. I have had numerous clients say that there pet hasn't been to the vet since they were spay/neutered because they were never sick and were fine and were indoors only. Unfortunately when I come to euthanize this HAS NEVER ONCE BEEN THE CASE. Many have had numerous teeth fall out. Many are extremely thin and have been drinking a lot of water or vomiting (suggestive of kidney disease which makes them feel nauseous due to dehydration and is likely painful too). Most have very bad arthritis which isn't being treated at all. The problem is that as a prey species pets hide pain and illness very well. They continue to eat despite dental pain as they have no choice. They continue to wag their tail and be happy to great you until the end. The continue to curl up on your lap and purr and enjoy affection. That does not mean that they aren't suffering. So we do recommended at the VERY LEAST, yearly appointments for seniors. Every 6 months would be even better. At those appointments we can discuss how to have their senior years be as happy and pain free as possible. We can go through pain scores and quality of life charts with you and get a baseline so you can follow those at home. We can tell you what symptoms to watch for. We can try to do as much non-invasive testing as possible and finances allow or make a plan B if testing is not an option. We can hope for lots more years but have discussions on what happens when the time comes. So if your pet is over 8 we really would like to help you help them :) Please also note that if your pet hasn't been seen for more than 1-2 years your current clinic may no longer be willing to see you and so if they crash and need immediate care there might be few options other than emergency clinic to see them.

Links to Quality of Life and Pain Score charts that you can do at home:
https://www.pethospicevet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/QualityofLifeScale.pdf
https://www.healthcareforpets.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/BEAP-Pain-Scale-for-Cats.pdf
https://www.healthcareforpets.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/BEAP-Pain-Scale-for-Dogs.pdf
If you do these charts it would be helpful to let us know your patients score so we can record on your file (note which chart and score). Then we can discuss options.