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South Shore Veterinary Hospital

We service house pets and farm animals. If you have any questions, please contact us. We also have a mobile equine farm team who can come to you.
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We are the longest standing veterinary practice on the South Shore located just on the outskirts of Bridgewater, in Wileville. We have been in this community for over 50 years and although we have grown immensely since those humble beginnings, we never forget where we came from and the pets and clients who brought us here. We strive for exceptional customer service and quality and compassionate an

imal care. Our main focus is house pets and horses, but we also service cattle, sheep and goats. We have many vets with special interests, and so you will be sure to be able to find an exceptional veterinarian to suit your specific needs. Some of the many services we offer, in hospital, are full laboratory work like blood testing, urinalysis, f***l analysis, endoscopy, ultrasound, acupuncture, and digital X-rays. We look forward to welcoming you to our clinic and if you have any further questions we are available via email or phone.

06/20/2024

We will be closed from 12:30 to 1:30pm for a staff meeting today.
In case of emergency please phone 902-543-5602

Thank you, have a great day!!

06/18/2024

In light of the impending heat wave this week, please bring an ice pack and or cooler with you, to take home any items(vaccines, injectable medication etc. )that require refrigeration.

Thank you in advance😊

06/06/2024

These little girls were busy checking out things on the computer while waiting for their check up with the doctor recently. They turned quick to pose before going to explore😊 we love kitten adventures! Have a great day!

05/29/2024

What’s better than beautifully decorated cookies on a Wednesday morning? Not a lot!

Thanks so much to our lovely client Sue for the treats 🍪😻

05/23/2024

Know before you go!
As a pet owner, being prepared for travel is your responsibility.
Additional requirements may apply depending on where your dog has been in the last 6 months and whether or not your dog was vaccinated in the United States.
Use the CDC’s Q&A tool (the CDC “DogBot”) to determine what rules apply to your dog:
https://www.cdc.gov/importation/bringing-an-animal-into-the-united-states/dogs.html

05/18/2024

Friendly reminder how small ticks can be in their early life stages! We found this tiny tick embedded into a cats ear. Being relatively hairless this was easier to spot, but would be very difficult to see or feel on our hairier canine friends. This is why monthly tick prevention is so important!

05/15/2024

Happy Sunny Wednesday!
We wanted to give you an update about your pharmacy orders.
When you place an order for prescriptions via phone, email, or a request via our app you will receive a notification when your order is ready for pick up. This means it is ready at our front desk and available for pick up anytime Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm and Saturday 9am to 12pm. 😊

Please remember to check your email junk box, in case our notification goes there.

Have a great day!!

05/14/2024

With the recent change in weather, you may notice these “bullseye” spots on your pets after being outside. As much as these look like tick bite bullseye spots, they are simply blackfly bites and nothing to worry about!

05/09/2024

Thanks so much to our lovely client Elizabeth and furry friends for the goodies today! The team always appreciates snacks 🍓🍊

05/06/2024

Dear valued clients,

We are reaching out to inform you of an upcoming change to our
small animal after-hours services.

As you may know, veterinarians and veterinary support staff have been under increased pressure, especially since the pandemic. In our area, we have seen a continued increase in patient load with people moving to the beautiful South Shore with their animals. From abundant media coverage, you may know that vet burnout is on the rise and there is a global veterinarian workforce shortage. As a hospital, we are also experiencing veterinary staffing shortages, which has resulted in increased wait times for preventative care appointments day to day while balancing after-hours care. With many other local practices moving to suspend their after-hours services, we have tried our best to hold on to this service as long as possible to support our clients and local community. Unfortunately, we are not in place where we can continue to offer these after-hour services. This has been a hard decision for us, and not one we have taken lightly.

Effective today, May 6th, 2024, we will no longer be offering small animal after-hours services.

To support our clients, we have partnered with VetTriage Services, a veterinary telehealth service. When you have a pet or animal health concern after normal business hours, VetTriage veterinarians are on standby24 hours a day to assist. For a small fee of $50 USD, you will be connected to the VetTriage veterinarians on a live video chat session. They will triage your pet and give you at-home care guidance, or if they determine hospital care is necessary, they will help coordinate your visit with the nearest emergency hospital. The VetTriage team will send your records directly back to us for future visits or follow up care. You will find the details of how to connect on our website, or you can visit https://vettriage.com/southshore/ directly. If this service is not something you are interested in, you will need to seek care at a Halifax emergency clinic directly.

We understand that there will be feelings of support and understanding as well as disappointment. This was a difficult decision we tried desperately not to make. We do know this is what is ultimately best for our staff and our day-to-day client needs. We understand that some may be interested in contacting us to express their feedback. We encourage you to contact us at [email protected] so that we can best direct your concerns as well as leave some phone lines open for emergencies.

All large animal services will continue to operate as normal.

We look forward to continuing to service our community while supporting our hardworking veterinary staff.

Sincerely,

South Shore Veterinary Services Team

05/01/2024

Sweet 9 week old Brooke came to see us today for her first vaccines. Look at that little puppy belly 😍

04/25/2024

Rhylee came to us recently for her spay procedure and here she is waiting patiently for her amazing Mom to pick her up.❤️

04/24/2024

We want to pass along LOTS of appreciation to our front desk staff to celebrate Veterinary Receptionist Week!
We have an amazing team that works hard to make sure our clients and patients have the best care possible. Thank you for all you do this week and every week!😊

04/09/2024

Dr. Ali had the pleasure of having a visit with Penelope recently. She is a bengal and 2 years old.
She was very sweet and pleasant during her exam and vaccines. 😊

04/04/2024

We will be closing at 5:30pm due to inclement weather.
We are contacting all appointments for this evening to re-book.
In case of emergency please phone 902-543-5602.
Thank you for your understanding. Stay safe.

04/03/2024

We love when puppies visit! Today was no exception. We had a very cute litter of border terrier puppies come for their first exam. They were very brave and sweet😊

03/28/2024

Bungee, Whim & Theory are here to ask that everyone give us 48 hours notice for your orders in our pharmacy. We want to be sure we have things ready for you when you arrive.😊

We will be closed tomorrow, for Good Friday, March 29. We will be open again March 30 at 9am.
Please phone 902-543-5602 for emergencies.

Have a great day!!

03/23/2024

Happy National Puppy Day! Here a few very cute puppies we saw at the clinic recently!
Have a great day!

03/19/2024

Update- owners found

FOUND DOG

Female Beagle found on St. Phillips Street this morning around 11am near Eisnor Park. She had a close call with a car but has no injuries. If she is yours or you know anything about her, please call the clinic at 902-543-5602

03/15/2024

Hello Clients!

We have a new team member relocating to the South Shore area effective April 1st. They are having a hard time finding a home/apartment to rent that accepts dogs. If you have rental properties that accept dogs anywhere in our community or neighboring communities, please email us at [email protected]. Thank you!

Have a great weekend!

03/13/2024

Rocky came to see us for vaccines and gave Leeann hugs in return! What a happy boy! ❤️

03/09/2024

With spring weather comes spring babies, and a very busy season for our farm team.

Leeann and Dr. Megan Crouse had the pleasure of meeting this little one yesterday, what’s cuter than a baby goat? 🥰

03/08/2024

Happy Friday! Here are a couple of today’s patients recovering from surgery with Dr. Ali this morning.

03/07/2024

In light of the current and forecasted weather for today into Friday, we wanted to do a bit of a "weather" check in. Currently, there is no change in our schedule or opening/closing hours for tomorrow. This can, however, change at any time. If you have an appointment Friday, please watch this page for updates but we will always contact you by phone if we need to cancel an appointment. Stay safe everyone!

03/05/2024

We will be closed on Wednesday -March 6,2024 from 12:30 to 1:30pm for a staff event.

In case of emergency, please phone 902-543-5602.

Have a great day!! 😊

03/04/2024

Jetta is here to say thank you for being so great about ordering your pet’s medications!
We have had so many orders recently, especially flea and tick medications.
Given the increase in orders, please allow up to 48 hours to fulfill your medication orders.

Thank you for your patience😊

02/28/2024

We are so appreciative that everyone is using all our new ways to order prescriptions for your pets!

Here we see Marshall watching over the pharmacy😊

Please note that we are no longer using our email for pharmacy: [email protected].

You can order medication in a few ways:

1) over the phone at 902-543-5602.

2) via our website: www.southshoreveterinary.ca
Under Contacts press Refill Request

3) Download the Pet Page app, it will give you access to a list of your pet’s medications etc.
and the ability to request refills.

Any questions, please let us know 😊

02/21/2024

Today we’re shining a light on Dental Health Month. Here is a very special golden named, Gus. He belongs to one of our amazing RVT’s. Gus had a dental procedure recently, otherwise known as a COHAT (Comprehensive Oral Health Assessment & Treatment). During this, he had 5 teeth extracted and his teeth cleaned etc. look how great his teeth look and the hugs he’s getting from his Mom😊.
If you would like any information about dental health and your pet, please let us know.

02/16/2024

We will be closed for Heritage Day- Monday- February 19, 2024.

In case of emergency: please phone 902-543-5602

02/16/2024

A little Friday Fun: this great photo sent to us highlighting Valentine’s Day!
This note from the owner:
“Professor Cautious and Detective Radar send valentines love to all at South Shore Vets.
( thanks to myrahencherphotograohy for their pic)”
Have a great weekend!!

Address

2760, Highway #325
Bridgewater, NS
B4V5G2

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 8pm
Tuesday	8am - 8pm
Wednesday	8am - 8pm
Thursday	8am - 8pm
Friday	8am - 8pm
Saturday	9am - 12pm

Telephone

+19025435602

Website

https://www.southshoreveterinary.ca/

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Now that we have spent all dental month discussing disease, we are now going to talk about prevention! Do you ever feel those fuzzies on your teeth if you haven’t brushed in a while? 🦠 Can you imagine NEVER brushing your teeth or visiting the dentist? Well, it is equally as important for our pets! So how do we set up our pets for success with tooth brushing? 🦷 Right place and right time - make sure you are not rushed and it’s a place your pet feels safe 🦷 Get all your tools ready 🦷 Find your pet’s favourite treat and let them lick it off the brush (peanut butter, cheese whiz, pet toothpaste, wet dog food, etc.) - you can use this treat to brush with at the beginning 😁 🦷 Practice, practice, practice! 🦷 Finish with a reward! Dogs and cats tend to accumulate more tartar on the outsides of their teeth. In an ideal world we would brush all surfaces of the teeth but brushing outsides of tooth surfaces every day is better than all surfaces every now and then! Below is Dr. Kara demonstrating this technique on her beagle Valentino 🪥🐶

Wishing our Amazing Inventory Manager, Lorraine a Happy Birthday! Vala, owned by our own Dr. Julia Case joined in on the harmony! Happy Birthday Lorraine!

When your new diet plan is just not working.. 🫢 Happy Sunday!

Happy tails, happy Monday. ☺️☺️

Everyone needs to start their day with this. 😻You’re welcome! Have a great week.

We are closed today to celebrate Canada Day! Many of us will be attending fireworks displays and celebrations for the first time in a couple of years-this is very exciting! Many also got dogs through those couple of years and may think it’s fun to take them to the celebrations. Your dog will likely think otherwise; it’s going to be very hot and fireworks are often extremely stressful for them. 🐶🥵🎆😬We strongly advise keeping your dogs at home and enjoying the festivities with just your people. Have a beautiful day celebrating our great country.😎🤩☀️ Happy Canada Day! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

Puppies!!!! They keep going…and going………….and going…….😁🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶 🐶🐶❤️

A huge congratulations to Jody who passed the VTNE-just last night-and is now an official RVT. 3 years of hard work doing this course while she worked full time. We are so very proud. 🥰Please give her lots of likes to show her how proud you all are. 🎉💥🎉💥

If there is delayed opening and/or cancelled appointments we will try to contact each client individually. Enjoy the snowfall and stay safe❤️

This is Miss Calli. 😻She is 9 years old, extremely affectionate and is looking for a special home to live out her senior years . She has been with us for a couple of weeks recovering from a severe skin infection brought on by an allergy to fleas, and although we have been getting to know and love her, we cannot keep her as she does not get along with other cats or dogs. As mentioned, she has a flea allergy and so must be on monthly flea control as prevention. She also needs to be on an exclusive hypoallergenic diet called D/D (Hills has graciously offered to supply the lucky new home with 2 bags to get started-thank you Hills!). She has had full blood work which checks out perfectly. ✅ She has a wobbly hind end which has been X-rayed and there does not appear to be a problem-she gets around just fine. 😊😊 If you think you can provide this special girl a special home, please let us know. Give us a call at 902-543-5602.

Senior Focus month is soon coming to an end, but we’ve got more staff senior pets to share! Today we’re sharing Dr. Melanie C’s sweet girl, Lexa. Lexa turned 12 this year and suddenly went deaf this past spring after a chronic battle with ear problems and damage to her hearing apparatus. Up until then she had been spry and extremely mobile, but this sudden trauma to her ears made her feel and act “her age”. Aside from hearing loss, which caused severe anxiety, the trauma also caused mobility and balance issues, difficulty chewing and lethargy. She now wears bells so her family knows where she is when it’s safe for her to be off-leash, she is on pain management for her aches (which now seem more prominent), anti-anxiety medication has helped her to adapt to her new non-hearing normal and she has had blood work to monitor her recovery and to make sure her medications are safe to use. Think you can’t teach an old dog new tricks? She has learned sign language and relies on body language and facial expression for cues and a tap on the bum gets her attention. As a bonus, she gets yummy treats more then she ever did in her previous 11 years (she’ll do anything for Crazy Dog dehydrated lung). 😋 It’s been challenging to watch this special girl suddenly age, but with medication, training and maybe a little bit of spoiling (😉), she’s a pretty happy dog again. 💕🐶💕 Check out the video below to see Lexa enjoying a beach run, and another video in the comments of this smart girl responding to hand gestures!

Exciting announcement! 📣📣 We have decided that Waffles is going to stay with us to entertain clients and patients alike. 😀His health concerns became too complicated to consider adopting him out (although we had some lovely people willing to give it a try❤️). He and Marshall are working things out. 😜😻😻Please help us welcome Waffles to the South Shore Vet family. 🤗🎉