Headon Forest Animal Hospital

We have some big news! Our renovations are now complete and we are excited to show all of you our new space. Join us Saturday, July 6th from 10am-1pm to tour our renovated space, meet the team and enjoy some fun activities! Feel free to bring the whole family and all your friends, but we kindly ask that your furry family members stay home. 🐕 We can’t wait to see you all there!

World Mental Health Day 2023 is an opportunity for people and communities to unite behind the theme "Mental health is a universal human right” to improve knowledge, raise awareness, and drive actions that promote and protect everyone’s mental health. Mental health is a basic human right for all people. Everyone, whoever and wherever they are, has a right to the highest attainable standard of mental health. This includes the right to be protected from mental health risks, the right to available, accessible, acceptable, and good quality care, and the right to liberty, independence, and inclusion in the community. Good mental health is vital to our overall health and well-being. Yet one in eight people globally are living with mental health conditions, which can impact their physical health, their well-being, how they connect with others and their livelihoods. Mental health conditions are also affecting an increasing number of adolescents and young people. As an occupation, veterinarians and support staff have higher levels of stress, burnout, compassion fatigue, anxiety, and depression, and reported more suicidal ideation and lower resilience than Canadians generally, according to a study conducted by researchers in the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC). Fight the stigma with kindness and acceptance, and let’s all be there for each other in times of need. "There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t." — John Green #worldmentalhealthday #compassionfatigue #burnout #veterinarymentalhealth #endthestigma #mentalhealthmatters #selfcareplan #selfcare #nomv #notonemorevet #mentalhealthishealth

So far, 81 percent of our clients have said they feel their pet has seasonal allergies. How are your pets allergies being controlled? The Hills Derm diet is formulated to create a healthy skin barrier in order to to reduce allergic responses to environmental allergens. If you think your pet would benefit from this diet, feel free contact us at 9053324014. We would be happy to answer any questions, and help you determine if this diet is right for your pet!

Our renovations are almost done! We can’t wait to show you all the new clinic when it is done! 🥳

Ticks are making a popular appearance this week. Make sure to grab your flea and tick prevention before this weekend!

We have been seeing a lot of pets with ticks these last few weeks! Heres an American Dog Tick that was removed from a pet yesterday. If you’re pet is not yet on tick prevention, please do not hesitate to reach out and discuss by email or phone.

Happy National Puppy Day! Here are all of the puppy photos we collected last month for our own special puppy day:) Enjoy!

Please join us in wishing Carley a Happy Birthday today! As our Lead Technician, we appreciate you and all of your hard work. We are grateful for your compassion, empathy and your passion for the welfare of our patients! Enjoy your special day!

At Headon Forest we are always trying to do what we can to ensure your pet’s visit is as fear free as possible. Here is Whiskey enjoying a snack while we obtain a urine sample! If you have any questions about your pets visit and how to make it less stressful, please do not hesitate to contact us 🐈

Happy New Year from all of us at Headon Forest Animal Hospital! Enjoy some of the many photos of us, your pets and of course Meep from 2022! See you in 2023 🎊

Meep had a fun day yesterday! Here he is making a new friend during their appointment. ❤️

Amazing rescue story for these pups! We got to meet the brown puppy yesterday 😍

Chloe

Chloe is a beautiful, smart and confident kitty who gives high fives and sits pretty for treats! #burlont #headonforest #catsofburlont #burlingtonvets #fearfreevetvisit #fearfree #headonforestvets

In the event of emergency: Burlington Veterinary Emerg 905-637-8111 or Hamilton Region Vet Emerg 905-529-1004

Banjo knows that anytime he gives a paw we can’t help but give him a cookie. What a good boy! #dogsofinstagram #mustlovedogs #headonforestvets #burlon #socute #certifiedgoodboy 🐾🤩

Ticks love Autumn! 🍁 We have found at least 1 tick per day on our patients over the past week- both dogs and cats! Ensure your pets have their monthly products for tick prevention. Contact us if you have any questions about options for parasite prevention your pets 🐶🐱 #advantix #nexgardspectra #vitrecto #tickprevention

Did you know that almost 60% of indoor cats are overweight or obese? And 40-45% of dogs? Some ways to prevent unnecessary weight gain are 1) always measure your pets food! 2) exercise your pets! Dog walking, playing fetch, interactive toys, play, play, play!!! 3) avoid people food, limit treats #petwellnessmonth

Keep your pets safe and cool during this heat wave. Avoid exercising during midday sun and leave your dogs at home in the air conditioning if possible

Puppy Bike Rides!

Here's some wholesome content! Check out our very own Michelle and her pup, Sadie. Sadie is a senior girl who loves spending every waking moment with her fam jam and now she can join them on bike rides! @k9sportsack #burlont #headonforest #headonforestvets #dogsofburlont #burlingtonvets

Running into my AAHA-accredited hospital! This is Fonzie!