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Espanola Animal Hospital

We're honoured to provide accessible surgical care to Northern Ontario's pets and their parents. We look forward to seeing you!
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Our staff is expected to treat every animal that comes through our doors as if they were providing care to their own pets. Part of delivering on this goal is a philosophy to strive to provide the most current technology and therapies for your pet. Some of the services we currently offer include laser surgery, therapeutic laser treatments, arthroscopy, orthopedic procedures, and stem cell therapy.

Our staff continuously update their skills and knowledge in order to provide your pet with the best care possible.

12/11/2024

TATE-ally awesome news! 🤘🥂

After months and months of learning and practicing, we earned a new piece of paper for our collection! Megan, Alex, Dr. Rocheleau, Sarah, Kali (and somehow also Happy the GSP) are now certified to perform TATE elbow replacements!

The TATE elbow replacement system is used to treat end-stage degenerative joint disease of the elbow in large breed dogs, and is a great option for relieving pain and returning motion to painful, arthritic joints that cannot be medically managed. While Labrador Retrievers, Golden Retrievers and German Shepherds probably come to mind when you think about elbow dysplasia, many dogs suffer from this condition. If you have a dog in your life who might be struggling with forelimb lameness, we might be able to help! 🐕🐾

12/02/2024

The teeniest little plate for the teeniest little baby 🐈

Jinxy was one of our patients last week, who made a trip up to see us from Burlington. At just 10 weeks old, she slipped between two bannisters and fell off a set of stairs, fracturing her pelvis. Luckily we stock a wide range of implants for all sorts of patients, and we had this tiny 1.5mm plate which was just the ticket!

Jinxy was full of purrs and cuddles the following morning and was discharged from hospital, complete with her custom fitted tiny cone. Big thanks to Jinx's humans for trusting us with her care.

10/30/2024

Duke 2009-2024 🤍

We wanted to take a moment to acknowledge the passing of a very important dog.

Duke was a longtime patient of ours when we were still doing general practice. When we started running our canine blood bank, Duke was one of our earliest donors. With the help of his very dedicated owners, Duke often stepped in during emergencies and donated blood for patients who would have succumbed to their illnesses otherwise.

Duke helped to save the lives of dozens of other dogs until he was retired from duty at the age of 10.

Always with a wagging tail and a smile on his face, he lit up our clinic and was always happy to help us and help our patients in need. His legacy of bravery and selflessness will live on.

Thank you Duke for your service. We’ll never forget you. ♥️

10/28/2024

Sarah, Dr. Rocheleau, Kali and Megan are back in the office today after a fabulous time attending the ACVS Surgery Summit in Phoenix, Arizona 🌵

It is incredibly important that practitioners stay up to date with the latest research and techniques available. We make Continuing Education a cornerstone of our program and invest significant resources to make sure we’re doing the best we can for your pet! ♥️

10/23/2024

Three cuties, three different joint replacements!

On Monday we saw all these kiddos for rechecks following their joint replacements.

🐾 R***r is 6 weeks out from a hip replacement and doing very well. He’s able to start phase two of recovery which includes walkies!

🐾 Bower had his final 12 week recheck for his elbow replacement. His owner reports that he actually WANTS to go for walks, and is considerably happier and more playful!

🐾 Fred had her final 12 week recheck for her total knee replacement. Her owners report she was able to stop taking daily pain medication and is back to being a sweet and happy girl again!

What can we say - we love what we do!! ♥️

10/18/2024

Celebrating our Veterinary Technicians 🥳

Meet Alex, who is absolutely a major part of our hospital. Alex holds a B. Sc in Forensic Science and is a recent graduate of the AAHA Distance Vet Tech Program. She has a strong passion for animal care and has long been motivated by her goal of improving the lives of any animal she interacts with. We can say with certainty that our lives have improved greatly by working alongside her. No one else keeps us as organized and on track in the OR or just in general!

We love to refer to her as a walking encyclopedia. She is constantly learning something, especially anything dog related, and seems to have a new skill or trick or dog fact at least weekly! Her motivation to always be learning keeps all of us inspired to be like her.

Alex is keenly interested in attaining her companion animal rehab certification. She is also heavily involved in dog training, showing, and dog-powered sports, and rehab will allow her to not only treat patients within the hospital, but gain a deeper understanding of fitness and performance enhancement too!

Thank you Alex, for everything you do! ♥️

10/17/2024

Celebrating our Veterinary Technicians 🥳

As Kali likes to say “the Dr. only needs to diagnose, prescribe, and perform surgery - the technician does everything else!”.

Our OG RVT has really taken that to heart over the years. Kali started with us in 2012 as a kennel attendant with zero prior experience. In that time since she:
- completed her AAS and RVT degrees while working more-than-full-time
- earned her CCAT certificate which also
qualifies her as a companion animal rehab therapist
- is co-author on several publications in highly regarded journals
- is a preceptor for technician and vet assistant students
- is a regular Continuing Education author for the RVT journal
- is wrapping up her VTS (Surgery) application
- is beginning her B. Sc in Veterinary Technology in January simply because she wanted a university degree

It’s highly uncommon to come across someone who is a great combination of motivated, intelligent, charismatic and deeply caring. We absolutely hit the jackpot when we hired Kali all those years ago, and our program certainly wouldn’t be where it is without her!!

10/11/2024

Tyler 2005 - 2024 🖤

Yesterday we said goodbye to our clinic cat, Tyler. Our last remaining clinic cat from the original group of three, Tyler was a young shelter cat in Elliot Lake who was really struggling with severe stomatitis. It was tough to get under control, and he eventually required a full-mouth extraction, laser treatments, and immune-mediating drugs for his flare-ups. Since he spent so much time at the hospital anyways, it was decided he might as well just move in!

Despite his health issues, he was a very sweet and friendly cat who loved napping in a basket by the front desk, and was especially thrilled when we moved to our new home in Chelmsford, as this meant he now had a baseboard heater to sleep beside.

He spent his final moments surrounded by the entire team, with a belly full of his favourite Churu cat tubes. We'll always remember him as the sleek black cat who loved to nap in the windows of our former clinic in Espanola.

09/18/2024

08/26/2024

In honour of we’re sharing photos of all of our own kids 💕 🐕

- Bunny, Moose, Summit: loved by Alex
- Happy, Yaegar, Pluto: loved by Kali
- Barrie: loved by Megan
- C**t + Anna: loved by Klazine
- Ozzie: loved by Klazine
- Athena: loved by Kaitlyn
- Chip: loved by Dr. Rocheleau
- Indy: loved by Dakota
- Nala: loved by Dakota
- Echo: loved by Blair
- loved by Hunter

Show us photos of your pups in the comments!!

08/22/2024

New Hip, Who Dis? 🐈

R***r was in for a visit this week to show us just how well he's been doing! This poor boy suffered from a broken hip. Somewhat common in large male cats, this type of fracture usually occurs without any trauma. The growth plate, which would normally "fuse" when the patient is done growing, fails to do so, which leads to a fracture. These fractures are not repairable and are treated by replacing the entire hip.

Being a very good boy, R***r was even feeling up to walking down the TekScan for us, which allows us to collect objective data about weight-bearing for our various research projects.

06/17/2024

CONGRATS GRAD!! 🥳🥳🥳

Please help us congratulate our newly minted Veterinary Technician, Alex! While a familiar face around EAH for years, Alex has been diligently working towards earning her diploma in Veterinary Technology. She juggled working full-time with her studies and she made it look easy!

This is also a proud moment for our RVT Kali who was Alex's preceptor throughout her program.

Congrats Alex - we are so proud of you!!

05/03/2024

ESPANOLA ANIMAL HOSPITAL COMPLETES CANADA'S FIRST CANINE TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT

Today was a big day for our surgery team as years of planning and training finally came to fruition. Our team successfully completed the first canine total knee replacement to ever be performed in Canada. Dr. Matthew Allen from University of Cambridge, who is the world's leading expert on canine total knee replacement, made the very long journey to assist us and ensure our first clinical case went smoothly.

We are the thirteenth surgery team in the entire world and the only surgery centre in Canada certified to perform this procedure. We are actively recruiting patients - if you have a dog with end stage degenerative joint disease who has not previously had surgery, please reach out to us!

04/17/2024

...We have a little something up our sleeves 😏

Last weekend, Dr. Rocheleau along with scrub nurses Kali, Sarah and Megan, ventured to Boston to train on a new procedure. As part of our commitment to making orthopedic surgery accessible and affordable for our community, we are proud to announce we are the first facility in Canada 🇨🇦 to offer Canine Total Knee Replacement.

TKR is an end-stage procedure for treating advanced degenerative joint disease of the stifle (aka knee). The weight bearing surfaces of the knee are replaced with implants designed to last for the entire life of the dog, and the expected outcome is a full return to function.

We are currently accepting surgical cases with end-stage osteoarthritis of the stifle who have not had prior knee surgery. If you think your dog might be a candidate, reach out to us!
705.869.0090

03/23/2024

Happy National Puppy Day! 🥳

In honour of the occasion, we’re celebrating with some of the dogs of EAH who light up our lives and some cases who are basically our coworkers!
Barrie - owned by Megan
Yaegar and Happy - owned by Kali
Summit, Bunny and Moose - owned by Alex
Echo - owned by Blair
Mika - owned by Laura

Show your puppy photos in the comments!

03/01/2024

Hi from Hamilton 👋

Our team is all set up at the OAVT conference and can’t wait to say hi to all of the RVTs and vet staff here this weekend.

Dr. Rocheleau is giving several lectures in the orthopedics stream. Sonia, Alex and Kali are standing by with awesome swag 💃

02/21/2024

Our very own Dr. Rocheleau will be speaking at the OAVT conference this year. The OAVT conference is a very well put together and well attended conference for Registered Veterinary Technicians, assistants, and admin personnel.

We're looking forward to seeing many new and familiar faces in just a little while!

02/14/2024

Please help us wish a very Happy Birthday to Handsome!

The sweet smiley boy ruptured his cruciate (ACL) and had a TPLO for his birthday this year, but will be back to running and playing in 12 short weeks!

We put some special artwork on his kennel door to help celebrate 🥳🎈

Address

3557 Errington Avenue
Chelmsford, ON
P0M1L0

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+17058690090

Website

http://www.espanolavet.ca/

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Fred’s looking and feeling fabulous 💃 Six weeks ago, Fred underwent a total knee replacement on her left knee. As a puppy, Fred was involved in a motor vehicle accident which fractured her femur. A few years later, her knee was bothering her. Needle arthroscopy of the knee revealed extensive cartilage loss and bone-on-bone contact which was causing her pain and lameness. With her “pup-grade” to a total knee replacement, Fred has been able to stop taking daily pain medication and her owners report she is significantly more playful and happy lately! 🥰 #dogsofinstagram #espanolavet #dog #dogsofig #vettechlife #vetmedworld #veterinarian #dvm #surgeryrecovery #vetmedlife #rvt #surgery #orthopedicsurgery #sudbury #Movora #vetmed #vettech #orthopedics #caninekneereplacement #KneeReplacement #labradorretriever #canineorthopedics #canineorthopedicsurgery

New Hip, Who Dis? 🐈 Ruger was in for a visit this week to show us just how well he's been doing! This poor boy suffered from a broken hip. Somewhat common in large male cats, this type of fracture usually occurs without any trauma. The growth plate, which would normally "fuse" when the patient is done growing, fails to do so, which leads to a fracture. These fractures are not repairable and are treated by replacing the entire hip. Being a very good boy, Ruger was even feeling up to walking down the TekScan for us, which allows us to collect objective data about weight-bearing for our various research projects. #vettechlife #rvt #vetmed #orthopedics #surgery #Movora #vettech #surgeryrecovery #vetmedlife #vetmedworld #espanolavet #dvm #veterinarian #orthopedicsurgery #sudbury #totalhipreplacement #catsofinstagram #mainecoon

This kiddo had a total hip replacement to correct a horrible fracture malunion. Scrub in with us! #veterinarian #vetmed #vetmedlife #dvm #Movora #caninehipreplacement #totalhipreplacement #dogsofinstagram

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Our staff is expected to treat every patient that comes through our doors as if they were providing care to their own pets. Part of delivering on this goal is a philosophy to strive to provide the most current technology and therapies for your pet. Some of the services we currently offer include laser surgery, therapeutic laser treatments, arthroscopy, orthopedic procedures, and stem cell therapy. Our staff continuously update their skills and knowledge in order to provide your pet with the best care possible. We look forward to seeing you!