Steeples Veterinary Clinic

06/20/2024

⏰ Hey friends! We just wanted to put out a reminder for everyone about the importance of showing up to your scheduled appointments.

📅 We have a full appointment book every day and lately, we have been seeing a few more no-shows in our schedule. We cannot stress enough how much this impacts the people around you! Since we take emergencies through the day, our scheduling is super important in order to ensure we can do our best to see everyone in a timely manner. So, when an appointment is scheduled and nobody comes, this means another medical case could have been seen at that time. We just ask that if you cannot make it, please let us know and it would help us and our other patients very much! Even if you have to cancel your appointment on the same day - No worries, it doesn't take long to fill up that spot! However, we can't fill that spot if the appointment time is already passed!

Thank you for hearing us out! Enjoy the sunny weather! ☀️

06/06/2024

🐶 🐱 Thank you Meant 2B Loved Pet Rescue ʔaq̓am Community - St. Mary's Indian Band and Cranbrook Pet Food Bank for an amazing day! We are blessed to be a part of such a special community. ❤️

06/03/2024

❤Thank you Dog Zone Services for having a puppy training class here at Steeples Veterinary Clinic! It's so valuable to help make positive associations with the vet clinic and we were so lucky to be able to host your class! Reducing fear and anxiety in our pets is an extremely important focus for us so taking this opportunity to acclimate new puppies into and around the building will be extremely beneficial for them (and us!) What a great experience! ❤

Don't forget about our Meet & Treat visits! If you have a puppy, give us a call to schedule a Meet & Treat and our Reception team will find you a quieter part in the day to bring your pup in for a complimentary visit. No shots, no treatments - Just treats, cuddles, and a positive experience for your dog. These visits make it much easier for when they do come in for vaccinations etc. later on! 🐶

Also, it's a great opportunity for us to snuggle EXTRA puppies. So win-win!
Call or text us (250)489-3451

Zone Services

05/23/2024

A wonderful soul had brought in a dog bed and donation to pass along for Peri so of course we have to test it out 😂
Long story short, Peri is living a life of pure comfort! Thank you for everyone involved in this special girl’s care!
Meant 2B Loved Pet Rescue

05/20/2024

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East Kootenay’s (and beyond) - Thank You! 💙❤️ FOSTER FOUND - Thank You!

We wanted to provide an update on the dog that we shared with you yesterday. Miss Peri, also known as Pinky, is doing well and we can’t thank YOU enough for all the love.

This sweet girl has a long road of recovery ahead of her but has demonstrated that even through discomfort, she is kind and gentle and just a dog who enjoys a snifari. She is also a smart girl, knowing sit and shake a paw. We anticipate a lot of treats coming her way in the next several months.

If you would like to contribute a donation to Peri’s road to recovery, donations can be made on our webpage through the link in the comments or by etransfer to [email protected] - Please put Peri in the comment section so we can allot your donation to her care.

💙❤️ A special shout out to the finders and the team at Steeples Vet Clinic!

05/17/2024

Today, we bid farewell to our friends, Doctors Cameron and Bryony. They came from the UK to join our team in 2021 and have since cemented themselves in our practice and in our hearts. Now, they are embarking on a beautiful road trip to explore the rest of North America before heading back to Scotland to start the next chapter of their lives.

We are so happy for them but will miss them dearly, as they have become amazing coworkers and even better friends.

Please help us in wishing the very best to Cameron and Bryony - we know you will miss them too! ❤

05/16/2024

⚠️ Please Share! 🐕 The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is implementing new rules for bringing your dog into the USA starting August 1, 2024. It is extremely important for all dog owners are aware of this before these changes officially go into effect! Please follow this link and learn about these new rules to avoid getting turned around at the border this summer:

https://www.cdc.gov/importation/bringing-an-animal-into-the-united-states/dogs.html

These changes effect all dogs coming into the US from any other country. We are still waiting on more information to see if any rules will be relaxed for Canada but at this point, we have no reason to suspect so. Please read the link above for more information and we will keep you updated if we hear anything!

-Your friends at Steeples Veterinary Clinic

05/14/2024

⚠️ Just FYI: We will be CLOSED between 12:30-1:30 on Wednesday May 15th for staff education. We are always excited to learn new things! If you have an emergency, you can still follow the prompts to reach us through our regular number 📞 (250)489-3451

04/29/2024

🦖 Is one of our young Steeples clients missing this cool sweater? 🦕 Pop by the clinic to retrieve it!

04/23/2024

🌎 Earth Day 🌎 was this week! What a great opportunity to get outside in the sun and clean up our stretch of highway.
How did you celebrate Earth Day? ♻️

04/23/2024

Owner located!! Thanks everyone.

Please Share! ⚠️
Is anyone missing this beautiful boy? He was found on Mt. Connell Crescent here in Cranbrook around 2:30 pm this afternoon. He is here with us now and hoping to go home soon!
Call us at (250)489-3451

04/17/2024

⚠️ Please Share ‼️
This sweet cat was brought in as a stray found under someone’s deck near Highlands School in Cranbrook. Does anyone recognize her? She is currently here at Steeples Veterinary Clinic. Please call us at (250)489-3451.

04/16/2024

⚠️ Please Share ‼️
Does anyone recognize this dog? She was found in the neighbourhoods close to the Cranbrook Golf Club. She has a collar, but no tag or microchip. She is very sweet and friendly but certainly would love to go home.
If anyone recognizes this pup, please call Amy at (250)268-9600

Thank you for helping us find her home! 🐕

04/15/2024

💉 Neville is having his leptospirosis vaccine booster today. Lepto is an important addition we have made to our canine vaccine protocol recently as some cases have made their way to the West Kootenays. ⚠️

Leptospirosis is a potentially lethal bacteria that was not traditionally found in our area so it wasn’t routinely vaccinated against. Since there has been cases close to our area, now is the time to get ahead of it. After the first visit, the leptospirosis vaccine will need to be boosted 4 weeks later, then annually from there.

If you have questions about leptospirosis or need to book in your dog, please call or text us!
(250)489-3451

04/05/2024

One of our more colourful patients visited us the other day. 🦚 ❤️

How beautiful is this fella? 😍

03/30/2024

Please Share 📞 We are having some issues with our phone system today - If you need us, please text or email! ⚠️

03/30/2024

Sometimes reducing fear and anxiety during vet visits just means a well-placed lick mat full of tasty food! Pippin thoroughly enjoyed her visit while here for a splint change. Happy patients make us happy 😊

03/28/2024

Fear and Anxiety (FAS) - Do you have a fearful or anxious pet? You will want to read this! 🐶🐈

Are you worried about your pet being stressed during an upcoming visit to our clinic? The veterinary clinic can be a scary place and there are lots of smells and sounds that could worry your furry family members, despite our best efforts to make them feel at home. It is important to recognize signs of stress in an animal, to prevent them escalating further and potentially injuring themselves or others. We want to be able to fully assess your animal’s health, which is not always possible when their FAS is increased.

We offer 3 levels of calming medication that can be started either the day before or the morning of the visit, depending on your timing + your pet’s potential stress level. These do not need to be limited to when your pet is already painful or feeling sick, and can be used to help make routine vaccine and surgery appointments less stressful for everyone involved.

Level 1 (Neutraceuticals): these include herbal/natural remedies such as Feliway (cats) or Adaptil sprays and Zylkene capsules. These options use natural pheromones and “mothers milk” to gently reduce anxiety

Level 2 (Medication): gabapentin (cats) and trazodone (dogs) are very safe short term anti anxiety medications that last 8-12 hours and should be given at least 90 minutes prior to stressful events. This level is helpful for nervous pets that just need something to take the edge off!

Level 3 (Combination): for pets who really aren’t a fan of being handled or poked by strangers (understandable!) we often use a combination of medication such as gabapentin + trazodone or the “chill protocol” which is gabapentin + melatonin + acepromazine. These protocols should be started the day before a planned visit.

The main side effect of any of these medications is mild sedation, which is usually dose dependent. If you have questions, or would like to discuss your own nervous Nellie, please give us a call. Alternatively, if you have a young animal, we would love to develop positive associations with the clinic by booking them in for complimentary Meet & Treats to decrease anxiety later on!

03/21/2024

🐶 Mishka visited us for her vaccinations the other day and made some friends while she was here ❤️

03/14/2024

⚠️ Important information regarding our email ⚠️ Please Share ⚠️

Our email is currently being flooded with hundreds of spam emails. One of our accounts was hacked (not the actual email account) and the scammers will flood our email with spam emails in an attempt to have legitimate security emails get missed. So unfortunately, that is our reality right now and we are working diligently to fix it. If you have emailed us today, please understand it may not be addressed right away. Please call or text us instead (250)489-3451

We are sorry for the inconvenience!

03/13/2024

🐕 “Neville the amazing mascot” 🐶
For an employee who naps at work ALL the time, he’s pretty good at stealing the show. Good thing he’s cute!

🥇 Thanks again for voting us Best Veterinary Clinic of 2024! Neville is SO proud of his Steeples family!

03/11/2024

🐶 Milo: Sitting nicely and a definitely focused on the treat jar 🦴

Dogs of any age can come take advantage of our Meet & Treat visits! If your dog is nervous at the vet, then it can be very helpful to start associating them with pleasant experiences! Come visit for fun!

Call or text us (250)489-3451 📞

03/04/2024

Update: Owner located! Thank you everyone!

Please Share!

This dog was found running on the highway by Denham Ford! She is super sweet, but is scared and wants to go home. Does anyone recognize this dog? She has an orange collar but no tags, and a yellow harness. No microchip.

Please help us get this girl home! She is here safe at Steeples Veterinary Clinic for now!

03/04/2024

March Specials: It's all about horses! 🐴
Floats - 10% off this month 🦷
Equine Dewormer - 10% off this month 🪱

FYI: Equine f***l egg counts are a crucial tool in maintaining the health of horses. By examining f***l samples under a microscope, we can assess the level of internal parasite burden in a horse's gastrointestinal tract. This helps determine if deworming treatment is necessary and allows for more targeted and effective parasite control measures. Regular f***l egg counts can prevent overuse of dewormers, reduce the risk of drug resistance, and ultimately contribute to the overall well-being and performance of horses.

As always, call or text us if you have any questions! (250)489-3451 📞

03/01/2024

🐕 Meet & Treat alert! 🐾

This is Bailey! This amazing gentlemen already knew to sit and could shake on command. So of course such a good boy deserves the best treats. Meet & Treats are a great way to get your pup more comfortable at the vet (and we might enjoy the extra puppy pets as well ☺️).

Call or text us to book (250)489-3451
Dogs of any age welcome! It’ll all help reduce fear and anxiety at the vet! 🐶

02/27/2024

🥇GOLD! Thank you Cranbrook and Kimberley for voting us as the Best Veterinary Clinic for 2024! We are so fortunate to have such an amazing community. 🥹

Thank you for your continued support! 😁

02/26/2024

🐱Our Cat Only exam room has received a lot of attention, so we thought we would give you a tour of what makes it special! Swipe for more photos! 📷
Cats can be quite fearful at the vet, so we have built a dedicated Cat Only exam room to reduce the fear and anxiety in our feline friends. No dogs are allowed in this room! 🚫
Some of the features of your cat's visit here:
- Separate waiting area in reception with a shelf meant for cat kennels 😸
- A shelf in the window of the exam room (because your cat loves sitting in the window) ☀️
- Real Cat Mint plant growing in a pot 🌱
- Feliway Calming Pheromone diffuser running 😴
- Feline specific information (models, posters, etc.) 🐈
- Cat Art (this is more for the humans to enjoy!) 🖼️

📲 Give us a call or text if you want to come visit with your cat!
(250)489-3451 📱

02/21/2024

For our Fernie friends!

Fernie, come out and join the conversation! Link in bio for tickets - limited seating.

Perfect for: Anyone with a friendly, but reactive dog; anyone with an adolescent dog just beginning to show reactive or less confident behaviour; anyone with a puppy looking to prevent unwanted behaviours from showing up; anyone interested in learning why dogs do what they do!

Presented by Valerie Barry (Dog Partners), Katie Guille (Project K9 Dog Training), hosted by Barkside Pets in Fernie. Sessions are classroom style (no dogs please), and half the proceeds go to the Emegency Medical Fund at the Cranbrook Animal Hospital.

This will be a discussion on why friendly dogs become reactive on leash. We will provide training suggestions, prevention strategies and give you some tips to help manage, prevent and work on this challenging behaviour.

Leash reactive behaviour does not go away on its own, and it can easily escalate – spilling over into off-leash behaviour, too.

Friendly dogs commonly start displaying reactive behaviour when they’re adolescents. Our discussion will include tips on how to prevent this behaviour before it starts.

Katie and Valerie both specialize in working with behaviour issues from the mild to the extreme. They participate in regular continuing education to ensure we have the most up to date and relevant training information.

We hope to see you there! Please feel free to pass along any discussion topics that interest you for future Talks. 😁🐶