Bridle Trail Veterinary Clinic

12/30/2024

As 2024 comes to a close, we want to thank our incredible clients for trusting us with the care of your furry family members. Your support means the world to us, and we’re so grateful to be part of your pets’ lives.

Wishing you a happy and healthy New Year—see you in 2025! 🐾♥️

11/07/2024

Wondering what's included in wellness lab work for senior pets? 🧪✨

Routine lab work is crucial for catching age-related health issues early and keeping our beloved seniors feeling their best! 💛

During Senior Pet Month, we're highlighting why these tests matter.

Wellness panels typically include: 🔬 Complete Blood Count (CBC) 🧪 Blood Chemistry Panel 🔎 Urinalysis and more!

These screenings help us keep track of changes and provide tailored care for your furry friend. 💖

10/24/2024

09/26/2024

Hey cat owners: We're hosting a free webinar, just for you, at 7 p.m. on Oct. 23! Presented by board-certified feline specialist Dr. Liz O'Brien, this webinar will teach you everything you need to know about feeding your cat, stimulating them and providing them with enrichment for a happy, stress-free life. Plus, the first 50 registrants will receive a custom cat collar! To register, visit bit.ly/478fAkv.

09/25/2024

We have a new team member at BTVC - Gabriela 🐾

09/23/2024

Bridle Trail Veterinary Clinic is proud to be nominated for Best Veterinary Clinic in the Community Votes Markham! 🏆🐾 We are so grateful for the support of our amazing community, and we couldn’t have done it without YOU!

If you’ve had a positive experience with our team, we’d love your vote to help us win this honor. 🩺💙

How to vote:

- Visit CommunityVotes Markham - https://markham.communityvotes.com/2024/05/pet-and-pet-care/vet-clinics

- Select Bridle Trail Clinic and cast your vote!

Thank you for your ongoing trust and support – let’s show everyone why we’re the best clinic in Markham/Unionville! 💪🐶🐱

Voting closes on September 29th at 11:59 pm.

Official 2024 Community Voting Awards Platform for Markham, ON. Where the community votes for their favourites every year.

09/17/2024

We are excited to announce that our team at Bridle Trail Veterinary Clinic is taking part in the CIBC Run for the Cure on October 6th to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research! 🏃‍♀️💖

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among Canadian women, with 1 in 8 women expected to be diagnosed in their lifetime. The CIBC Run for the Cure helps fund groundbreaking research, support services, and improved treatment options, all while raising awareness and spreading hope.

✨ How You Can Help:

🐾 Join our team! Staff, clients, friends, and family are all welcome to run, walk, or support us on the big day!

🐾 Make a donation to our team page to support this important cause. Every contribution brings us closer to a cure.

Together, we can make a difference! Let's support those affected by breast cancer and contribute to a future without this disease.

📅 Date: Sunday, October 6, 2024
📍 Location: Richmond Green Park

🔗 Donate or Join the Team: https://support.cancer.ca/site/TR/RunfortheCure/RFTC_NW_odd_?team_id=522002&pg=team&fr_id=29880

09/16/2024

Foster home needed 🐾 See post for more details.

If interested, please send us a DM or email us at [email protected]

08/30/2024

Happy Labour Day Long Weekend! ~ The BTVC Team ♥

08/28/2024

Summer is coming to an end which means school is starting again 📚but now that our pets have gotten used to us being home all summer, how will this affect them?🧐

Like us, pets can get anxiety when routines change, and us leaving for long hours can lead to our pets feeling anxious, lonely and bored - this can even lead to destructive behaviours if not dealt with properly. 😣We should always start transitioning them back to being apart from us for long days, similar to how we recommend kids start going to bed earlier to get used to waking up early for school! 🥱😴This can include slowly lengthening the time you’re out of the house, longer walks in the morning and night to tire them out, keeping a consistent bathroom schedule, puzzle toys that can keep them distracted for awhile, etc. While some may assume cats are unbothered, the sudden change can cause stress induced behaviours in them too, as well as birds and most other animals that are used to our presence.😮‍💨

😓Signs of anxiety:
- Excessive vocalization (barking, howling, squawking)
- Chewing furniture or themselves (this can lead to property damage and self-mutilation from fur/feather loss to scabs)
- Pacing the house or cage
- Urinating in inappropriate places or straining to urinate at all (stress cystitis is quite common in cats)

Depending where we live, these anxiety behaviours can be problematic to neighbours when we have loud screaming birds and constantly barking dogs. 🫢If renting a property, it can be troublesome if they start damaging property. Doing trials of us out of the house slowly increasing the length instead of suddenly being gone the whole day is the best way we can mitigate this - and reward! 😇But sometimes the anxiety of being separated is still too high - in this case talk to your veterinarian about some anxiety reducing medications or supplements to help get your pet through this transition. Some will still require a pet sitter mid day to check in, especially in the case of dogs that may not be able to hold their bladder all day. 💪

This was unfortunately a big issue during COVID when many people were getting puppies and kittens since they had to work from home, thus having the time for them. 🤨Due to being unable to physically interact with other people, these dogs were not well socialized - so when owners had to start going back to work there were a lot of behavioural problems. 😞This lead to an influx in shelter animals that struggled with being adopted due to high anxiety and lack of socialization. 😭Years later we still see how some of these “covid pets” were affected, and many owners are still struggling to work through this anxiety.

✨If you feel your pet may already be prone to separation anxiety, then transitioning to the “back to school” life should be even longer, and you should definitely consider having a dog walker/pet sitter that can come by on the longer days.

- Ashley, RVT ❤️

08/26/2024

You may have noticed a few new faces around this summer so we figured we would introduce them to you.🐾☀

Each of them brings their unique talents and passion for animal care, and we can't wait for you to get to know them!

🐾 Dr. Malika Ladak - Dr. Ladak earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the Ontario Veterinary College in 2020 and has a background in Zoology. She has practiced in Brockville and Toronto and continues to volunteer at the Toronto Wildlife Centre 🦝. Outside of work, she enjoys baking, yoga, and traveling, with a goal to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. ⛰

🐾 Amanda (VA) - Amanda is one of our Veterinary Assistants. She currently does double duty between BTVC & Town and Country Animal Hospital. In the fall you may see a little less of her as she goes back to school to complete her 2nd year of her vet tech program. Outside of work, she enjoys yoga, hanging out with friends and walking her dog. 🐶

🐾 Brooke (CSR) - Brooke is our newest team member at BTVC. You will see her smiling face checking your pet in & out at our reception desk. 😀 Outside of work, she enjoys playing soccer ⚽

🐾 Alice (VA) - Alice is another of our Veterinary Assistants. She is currently completing her undergraduate degree before possibly going into a vet tech program . When not at work, she is a pretty big foodie 🍜 and enjoys hanging with her two cats.

Join us in giving them a warm welcome to the Bridle Trail family! 💖

08/23/2024

MISSING CAT 🐾🐱 Please Share!

“Tucky” last seen August 19th at The Meadows and Milroy Lane, Cornell Markham

Male, 7yrs old, neutered, Scottish Straight, white with reddish brown tint to fur. He has big yellow eyes, a big underbite and is VERY FRIENDLY.

Please call Nicole (647) 403-0570 if you have ANY information. REWARD.

08/15/2024

This is one of our patient's little sibling 🐶. Went missing in the Greater Napanee area. Please share so we can hopefully get her back to her family. 🐾