Abbey Animal Hospital

'Tis the season! 🎄📦 Our @oakvillefareshare donation box is up and ready to accept non-perishable food, toiletries, baby supplies, and pet food! 🥫🧼👶🐾 Our annual food drive will run until December 20th and you drop off donation during regular business hours

We work with small animals every day, so when our team had the chance to visit an alpaca farm this past weekend, we jumped at the chance 🦙 The team had a blast meeting these cuties and spending the afternoon learning, cuddling, and even taking them for a walk!

Tomorrow is June first and the unofficial start to Ontario's "heartworm season" - don't forget to start your heartworm prevention! Heartworms are a bloodborne parasite that are transmitted by mosquitoes 🦟 Once an infected mosquito bites your pet, the larvae are transmitted and travel through the bloodstream, ending up in the heart where they mature into worms that can be as long as 30cm! 😱 Heartworm prevention medications are available through veterinary offices and come in several varieties, including chewable (as shown), or topical options. Have you purchased your pet's heartworm prevention yet?

There are many reasons a pet may be considered "specially-abled", including limb differences or mobility problems, vision or hearing impairments, cleft palates, or chronic diseases. Whether these differences are from birth or aquired later in life, these animals are so special that they have a whole day dedicated to celebrating them! Emilio is a big, beautiful boy who had one of his back legs amputated after being diagnosed with bone cancer. Being such a large dog, his future mobility was a real concern, but his family was prepared for the task! Emilio wears a special harness so that they can help support him when he needs some extra help. And since he can't walk as far as he used to, they made sure he was still able to go on his daily adventures with the help of a wagon. He still enjoys his trips to the lake and going for strolls in the neighbourhood - his mom describes him as "full of happiness and vitality"! Emilio is just one of the pets that we see every day that prove true happiness can be found everywhere and that our differences don't hold us back - they make us shine! #SpeciallyAbledPetsDay

It's Veterinary Receptionist Week! 🎉 It's a job that's so important, it deserves a celebration! Our receptionists are an integral part of our team, and we couldn't do things without them. From managing all of the phone calls and emails to booking appointments, preparing medications, and triaging cases, our receptionists do it all! And they're always ready to lend a hand with patient care whenever needed. Our reception team is prepared to be of assistance every day, and they do it with smiles and loads of helpful information 🐾 Let us know how our reception team has helped you and your pets in the comments 💕

Microchip Buddy with us! Microchipping is a quick and permanent procedure and is one of the simplest ways to make sure your pet gets returned if they ever get lost 🐾 April 17-23 is National Pet I.D. week and it's a great time to make sure your pet's microchip and tag information is up to date! Remember, microchips are not tracking devices and rely on up to date contact information to reunite you with your pet.

Nothing makes us happier than being able to help care for your amazing pets! 💕🐾

We can think of worse things to find by surprise! *No chocolate was hidden at pet-level

Sometimes we get excited about strange things, like when you can see ear mites without a microscope! Ear mites are tiny parasites that live in the ear canal. They cause intense itchiness and lots of debris in the ears. If not treated, it can cause secondary infections. Thankfully, ear mites can be treated easily. A thorough ear cleaning and medication usually gets your pet back feeling like themselves in no time. But since ear mites are easily transmitted between pets, it's important to have the ears rechecked after treatment to make sure the ear mites are gone.

Bad breath? We can help. Ask us if an oral health diet is right for your pet.

The liver treats were supposed to be for dogs? No one told Sesame! He was a BIG fan of his tasty snacks 🐾 *liver treats are safe for both dogs and cats in moderation

One of the biggest perks of working in an animal hospital is all of the free snuggles we get to have with our patients 🥰