Lakeshore Veterinary Clinic

08/16/2024

💚🌟 June Bug, Louie, Luna, Indy, Emmie🌟💚

08/15/2024

Reminder for tomorrow that we will not be open until 1pm!

Thank you 😊

08/11/2024

08/09/2024

💚🧸Fynn, Oreo, Milo, Seren, Oliver, Teddy 🧸💚

08/08/2024

For us at LVC we celebrate cats everyday, we are going to run a draw for a bag of Royal Canin cat food and a cat digger
When you share a photo in the comments of your cat using either or we will enter your name into the draw!
We will run this draw until August 31st!
Please share!

08/08/2024

https://catfriendly.com/are-you-a-cat-champion/

08/08/2024

https://catfriendly.com/be-a-cat-friendly-caregiver/intercat-tension/

08/08/2024

In celebration of International Cat Day, we wanted to share a bit about our V.I.C area! 🐱

08/07/2024

🍋 🌟 A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who came out and helped support such an amazing organization in our community today! We were able to raise over $500 for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Sarnia-Lambton! Many Thanks! 🙏🏼🍋
We are in the last hour and a half of the BIG SQUEEZE lemonade contest. Swing on by to give ours a try and support the big brothers - big sisters Sarnia Lambton! Dr Taylor is going to match donations coming in !! 🍋

Special thanks to PC Paquette and Sgt Ruetz for taking time to pose for a picture!

08/07/2024

We had a very special guest come to our lemonade stand this morning! 😻
Be sure to swing by to taste our lemonade and treats 🍋

08/07/2024

Miss Alice wanted to let everyone know we are all set up at our lemonade stand! Come on out to 1206 Lakeshore Rd and try our lemonade, we have treats too!
Two lemonade offerings, classic lemonade and sparkling lemonade with options to spruce it up, lavender, rosemary and basil syrup! 🍋

08/07/2024

Tomorrow’s the day! We are taking part in the annual Big Squeeze Lemonade Contest in support of Big Brothers- Big Sisters Sarnia Lambton.
Stop by our lemonade stand at the clinic (1206 Lakeshore Rd) between 10am and 2pm.
We will have lemonade and treats by donations 😊
Hope to see you then 🍋

08/03/2024

People may have heard Dr T give Dr. Zazie Todd's name for behaviour information. She is having a day long online meeting with fabulous authors. I, Dr T, want to listen to so many authors, especially Dr. Marc Bekoff, and Patricia McConnell. Keep learning, always! 🐾💗

Just look at this amazing list of books about animals that will be celebrated at Bark! Fest!! Which authors are you most excited to hear talk about their book? Let me know in the comments!

Bark! Fest is just around the corner and we will be celebrating some amazing books about dogs, cats, and other animals. Get ready to cuddle on the couch with your pet while you listen to some of your favourite authors talk about their books. Plus, you’ll have the chance to win books and to ask questions of the authors. I’m delighted to unveil the list of books that will be featured at Bark! Fest. If you love animals and love reading, you are really going to love this event!

The full list of titles is available on my blog. Check back regularly over the coming days to see the event listings and sign up. Recordings will be available to those who register.

We would love for you to support your local independent bookstore when getting the books.
https://www.companionanimalpsychology.com/2024/07/the-list-of-titles-for-bark-fest-book.html

08/02/2024

😊🥦Bear, Flurry, Monkey, Tater Tot, Eclipse, Nora, Otis, Stella, Mahem 🥦😊

07/30/2024

07/28/2024

We will be taking part in the Big Brothers and Big Sisters BIG squeeze lemonade stand competition. Stop by our stand at the clinic on August 7th from 10am until 2pm.

07/27/2024

💕🌟Bruce, Penelope, Teddie, Sally & Gamba, and a pile of cutie boxer pups 🌟💕

07/26/2024

🌙💖 Moonlight, Toulouse, Hank, Luna💖🌙

07/23/2024

We are so excited to be a part of the 4th Annual Lemonade Competition! Be sure to stop by the clinic August 7th from 10am to 2pm to taste our LVC Lemonade and support a great cause.

07/22/2024

Well, well, well, the CDC have modified the rules to bring your dog into the US. 👏👏👏!!! It has been simplified!!!!!

1. Fill out the new CDC form;
https://cdc-786687.workflowcloud.com/forms/090dc543-7b2f-4538-b2c7-2919d12ecc73

2. A photo is no longer needed.
3. It is good for 6 months.
4. The dog must have a microchip detected with a universal scanner. (You have seen our scanner at work)
5. It must be over 6 months of age and healthy.
6. There is no longer proof of rabies vaccination needed. HOWEVER, you will need to show a rabies certificate when coming back into Canada.

If you have questions with the new form, please ask. We are more than happy to help you.

Dr. Weese, our fabulous helper, has written with the new info.
https://www.wormsandgermsblog.com

The true cross border champions!

07/19/2024

🤩💕 Wednesday, Nori, Beans💕🤩

07/19/2024

♥️🌟Creed, Daisy, Hannah, Ranger, Gracie, Opie, Pyke, Sadie and Bentley, Simone and Indi, Kirby 🌟♥️

07/19/2024

♥️🌟Creed, Daisy, Hannah, Ranger, Gracie, Opie, Pyke, Sadie and Bentley, Simone and Indi, Kirby 🌟♥️

07/19/2024

From our veterinary group. Our federal health minister went to bat for 🇨🇦 dogs with the US federal secretary for a change in the new dog border requirements👏👏👏

Canada criticizes US dog travel rule, wins some concessions
Still pushes for full exemption

Published: July 17, 2024

Canada has secured a partial relaxation from the United States of a controversial new dog-importation rule that many veterinarians fear could leave hordes of pets stranded at the border.

Still, the Canadian government is concerned the now-softened rule, due to come into effect Aug. 1, remains too strict and is pushing for a full exemption for Canadian dogs.

Designed to prevent the spread of rabies, the rule from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention applies to all dogs coming to the U.S. from any other country, whether they're owned by foreigners or Americans returning home.

The rule is complicated but essentially forces pet owners to produce paperwork that proves, with various caveats, that dogs are vaccinated against rabies and microchipped.

For dogs vaccinated in the U.S., for instance, their rabies shot must have been given by a veterinarian accredited by the U.S. Department of Agriculture or a doctor in the same practice as an accredited veterinarian. The rabies certificate must be separately endorsed by the USDA.

For dogs vaccinated outside the U.S., their paperwork must be endorsed by an "official veterinarian" in their home country; in Canada's case, by a veterinarian licensed there.

However, in a relaxation, a requirement for the Canadian paperwork to be validated by a veterinarian specifically from the Canada Food Inspection Agency has now been dropped by the CDC, according to the Canadian government. "That was going to be a massive problem for us administratively," Canada's health minster, Mark Holland, told a press conference this morning.

Moreover, Holland said the CDC would no longer require Canadian dogs to be implanted with a microchip compliant with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Now, any type of universally readable microchip will be accepted.

The concessions were agreed upon, Holland said, after he traveled last week to Washington, D.C., to meet with U.S. health secretary Xavier Becerra and other American officials.

Holland said the CDC also may introduce a cooling-off period to give pet owners time to adjust to the new rule. "We've gotten very positive indications — we're waiting on confirmation — that there's going to be a grace period where folks are given a warning at the border for the first couple of months so they don't just have this policy jumped on them."

Even with those concessions, though, Holland is hopeful that "logic will prevail," and a full exemption from the rule will be granted for Canadian dogs, in part, he said, because Canada "is not a source country for rabies."

The relaxation already agreed upon applies to dogs vaccinated in Canada only. More generally, Holland slammed the rule as a "very poorly thought-out bit of business," and maintained it "will have a huge impact for Americans" returning from abroad.

"Look, we've got a ton of Americans up here right now during the summer," he said, adding many had dogs and are unaware of the rule. "And they're gonna be looking to come home with their dog, and what are they gonna do? Right? They're going to be stuck. They're not going to be able to go home."

For its part, the CDC wouldn't comment on specific concessions and requests. "CDC is aware of concerns associated with the recently published updates to the dog importation rule," it told the VIN News Service by email. "We value the feedback received from various countries, industry partners, and the public, and are actively working with federal and international partners to discuss the feedback received."

Dr. Scott Weese, an infectious disease veterinarian at the University of Guelph's Ontario Veterinary College, welcomed the rule relaxation. "It's not perfect but it's a big improvement," he wrote in his Worms & Germs Blog.

In an interview, however, he said he doubts the CDC will offer the full exemption sought by Canadian lawmakers.

"The big thing they're worried about, which is a reasonable concern, is people laundering dogs," he said. "So they come in from China to Ontario, for example, and then they just hop in a car the next day, and they're in the U.S. They've been in a high-risk country three days ago. That's why I'd be surprised if they removed things completely."

07/17/2024

Updates!!!
One less hurdle required!!!
1. The signature from the Canadian federal veterinarian is no longer needed!!!
2. It also was decided that the form our clinic will fill out is good for the length of rabies vaccination and multiple crossings
3. You will just need to fill out US form for each time you cross as like ArrivCan.

https://www.wormsandgermsblog.com/2024/07/articles/animals/dogs/updated-rules-for-movement-of-dogs-from-canada-to-the-us/

Notice: Information on this page is subject to change. Please revisit this page frequently for updated guidance as more information becomes available. On this page Dogs travelling before August 1, 2024 Dogs travelling on or after August 1, 2024 General requirements Dogs that do not meet the CDC's re...

07/16/2024

Update on border rules:
1. Our govt and the US govt are still in discussions as to what is required. So we wait.

2. It appears the US form will be very much like our ArrivCan. I talked yesterday with a very helpful US Border Agent who says it will be needed at each crossing but your info input remains same. Remember doing the ArrivCan—good times🙃

3. This US form is not yet available on the CDC website. I will update as I know

Don’t fret or worry. It won’t be too chaotic. And you get to download photos of your pet to a government site!

07/16/2024

Reminder: we are closing early tonight!

07/16/2024