Perth Veterinary Services

11/11/2024

Today we remember all the lives lost, and those who continue to fight for our country. Thank you for your service. Lest we forget.

11/05/2024

In order to service our wonderful clients more efficiently, a computer upgrade is underway. Temporary service interruption anticipated this morning. Your patience is appreciated.

10/31/2024

Show us your pets Halloween costume! 🎃🧙👻 Best dressed wins a prize! Add your pets photos to the comments below! Like the photo to cast your vote 💕

10/24/2024

Thank you Sheryl for your kind words and tasty treats! Special thanks to our dedicated staff for all their hard work and dedication to our four legged family members today and everyday!

10/21/2024

Lincoln and Maverick game to visit us in their cute fall themed bandannas! Aren’t they the cutest?!🎃👻🍁🍂🧙

10/17/2024

CONTEST ALERT!!!!🚨 Post your pet in their Halloween costume to win! Be sure to add your pets picture in our comments! 🎃👻🧙

10/16/2024

We want you to be part of our fur family! Accepting new patients.

10/15/2024

Thank you to our wonderful technicians! We appreciate you today, and everyday.

10/08/2024

10/07/2024

Headed on vacation this long weekend? If you’re leaving your 4 legged family member behind, please remember to contact our office with Emergency contact information.

10/04/2024

Our vet techs are one of kind! We are so thankful for their hard work and dedication 💕🐾🩺

10/02/2024

Thank you to our amazing technicians for all that you do! We appreciate you so much.

09/28/2024

🌍Today is World Rabies Day 🦠

Rabies is a deadly virus that can affect all mammals, including humans, and it is almost always fatal once symptoms appear. This month there was a human rabies case in Ontario due to exposure to a bat. The best way to protect your pet, family, and community is through vaccination.

🐾 Here’s how you can help prevent rabies:

- Vaccinate your pets regularly against rabies.
- Avoid contact with wild animals.
- Keep pets indoors or supervised to reduce their exposure.
- Report stray animals to local authorities.
- Seek immediate medical attention if bitten or scratched by an animal.

Together, we can work to eliminate rabies and protect both people and pets from this preventable disease! ❤️

09/17/2024

Thanks for coming to see us Joe!

09/12/2024

Meet Zoey! Welcome to the Perth Vet family. We are so excited to watch you grow! 💕

09/10/2024

To our valued clients, rabies is still around and a threat to you and your four legged family members. Please call us at 519-271-5171 to make sure your pet is up to date on their rabies vaccine.

A resident of Brantford-Brant is in hospital with rabies, the Brant County Health Unit announced Friday.

The health unit, in a statement, said the exposure to the virus came from a bat in the Gowganda area of Timiskaming. However, bats in all areas of Ontario are known to carry rabies.

It is the first-ever confirmed case of rabies in a Brantford-Brant resident.

“Our heartfelt thoughts are with this individual and their loved ones during this incredibly difficult time,” Dr. Rebecca Comley, Brant County’s medical officer of health, said in the statement. “Rabies, though rare, is a serious virus in humans.

“If you have direct contact with any animal known to carry rabies, you should seek immediate medical attention.”

Ontario’s last domestic case of human rabies occurred in 1967. There have been 26 human cases in Canada since 1924, said the health unit.

“To ensure privacy for the family, no further information about the individual will be released,” Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, said in a statement late Friday afternoon.

A viral infection that causes brain and spinal cord inflammation, rabies is typically spread to humans through direct contact with saliva or mucous – a bit or a scratch- of an infected animal.

Rabies is typically found in bats, skunks, foxes and raccoons.

Even tiny bites or scratches, which can be difficult to see, can transmit the virus.

To date, there has never been a documented case of human-to-human transmission of rabies virus. As a precaution, family members and other close contacts are being assessed and offered post-exposure prophylaxis , as needed.

Ways to reduce exposure to rabies includes: keeping pets and livestock rabies vaccinations up to date. It’s the law; stay away from and do not touch unfamiliar animals; keep pets away from wildlife; supervise children when they are around animals; don’t let pets roam free and feed pets indoors.

If you have direct contact with a bat and or if any animal known to carry rabies bites or scratches you, wash the wound thoroughly with soap and water and seek medical attention right away.

For more information visit www.ontario.ca/rabies .

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