Walkerton-Hanover Veterinary Clinic

12/06/2024

Our office currently has no power and our phones are down. If you have an emergency please call 519-292-9157 or 519-540-8192. Hopefully the power is up and running soon.

10/17/2024

This coming Saturday (October 19th) our office is closed. If you are in need of any products please make sure to pick them up before Friday at 5pm. If you have an emergency, please call 519-881-2090 and your call with be directed to the on call vet. Regular hours will resume Monday morning at 8am.

10/16/2024

🌟 Attention equine clients using Prascend! 🌟

We have exciting news for you!

✨ Introducing the Prascend Rebate Program✨

If your horse has been on Prascend for at least a year, you are eligible on this special offer. Consistent daily treatment can significantly improve your horse’s health and quality of life.

Claim your rebate today at: www.Prascend.ca/rebate

Take advantage of this opportunity for your equine partner! 🐴

10/07/2024

Attention Clients

We are currently having phone issues. If you are trying to reach the clinic for an emergency and can’t get through, please call 519-292-9157 or 519-540-8192.

10/01/2024

🎃🐾 Calling All Pet Parents! 🐾🎃

Get ready for some spooktacular fun! We want to see your furry friends in their cutest, scariest, or silliest Halloween costumes! 🐶🐱👻🐴🐮

📸 Snap a photo of your pet all dressed up and send it our way for a chance to win an awesome prize! 🎁✨

👉 How to enter:
•Email us a photo of your pet’s costume at [email protected]
•Include your full name, your pet’s name and a fun description of their costume.

🗓️ Deadline for photo submissions is October 20th. Submissions will be on display in our clinic for a mass vote. Be sure to visit us between October 21st - Oct 31st to place your ballot on your favourite Halloween cutie!

Winners will be announced on Halloween!

Let’s make this Halloween pawsitively unforgettable! 🐈‍🐕🐄🏇❤️



*All submissions will be reviewed by our clinic’s staff. Contest is open to the Walkerton-Hanover Veterinary Corporation’s pet patients only, and we must have seen your pet within the last 1-2 years of the submission deadline.

10/01/2024

Coming into fall, don’t forget about setting your older horses up for success through the winter with a thorough physical exam, possible blood testing (PPID aka Cushings Disease testing can be done at no charge courtesy of Boehringer Ingelheim until the end of October!!) and an extensive oral exam/float!
We love to discuss all aspects of senior care including nutrition, oral/dental changes, disease/parasite management/prevention and long term pain management from arthritis or other concerns.
These steps can help senior horses maintain body condition and comfort for years to come!

09/23/2024

So far this fall has had an unfortunately high number of Eastern Equine Encephalitis cases in Ontario. This is a nasty viral neurologic disease that infects horses via mosquitos. This virus similar To West Nile Virus, can also infect humans rarely as well. Ensure your horses are up to date on vaccination for these viruses and ideally booster them again spring/early summer annually. Also it is good practice to get rid of any standing water to reduce mosquito populations. These steps help to keep your horses as protected as possible from both EEE and WNV! 🦟💉🐴

The Quarter Horse gelding in Lambton County is recovering.

09/04/2024

Walkerton-Hanover Veterinary Clinic and Hanover Veterinary Hospital are thrilled to announce the addition of two exceptional new graduate veterinarians to our team. They have been with us for a few months now, so some clients and patients may have already got the chance to meet these brilliant ladies.

Dr. Jacky Normandeau joins us in providing both small and large animal care and Dr. Kaitlin Doering joins us in providing small animal care. We are excited to have Dr. Normandeau and Dr. Doering as part of our team and look forward to the outstanding care they will provide to our community.

Dr. Jacky Normandeau was born and raised in Uxbridge, Ontario and received her undergraduate degree from Wilfrid Laurier University where she played varsity hockey and varsity soccer. She then headed out west for a Master’s degree from the University of Alberta researching elk parasites and migration in the Rocky Mountains. Dr. Normandeau enjoys routine and emergency medicine for all species, especially dairy herd health, equine dental floats, and small animal surgery. She graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 2024 and will be serving both large and small animal clients.

Dr. Kaitlin Doering was born and raised in Waterloo and has enjoyed spending time with her family in Grey County since childhood. She received her undergraduate degree from Cornell University where she was a varsity hockey player and then pursued her Masters in Animal Biosciences at the University of Guelph. Dr. Doering enjoys surgery, diagnostic imaging, emergency medicine and lifelong care from adolescent to senior aged pets. She graduated from Ontario Veterinary College in 2024 and joined the team at Hanover Veterinary Hospital providing care for our canine and feline patients.

Next time you visit, we hope you get a chance to meet our new team. 🩺🤍🐾🐄

08/06/2024

Check out this free online learning opportunity for large animal owners in regards to disaster preparedness!

https://aaep-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OjyrhJK7RrOsV5LFljMxxg?utm_source=All+DVMs+including+international_July+2024&utm_campaign=2f9e7a8da4-COVID-19+Advice+for+Client+Interactions_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8fe44d02c9-2f9e7a8da4-44097728 #/registration

07/22/2024

A great reminder of biosecurity precautions for horse owners to take for strangles and many other contagious diseases as well! Be safe out there this summer and enjoy the time with your horses!

Check out our handy one-pager on controlling the spread of Strangles on your farm/facility.

https://www.oahn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Biosecurity-procedures-for-Strangles-colour_HG-AM.pdf (both colour and black & white pages are available)

06/27/2024

Please check out this great fundraising opportunity that some of our team members are passionate about and participating in!🚴🏻

If you are able, donations are always greatly appreciated to support this great cause!🤍

06/17/2024

Ontario will be experiencing a HEAT WAVE this week!

HEAT STRESS can affect any horse but particularly affects equine athletes.

The BEST way to COOL a horse with HEAT STRESS is with the continuous application of COLD water by hose or bucket.

Don't stop to SCRAPE.

COLD water will NOT cause a horse to tie-up!

Signs of HEAT STRESS in horses include:

• High re**al temperature (>40⁰C or 104⁰F)
• Rapid, shallow breathing with flared nostrils
• Unpredictable (sometimes aggressive) behaviour
• High heart rate
• Dark or “muddy” mucous membranes
• Colic due to ileus (intestines stop moving)
• Poor performance / slow recovery from exercise
• Sudden weakness / collapse
• Dark urine / reduced amounts of urine

If you suspect HEAT STRESS, immediately cool your horse and and contact your veterinarian.

04/24/2024

HAPPY VETERINARY RECEPTIONIST WEEK!!!🎉💞

Thank you to our amazing ladies on the frontline, for your invaluable work every day!!!🤗

The reception team is usually the first point of contact for pet families, they communicate with clients over the phones, fill prescriptions and orders to ensure your pet has what they need, and much more! They are truly a key role in veterinary healthcare!🥰

We couldn’t be more proud of our reception team!!

🤍🤍🤍

04/09/2024

Our Beef and Dairy producer day on calf health was a huge success! Thank you to our speakers Dr. Dave Renaud, Dr. Joan Costa and Boehringer Ingelheim for sponsoring!

If anyone has any follow up questions, feel free to reach out.

04/01/2024

Don’t forget about our up coming Producer day coming this Friday! Please RSVP by the end of today if able to. 5198812090 or [email protected]

03/22/2024

We are excited to announce that we are hosting a Producer day! Come on out to the Chepstow Lions Park to chat about your calves! Please RSVP to the Walkerton Hanover Vet Clinic at 5198812090 or [email protected]. We look forward to seeing you there!

The calves are dropping so it’s time to get moooooving to producer day!

12/12/2023

Last week we helped a lovely horse by removing his eye that had been giving him discomfort from equine recurrent uveitis. Treatment was no longer managing his flare ups adequately. On dissection of his eye after removal it was noted that he had a mature cataract (opaque lens- round white structure in the photo below) causing complete blindness in that eye.
In adult horses, most cataracts occur as a result of the inflammation of the anterior uvea associated with equine recurrent uveitis.
Thankfully his R eye continues to be happy, healthy and visual!
We wish him a speedy recovery!