Avon Animal Hospital

02/17/2025

02/14/2025

Happy Valentine's Day to all! Tag your crush on a Valentine or post your pets Valentines plans below

02/13/2025

Please be advised that Avon Animal Hospital will be closing early at 2:30pm today, February 13 due to the inclement weather.

We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.

🐾Stay safe ❄️

02/07/2025

We are still on the hunt for the perfect home for this sweet duo! These are the remaining two from our all tabby litter and they are quite bonded. For this reason we are searching for a home for them together. We are offering a discounted adoption rate for the pair. The left is a little lady and the right is a little gentleman, they are about 12 weeks old, FELV/FIV negative, dewormed with flea and tick applied and the little man is neutered. Little lady will come back to us at 6 months for a discounted spay.

02/06/2025

We are SO proud of our team for hosting our biggest spay day ever for 9-Lives this past Wednesday! We neutered 23 males and spayed 3 females, along with spaying 3 of our own adoptees- what a day!

Working in the veterinary field can be very emotionally and physically taxing and it's so important for our staff to care for our own mental health so we can continue to help others. Nothing fills up this team's cup more than a productive and fun SPAY DAY! We love helping rescues, minimizing the stray and unwanted cat population, and are already anticipating the next spay day. We love being able to see the difference we are able to make within the community. Each time, we challenge ourselves with more cats! Who knows how many cats the next spay day will bring...

𝘼 𝙝𝙪𝙜𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙤 𝘼𝙫𝙤𝙣 𝘼𝙣𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙡 𝙃𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙤𝙬-𝙘𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙣𝙚𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢!

Today, thanks to their help, we were able to spay and neuter 𝟐𝟔 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐬—𝟑 𝐟𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟐𝟑 𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬!

Did you know that kittens can reach s*xual maturity as early as 𝟒 𝐭𝐨 𝟓 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐨𝐥𝐝? That’s why we are so passionate about spaying and neutering—to help prevent accidental litters and reduce the number of cats in need.

We are incredibly grateful to the entire Avon team for their dedication and to all the amazing vets who support our work. We truly couldn’t do this without you!

If you’d like to learn more about our low-cost spay/neuter program, please send us a private message.

02/04/2025

We've got a very special man to introduce this week. Affectionately named Bear Cat, this guy found himself in a bit of a 𝘣𝘪𝘨 pickle. While he's been in our care for almost 2 weeks, we wanted to get him out of the woods (both literally and figuratively) before sharing his story.

A good Samaritan in Belmont could barely believe his eyes when he saw this poor cat hobble out of the woods with a coyote trap clamped on his leg. They immediately sprung into action to free the cat from the trap, which as you can imagine was not an easy task. Once freed it was evident that the poor guy needed some medical assistance and that is where we came in!

The good Samaritan called us as they did not have a carrier to safely transport the upset, scared and painful cat. RVT Kayla immediately went to go pick up this poor guy. Once he arrived in clinic, we sedated him immediately to get an idea of what we were dealing with and to provide pain control. To our surprise and shock, he didn't have any fractures, however there was not much skin or tissue left on the previously trapped foot. It was infected and necrotic enough that we could tell that he had been in the trap for some time. We did our best to save the foot, which meant around the clock care for the first week or so including our dedicated staff coming in a numerous times a day on their days off to care for him.

Unfortunately, the foot did end up becoming nonviable and the decision was made to amputate the leg. The surgery was not for the faint of heart but the fabulous Dr. Megan (his surgeon) and Bear Cat both did so well. He has been adjusting to life on 3 legs amazingly and is adoring the inside life of food being brought to his bed on a platter. Once a grumbly man who didn't want to be touched, he is now searching out our affection and rolling over for belly rubs.

While he still has a fair bit of recovery ahead of him, we are so optimistic at what the future holds for him. He has pulled at the heart strings of everyone who has met him and while there is a line up with our staff for who are interested in taking him home furever, we would still be happy to take inquiries if you feel particularly drawn to him.

As for the trap that wasn't properly identified, secured or monitored, we have been in touch with DNR and will help them out as we can.

02/03/2025

We had the pleasure of hosting Canadian Animal Blood Bank this past Friday for our very first blood donation bank! RVT Kayla and the folks at the blood bank had been working on organizing this behind the scenes for months. All of their hard work sure paid off!

With the help of some awesome technician students from Dal AC, we had a fantastic day full of snuggles, snacks and donations. We had 6 universal donors which is super uncommon and super exciting! Each unit of blood can save up to 3 lives, and being a universal donor means that they can donate to every single dog! That's a lot of lives to save.

Thank you to everyone who participated. This won't be our last blood drive so if you have a pup that you think may be a candidate, get in touch with us for more details!

02/03/2025

Did you know that today is National Golden Retriever Day?! They are one of the most popular dog breeds in the world. They’re known for being friendly, loyal, and always up or an adventure! Share a picture of your Golden below and tell us what makes them so special to you!

02/01/2025

❄️ Delayed Opening Today ❄️

Due to the snow overnight and current road conditions, we will be opening later than usual at 11:00 to allow our staff extra time to arrive safely and for snow cleanup around the hospital.

We appreciate your patience and will update you if there are any further changes. Stay safe and warm! 🐾

01/29/2025

Due to the weather, we will be closing at 4:00 PM today for the safety of our staff and clients.

Stay safe and warm! ❄️

01/24/2025

Calling all tabby lovers! We received this stunning crew yesterday and have begun getting everyone vetted. We named them after the towns our volunteer drove through to get them to us safely. Mama (not pictured as she has already been adopted!!!) Brooklyn, and kittens; Stewiacke Stewie and Stanley (2 boys) and Rawdon, Victoria, Oxford and Amherst (4 girls) but please don't ask us who's who 😂 (We are working on getting some ID collars but for now we can just tell what s*x they are)

We will be reaching out to folks on our list over the next week or so but as always if you are interested please let us know and we can add you to the list. To be added to the list or make any inquiries please send an email to [email protected] as we need our phone lines free for emergencies. It is not first come first served, we try very hard to find the perfect situation for each kittens' unique needs. These cuties are looking for indoor only homes.

01/24/2025

We love being able to help our local rescues and creatures in need

01/22/2025

Did you know that Veterinarians and their support staff have some of the highest rates of su***de over any other profession?

At Avon Animal Hospital, we know that caring for pets starts with caring for our people. That’s why we prioritize mental health and well-being, not only today but every day of the year. Together, we can keep the conversation going!

01/20/2025

Don't forget about our online store! No need to venture out in the cold.

You can find the link at the very bottom of the front page on our website:
https://www.avonanimalhospital.com/

01/17/2025

Curious little Nugget came into the clinic today in high fashion! Dressed to impress, and definitely for the cold, Nugget is here to remind you to dress warmly today- it is COLD outside! 4 legged friends need protection too: save the long outside adventures for a warmer day and snuggle up on the couch with a fuzzy blanket 💜🐾🥶

01/15/2025

For being so cute, our furry friends sure have a way of finding trouble!

Miss Alice presented to us in late October for vomiting and being lethargic. Her mom was upfront with us about the fact that Alice has had a history of eating things that she shouldn't, although she couldn't think of anything as of recently.

We checked her bloodwork and took a couple of radiographs but they were relatively inconclusive at that time. It was decided to treat her symptomatically and go from there. She was monitored closely and was not improving like we had hoped, so she was back in for a repeat of those diagnostics.

At the time of the recheck, her white blood cells were starting to increase and a strange spot was found on her radiograph. It was decided the best course of action would be to go to surgery to investigate what exactly was going on in there.

Despite all of Alice's hard work trying to pass the foreign object without her parents finding out, there was no denying what she had hidden. We found a piece of a watch strap cemented by hair to the intestine! Dr. Megan was able to remove it with only one small incision into the intestine. She ran the rest of the bowels and checked her stomach for any other hidden gifts, but the watch strap was found to be the lone instigator.

When we showed the strap to her mom, she was shocked as she did know that Alice destroyed the strap, but it was months earlier!

She recovered well from surgery and is back to being a little trouble maker! Her favourite things include snuggling on moms lap and exploring new heights.

01/14/2025

Did you know that today is National Dress Up Your Pet Day?! Check out these staff pet cuties and show us your pets' favorite outfits below!