Central Bucks Veterinary Hospital

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Central Bucks Veterinary Hospital

We are a local, family-owned small animal general practice that is proud to serve our community pets.

11/28/2024

🦃 Hospital mascot, Penny, is already in turkey mode! Our office will be closed tomorrow so our hardworking team can spend the holiday with their family and friends. We will be back to normal hours on Friday!
🚨 In the event of an emergency, please seek care from any of the open recommended hospitals listed on our website: https://www.centralbucksvets.com/contact-us/emergency-and-after-hours/
☺️ We hope everyone has a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

11/17/2024

🐶 You may have seen this smiling positive, familiar face either in the exam rooms with appointments or in our reception area - but for those who have not gotten the chance, we wanted to formally introduce our Veterinary Assistant, Rachel! Rachel has been with us since May and has gone through our detailed training process to best serve our patients. We knew she was going to be a great fit when all the pets ran right up to her during her working interview in the spring time!

Some background about Rachel:
🐾 Rachel attended West Virginia University and in 2024 earned her veterinary assistance certification. She is currently furthering her education at St. Petersburg College, working towards her veterinary technologist degree. Raised in a household filled with the love of family pets, Rachel developed a deep-rooted compassion for animals at a very young age. This connection to her furry companions has inspired her to pursue a career in veterinary medicine, where she is passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of animals and their owners alike.

In her free time, Rachel enjoys a variety of outdoor activities, including paddle boarding, hiking, and camping. She cherishes moments spent with her family and her beloved pets. Recently, Rachel and her partner expanded their family by adopting two adorable sister Pitbull puppies, Luna and Stella, who have quickly stolen their hearts.

10/31/2024

😍 Indy in her adorable Halloween costume this afternoon! She was so cute we just had to share!

🎃 We hope everyone has happy and safe Halloween adventures this evening!

🍬🍫 Remember to keep candy far away from our pets to avoid any accidental toxic exposures. In case of candy ingestion, we recommend calling the ASPCA poison control hotline at (888) 426-4435.

👻 Send us your adorable costume pictures! We love to see our patients out and about 😊

10/29/2024

🐐 Diesel was a wonderful boy for his first vet trip yesterday with Dr. Esplin and his veterinary technician, Lauren. His owner has unique names for all of their goats ranging within the car family - including Turbo, Axel, and Chevy. He noticed a lump on the side of his face and was quick to alert us of his concern with his newest addition to his herd. Being recently castrated as well, we noted that Diesel had a fever and started him on an antibiotic course, and he is now on his way to recovery.
🐾 We also discussed husbandry strategies with his new home transition. When adding new goats to your herd, it is very important to discuss the diseases they could be carrying with them (parasites, viruses, etc.), checking a McMasters f***l sample, making sure their rabies and CDT vaccinations are up-to-date for both their and the herds' safety, and getting them into a proper nutrition and hoof maintenance plan.

10/28/2024

One of Saturday’s patients, Nala. A very sweet girl who was brave for her senior wellness bloodwork for technicians Melissa and Lauren. Pictured here cuddling with Lauren 🥰
We always believe it is best to be preventative and proactive rather than reactive, which is why Nala’s owner was diligent with getting her wellness check! While bloodwork can be scary for some, we try to make it as comforting as possible for our canine and feline patients between various treats, comforting blankets, pets, and other distractions (sometimes dancing 🕺💃)!

10/24/2024

One of today’s surgery patients, Henry, cuddling with his technician, Margaret, after his dental procedure. This was soon after he had a yummy snack once he was awake enough to safely eat! He was quite a cutie 🥰

10/22/2024

🐾 This Sunday, our team was out and about at the gorgeous with 's fundraising "Christmas in October" for their rescue program. Our team donated a basket to their live auction, and we also got in on some of the bidding fun on some of the other great donations! We had quite a fun time!

🍁It was a beautiful day celebrating a beautiful group that does such a great job for so many animals in need. Thank you for including us!

10/21/2024

Sisters Sasha and Lily were stars for their first kitten visits with Dr. Esplin and technician Margaret on Friday! They were so excited about their churu treats they did not even notice their vaccines 😻

10/04/2024

🐾 Gentle giant, Walter, enjoying the view out of our treatment window following his surgery the other week.

09/29/2024

🏘 Being from this community ourselves, community involvement is a passion of ours and our hometown practice.
🐾 Drs. Esplin and Perkins had a great time seeing so many wonderful costumes and participating in the "Ask-a-Vet" service as Central Bucks Veterinary Hospital contributed to WHYY's 70th Anniversary All Creatures Pet Fest yesterday at Peddler's Village!

09/26/2024

😻 A picture we received from one of our patients, Pip, powering through his tough morning to-do list:
☑ Awake all house inhabitants
☑ Meow for breakfast
☑ Renovate his litter box
☑ Take inventory of all birds, chipmunks, and squirrels surrounding his home
☑ Find the best catnap sun spot

🐾 We hope that all of our patients are having as productive of a morning as Pip and finish their "workweeks" strong!

09/14/2024

😻 Some recent cuties we had to share for all to enjoy!

09/13/2024

❗Let's talk about the importance of safety and comfort for your pet, you, family and friends, and others interacting with your pet. While we try to make the veterinary clinic a happy place filled with treats, pets, and happy visits, some pets are fearful and need some additional measures for safety of all involved.

🐾 Here is a wonderful example - Posey (on the left, pictured with her sister, Lola on the right!). Posey's owners adopted her about 1 year ago and she is quite fearful of strangers, restraint, and medication/diagnostic applications. This is certainly a concern as a French Bulldog, which is a breed prone for skin infections, most often of the feet and ears, two very personal areas on dogs. Reactivity to these areas can be dangerous for the pets, their owners, and animal care professionals (veterinary and grooming especially) where they can get so nervous that they may hurt themselves or others trying to help them.

🐶 Her owner was very diligent to multiple variables to address this to help her be most comfortable, including:
1. Because of Posey's chronic ear infection before she came to us, she was quite apprehensive about her ears being touched. So the first step was to address the ear infection and help relieve her pain and discomfort! This also included helping manage her underlying primary allergies as the inciting problem.
2. Posey's owner advocated for her and she asked for calming medications before her appointment and we adjusted them to fit Posey's needs. It made a large difference for Posey and her confidence that she was able to focus on the task at hand comfortably, as we have seen with many others!
3. Her owner had also taught her at home to be muzzle trained with an appropriate muzzle to her face and needs. This is very important to find the appropriate muzzle for each dog that may need it to allow them to breathe, get treats, etc. and still feel comfortable. By the time her owner took with her at home with this training, the muzzle is not a new "scary" concern when it is truly needed.
4. Our team carefully stays tuned to Posey and her needs, like others, to make sure each visit is productive and as positive as possible for her.

09/11/2024

🎃 Get ready for spooky season! We decided this year in place of a fall festival of our own, we are going to be one of the sponsors and spend the day as a vendor at the WHYY "All Creatures Pet Fest" in Peddler's Village on Saturday September 28!
🤩 Come join Drs. Esplin and Perkins from 12-3:30 pm with your pets for a very fun day of education, costume contests, pet shows, pet adoption options, giveaways, and many more fun events!
🍁Make sure to register here: https://support.whyy.org/page/72143/event/1?locale=en-US

08/22/2024

📖 The learning and growth never stops here!
📚 On Tuesday after a full day at the clinic, Dr. Esplin spent her evening at a Continuing Education lecture in Blue Bell presented by nationally recognized veterinary parasitologist, Dr. Susan Little.
🧪 The lecture was centered around the growing tick risks in our region and focused most recent advances in early detection, prevention, and treatment of the deadly diseases they cause.
❗️A few points to share with our community that were learned include:
1. There is a new type of tick in our area that is spreading over the past few years called the Longhorn tick. While it carries disease, luckily, it is controlled by Isoxazolines, ingredients found in many oral flea and tick preventatives.
2. They have confirmed that the local tick population has developed resistance to Fipronil, an ingredient commonly found in topical products such as Frontline.
3. The diseases that most ticks carry that make them so dangerous (Anaplasma, Lyme, Ehrlichia, etc.) are starting to evolve to help those ticks better survive through the winter by secreting an anti-freeze like substance. What does this mean? It means that while normal ticks can survive easily on a day to day basis as soon as it goes above 40 degrees F, ticks that carry these diseases can survive in even colder conditions!
This is very important and is why we recommend to continue flea and tick prevention during the winter months, as those ticks are even more likely to transmit these dangerous diseases when they bite (and within hours!).
🐾 Please do not hesitate to contact our office to discuss this new information further!

08/16/2024

🎉 Did you know that our 1 year open anniversary is coming up next week?
❗ Lauren and Sandi also celebrated their full-time 1 year anniversaries last week! Both of these ladies have been very important to the team from the first day. Did you know the team went through a grueling 2 week orientation before we opened? It is even more difficult to start an entire team from scratch where everyone is learning at the same time and no one knows each other. They did a wonderful job taking every stride with an open mindset, a problem solving work ethic, and a creative stream of contributions to better the hospital.
🐾 Thank you ladies for all of your effort over this year, we cannot wait to see what the next brings! Happy Anniversary!

08/14/2024

☀ As the summer comes to a close we want to wish a well-off sending to our veterinary students, Owen and Zosia! Owen was with us for the past full year as he prepared his applications for vet school. We are so proud of him as he continues his journey, now with an interest in Veterinary Cardiology after seeing our cases!
👩‍⚕️Zosia is a rising third year veterinary student and has also been instrumental to our team from the start, coming to help the team during her holidays off and sharing her knowledge that she has continued to grow through her studies. We will miss her dearly as she returns to school for the fall semester.
🩺They both are going to make wonderful veterinarians. Thank you for all of your help to our patients, clients, and team members!

Address

3931 Saw Mill Road
Doylestown, PA
18902

Telephone

+12155896882

Website

http://centralbucksvets.com/

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🐐 Did you know that Dr. Esplin also sees small ruminants and was initially in large animal medicine? We love hooved-animals! If you have any goats, sheep, or even camelids that need to be seen that travel well, call our office today to schedule an in-office appointment to establish their care! 🐑 We offer in-hospital appointments to provide our patients preventative medicine as well as diagnostics and treatment of illnesses. ❗Due to our hospital’s design, we can only accommodate patients within our hospital and do not offer ambulatory or farm-side services.

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Happy New Year! 🥳

🥳 We hope everyone is ready to JUMP into their New Year festivities! 🎊 We are OPEN today until 12 pm, will be closed on New Year's Day, and will resume normal hours on Tuesday! 🐾 If you have any concerns about your pet before the holiday or need to get your medications refilled, please call us this morning at 215-589-6882. 📣 If your pet gets nervous about fireworks, celebrations, new visitors, or any of the above, please remember to prepare as discussed with your veterinary team! If you have not yet discussed this with our team, please call to make an in person or telemedicine (for established patients) appointment this morning to be best prepared.

🎄As our team prepares for the holidays and to spend time with their families, please see our "holiday hours" to best prepare for your pet's care. We wish everyone safe and happy holidays! 🎅 🐾 Do not forget that we have a pet portal if you need to access your pet's vaccine records in case of travel or boarding!