Central Bucks Veterinary Hospital

03/09/2025

📣 Attention to all of our established clients... 📣
🏀 We are excited to announce our first annual "Bark" Madness Challenge! Do you think you have what it takes to beat our team of animal and basketball experts? Submit your bracket to find out! Please use the flyer's QR code or the below link to create an account to submit your bracket:

https://fantasy.espn.com/games/tournament-challenge-bracket-2025/group?id=e676c96d-bef0-4031-9f7d-3828a14035e9

🏆 Please note that ESPN will not allow you to submit a bracket until Monday, 03/17, after the field of teams have been selected on Sunday 03/16. The window for final bracket submissions closes Thursday, 03/20 at 12:15 pm, when the tournament begins. There is no entry fee and the winning client will receive a $100 account credit! To be eligible to win, only one bracket may be submitted per client account and the bracket name must be your pet's name followed by your last name. Best of luck! 🍀

02/19/2025

🥳 This has certainly been a big week for our Central Bucks Vet family - it grew by one! Dr. Esplin and Dr. Perkins had a surprise early arrival and welcomed their baby boy into the world earlier this week. Everyone is doing well!

🎊 We are very excited to have our great colleague, friend, and classmate, Dr. Felipe Garcia VMD join us for the next month while Dr. Esplin is on maternity leave. He and Dr. Perkins will continue to see appointments and we will resume our normal hours. Many of our clients may recognize Dr. Garcia from helping us previously, his attention to detail, compassion for pets and people, and high quality medicine had our team and clients very excited about him! Dr. Garcia is also a fellow University of Pennsylvania graduate, was the class president, and is very gifted in emergency and critical care medicine. We are very excited to have him help us during this exciting time and know our patients are in great hands!

02/15/2025

😻 We have two anniversaries we want to share and celebrate! Both Melissa and Margaret, two of our talented and incredibly dedicated technicians celebrated their one-year anniversaries with us recently, Melissa at the end of the Fall and Margaret this month!

We feel thankful to have them on our team with their wonderful ideas and contributions to always bettering patient and client care, and look forward to many more. Thank you for all you do, ladies! 🐾

02/09/2025

🦅Dr. Esplin and Dr. Perkins’ pets, Penny and Panini, are all geared up for the big day! Let’s see all of our CBVH Community’s Eagles Spirit in the comments section below! ⬇️ 💚
(No Chiefs apparel allowed 😉)

02/06/2025

❗️❗️Attention to our community, these alerts were recently issued by the FDA for multiple raw food diets that we want to share to make sure our patients stay healthy ❗️❗️

🩺 Appropriate nutrition is a vital role to pet health and longevity and we are passionate about its preventative roles. If you have any questions, please contact us about recommendations as every pet has different nutrition recommendations at various lifestyle and stages. The amount of recalls and dangers to our pets, and their caretakers, that are fed raw food diets are why we advise against raw food diets, and instead trust fully balanced formulated options.

🦠 If you believe your pet may have been exposed to any of these recalls, please contact your veterinarian for immediate guidance on next steps.

⤵️Recalls below:
1. Blue Ridge Beef 2 lb log Natural Mix
Lot # N25/12/31 (Lot numbers are stamped in the clips on the end of the chubs/bags)
UPC # 854298001054

2. Blue Ridge Beef kitten mix pet food
Lot Number: N25-0716
UPC: 854298001436

3. Northwest Naturals Feline Turkey Recipe raw & frozen pet food
The recalled product is packaged in 2-pound plastic bags with “Best if used by” dates of 05/21/26 B10 and 06/23/2026 B1.

January 31, 2025– Blue Ridge Beef is recalling 5,700 lbs. of their 2 lb log Natural Mix due to a contamination of Salmonella. Lot # N25/12/31 (Lot numbers are stamped in the clips on the end of the chubs/bags) UPC # 854298001054.

02/05/2025

🚨 Thank you to Metropolitan Veterinary Associates’s Jessica CVT, VTS (ECC) for leading today’s annual CPR training for our team. Every year we challenge ourselves and learn how we can continue to make sure our team is at the ready to be best prepared for emergencies to best serve our patients.

02/04/2025

Our office will be temporarily closed today from 2 pm - 3 pm to allow our team to have our annual CPR training! More pictures to come, this was from last year 😃 If you have an emergency please come straight to the office or text our main line at 215-589-6882. We will answer all non-urgent calls and requests after 3 pm today.

01/30/2025

We apologize, our internet is going through some upgrades yesterday and today and is having intermittent outages. If you call and do not get through, please text us! Thank you for your patience!

01/26/2025

Great Dane puppy Freya ❤️😍

12/24/2024

❄️ From our team to your family, we hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday!

☃️ Holiday hours over the next week are as follows to give our team time to spend with their family:
Tuesday 12/24 - 8 am - 12 pm
Wednesday 12/25 - Closed
Thursday 12/26 - 8 am - 5 pm
Friday 12/27 - 8 am - 4 pm
Monday 12/30 - 8 am - 5 pm
Tuesday 12/31 - 8 am - 4 pm
Wednesday 1/1 - Closed
Normal office hours return on 1/2

🚨 As always directed, in the event of an emergency outside of our listed hours, please visit our website at https://www.centralbucksvets.com/contact-us/emergency-and-after-hours/ for next steps to best accomodate your pet's needs.

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!