Northampton Veterinary Clinic

01/17/2025

It’s time to vote for the Valley Advocate’s Best of the Valley 2025!

The Northampton Vet Clinic crew are some of the most compassionate, caring people around, and they give their all to take care of our patients, our clients, and each other! It is truly an honor to be surrounded by these huge hearts every day, and we are so proud of each and every one of them for their continued dedication and growth to excellence in veterinary medicine. For those of your that complete our email reviews post-visit, know that we share all of your input with our team, and your positive words and kindness keep us going! Our community has been so generous to give us this title in the past, and we have been so absolutely blessed to have your support!

Please take a few minutes to visit the Valley Advocate’s voting page to give us a shout out! Let’s show our NVC team how much we love them!

You will find Northampton Vet Clinic in the “At Your Service” section, under “Veterinarian”.
Voting ends January 24th!

https://valleyadvocate.com/best-of-2025-voting/ #//

At the Northampton Veterinary Clinic we are dedicated to serving our patients and clients by providing the highest principles and standards of modern medicine, surgery and dentistry. We do this in a compassionate, homelike environment with personal attention to our clients' and their companions' emotional needs.

01/14/2025

There were nothing but smiles when these two walked through our doors this morning! It was a pleasure seeing Ernie and his little sister Emma today! 🧡 🐾

01/14/2025

NVC will be closed from 12-2pm tomorrow 1/15/2025 for our monthly staff meeting. Please keep this in mind if you plan on picking up medications tomorrow!

Thank you for your patience!

📸: Ferris Beuller, Chihuahua, our star receptionist, in need of his day off

12/31/2024

We will be closing at 1:30pm today and remain closed tomorrow for New Year’s Day.

Whether you choose to party your way into 2025 or stay in and relax like Remy here, Northampton Vet wishes you a very happy and healthy new year! We look forward to seeing you in 2025! Be safe and stay well! 🥳🐾

📸: Remy, Domestic Shorthair, Queen of Naps, Ruler of Dog Beds

12/30/2024

Important Information for Cat Owners: Bird Flu and Your Cat 🐾

We know that many of you may have seen recent news about a housecat contracting the H5N1 avian influenza, and unfortunately passing away after eating raw food that contained unpasteurized milk from infected dairy cattle. While the risk of your cat contracting bird flu remains low, it’s important to stay informed.

🦠 What is H5N1? H5N1 is a strain of bird flu that can sometimes affect mammals, including cats. The most recent outbreak of bird flu has involved wild birds, with some poultry farms being affected. In March of 2024, the virus was detected in dairy cattle, and shortly after, a few cases of infected cats secondary to exposure to milk from affected cattle. There is no evidence of human to human transmission, or cat to human transmission in the current outbreak. Over 10,000 US citizens have been monitored after exposure to infected dairy or poultry herds, with 66 confirmed cases as of the time this is posted. Two isolated human cases have resulted in significant illness; One with unknown exposure (British Columbia) and one after exposure to an infected backyard poultry flock (Louisiana).

🦆Is the outbreak in our area? As of this post, no human cases have been identified outside of California, Colorado, Michigan, Texas or Louisiana. Highest risk comes to people in close contact with an infected dairy or poultry herd, with most of those exposures occurring in CA. Since 2023 there have been 10 confirmed cases in wild birds in Hampshire and Hampden County in Massachusetts, including in Canadian Geese, Mallard ducks and one Bald Eagle. There have been no reported dairy or cattle farms in our area that have tested positive for H5N1.

🐄 Why the Concern About Raw Food? Feeding raw foods always carries the risk of contamination with pathogens that can cause illness, and in more rare cases, death. This risk is present for a person or animal ingesting the raw food, or for a pet owner handling the affected products. The pet that passed away had ingested infected raw/unpasteurized milk through a commercially purchased raw food. While this case demonstrates a rare situation, it is important to continue to be cautious about feeding raw diets to our pets.

🐱 What Can You Do to Protect Your Cat?
*Use caution when feeding raw food, and avoid food made with unpasteurized milk—this is a potential source of contamination.
*Use caution if your cat may become exposed to wild birds, or animals on poultry or cattle farms — while there is no indication of affected herds in our area, infected wild birds can spread the virus to cats.
*Monitor your cat for unusual symptoms—fever, lethargy, or respiratory distress should be evaluated by a veterinarian.

If you have concerns about your cat’s diet or potential exposure to bird flu, feel free to reach out to us! Your pet’s health is our top priority, and we’re here to answer any questions you might have.

12/17/2024

We will be closing early at 4 PM today for our staff holiday party. Please give us a call before then if you need assistance. Wishing all our NVC friends a warm and joyful winter season!

11/27/2024

Hey folks! We’ll be closed tomorrow 11/28 for Thanksgiving.

We are wishing you a PAWsitively wonderful Thanksgiving full of family, friends, and good food! And from all of us over at Northampton Vet Clinic, THANK YOU for choosing us to be your veterinarian.

We’ll see you Friday at 8am! ❤️🦃

📸: Kylo, Shiba Inu, handsome boy, turkey enthusiast

11/18/2024

We will be closed from 12-2pm today for a staff meeting! Give us a call after 2 if you need anything!

11/05/2024

We are CLOSING AT 3PM TODAY for a staff meeting, and to get our team out to VOTE! Please give us a call before then to get you the help you need today!

Happy voting day, everyone! Fill in those bubbles so carefully!

10/21/2024

Last week we celebrated Veterinary Technician Appreciation Week, and showered our favorite veterinary nurses with all the love. We are so blessed to have such a talented, dedicated and fun-loving crew at the helm. This weekend we took a trip to Treehouse Brewery and enjoyed an amazing autumn day together. Chris, Stephanie, Liv, Jen, Bev, Jeileen, Erica, Misty, Jaymie, Kim and Lexi… THANK YOU for giving everything you’ve got to our patients! You are THE BEST!

10/18/2024

Gracie would like to remind everyone that NVC will be closed from 12pm-2pm today for our monthly staff meeting! Thank you for keeping this in mind if you need to pick up medications today! 🐾 💊

📸: Gracie, Domestic Shorthair, Staff Pet

10/04/2024

We are again *accepting new clients!* Tell your friends, and thank you for your understanding while we got our pups in a row!

Here is one of our newest friends Bean enjoying this amazing autumn weather! We hope you are too!

09/17/2024

What really goes on when we take your pet to the back…. pedicures and playtime!

Thanks for all the smiles and floor cuddles this morning, Grace! You made our day! 🐾 🩷

09/11/2024

Our very own Devon DeNucce celebrated an Amazing Anniversary with us last week! Twenty years with Northampton Vet Clinic! Devon started as a receptionist back in 2004 and continued on to serve as clinic administrator for many years before moving into our Hospital Manager position. She is now our “clinic Mom”, and takes care of each and every one of us, every day.

Thank you, Devon, for being so fully committed to our NVC fam, our clients, and their pets! We’d be lost without you!

09/09/2024

Minky, our clinic supervisor, turned 16 this weekend! Be sure to wish her a happy birthday next time you're at NVC!

09/01/2024

Fred is here to remind you that NVC will be closed on Labor Day (9/2). See you on Tuesday! 🐾

📸: Fredrick, Yorkshire Terrier, Staff Pet, Hater of Nail Trims, Lover of Treats

08/22/2024

NVC will be closed today from 12-1:30pm for a staff meeting. Please keep this in mind when calling or coming in to pick up medications! 🐾

📸: Ginny, Longhaired Dachshund, Staff Pet

07/30/2024

Hospital Cat Minky would like to announce that NVC will be closing at 1pm tomorrow 7/31 for our regular inventory count!

Please keep this in mind if you are trying to reach us or need to pick up any medications. Thank you for your understanding! 🐾