Woodland Farm Veterinary Service

06/12/2024

The second Tuesday every June is World Pet Memorial Day. Being a house call practice, we manage a lot of hospice patients. Although a difficult part of the job, we are so glad we are able to provide love and care for our patients and their families. Listed below are some of our favorite pets that are no longer with us. Please post your loved ones that have passed below. Unfortunately, cats are not so amenable to their pictures being taken.
Although they are no longer by our sides, they are always in our hearts ♥️

05/30/2024

I have a new favorite Cat Stevens’ song thanks to a recommendation from Scout, a sweet dog we said goodbye to this week who loved to sing along to this and other good music. Rest easy sweet Scout.

Yusuf / Cat Stevens · Song · 1967

05/23/2024

It is Memorial Day weekend.
We will be closed starting Thurdsay 5/23 and will reopen Tuesday 5/28
We will be open for established client euthanasias and urgent calls.
Miles was running through the woods the other day and cut his paw, luckily he is all bandaged up with his red white and blue bandage

05/18/2024

Today is Election Day for our beloved Town, from 9AM to 7PM.

Before grabbing that ballot, be sure to look past the rhetoric and look deeply into the candidates, themselves. Check out their pages. Read between the lines and ask yourself -- what are they saying? What are they not saying? Are they saying a lot of "something" without actually saying... anything?

Ask yourself of the incumbents -- what have they accomplished during their tenure? Ask yourself of the challengers -- what are their value systems, proven skills, accomplishments, and backgrounds? What is being brought to the table in such a hotly contested field?

THEN talk to your neighbors, friends, and family members in town about what you've learned and be sure to MAKE THE TIME to come out and VOTE TODAY.

Typically, only 25% of Registered Voters vote in Town elections. And while so few voting is unfortunate because local issues are those we deal with and directly see every day from the quality, care, and improvement (or lack thereof) of our roads and local infrastructure, our schools, our libraries, and so much more -- this also means that YOUR VOTE (and especially those you get to vote) can be that much more impactful, genuinely move the direction of your town, and have rippling effects for years thereafter.



9AM to 7PM, TODAY. VOTE.

05/18/2024

Polls are open! Come make your voice heard!!!

05/17/2024

Tomorrow is voting day! For many of our local towns, tomorrow is the day to make your voice heard through your vote. Please get out and vote your conscience. Win or lose, I will continue to care for the people in our community with the same dignity, respect and compassion I always have. Thanks for all your support through the years! My clients are truly my extended family.... Blessed to be part of this community.

05/14/2024

I have a wonderful son too but getting him in a photo is like trying to catch an image of Sasquatch 😂🥰

05/11/2024

I am so lucky up call this young woman my friend, my coworker and my extra family. I’ve known her most of her life and am so proud of the person she has become!
Happy Birthday and Happy Mothers Day Gina Zadrozny

05/10/2024

Yesterday I was able to participate in this forum of candidates for school committee in Pembroke. This has been a hotly contested race and unfortunately very divisive. Every vote will count. There are some excellent candidates here. Please consider voting this year even if you never have before. Our town needs to speak on these issues. As a registered voter you have options-
1. Vote across all races if you feel fully informed
2. Use all your votes or only some- if you have the option to choose two candidates (like for select board and school committee this year), you don’t have to choose two. Your vote will still count.
3. Vote for some races and leave other races blank if you don’t feel you are informed enough or don’t like your options.
4. In any race you can write in a candidate simply by writing their full name on the line provided. This is true for contested races, uncontested races and races with no candidate running.

I have posted extensive information on my campaign page and am happy to speak with anyone directly. School committee meetings are recorded and available. Talk with your neighbors and encourage them to get informed and to vote. Offer someone a ride to the voting box. Myself and my family will happily transport anyone in need no matter their candidate preference. Town Hall is open for early in person voting already.

Thank you for letting me take over our regular content on occasion during this campaign. I love my clients. I love this town and I am honored by your support. No matter the outcome, I will remain grateful to serve in whatever capacity I can.

04/26/2024

For those of you who are always telling Gina and I how great Sarah is!
Seriously though, we have a great team here and Sarah is our anchor. We are so glad many of you recognize this fact and speak so highly of her. I really couldn’t ask for a better team.

04/18/2024

Our good friend Dr Johnson is opening a veterinary clinic this summer and will be hosting a 5K and open house for her new clinic. Please join our team and sign up for her 5K benefiting MA Vest-A-Dog. MA Vest-A-Dog provides bulletproof K-9 vests, essential equipment, funding for training, and dogs for police / law enforcement programs throughout Massachusetts

Mark your calendars! Join us for our inaugural 5K race and open house supporting Vest-A-Dog.

04/11/2024

We're all ears over here!
Dr Paige will be out of office from Thursday April 11- Wednesday April 17. We will resume normal hours on Thursday the 18. If you have any questions or concerns please let Gina or Sarah know. Our number is 781-336-7462.
If you have an emergency please go to your closest Veterinary ER
VCA Weymouth
NEAMC in W. Bridgewater
CCVS in Buzzards Bay

04/04/2024

Walk, hop, skip, or crawl over to our online pharmacy for Aprils great savings!

3/26/24 - 4/8/24: Save 17% on the entire order MARCHMYSTERY
4/9/24 - 4/22/24: Save $30 off AutoShip ($10 off the first 3 orders) 30PETCARE
4/9/24 -4/22/24: Save 10% on the entire order 10PETS
4/23/24 - 5/6/24: Save 15% on the entire order 15SPRING
https://woodlandfarmvetservice.securevetsource.com/index.pml

03/06/2024

Looking to plan your next move, let us help you out.
Shuffle over to our online store and score great savings this month!
https://woodlandfarmvetservice.securevetsource.com/index.pml

2/27-3/11 Save 15% with code 15FEB
3/8-3/10 Save 35% off a preventative order with code STOCKUP&SAVE
3/12-3/25 Save 16% with code 16THAW
3/26-4/8 Save 17% with code MARCHMYSTERY

02/26/2024

Good morning! For those of you living in Pembroke, I am hoping to take a moment away from our regular critter talk for a public service announcement.
I have decided to run for Pembroke School Committee and would love your support! Please consider following my campaign page and participating in discussion there. We have a lot of big issues in the Pembroke School System, including vocational education and budget constraints. I hope to use my communication skills, critical thinking, experience managing my small business and my long time interest in and participation in educations systems to serve the people of my community. If you have questions, concerns or would like to support the campaign, the place to do it is J. Paige Graziano for School Committee.

Photo is my cat, "Blessing". She thinks she is a liquid and not a solid and can thus conform to any shape object she stands in. Honestly, she did a pretty good job with this one!

02/25/2024

This is Phinneas. I met her and her family on Thursday. She had gone to the veterinary hospital and was very jaundiced. Unfortunately, she wasn’t happy there and was a bit of a difficult patient. She was sent home with some pain medication and a plan to contact home euthanasia veterinarians for further care. When I arrived she was quite down and out and she was indeed quite yellow. This change in skin color is usually because of a stress on the liver but can also be due to the break down of red blood cells. The list of causes is pretty long and many don’t have a wonderful long term prognosis… But some of them can be treated or improved with treatment.

In talking with Phinneas’ family, it was pretty clear that the family was split on how to proceed. Some felt that euthanasia might be best and others felt that they hadn’t done all they could.

This is where I come in. There are a lot of things I can’t do as a housecall vet - no immediate surgery or Xray availability. No immediate lab work except very basics. Just me, my thorough exam, and many years of experience helping people and their pets. We had a long talk and it was clear this family was quite torn up. I made some recommendations for possible treatment and was able to walk them through those options including showing them how to administer fluids to Phinneas with a needle and syringe. She handled it so well in her own environment and in the end, the family decided to give it a few days try to see if she improved.

I was so excited to hear a report today that her color is returning to normal, she is eating and drinking and acting much more like herself. My favorite part about being a house call vet is having the time to really listen to my clients and work out solutions that fit their family and their pet. In the hospital, Phinneas was too stressed to tolerate treatment well, but at home, with her loving family helping her, she was much more comfortable and willing. And because of that, she has more time to spend with her family.

Phinneas is an elderly dog. There will come a time when she leaves this world, but for today, Phinneas is enjoying time with her family, good treats, and her snuggly bed. Life is good. And on that sorrowful day, I hope that the path we chose on Thursday helps them all rest a little easier knowing that they did what they could for her.

02/23/2024

A little something happy to start your day 🥰

02/22/2024

Current discount codes for our online pharmacy...
2/13/24 - 2/26/24 Save 11% on the entire order 11CUPID
2/27/24 - 3/11/24 Save 15% on the entire order 15FEB
Go to woodlandfarmvet.com and click on the upper right hand corner to order meds and supplies.

*Photo is Zeke. He hasn't been feeling well but loves his snuggly pillow. Isn't he a handsome senior guy?

01/16/2024

A few discount codes for our online pharmacy!
1/16/24 - 1/29/24 Save 15% on the entire order WINTERTIME
1/30/24 - 2/12/24 Save 17% on the entire order 17BRISK

12/22/2023

We offer lots of options for prevention through us directly, our online pharmacy or chewy.com. It doesn’t need to be expensive, but it does need to be given to work. Give the office a call if you need help making a plan and choosing a product for your pet or if you need heartworm testing or treatment.

❤️🐾We give all our dogs heartworm year round every month faithfully!! ❤️🐾

Mosquitos are nasty little buggers and unfortunately we all have them! 🦟🦟

We recommend starting your puppies the first week you bring them home. Please be honest with your vet, if you haven’t given or have skipped months of your dogs heartworm prevention.

Your dog could be at serious risk!! 🚨🚨

12/19/2023

Hello All! We have no power currently at our office. Please expect delays. Unfortunately we also have poor cell service at the office location. Sarah has power and better cell service at her location so we will still be answering the phones but there will be delays. We are headed out to appointments as planned and hope you are all doing ok after the storm. Please reach out if we can help in any way at all... Thanks for your understanding. Dr. Paige

*Meet Cooper and Kirsten. Kirsten is helping with appointments while Gina is away on maternity leave and Cooper is just trying to be as handsome as possible. We tried to steal him but have been told that his family has surveillance cameras... bummer.

12/11/2023

We have been asked to go to Linden Ponds Senior Living to examine a patient. It is a little out of our practice range but we are willing to go, especially if there are other seniors in need of veterinary care for their pets there. If you know anyone at Linden Pond, can you spread the word? Linden Ponds Senior Living Community

* edit to add… this is Buddy. He is my spirit animal. Big head and short legs and super cute, the life of the party. Lives with 2 cats who put up with him.- Dr. Paige*

12/03/2023

December Discounts available on our website woodlandfarmvet.com
11/21/23 - 12/4/23 Save 16% on the entire order 16HARVEST
12/5/23 - 12/18/23 Save 17% on the entire order 17NESTLE
12/22 - 12/24 Save up to 35% on entire order SEASONSGREETINGS
12/19/23 - 1/1/24 Save 15% off first AutoShip 15FESTIVE
12/19/23 - 1/1/24 Save 10% on the entire order 10HOLIDAY

Misty is hoping Santa will use a discount code to order her a big bag of treats...

12/02/2023

Great News! Dr. Paige has been cleared to return to work (not surgery yet...) and I do need to have an assistant for the vast majority of things... BUT! We are back to regular scheduling 3 days a week and should be able to see most pets. IF you have a goat or a very rambunctious big dog, we may have to post pone your visit a bit longer. The hand isn't fully healed until January and we don't want to risk a slip and fall or a big bump. We also will still have somewhat reduced urgent care availability because Dr. Paige needs an assistant with her. That being said - January 1 we will be back to full service and we are at about 80% ability right now. So don't hesitate to call.
Meet Ginger. He was glad Dr. Paige was able to see him with her Nurse Technician recently. Fortunately he isn't a big oaf of a labrador... His 4 pounds of intelligence and sophistication were easy to work with. Dogs! Bah Humbug. (for the record, that's what he said... we LOVE the big oafs!)

12/01/2023

Is there a current outbreak of respiratory disease in dogs? The jury is still out. But... if you are planning to board your dog this holiday season, or your dog goes to day care regularly and you have not had the kennel cough or flu vaccine... now might be the time to get a booster. We do have the vaccine in stock. Call us if you have questions. Like always, a cough is not a reason for a trip to the ER unless accompanied but lethargy, huffing and puffing, respiratory distress or other symptoms, poor appetite, weight loss, vomiting or diarrhea. Treat your dog the way you would treat yourself. We don't run to the ER every time we get a cold. But when it is running more than a few days to a week or is along side other symptoms and concerns, it may be time to get it checked out. And - for goodness sakes - if your dog is sick, DONT GO TO DAY CARE OR TO THE DOG PARK! Stay well out there!

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11/21/2023

Give a Kid to a Kid, This Thanksgiving, will you join us in making an Animal Impact?
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