Fenton River Veterinary Hospital

2025

🎊Just a reminder, all three practices will be closed today, January 1st, 2025🎊 Have a safe, happy, and healthy new year! 🐾

📢 Important Update: Stafford Office Closed Today 📢 Due to a power outage, our Stafford office will be closed today. However, our Stafford doctors will still be making every effort to head out for farm calls and on-the-road emergencies as conditions allow. Our Tolland and Ashford offices are open and ready to assist with your pet’s needs. If you have questions or need to reschedule an appointment, please don’t hesitate to call us. Stay safe, and thank you for your understanding! 🐾 Tolland Office: 860-870-8701 🐾 Ashford Office: 860-487-0479

🍁 Thanksgiving Safety Tips for Your Pets! 🐾 Foods to Avoid Giving Your Dogs 🚫 These popular holiday treats can be toxic to pets and should be off their plate: 🍗 Turkey Bones & Skin: Bones can splinter, and the fatty skin can cause pancreatitis. 🧅 Stuffing & Gravy: Often contains onions, garlic, or spices that are harmful to dogs. 🧈 Mashed Potatoes with Butter or Cream: Too rich for their stomachs and can upset digestion. 🍇 Cranberry Sauce: Sugary or contains added ingredients like raisins (which are toxic). 🍪 Desserts: Chocolate, xylitol (a sugar substitute), and nutmeg are all dangerous for pets. Dog-Friendly Thanksgiving Foods ✅ Your pup doesn’t have to feel left out! Here are safe options you can share in moderation: 🦃 Plain Turkey (Boneless & Skinless): Cooked, unseasoned turkey meat is a safe treat. 🍠 Plain Sweet Potatoes: Packed with nutrients, but avoid butter, sugar, or marshmallows. 🫛 Green Beans: Steamed and unseasoned green beans are a healthy snack. 🎃 Pumpkin: Plain, cooked pumpkin (not pie filling) is great for digestion. 🥕 Carrots: Raw or cooked carrots make a crunchy, safe treat. General Safety Tips 🦃 🍁 Keep your trash secured; leftover food and bones can be irresistible but dangerous for pets. 🍁 Set boundaries during mealtime to prevent accidental feeding from well-meaning guests. Wishing you and your families a safe and happy Thanksgiving 💙 Fenton River Veterinary Hospital

🎃👻 Happy Howl-o-ween week from all of us at Fenton River 🐾 🍬 As we prepare for a fun week of costumes, treats, and spooky sights, we want to share a few tips to keep your furry friends safe this Halloween: 🕸️ Watch the Treats – Chocolate, candy, and other sweets can be dangerous for pets. Keep treats out of reach, and consider having a pet-safe treat ready for them instead! 👹 Costume Comfort – If your pet loves dressing up, make sure their costume is comfortable and doesn’t restrict movement or vision. And if they’d rather skip the outfit, a festive collar or bandana works just as well! 🎃 Safe Spaces – Trick-or-treaters can bring a lot of excitement. Set up a cozy, quiet area where your pet can retreat if the hustle and bustle becomes too much. 🐾 ID & Safety First – With doors opening frequently, make sure your pet’s ID is up-to-date if they make a dash for it. Share a photo of your pet in their Halloween best in the comments below – we’d love to see your spooky sidekicks! Have a safe, fun, and fantastic Halloween week! 🎃🖤👻

Love knows no bounds, and neither does our affection for our pets! 🐾❤️ Share the love this Valentine's Day by posting pictures of your pets in the comments below. Let's celebrate the joy they bring to our lives! 📸

🚨 We have an important announcement to make regarding our after-hours emergency coverage this weekend! 🚨 We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Salmon Brook Veterinary Hospital for providing on-call coverage for our large animal clients this weekend. 🐴 🐴 Calling in for an After Hours Large Animal Emergency🚨 When calling in for a large animal emergency for your horse or farm animal, please press option 1. You will be directed to Edwards Answering Service as normal, and Edwards will promptly reach out to the doctor on call to assist you. 🐾 Calling in for an After Hours Small Animal Emergency🚨 If you are experiencing a small animal emergency with your dog, cat, or smaller pet, such as a rabbit or exotic, please press option 2. Pressing option 2 will prompt you to reach out to the following emergency hospitals to aid you in your small animal emergency: 📞 Bolton Veterinary Hospital at 860-646-6134, 📞 Pieper Memorial in Middletown at 860-347-8387, or 📞 Veterinary Emergency & Specialty Hospital in West Springfield at 413-665-4911. We hope these updates will ensure timely and appropriate care for your beloved pets during this weekend's emergencies. 🐾💙 Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out! 🐶🐱🐴 🏥Tolland: 860-870-8701 🏥Stafford: 860-971-7300 🏥Ashford: 860-487-0479