Nor-West Animal Clinic

31/10/2024

Surprise!
In recent weeks we’ve added to our team, bringing our total technician count to eight!

Meet veterinary technician, Jasmine Holmes.
Jasmine graduated from Olds College in 2020, and hopes to write her registration exam in the coming months!

Jasmine loves running diagnostic equipment and utilizing her skills on the microscope.

In her time away from the clinic, she enjoys spending time outside with her dogs and hanging out with friends and family.

Thank you for being apart of our team Jasmine & good luck on your registration examination!

30/10/2024

Continuing with RVT Appreciation Month,
meet RVT Lindsey Scheirer.
Lindsey Graduated from Seneca College in 2015 and became a registered veterinary technician in 2016.
In her spare time, Lindsey loves to be at her homestead in the country with her family, dogs and cats.

Also, she was featured in the Royal Canin monthly newsletter in regards to her position as a Nutrition Advisor. Below is some wonderful words they wrote about her. 🥰

24/10/2024

Meet RVT Kelsey Tesarsky!

Kelsey graduated from Seneca College in 2014, and she became a registered technician that same year.
Kelsey has been with the Nor-west team for 10 years!

Kelsey’s favourite thing about veterinary medicine is oral health - she loves seeing the transformation that comes with a good dental cleaning.

When Kelsey isn’t working - in Fort Frances or at one of our travel clinics - she can be found fishing, hunting, or camping with her dogs.

Thanks for all your hard work Kelsey!

23/10/2024

Meet RVT Lara Wood.
Lara graduated from Northwestern Polytechnic in 2023 and just became fully registered this year!

Lara’s favourite thing about veterinary medicine is large animal fieldwork and she does join in on farm calls from time to time.

When Lara isn’t with us in clinic she enjoys playing hockey, and spending time outdoors!
Congratulations on your recent success with passing your VTNE exam Lara! Thanks for being apart of our team!

17/10/2024

Meet RVT Mireille Chartrand.
Mireille joined our team 2022 coming from southern Ontario.
She Graduated from College Boreal in 2016 and obtained her registered status in 2019.

Mireille’s favourite thing about veterinary medicine is surgery and anesthesia, so she loves to assist with emergency surgeries.
Bonus fact about Mireille - she’s bilingual, with French as her second language!

Mireille loves to spend time with pets & her one year old Isaiah!
Welcome back from maternity leave Mireille thanks for being part of our team!

15/10/2024

Meet Registered Veterinary Technician Brianna Selman!
Bri Graduated from St. Clair College in 2023 and passed her registration examination that same year.
Prior to stepping into her role as one of our RVT’s, she worked as a receptionist with us for four years during the summer.
Bri’s favourite thing about veterinary medicine is geriatric and neonatal care, so she’s always showing extra love to both young and old.
When Bri isn’t with us in clinic, she can be found snuggling her two cats Poppy and Onyx with a good book in hand or visiting with family in Atikokan.
Thank you for being part of our team Bri!

11/10/2024

Reminder to stock your pets food and medication for the long weekend.
Happy Turkey Day!! 🦃 (but not for the dogs.... keep the turkey and fixings away from them! Unless you are craving a visit with one of our vets for Tuesday) 🐕 💩🤢

10/10/2024

Many of our clients do know Animal Health Technician Colleen Eyolfson, but allow us to reintroduce her!

Colleen graduated from St. Lawerence College in 1986, and she’s been at Nor-West for 38 years!
Colleen loves sharing her knowledge and educating clients about many areas of care.
If you’ve been to one of our travel clinics, you’ve most likely had the pleasure of seeing her!
When she’s not here at the clinic, she enjoys spending time with her family at home or at the cabin!
Thank you Colleen for all that you do!

08/10/2024

In honour of RVT month, we’ll be sharing a little bit about each of our technicians!

To start us off,
We have RVT Paige Vold!
Paige went to Oldes College and became a registered veterinary technician in 2018 shortly after she started at Nor-West Animal Clinic.
Paige’s favourite thing about veterinary medicine is large animal field work, she’s often out on the road with one of our veterinarians assisting with farm calls!
When Paige isn’t at work she enjoys riding her horse Andy, and spending time with her family.

07/10/2024

As most of our clients know, routine care appointments for your four legged loved ones are booking 4 to 6 weeks out. This means we have a decent list of patients waiting for an earlier opening.
There has been an increase in "no-show's" over the last few months. We understand that things come up, however, please be considerate and call to inform us you cannot make it. Even if it is short notice, we can usually fill the spot quickly for pets waiting for care.
We can send reminders via email or text

04/10/2024

01/10/2024

Happy RVT Month!🎉

Our team is very fortunate to have seven (yes SEVEN!) amazing, knowledgeable, and passionate Registered Veterinary Technicians!

Thank you to all our outstanding technicians for all that you do!

26/09/2024

Spooky season is on its way. Get your fur babies ready!

31/08/2024

It appears there is an issue with one of our local cell phone providers today. Because of this, we were unable transfer after hour calls to our veterinarians cell phones.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, this problem is out of our control. We heard this issue affected other local businesses.

Please contact Smartvet after hours for emergency guidance and information.
1-647-695-5400 or
Pet Poison Helpline
1-855-764-7661

30/08/2024

This Sunday, September 1st, the town of Fort Frances is having *********FIREWORKS**********
If you have an anxious pet, remember to prepare them.
-Keep them in doors or in a kennel
-Turn a tv or radio on to drown out the sound
-If your pet is on anxiety medication, ensure you have enough in supply at home.
The % of pets that go missing during unexpected fireworks is higher than it needs to be.
Also, bringing your canine friend to the fireworks is best avoided. Even if they don't show it, the experience can be traumatizing.

31/07/2024

We will be closed this coming Monday August 5th for the long weekend. 🏖
Reminder to pick up your pets food and/or meds before end of day Friday!

30/07/2024

Have questions about customs? We FINALLY have an answer!
As of August 1st 2024 there are new regulations for crossing into the states with your dog.
Below is a link to connect you to the CDC website where you can access the form required as well as find answers to many FAQ's.

Highlights to keep in mind:
- Have a receipt of the CDC Dog Import Form (provided in link)
- Dogs must appear healthy upon arrival
- Dogs must be at least 6 months old at time of entry to the U.S.
- Dogs must have a microchip that can be detected with a universal scanner to identify them.

https://www.cdc.gov/importation/dogs/rabies-free-low-risk-countries.html

19/07/2024

Due to unforeseen circumstances we will closed at 5pm today.
Apologies for any inconvenience.

17/07/2024

Let’s talk emergency kits!

Keeping our change in after hours services in mind, we thought everyone would appreciate some information on what should be on hand at home and/or the cabin!

Having a basic emergency kit for your pets can be more beneficial than one would think.
Things in your kit could include:

- Basic bandaging material (roll gauze & pads in various sizes, bandage tape)
- Blunt ended scissors
- Alcohol swabs
- Dosing syringes
- Digital thermometer and sterile lubricant
- Unopened hydrogen peroxide
- Gloves
- A muzzle & leash
- Towel or blanket
- Benadryl tablets (25mg or 50mg)
- Pepto Bismol liquid
- Imodium 2mg tablets.
- Pet Poison Control telephone number
-Emergency veterinary services telephone number.
- Regular veterinary clinic information

**Certain over the counter medications are safe for dogs, as long as the appropriate dosage has been established by a veterinarian. Never give over the counter medications to any pet without veterinary guidance.