True North Veterinary Wellness

26/08/2024

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL DOG DAY!!!

Shout out to my little loaf of bread: Brian!

Let's see some pics of your canine companions! 🐶🐶🐶

08/08/2024

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL CAT DAY!
Let's see some pictures of your feline friends!

Pictured here are 2 of my amazing cat patients: Jerri and Binoo! 😺😻😺😻

07/08/2024

My little family is heading back to Ireland and UK for a good visit with family and friends!
I will be checking emails periodically.
As always, if you have an emergency- please contact your regular vet or closest emergency clinic!

22/07/2024

I can't believe it has been almost half a year since I opened in Canada! Thank you to all of my amazing clients- you are all so dedicated to the wellbeing of your pets. It really is so uplifting and inspiring! 😺🐈🐕🐶

10/06/2024

Going to the vet can be scary- but most patients end up liking their acupuncture treatments!
Animals make associations very quickly and it doesn't take long for them to realise that what I am doing makes them feel good.
It is one of the few things that I do, as a vet, that the animal actually thanks me for!

This really is the best job ever!

27/05/2024

Pain is a very individualised experience. No two people exerience it 100% the same way, even if they ave the same considtion or diagnosis. This is the same for our pets. Each is unique in how they experience and express their pain.
Some eat less, some comfort eat.
Some drink more.
Some withdraw from family life, others become very needy/clingy.

It isn't always as straight forward as whether or not they are going on walks or eating their meals.
This is why my initial pain assessment is long. These initial assessments last around 1.5-2hours, and a good amount of that time is me asking behavioural, lifestyle and physical ability questions. This help me to determine how much pain is affecting quality of life but also to pick out the individual 'tells' for each patient.

If you think your pet may have pain or discomfort, but you just aren't sure....give us at call at True North Vet!
www.truenorthveterinary.ca

24/05/2024

I have the best job!
It was a very busy day today.... But time flies when it is with these pups! 🐶

10/05/2024

Spring is in the air!!!!
I love this time of year- everything is coming back to life (including me!) 🌱🌿🌷🌻
I've been getting out for walks on the Grand river more and more. It's magical watching the world come back to life.

I love seeing all of the dandelions lining the trail. These incredible plants are so much more than 'just weeds'!
They help pollinators, like bees, in the early season.... But also, the leaves can be used in salad/to eat and both the roots and leaves have amazing medicinal properties!

I use different parts of dandelion in my clinic for a number of things including to aid in digestion, liver support and as a diuretic!

Let's give this powerhouse plants a re-brand brand from weeds to 'hero plant's!!! 💪🏻🌼

(Shout out to for the stregth t-shirt!)

29/04/2024

This is Jerri's first acupuncture session last week. To begin with she was not entirely convinced, but by the end she was purring and relaxed!

Acupuncture can be a very potent form of pain relief and cats are particularly good responders! Over the next few weeks I will post more about how acupuncture works and why your pet may benefit! 😻🐱🐯🦁

If you think your pet may benefit from acupuncture- get in touch!
www.truenorthveterinary.ca

11/04/2024

Have a look at my consult room- comfy bed (non slip, of course), acupuncture needles, therapeutic laser, and the treats (don't forget the treats!)

If you think your pet would benefit from my services, please have a look at my website and speak to your vet about referral!

www.truenorthveterinary.ca

11/04/2024

I'M BACK!
It has been a wild ride over the past year.... Since moving to Canada we have been working endlessly to get True North Vet back up and running. This has finally happened and I couldn't be happier!

True North Vet is running out of the Brant Norfolk Veterinary Clinic in my hometown of Brantford, Ontario. SPREAD THE WORD BRANTFORD!

I have big plans for further posts, so watch this space.... and in the meantime, have a look at the new website!
www.truenorthveterinary.ca

07/01/2023

I was going to do this sooner as a New Year post, but it has been tough to write....

Over the last 2 months I have slowly said goodbye to all of my UK patients (and their owners) as I prepare for my family’s big move to Canada.

It has been so difficult but the love that you have all shown me these past few months has been overwhelming. I have tried to keep a brave face- although some of you did have to deal with my tears!

I just wanted to post to thank everyone who has made my time as a vet in the UK so special, especially as True North Veterinary Wellness. I cannot thank you all enough for trusting me with your pets care and for allowing me into your lives. It truly has been an honour to help your family members.

I will be back to posting on facebook once I am settled in Canada, so watch this space!

Sending so much gratitude and love!
Chelsea x

(Pic of my boys who are preparing to brave the Canadian cold!)

06/11/2022

An important message from a very knowledgable colleague and friend!

A quickie on guilt …

At the moment huge numbers of people in the UK and likes elsewhere are struggling financially. It is great how much owners care about feeding their dog, but for those who can’t, it’s important to stop the guilt.

Right now the most important thing is that your dog is fed, and that the food provides what they need. This means raw, cooked, kibble, tins - any kind of food. Do not feel bad. What is most important right now is that everyone can pay their bills, and that dogs are fed.

Tips:

- If coasting a pet shop aisle - whatever the kind of food look for the word ‘complete’.

Complete means that it is likely to contain the nutrients your dog needs. Let’s step away from our more subtle pros and cons lists on supplement types and processing on this just now. If you need food to be cheap, any *complete* is GOOD ENOUGH for now.

I’ve had pets in the vets that have been eating just mixer biscuit (not remotely balanced) for months and months … this is different and it is genuinely dangerous feed only a mixer type product. It may result in vet visits that cost far more than the food saved…

- You CAN feed part raw part kibble - it does not have to be all or nothing. If you need to save some money but still want to use part raw or home cooked - you can. This is what I am doing right now.

- DO take care with cheap raw completes… many are made with very cheap boney fatty cuts. Good raw completes can be excellent, but dirt cheap ones may actually be a hazard. Personally I would prefer a balanced kibble to a cheap boney fatty raw complete… (there are more of these than you’d think….)

- You CAN feed leftovers if you avoid toxic, high fat and processed foods - avoid all onion family, processed sausages etc, and check gravy! Most gravy contains onions salt and often MSG. Unbalanced leftovers should ideally not make up more than 10% of overall intake and you should be most careful about balance in growing dogs

I have had some financially dire times in the past where my dogs ate the cheapest kibble I could find alongside leftovers and eggs - because - for me - it was better to keep my dogs and keep them fed than to panic about not being able to afford fresh food at that moment. They are fine, I’m fine.

Most importantly right now - do not feel guilty, and for those who are still lucky enough to be financially able to feed good quality fresh food please try hard not to make others feel bad if they can’t. The raw feeding world is sometimes a very vocal one and conversations can get pretty heated on social media - I hope that some of the raw vet followers can be the voice of reason elsewhere and help those struggling to feel supported and not judged.

Hope everyone is doing ok.

12/09/2022

Hello Everyone! I am so sorry for the silence recently- with the big move looming life is upside down!

In the midst of all of that I (along with my amazing colleague Anna Rodriguez) have been working away at a herbal course for Veterinary Nurses!!! Our vet course has been so popular and many nurses have asked for one as well.....so we did it!

If you are (or know) a vet nurse looking for more information about herbal medicine with a science based perspective, this is the course for you!

SPREAD THE WORD! :)

VETERINARY HERBAL MEDICINE FOR RVNs 11th-12th March 2023Online (Zoom)COST: £500 SYLLABUS INCLUDES: –          Legalities-    &…