Kingsville Animal Clinic
228 Division St N N9Y 1E4 Kingsville, ON, Canada

Tomorrow is heartworm testing day! This will be a busy, fast paced day therefore, we will be unable to do regular appointments, sales or answer phones. Our Pet Nurse will be available if you call (for clients only) or you can leave a message and we will answer as soon as we can the following 1-2 business days. If you have an emergency tomorrow please go to Walker Road Animal Hospital.

Marcus wants to wish everyone a restful and safe Easter weekend. The office will be closed for Good Friday but will resume regular hours and services on Monday. Happy Easter

IT ONLY TAKES ONE MOSQUITO When an infected mosquito bites a pet, it transmits the blood-borne parasite that causes heartworm disease into the animal. In areas with high mosquito populations, there are more species of mosquitos that can transmit the disease. Indoor pets are also at risk!

Every wonder what your pet is doing in the building during their appointment? Curb side appointments have allowed more one on one time with your pet and that means more belly rubs, treats and love!

Happy Valentine’s and Family Day weekend!! Everyone have a safe long weekend, we will be closed Monday for Family Day but our PetNurse will be available for our clients. Just call the clinic at 519-733-5450 or for all emergencies go to Walker Road Animal Hospital, 519-972-9000

AND THE WINNER IS!!!........ Pyrite!!! His picture is circled below. Thank you so much to everyone who sent in a picture of their Valentine

Valentine’s Day Contest! Send us a picture of your furry Valentine for a chance to win a gift basket full of goodies for your pet’s dental health! Email your photos to: [email protected] Text your photos to: 705-302-5124

Many of you have seen us making multiple trips into the clinic for debit sales, but that ended this week when our portable debit machine arrived! Have a great weekend everyone, stay safe!

Visit www.myvetstore.ca A new service we're providing our clients! Get your regular or prescription food and treats delivered right to your door or pick up at the clinic. Save some $ by setting your food to auto-order!

WE ARE NOW OFFERING ONLINE FOOD SALES! Earlier this week we launched our new app. We are excited today to be launching another new feature for our clients: you can now order your food, treats, and a few other over the counter supplies online! Visit this site, https://www.myvetstore.ca/kingsvilleanimalclinic to set up your account with us. See our November newsletter below for more details. ... We are always here to help! If you need help setting up the app, or navigating the website please let us know. Please make sure we have an updated email address and cell number to receive email and text reminders as always :) Have a great weekend everyone! http://drive.google.com//1tZaXULpKUsfGszAo-q3HkOaXcy/view

DOWNLOAD OUR APP! We are excited to offer 2 NEW WAYS to reach us. Download the Pet Health Network App from the App store (ask us for your activation code) OR text us at 705-302-5124. We are happy to start offering 2-way texting from our office - text us when you are here for your appointment, and receive a text when your items are ready for curbside pick-up! With the app, you can: 1) Create your pet’s profile 2) View upcoming appointments... 3) Request an appointment 4) Request prescription refills: simply request a refill through the app, and we will text you when it is ready for curbside pick-up! See more

Happy Friday!! Here are some sweet faces to make you smile. Have a great weekend

It’s Veterinary Technician month! Vet techs have been SOOO hard at work during COVID. This video is a few years old - but seems even more relevant today - especially the part where they love your pets when you can’t be there. Thank you vet techs for all you do!!!

Have a safe and happy Halloween!

Here are some Thanksgiving safety tips to consider as we go into the holiday weekend. Just a reminder that we will be closed Monday for Thanksgiving. Have a great weekend! Pet Poison Helpline- 1-800-213-6680

October is RVT month! Registered Veterinary Technicians are critical to the day to day function of veterinary practices and play a vital role in your pet’s health care. At Kingsville Animal Clinic we have the most amazing team of RVTs on staff and we would like to honour their commitment to compassionate, high quality care that they provide to all of our patients. Thank you Jackie, Kim, and Kelsey for all you do!

This video offers an explanation as to why we are facing longer wait times for appointments, as well as some of the new challenges we are facing during this pandemic. We have been met, for the most part, with patience, positivity and understanding from our clients and we thank you for your continued support.

CURBSIDE CONTINUES: Good afternoon everyone. These certainly are stressful times, as our province appears to be heading into a second wave. We will be continuing to operate via curbside appointments for the time-being. We are still wading through the backlog of annual physical exam appointments, as well as routine procedures such as spays, neuters and dental surgeries. We cannot thank you enough for your continued support, and your patience. We are in the process of implement...ing some new platforms to improve communication and serve you better, including a 2-way texting app, online food orders and after-hours telemedicine. Please bear with us, as implementation is taking a bit longer than anticipated! Stay-tuned for more updates on all of this soon! In the meantime, we wanted to review/remind everyone of a few things regarding our curbside appointments: 1) Please remain in your vehicle: a staff member, wearing PPE, will collect your pet from your vehicle at your scheduled appointment time. 2) Wear a mask: please wear a mask, even for curbside appointments. Often, pets are being handed to staff, or supplies collected from staff and a 6-foot distance is not possible. 3) Please have your cats in a safe carrier. 4) Please ensure that your dog’s collar, harness or head collar are secure. 5) Please stay at the office for the duration of your appointment: appointment times will vary, depending on the nature of your pet’s visit. Dr. Warnick will be phoning from inside the building to provide instruction, get consent for procedures or to obtain additional history. Again, thank you for your patience! We are all in this together. See more

IMPORTANT UPDATE: We are as excited as you are to be transitioned into Phase 3! However, for the time-being, we are going to be maintaining curbside appointments and contactless pick-ups.... We have made the decision to keep our doors closed, so that we can serve you better. We have limited staffing and need to avoid any exposure that could lead to extended shutdowns. We are also able to see more patients throughout the day if we remain closed, as this decreases the time needed for disinfecting/sanitizing rooms in-between appointments. We are fortunate to have been able to maintain veterinary services from the onset of COVID, and we would like to keep it this way! We continue to work through our backlog of routine appointments, while triaging those who are unwell. We are open Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 5:30pm, and will update you with any schedule changes. Stay safe everyone! We miss you!

Having a bit of fun on our last Heartworm test day! Keeping our spirits up during these challenging times. Stay safe and stay positive everyone!

Hi All! We have completed our third "heartworm test" day here at the Kingsville Animal Clinic. We are running one more next Wednesday, so be sure to give us a call to save your spot if you have not been in yet! We are so glad to be seeing everyone - even if it is at a distance!

Our clinic owner, Dr. Martin is now writing for the Kingsville Times! Look for her column every 2 weeks. Here is her first article. Enjoy! Also - just a friendly reminder that our clinic will be CLOSED tomorrow for our heartworm testing appointments. Please leave us a message and we will do our best to get back to you by the end of the week!

Today is the first of our Heartworm Test days! We have a tight schedule of pre-arranged appointments, and so our office will be closed. Please leave us a voicemail and we will return your call tomorrow. If you have an emergency please call the Walker Road Animal Hospital at 519-972-9000.

We can finally start HEARTWORM TESTING! As we are still operating with a mandated closed-door policy, heartworm test appointments (which involve a quick blood sample) prove to be a difficult undertaking due to our longer appointment times and our parking limitations. We have therefore come up with a unique solution to help our patients get their annual blood draw as soon as possible. All heartworm tests will be performed as drive-up appointments beginning the first week o...f June on WEDNESDAYS, as described below. YOUR HEARTWORM TEST APPOINTMENT: 1- Call our office to schedule your pet’s heartworm test appointment for June 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th & July 8th. -We ask that you PREPAY for these appointment slots since we will not be taking payment on the day of the test. -Please indicate if you would like to pick up prevention when booking 2- Please arrive at your scheduled appointment time and remain in your vehicle. 3- Your pet will be collected from your car by a staff member wearing PPE and a blood sample will be taken inside the building. Additional Screening Bloodwork - We are offering two bloodwork profiles that you can add on to your pet's Heartworm Test. We recommend doing yearly bloodwork so that we can find and treat diseases early. Also, doing bloodwork at this time offers significant cost savings. Please check your email for more details on the profiles. Finally, we would like to sincerely THANK all of our clients for their patience and understanding. As we wade through these difficult and ever-changing times, working our best to accommodate everyone and be innovative in the way we deliver veterinary care, we appreciate your support!

IMPORTANT UPDATE CONCERNING VETERINARY SERVICES IN KINGSVILLE. We are fortunate to have been named by the Premier as one of the industries that can resume "regular" services. We are also excited to get everyone up to date and back on track! However, it is crucial that we maintain proper social distancing protocols for the safety of our staff and clientele. We are also limited by still being short staffed at the moment. ... For this reason, we will be maintaining our 'curb-side pick up' and 'drive up appointment' protocols as well as our 9-5 hours for the next few weeks. Rest assured that we are working on some changes to our establishment as we prepare to open our doors safely. We are now able to schedule "routine" procedures including annual vaccine appointments, spay and neuter procedures, heartworm tests as well as dental procedures. However, there is a significant backlog of patients who have been postponed due to the pandemic. We appreciate your understanding and patience during this unique time, as we do our best to accommodate everyone. Stay tuned for our announcement next week regarding our heartworm testing procedure for this year. Stay safe and have a good long weekend!

Just a quick UPDATE post after the Premier’s announcement today. We understand everyone’s desire to get annual vaccines and elective surgeries done for their pets, but we do need to ask for everyone’s patience a little bit longer as we figure out the next steps. We need to make sure that our staff (still JUST Dr. Warnick and RVT Jackie!) and the public feel protected when going back to routine appointments. Stay tuned for more details next week. As a reminder we are closed this FRIDAY through MONDAY and resume our 9-5 hours on Tuesday. Have a great long weekend everyone!

And we certainly appreciate you Digital Dragonfly! Thanks again!