Hyde Park Veterinary Hospital
1422 Fanshawe Park Road West, Unit 1J N6G 0A4 London, ON, Canada

We just wanted to remind everyone that heartworm season and tick season have returned. If you have not picked up your medication yet or had your heartworm test yet please give us a call. Finally, for those that have purchased Nexgard or Nexgard Spectra please take a look at this website(https://nexgardspectra.ca/en/user/signup) for rebates on your products.

Coronavirus -March 24th- Policy The Ontario government, the College of Veterinarians of Ontario and the Ontario Veterinary Medical Association have requested we stop all non-essential procedures and appointments. We have been given the trust to decide this for ourselves. At least for the moment. This is an enormous responsibility and one that we take quite seriously. There are a tremendous number of grey zones and trying to figure out what is essential and what is not is a di...Continue reading

COVID-19 As a veterinary clinic we encounter large numbers of people every day. With that in mind, for the health and safety of our clients and staff we have implemented the following precautions: -Our front door is locked. If you are here to pick up food or medication please call the office, we will process your payment with credit card over the phone. We will not be accepting cash or debit at this time so please plan accordingly. We will meet you at the door of the clinic t...o give you your product. - If you have a regularly scheduled appointment, please wait in your car and call the office to let us know you have arrived and where you are located. Please park close to the clinic. Make sure your pet is in a carrier and/or has a good leash on them. We will ask that you bring your pet to the door, where we will meet you. You will be asked to return to your car and we will call your cell phone while we examine and take care of your pet. -If you have been out of the country, please refrain from booking appointments until your 14 day quarantine period is over. -If you have an emergency or a sick pet and you are in quarantine please book an appointment and have a friend or family member bring your pet to the appointment. -If you are feeling unwell-please do not book an appointment with your pet until you are feeling better, or as above, have a trusted friend or family member bring your pet to the appointment. -Our pet food supply has been sporadic and limited the past several days, therefore we are limiting the amount of food that can be purchased-please be understanding of this as we want to ensure that everyone is able to get some food for their pets. Please allow 3 to 5 business days for food and medication orders to arrive. -At this time we are remaining open with our regular hours, however depending on orders from our federal, provincial and local governments this could change-we will keep you informed! See more

As our hospital is a public space where people and pets co-mingle, I am writing to keep you informed of our recommendations as well as the steps we are taking to continue offering the care your pets need, while providing you and our staff a safe environment. As always, we rigorously follow infection prevention, control and associate hygiene best practices in our hospitals. We have increased both the frequency and scope of hospital cleaning and disinfecting to help ensure bot...h clients and staff are kept safe. We work closely with our teams to ensure that anyone who is not feeling well understands that we support them staying home. Currently, there is no indication that dogs or cats will become clinically infected with COVID-19, so your family pets are safe. What we don’t know yet is whether they can possibly become carriers of the virus from person to person. To help us continue to serve pets in need, we ask that clients who have recently traveled to a high-risk country, had any exposure to symptomatic or confirmed positive cases, confirmed positive themselves or have respiratory illness not bring their pets into our hospitals. If your pet is having a medical emergency or requires urgent care, please call ahead and inform our staff that you are at-risk or positive for COVID-19. We will determine the best method to ensure that your pet can receive the care they need while minimizing the risk to our staff and other clients. We may be able to receive your pet through a family member or friend who has not been exposed to you, or receive your pet directly from a vehicle, but this decision needs to be in consultation with our hospital team. While in the hospital, please maintain at a distance of between 3 and 6 feet of space between you and other people and pets. Limiting the number of people who accompany each pet to the hospital, and minimizing the time spent in the waiting area is also good practice and is recommended. After checking in at the reception, you are welcome to wait in your car. We will alert you when we are ready to see your pet. We encourage everyone to follow the Public Health Agency of Canada , the World Health Organization , and the World Small Animal Veterinary Association for the most up-to-date and accurate information about COVID-19.

Just a reminder to everyone that this weekend we will be closed from Friday night at 6pm to Tuesday at 8am for the long weekend.

Recently I’ve gotten numerous inquiries regarding the link between grain free dog food and canine dilated cardiomyopathy. The link is being investigated by numerous veterinary cardiologists, as well as the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA recently released the list of brands most commonly associated with the condition. I know this has a lot of you worried about your dogs. Unfortunately, investigations are in the very early stages. The initial concerns regarding taurine ...amino acid deficiencies are not as clear cut as we had hoped. There is no time frame on how long this investigation will take. Currently, the number of reported and suspicious cases is quite low. However, due to the limitations in testing and lack of clear understanding, those low numbers are not indicative of much. Veterinarians do not have much information beyond what the FDA has released to date. There are no clear recommendations regarding what diets to avoid and what to feed. When speaking to various cardiologists and nutritionists, the recommendation, on average, is to stick with the brands that do more nutritional research and carry less of the implicated ingredients. The brands that have always been on the cutting edge of research are invariably Royal Canin, Hill’s and Purina. Finally, this email is not meant to be an indictment of grain free diets, nor is it to start a discussion on the pros and cons of various diets. This message is strictly for informational purposes. As more information is released I will send further messages. I will be waiting for good scientific consensus before making strong recommendations. I’ve attached several links below that go into much greater detail on the condition and the findings to date. https://vetnutrition.tufts.edu//a-broken-heart-risk-of-he/ https://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu//uc-davis-investigates-link https://www.fda.gov//fda-investigation-potential-link-betw -Dr. Jack

Hill's is voluntarily recalling a specific set of canned canine food products due to potentially elevated levels of Vitamin D. The recall affects canned diets only. The recall is strictly voluntary and the amount of Vitamin D concerned is not considered unsafe for healthy pets. However, if you feed your pets any canned Hill's product, please look at this website(https://www.hillspet.ca/en-ca/productlist) and contact us if your food is affected. If your food does not match the SKU and the Lot code/Date code, there is no need to contact us as your food is not affected by the recall.

Hi Everyone, Just a reminder, the clinic will be closed Friday May 18th at 6pm until Tuesday May 22nd at 8am. Please make sure to pick up your food and medications prior to Friday at 6pm.

Hello Everyone, Due to the current weather conditions Hyde Park Veterinary Hospital is closing early at 5pm. We will reopen for our regular hours tomorrow morning from 9 am to 1 pm. We hope all of our patients and clients stay safe with these snowy conditions. If you do have an emergency, please go directly to London Regional Veterinary Emergency Hospital at 41 Adelaide Street North. They can be reached at 519432-3300.

Hello Everyone! As the holidays are quickly approaching, we wanted to let everyone know what our holiday hours will be. We will be closed from Saturday, December 23rd at 1 pm to Wednesday, December 27th at 8 am. We will also be closed between December 30th at 1 pm and January 2nd at 8 am.... Saturday, December 23rd we will not have any available appointments but are open for food and medication pick up. If you are looking to place a food order prior to the holidays, please call by Wednesday, December 20th at 5 pm. Medication refills will need to be placed prior to Thursday, December 21st. If you require a special compounded medication, you will need to order by Monday, December 18th at the very latest. If your pet runs into an emergency while we are closed for the holiday, please go directly to the London Regional Veterinary Emergency Referral at 41 Adelaide St N. You can reach them at 519-432-3300. The staff at Hyde Park Vet Hospital want to wish you all a safe and Happy holidays.

This is just a little food for thought for those of you interested in nutrition. The ketogenic diet is a fascinating concept. https://www.ketopetsanctuary.com

Hello Everyone! Another friendly reminder that for the Civic Holiday weekend we have some changes to our regular hours. We are open on Saturday, August 5th for our regular hours (9am to 1pm) however there is no Doctor present.... We will also be closed on Monday, August 7th. We will return to our regular hours as of Tuesday, August 8th from 8am to 6pm. If there are any emergencies during the closures, we recommend to go directly to the London Regional Veterinary Emergency and Referral Hospital located at 41 Adelaide Street North. You can also reach them by calling 519-432-3300. We hope you and your furry friends enjoy the long weekend !

Hi Everyone, As another reminder, we would like to let you know that this Saturday, July 1st, Hyde Park Veterinary Hospital will be closed for the holiday. We will reopen Monday, July 3rd for our regular hours of 8am - 6pm. Also from July 3rd to July 8th Dr. Jack will be away on vacation, however we will have Dr. Kelly in for limited hours during that week. She will be available on July 3rd, 6th and 7th from 9:30am to 5:30pm. On July 4th, 5th and 8th, we will not have a v...eterinarian present, but the clinic will be open for food sales. Dr. Jack will return for his regular hours as of Monday, July 10th. If you have an emergency when the clinic is closed or there is no Vet present, we would advise that you go directly to London Regional Veterinary Emergency Hospital. They are located at 41 Adelaide Street North and can be reached by calling 5194323300. We hope you all have a nice long weekend!