Imperial Road Animal Hospital
591 John Street North N5H 2B6 Aylmer, ON, Canada

Is your cat or dog a super fast eater? Do they sometime vomit after scarfing down their food (or as Dr. Mandy calls it - the scarf and barf)? Do you want to incorporate play into meal times? Check out some diy and slow feeding puzzles!

We know a lot of pet parents are hesitant to bring their pets in when we are not having owners in the building we wanted to let you know what we have started doing! In the last month, we have started using tablets! One is set up in each exam room and we also have some that we will bring out to your vehicle so you can ‘be in the room’ with your pet! You can ask questions and be a part of the whole appointment! Pet parents often hold the key to diagnosis! You know your pets b...etter than anyone and being able to have your input is vital to providing the best pet care we can! If you are looking to book an appointment, please give us a call! (519) 773-8186

We wish you a happy National Pizza Day!

Happy Golden Retriever day! Show us your Goldens and Golden mixes! Happy Golden Retriever day! Show us your Goldens and Golden mixes!

Here is the results video for the winners! Cujo (St. Bernard) weighed 151.8lbs and Puppy (Chihuahua) weighed 1.25lbs! That is a weight difference of more than 150lbs! :o *please note: in the video I accidentally said 1.5lbs, but the name of the winner is based on the correct weight! Thank you to everyone who played along!

Sophia is now home with her new family! Thank you to everyone who shared! Sophia was brought in almost 2 months ago and she is looking for a family to love! She was brought in with 3 other cats who have been adopted. She is about 8 years old, is up to date on her vaccinations, deworming, flea prevention, etc. She has been spayed. She gets along great with other cats!... She is a super snuggler! She loves to be petted, curl up in your lap, or just be near you! She would do better with a bit of a quieter house (she can be a teeny bit shy about loud noises sometimes). If you would like to meet her, please let us know! She is truly LOVELY! Adoption Applications can be found on our website https://imperialroad.ca/adoption-form/

Wishing you a Mite-y Great Christmas!

December is here and we regret that Santa Paws will not be visiting for pet photos with Santa this year. We know that many of you cherish this tradition as much as we do. We will be accepting canned food donations for the Corner Cupboard foodbank through the coming weeks and would be happy to offer a 2021 calendar in exchange. For those of you who visit at this time of year for special treats and toys to put under the tree for your pet, we would like to offer our online store myvetstore.ca/ImperialRoad as a safe, contact free alternative. Deliveries to your home are complimentary for purchases over $100, or Curbside Pick-up at the clinic is free.

We have some critters looking for loving homes! Midnight is a medium hair, dark brown/black, female. She is approximately 6 years old and she LOVES to be petted! She will dance and twirl around for attention, and could snuggle forever! She is good with other cats and has some experience with a quiet dog. Midnight would get along great with a family! ... Mookie is a short hair, dilute torti female. She is approximately 6 years old and she loves pets! She will keep walking around in circles under your hand for constant pets, and she is starting to figure out snuggles! She is good with other cats and has some experience with a quiet dog. Mookie would get along great with adults or some slightly older kids! Sophia is a long hair, white and brown tabby female. She is approximately 8 years old and she loves to curl up and roll around while being petted! Sophia is a bit quieter and likes to be held! Sophia is okay with other cats, and has some experience with a quiet dog. Sophia would do amazing in a quieter home! If you would like to make any of these lovely critters a part of your family, please fill out an adoption application at https://imperialroad.ca/adoption-form/

Do you know where I belong? This cat was found in the Vienna line area and we are trying to help find his family! The finder does not have Facebook, so please help us share this! The finder had this to say: I believe it's a male with all parts intact. He seems extremely social not aggressive towards any of our other pets. He's very affectionate and talks alot!! Someone must be missing him because he's been well cared for and litter trained.... If you recognize this critter, please call Laura at (519) 808-6817

Margaret has found her furever home! Thank you all so much to those who shared and applied! Stay tuned, we will be posting some more critters in the next couple weeks! This is Margaret. Margaret is about 8 weeks old and loves to play! She was found starving, a month ago, and has made a miraculous recovery! With some much needed food, love, heating pads, and snuggles, she is thriving! She is now more than double the weight she was when she was found! She is healthy a...nd happy! She LOVES pets and snuggles (she goes up on her tip toes to get as many scritches as possible)! She is unsure about dogs (she hisses sometimes), but has had lots of exposure to people and cats! Her favourite toy so far is a crumpled up sticky note, but she also loves her tunnel, her tower, and anything that rolls! Margaret has been dewormed and given flea prevention. She has also received her first set of vaccines. Her adoption fee is $150 and that includes some of the food she has been eating, toys, her vaccine booklet, her first year of vaccines, and her spay (at 6 months of age) If you would like to make Margaret a part of your family, please fill out the adoption application on our website! https://imperialroad.ca/adoption-form/

Our calendars are back! One can be yours today! Just give us a call when you arrive with a non-perishable food donation! All donations will go to our local food bank!

Do you take pride in providing excellent customer service? Do you love working with people and pets? We are looking for a receptionist to join our team for 4-5 days per week and one Saturday morning per month. As a Receptionist at Imperial Road Animal Hospital, you will be expected to wow our customers with great client care, communicate with team members in a friendly and positive manner, triage emergency calls, liaison between veterinarians and clients, complete transaction...s, reminder phone calls, and assist in inventory management. The ideal candidate for this position is an individual with experience in customer service, has stellar communication skills, excellent time management skills, and works well both independently and as part of a team. Experience with Impromed Infinity and knowledge of horses would be an asset but is not a requirement. Applications may be submitted through Indeed: https://ca.indeed.com/viewjob

Arnold has found a home! Mr. Arnold found his way into our Office Manager, Maria’s backyard a couple months back and did not want to leave! After a long while of trying to find where he came from, he is ready to be rehomed! He LOVES pets and to chat! He loves to explore, but also loves people! He has a great purr! We think he would make a great barn cat too, since he is comfortable being outside. He is about 8 months old, fully vaccinated, flea treated, and dewormed, and has been neutered!

COVID-19 UPDATE As of today, we have been cleared to provide non-urgent services including wellness, vaccinations and elective surgeries. Please be patient with us as due to physical distancing protocols, and a smaller than normal staff, it is still not business as usual. Our doors remain closed at present to clients and we ask that you continue to call in advance to order food and prescription refills for curbside pick up.... Our phones are busier than normal, so to schedule your pet's annual wellness appointment or non-urgent surgery, please email us at [email protected] Thanks again for your patience and your continued patronage during these uncertain times. Your pet health care team.

Arnold has found a home! Mr. Arnold found his way into our Office Manager, Marias backyard a couple months back and did not want to leave! After a long while of trying to find where he came from, he is ready to be rehomed! He LOVES pets and to chat! He loves to explore, but also loves people! He has a great purr! We think he would make a great barn cat too, since he is comfortable being outside. He is about 8 months old, fully vaccinated, flea treated, and dewormed, and has been neutered!

We wanted to give you a little more info about the critters we have available for adoption! Today is all about Primrose! Prim LOVES to play! She goes wild for some string or a ball! She has a great purr and likes to be held! She does also appreciate a good quiet spot to sleep and can often be found on the seat of a chair catching some zzzs! She does quite well for nail trims, although she likes to try to become a pretzel! She is a very sweet girl and is ready for a home!... Primrose is about 12 weeks old, she has had her first 2 sets of vaccines, flea treatment, and deworming. Her adoption fee is $150, and will include her final kitten vaccines, and her spay once she is old enough (6 months old). Please fill out our adoption application below if you are interested in making this little critter your new family member! https://imperialroad.ca/adoption-form/

This affectionate little guy seems to be lost! He turned up in our office Managers yard a few days ago and is missing his family! He has a notch in his ear and LOVES snuggles! If he is yours, or you know who he belongs to, please give us a call 519.773.8186 or send us an email [email protected] Please share to help this sweetie find his way home!

We still have cats up for adoption! One tabby and white kitten, the black kitten, and Wilma are still available! If you are interested in adopting please fill out our adoption application form online! https://imperialroad.ca/adoption-form/

Kittens and a sweet-as-pie one-eyed adult cat looking for homes!

We have kittens! They have all had their first set of vaccines and deworming! They are all very sweet and loving! They have been exposed to other cats and have had some exposure to dogs. The two girls are a bit shy, but they love to play with string! With a little patience, they will be brave little kittens in no time! The male loves being held and has a great purr! With Covid we have not had as many socialization opportunities-but they are sweeties!... The kittens are about 10-12 weeks old. There are 2 females and 1 male. The adoption fee for the females is $150 and the adoption fee for the male is $100. The adoption fee includes the next 2 sets of vaccines, deworming, and spay or neuter. We also have a very special kitty looking for a loving home to call her own! She had a rough start she came to us with an injured eye which we were not able to save, but it does not slow her down! She loves snuggles and pets she loves to roll and flop around for scritches! She is fully vaccinated and dewormed, and has been spayed. Her adoption fee is $150. Please fill out our adoption application below if you are interested in adopting your new family member! https://imperialroad.ca/adoption-form/

Happy Birthday Canada! Imperial Road Animal Hospital is closed today to celebrate Canada day with our families. We will reopen tomorrow morning at 8am. For large animal emergencies please call 519-773-8186 to speak with our answering service.... Emergency care for small animals is available 24/7 at the London Regional Veterinary Emergency and Referral Hospital.

Have you tried our webstore? MyVetStore.ca/ImperialRoad

As we continue to encourage physical distancing, we will be maintaining our current curbside care model and will provide curbside pickup of food and medication refills as much as possible. To help facilitate this, we are pleased to introduce our online store. Orders can be placed online for delivery to your home or for curbside pick up. For a limited time, free home delivery is available for food orders greater than $50. In addition, an auto-order is available for many prescription diet options that will allow you to take advantage of additional discounts. Please visit our online store at myvetstore.ca/imperialroad

Weve had some questions about wheezing cats! Heres some general information for you. Any pet with breathing difficulty should be examined by a veterinarian, and one with a severe wheeze with difficulty exercising, breathing, sleeping, etc. is one that needs to be seen as soon as possible. Even mildly wheezing pets should have an exam as some of the causes can rapidly progress from mild to severe clinical signs. Ive posted a page below with some descriptions of breathing sounds and video clips so you can hear what they sound like! https://catclinicofissaquah.com/symptoms/

Hey folks! We plan on posting some nail trimming videos in the next little bit but I had the opportunity to show what to do with a bleeding nail when I went to the chicken coop this afternoon and saw my rooster had broken the tip off his nail! Its pretty similar for dogs and cats, I mention some differences in the video. If a pet has a broken/torn nail, give us a call and/or email some photos. In some cases you can treat at home as I did here. In others wed need to see your pet to remove a partially torn off nail under sedation. Hope youre all doing well and managing to have a nice weekend! And Happy Easter to those who celebrate it!

We would like to extend a huge thank you to our dear friends and clients that have donated beautiful and well built face masks for us!! This is only a selection of the masks that we have received. We are so incredibly touched by your generosity, this crisis has certainly shown us how lucky we are to have such amazing clients and friends. Huge shout out to our army of crafters: Jay Knott, Fran Redman, Connie Bontje, Louie Bontje and Andrienne Dimmers.

Its that time of year!! Litters of kittens will be turning up and some of you may find yourselves caring for tiny new family members. Normally a kittens mother will help them urinate or defecate. Our awesome RVT Jade gave us some tips on how to help your wee friends take care of their bathroom behaviours!

We hope youre all holding up well! Thank you so much for your continued patience during these challenging times. If youre having trouble getting through on our phone lines to order food or medications, please feel free to email us instead and we will get back to you as soon as possible. [email protected]

Hey guys! Hope youre having a great Saturday! Heres our latest video about parasite levels and deworming in pregnant ewes I think we will need some lamb photos as payment

Dr. Russ was out to a dairy farm yesterday, he managed to capture a few videos of farm tech in action. Turn on the sound to learn about the technology. Check out a second video in the comments.

One of our little friends wants to see dogs and puppies. Help us out by sharing photos or short video clips of your pups in the comments!

Please note Imperial Road Animal Hospital is temporarily reducing hours on Thursday nights. Our adjusted hours will be as follows: Monday to Friday 8am to 5:30pm Saturday 8am to 12pm... Stay well and stay safe.

Dr. Rachael wants to know what you think is going on with this 1 year old Belgian Filly. She was found in the pasture walking stiffly and having difficulty breathing. Dr. Rachael will respond with her comments later today.

Thanks for your questions. Keep them coming and help us reach more kids by sharing! Here we chat about how much anesthesia is needed for a Labrador retriever! After watching, can you tell us how much is needed for a 102lb Great Dane? See the photos posted below for the drug doses and concentrations

Thanks for your questions. Keep them coming and help us reach more kids by sharing! Thank you!

Your questions answered. Please keep sharing our videos and ask questions!

Ask us your questions! Our virtual classroom is open!

Send us your questions! Our virtual classroom is open!

Ask us questions! We miss your faces. We miss seeing your pets and your kids. Post some questions for our Veterinarians (large or small), Registered Veterinary Technicians, or Reception team. Lets make this fun. Lets get some of those kids at home engaged. We will do our best to post video answers to your questions so come back frequently. Stay Safe! Dr. Mandy

A great rescue story from our friends at Salthaven.

Imperial Road Animal Hospital will be transitioning to contact-free/closed door (for humans) policy effective immediately until further notice. We will be treating sick/urgent/emergency cases, as well as continuing care for non-urgent but time sensitive cases like puppy/kitten boosters. Drop Off: a. Book your appointment with the reception team... b. The receptionist or technician will then ask for and record any history in relation to the nature of your visit. c. At the time of your appointment, park outside and use your cell phone to call us. If you dont have a cell phone please knock on the door. d. A staff member will bring your pet into the building and the veterinarian will examine your pet. At this time you may remain in your vehicle e. The veterinarian will then call you on your cell phone to discuss the findings. Food and prescription orders may be called in; when you arrive to pick up any order please call us from the parking lot and we will bring your order to your vehicle. Please note, there may be a shortage of available food and medications due to high demand. The situation with COVID-19 is changing every day so please check in with us to be sure you are up to date. Even with the elimination of face to face contact during this time, this will not disrupt our services to you and your pet. Whats most important is to keep you, us and our pets safe.

We would like to assure all clients of Imperial Road Animal Hospital and Shedden Veterinary Services that we are committed to being available to help you care for your furry family members. Your health is as much of a concern to us as is your pets health. We are implementing the following precautions in the best interest of our clients and the community. We have increased the disinfection frequency of client and staff areas of such commonly touched things like doorknobs,... counters, and debit/credit machines. We have a hand sanitizer dispenser at our front counter for use on entry and/or exit to the building. We also continue to offer access to hand washing facilities. We ask that if you are not feeling well, please help us keep everyone safe and stay home. You can call us for advice as to whether your pets illness is an emergency, as well as to have medication refills delivered or mailed to your home. If you have one of our mobile veterinarians out to your barn, please make them aware that you are unwell so that they may bring assistants to handle your horses. If you are in a high-risk demographic (elderly, immune compromised or have pre-existing respiratory illness), please consider avoiding non-essential outings. We are happy to reschedule wellness visits and elective surgeries (for animals large and small) for later dates. Please call to discuss ways that we can get your pet the medications and food that they need in a way that minimizes risk to your health. If you are in a high-risk demographic and your pet is sick and needs care, please let us know when scheduling and we can make accommodations to reduce your exposure. This may include having you remain in your car while your pet is examined in the clinic or having an assistant join our large animal veterinarians on the farm. We will keep office hours as long as we are healthy and are not jeopardizing our staff and clients health and safety. We will continue to follow the recommendations of local public health officials. We will communicate any closures as quickly as possible. In the event that we are forced to close, we will communicate our availability for remote advice either via email or FB messages. In the meantime, please plan ahead if you are running low on medications or prescription foods. Evidence at this time suggests that COVID-19 cannot cause disease in pets. We wish all of our patients and clients the best of health. With gratitude, Your pets health care team at Imperial Road Animal Hospital and Shedden Veterinary Services. See more

*** UPDATE*** Owners have their sweet girl back home now. Thank you to everyone that shared this post! This sweet girl was found Thursday January 16th at the corner of Ron McNeil and Springfield Rd in Springfield. If you know who she belongs to, please contact the clinic and help this girl find her family.

Wishing all of our clients and patients a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year. Our holiday ours are: December 24: 8am - 12pm December 25: Closed... December 26: Closed December 27: 8am - 5:30pm December 28: 8am - 12pm December 30: 8am - 5:30pm December 31: 8am - 12pm January 1: Closed See more

All of the doctors and staff at Imperial Road Animal Hospital would like to thank our clients and their 4-legged family members for coming out to our annual Santa Paws day. We had a hamster hamming it up, a beautiful bunny, several fantastic felines, and loads of licking lap dogs all come out to see Santa. A special thanks to Barb our photographer, to the staff and their family members that volunteered and of course Santa to took time from his busy schedule to spread holiday cheer to you and yours. Merry Christmas!

Reminder: Santa Paws is coming TOMORROW!! 9 - 11am please bring a donation for the local food bank and get your pets photo with Santa!

Mark your calendars! Santa Paws is coming to town November 30th from 9 - 11am. Please bring a donation for the local food bank.

The Imperial Road Animal Hospital team wishes to congratulate Registered Veterinary Technician Lindsay (and big brother William) on the arrival of baby Andrew on November 16th. Welcome to the family Andrew!

Mark your calendars! Santa Paws is coming to town November 30th 9 - 11am. We will once again be collecting donations for the local food bank.

You cant help but smile when you get to snuggle 2 adorable boxer puppies in for their first vaccines..... even when you have pee in your shoe.

Going a little nuts, for baby squirrels! These red squirrels were dropped off on our front step and we didnt know it....thankfully our clients let us know and our Office Manager has been able to help them grow and develop. Please ask us first before dropping off any animals on our front step. We have a few reasons for this request:... One: If we dont know they are out there we can not help them and sometimes timing is everything for saving a life. Two: We can not help everything, but we may be able to direct you to someone who can help.