Valley Veterinary Clinic
339 Townline Rd K7C3S2 Carleton Place, ON, Canada

As many of you are already aware due to social media and word of mouth, there has been an outbreak of Equine Herpes Myelitis at a single farm across the border in Quebec. Equine Herpes Myelitis is caused by Equine Herpes Virus-1 (EHV-1). Predominantly this virus causes a respiratory infection but sometimes it causes a deadly vasculitis of the neurological system of horses that can often lead to death. If you routinely vaccinate your horse for rhino/Flu the EHV-1 is covered ...with the vaccines we use. The vaccine protects against the respiratory version of the disease but DOES NOT protect the horse from the neurological form. Bio security is our best defence against this version of EHV-1. We should all be well educated with this due to our own COVID considerations. Washing hands is still important, isolating the sick, minimize horse travel and minimize people travelling to different barns. The farm in question is in isolation. It is not recommended to vaccinate your horse if it has had vaccine for EHV-1 in the last 6 months as over vaccination seems to make them more susceptible to the neurological form. If your horse is due for its annual vaccination this spring, you may choose to get your booster a bit early. Our hope is that vaccination may reduce viral shedding in affected horses and reduce the spread of the disease. See more

STAT HOLIDAY REMINDER A friendly reminder to our valued clients that we will be closed on Monday, February 15th for the Family Day statutory holiday. It has been a year of spending lots of extra time with our family (sometimes too much time , but hopefully we can all take some time on Monday to spend some quality time together and do something fun. We know that our furry, feathery and scaly family members will enjoy the extra time spent with their family as well!

Attention Equine Owners! The University of Saskatchewan and Western College of Veterinary Medicine are offering FREE online educational series for 2021. Topics to be covered include equine asthma, foal care, equine cardiology, endocrine diseases (EMS and PPID) as well as gastric ulcers.... More information, scheduling details and registration information can be found at https://wcvm.usask.ca/education/equine-seminars.php

Who has been enjoying the winter weather with their pet? Let's see those pictures of you out and about in the snow, or perhaps snuggled up by the fire! Here is a photo of RVT, Andrea's Mr. Melvin enjoying the snow!

With the State of Emergency going into effect on Thursday, January 14th we wanted to post an update to help provide some reassurance and clarity for our clients. Our services will continue to operate as normal we have not been mandated to provide emergency only services. All currently scheduled appointments are still valid, and we encourage clients to continue to keep up with preventative and proactive care. Annual exams and vaccines are very important for your pet’s health..., please do not let these treatments lapse despite the current situation. As we continue to operate with curbside service, please help keep everyone safe by wearing a mask anytime you are interacting with a clinic team member. This includes when approaching the stairs for product pick up if less than 6 feet of distance cannot be maintained you must be masked! Thank you for your continued support. Stay safe!

Our phone systems are working normally again. Thank you for your patience.Our phone systems are working normally again. Thank you for your patience.