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Position statement on tail docking and ear cropping

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The OMVQ forbids veterinarians to practice the following surgical procedures for cosmetic reasons or breed-standard purposes and will consider these practices to be in violation of the law:

 

– tail docking and ear cropping in cats and dogs
– tail docking in cattle
– tail docking in horses

 

Persons other than veterinarians who perform these surgical procedures in Quebec will be charged with the illegal practice of veterinary medicine and subjected to penalties under the law.

 

This notice of prohibition will come into effect on January 1, 2017.

 

For complete notice of prohibition, go to : https://www.omvq.qc.ca/DATA/TEXTEDOC/position-tail-docking-ear-cropping.pdf

Small animals

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Our team of small animal veterinarians is here to meet your needs regarding your pets’ health : general medicine, surgery, dentistry, radiography, ultrasound, ophtalmology, vaccination, laboratory, laser therapy, nutrition, behaviour, grooming, microchip implantation, antiparasitic products such as dewormers, flea and ticks prevention. We are available by appointment as well as for emergencies.

 

Here is a reminder of our opening hours :

Monday :   7:45am to 8pm
Tuesday :   7:45am to 8pm
Wednesday : 7:45am to 8pm
Thursday : 7:45am to 8pm
Friday : 7:45am to 8pm
*Emergencies until 10pm on week nights
Saturday :   7:45am to 3pm *emergencies until 5pm
Sunday : Closed *emergencies from 9am to 5pm

 

We welcome new clients!

Farm animals

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Our team of large animal veterinarians works with bovine, equine, small ruminants and camelids. Our veterinarians are available by appointment as well as for emergencies 24/7.

 

Our services include regularly scheduled herd health exams, herd specific preventative programs (vaccination and deworming), diagnosis and treatment protocols, reproductive programming, ultrasound reproductive exams, exportation, nutrition, laboratory, surgical procedures (on-farm and in Hospital), milk quality consultations, embryo recovery and transfer.

 

We serve several municipalities in the area, including Cazaville, Dundee, Elgin, Godmanchester, Franklin, Havelock, Hemmingford, Herdman, Hinchinbrooke, Howick, Huntingdon, Ormstown, Rockburn, Saint-Anicet, Saint-Antoine-Abbé, Sainte-Barbe, Saint-Chrysostome, Saint-Étienne de Beauharnois, Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague, Sainte-Martine, Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka, Très-Saint-Sacrement and Salaberry-de-Valleyfield.

 

We welcome new clients!

Rabies cases in Franklin County, NY

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Here is an article about rabies cases in Franklin county, NY. It is strongly recommended to get all pets vaccinated against this deadly disease.
For vaccination, you can contact your municipality, as many municipalities in the MRC Haut St-Laurent offer rabies vaccination clinics in the spring.
You can also contact your veterinarian.
https://m.pressrepublican.com/news/local_news/seventh-rabies-case-confirmed-in-franklin-county/article_e238b105-5b77-5516-be03-911c6972c986.html?mode=jqm