ABOUT US

Philosophy:

Everything we do or recommend is to develop and maintain a happy, healthy, well-adjusted pet.

What we do:

We offer a wide range of services including medical, diagnostic, surgical, and preventive health care needs to help your pet live a longer, healthier, happier life.

North Heritage Animal Hospital has been serving the Owen Sound area since 1997. After outgrowing the east side clinic, a brand new animal hospital was built on 10th Street in 2014. The expansion allowed for North Heritage Animal Hospital to provide more services in a state-of-the-art facility conveniently located in Owen Sound's downtown core.

Our team of dedicated staff is focused on getting to know our patients and their families. This allows us to help make appropriate recommendations for preventative medicine and treatment of illness to best serve each individual patient and their families.

About Us

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HOSPITAL

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SERVICES

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OUR SERVICES

Medical and Emergency

Services

24 Hour emergency service

Preventative Health Assessments

Including wellness and vaccination programs.

Surgical Procedures

Anesthesia and patient monitoring.

Radiographic Services

Full range of radiographic (x-ray) services

Orthopaedic and Ultrasonography Services

On site advanced orthopaedic procedures and ultrasonography service provided in association with board certified specialists.

Dentistry

Dental Assessments, cleanings, tooth extractions and dental surgery

Our Services

We have some exciting news!

Registered Veterinary Technician Wellness Appointments

We have some exciting news about a new option that is available to our valued patients and clients!

One of our RVTs has undergone additional intensive training and we are pleased to announce that we are now offering RVT Wellness appointments. To qualify, patients need to be between 1 and 8 years of age with no known health conditions and have had an examination with the Veterinarian in the last 18 months.

You may have heard about the ongoing staffing crisis in veterinary medicine. A global shortage of veterinarians has impacted both wait times and the availability of medical care for pets. The Veterinary Act in Ontario was recently updated and one of the major changes has been to move Registered Veterinary Technicians (RVTs) under the same governing body as Veterinarians.

An RVT is a formally trained (2- or 3-year college educated) member of the veterinary healthcare team. RVTs are licensed and professionally insured. To use the title, they must also complete a professionalism and ethics course, have a clean criminal record, pass a national board examination, and stay up to date with mandated continuing education.

One of the areas that RVTs can shine is the provision of routine wellness and vaccine appointments. RVTs are trained in anatomy and physiology and able to perform thorough nose-to-tail physical examinations, administer recommended vaccines, and collect blood samples for routine testing. They are also knowledgeable in training and behaviour, nutrition and weight management, and parasite prevention.

The benefit is that healthy pets can receive the same personalized care with a veterinary healthcare professional while allowing our Veterinarian more availability to care for sick and injured patients when they need it. In human medicine, the closest comparison would be visiting with a nurse practitioner rather than your family doctor.

Our goal in offering this option is to reduce wait times for much needed care while still offering a high level of knowledge and compassion for our patients and their families. If you have any questions or would like to schedule your pet for an RVT Wellness Exam, please do not hesitate to reach out.

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