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We're honoured to provide accessible surgical care to Northern Ontario's pets and their parents. We look forward to seeing you!
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Our staff is expected to treat every animal that comes through our doors as if they were providing care to their own pets. Part of delivering on this goal is a philosophy to strive to provide the most current technology and therapies for your pet. Some of the services we currently offer include laser surgery, therapeutic laser treatments, arthroscopy, orthopedic procedures, and stem cell therapy.

Our staff continuously update their skills and knowledge in order to provide your pet with the best care possible.

28/07/2025

We love to say that surgery is a team sport, but we didn’t necessarily limit that to just our team!

Last week we were delighted to host Dr. Karim Aziz from the dogandcatclinic in Niagara. Dr. Aziz is a busy practitioner working hard to expand orthopedic care for pets in this area of Ontario, and we’re happy to support his efforts! Dr. Aziz and Rocheleau scrubbed together on several procedures so we could really demonstrate first hand our surgery flow and methodology.

Just as we developed our program by visiting other facilities and “taking pearls home”, we’re always happy to host practitioners doing the same. When we collaborate, ultimately we provide better care to our patients, which is what the whole thing is about!

10/07/2025

So what actually happens in the OR? 🤔

While we love to give Dr. Rocheleau credit for all the things he does, it takes a village to execute a safe, organized and efficient surgical procedure. For joint replacement procedures, 3 assistants scrub with the Dr, since these procedures are some of the longest ones we perform, there are many steps to the procedure, and many pieces of equipment required! Sarah, Alex (RVT) and Emily work together to ensure the procedural steps are followed to the letter, the equipment is ready before the Dr asks for it, and the limb is positioned appropriately. All of these things save time and make Dr. Rocheleau’s life easier.

Rayona and Kali (RVT) are also in the OR. Rayona is the circulating nurse who moves freely around the OR to quickly find anything that the surgery team might need. Kali ensures that this patient has a safe and pain-free anesthetic procedure and manages any potential issues before they become actual issues.

09/07/2025

✨Feeling fabulous after spinal surgery 🤘

This little rockstar is Henry, a French Bulldog who made the trip from Montreal to see us for some help.

Henry developed a disc compression in his neck that was causing him severe problems. He was no longer able to walk, couldn't stand without help, and was in a great deal of pain. His owners were tired of trying and re-trying rest and steroids and decided to make the trip to our practice. Although this is a common problem for French Bulldogs, Henry's case was shocking. After we ran him through our CT machine, we could not believe how MASSIVE the disc compression in his spinal canal actually was!

We scheduled Henry for surgery the next day, and he began to make great improvements very quickly after his procedure. His owner sent us this video of Henry enjoying a walk which is something he hadn't been able to do for some time. 💖

16/04/2025

Making meaningful contributions to the Veterinary literature all the way from Sudbury, Ontario! 🇨🇦

It was very cool to receive this email earlier this week. Our research paper on arthroscopic meniscal repair has been downloaded A LOT since it was published! All of the work on this paper was done right here in our hospital, and hopefully it means that more dogs across the globe are having their meniscal tears repaired!

We have many more things in the research pipeline and continue to work hard to make life better for the dogs we share it with. 🥰

31/03/2025

Last week's total knee replacement (case # 12) 🇨🇦

Winnie is a 1.5 year old very boisterous Rottweiler who presented for bilateral cruciate tears. She could barely walk when she came to see us! We treated her right knee with a TPLO which was uneventful. When we circled back to treat her left knee several weeks later, we scoped her knee and found severe cartilage loss and collapse of her medial compartment. There was actually a large concave tract (which the images do not do any justice to!) ground into her medial condyle from scrubbing over a severely macerated meniscus.

Since her long-term outcome was probably not great with TPLO, the owners opted for total knee replacement. Our goal is to restore Winnie to normal pain-free function for the rest of her life so that her owner can go running with her again. Surgery went great and Winnie ran out of the hospital on 4 legs the morning after surgery. Her owner reports that she is already doing super well on the leg!

We are the only facility in Canada offering Total Knee Replacement and we're thrilled to be able to provide a better long-term option for patients who have severely degenerative knees.

10/03/2025

🤩 like it never even happened 👀

Koenig is a gorgeous, silly goose Border Collie who loves to partake in all sorts of dog sports. Around this time last year, he suffered a shoulder injury. Despite lots of rest and meloxicam, he was persistently limping.

Following shoulder arthroscopy, we diagnosed him with a shoulder ligament tear. This meant his shoulder was unstable and no amount of rest or drug therapy was going to resolve this. Lucky for Koenig, we developed a procedure to fix exactly this problem!

Koenig has a very diligent and very wonderful owner who was utterly devoted to his post-operative care, and it paid off! This dude is back to living life to the absolute fullest 🥳

Our thanks to Touch Animal Rehabilitation for the excellent care Koenig received post-op. ♥️

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28/02/2025

Alex, Megan, Kali and Dr. PJ are coming to you live from the OAVT Conference 👋

Dr. PJ is giving several lectures over the course of the weekend, providing Ontario RVTs with the latest updates with regard to orthopedic care.

Alex, Megan and Kali are running our trade show booth and having a blast meeting and re-connecting with our RVT friends from across the province and beyond.

We love this conference and are happy to support the great work the OAVT does to ensure Ontario RVTs have access to high-quality education, which ultimately means better care for your pets!

13/02/2025

♥️ Happy Valentine’s Day ♥️

Please enjoy these valentines that our staff-owned kids were the creative inspiration for 😆

Feel free to add your own to the comments!!

27/01/2025

📣📣📣THE SEARCH FOR EAH'S NEXT TOP-DOG MODEL IS HERE!

Has your dog had surgery with us? If so - this is open to you!
..so we've decided to run a little contest! Win a $25 Amazon gift card!

Here's the scoop:
1. Post your best dog photos in the comments below. We're looking for high res shots, preferably action shots of your dog doing what they love and livin' life to the fullest!
2. If we love your photo, we'll comment and invite you to email the high-res version to us. We'll be using these photos in our marketing materials (aka your dog will be a star!). We'll then arrange to get your gift card to you!
3. We'll select 1 extra winner who shares this post to receive a gift card too! So share far and wide for your chance to win!

11/12/2024

TATE-ally awesome news! 🤘🥂

After months and months of learning and practicing, we earned a new piece of paper for our collection! Megan, Alex, Dr. Rocheleau, Sarah, Kali (and somehow also Happy the GSP) are now certified to perform TATE elbow replacements!

The TATE elbow replacement system is used to treat end-stage degenerative joint disease of the elbow in large breed dogs, and is a great option for relieving pain and returning motion to painful, arthritic joints that cannot be medically managed. While Labrador Retrievers, Golden Retrievers and German Shepherds probably come to mind when you think about elbow dysplasia, many dogs suffer from this condition. If you have a dog in your life who might be struggling with forelimb lameness, we might be able to help! 🐕🐾

02/12/2024

The teeniest little plate for the teeniest little baby 🐈

Jinxy was one of our patients last week, who made a trip up to see us from Burlington. At just 10 weeks old, she slipped between two bannisters and fell off a set of stairs, fracturing her pelvis. Luckily we stock a wide range of implants for all sorts of patients, and we had this tiny 1.5mm plate which was just the ticket!

Jinxy was full of purrs and cuddles the following morning and was discharged from hospital, complete with her custom fitted tiny cone. Big thanks to Jinx's humans for trusting us with her care.

23/03/2024

Happy National Puppy Day! 🥳

In honour of the occasion, we’re celebrating with some of the dogs of EAH who light up our lives and some cases who are basically our coworkers!
Barrie - owned by Megan
Yaegar and Happy - owned by Kali
Summit, Bunny and Moose - owned by Alex
Echo - owned by Blair
Mika - owned by Laura

Show your puppy photos in the comments!

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Tuesday	09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday	09:00 - 17:00
Thursday	09:00 - 17:00
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http://www.espanolavet.ca/

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Our staff is expected to treat every patient that comes through our doors as if they were providing care to their own pets. Part of delivering on this goal is a philosophy to strive to provide the most current technology and therapies for your pet. Some of the services we currently offer include laser surgery, therapeutic laser treatments, arthroscopy, orthopedic procedures, and stem cell therapy. Our staff continuously update their skills and knowledge in order to provide your pet with the best care possible. We look forward to seeing you!