Midtown Animal Hospital

06/02/2025

Dr. Brent dropped off some Veterinary supplies for the kids at Beatrice Strong School in Port Hope. 🩺 They got to play with and engage in kid-style veterinary medicine for a whole month! 🐾 We're so happy that they had a great time and we hope that we inspired some of the children to further investigate a future in medicine (human or animal!). 🔬📒🐕🐈‍⬛🦜🐄🐁🐑🐖🐎🥼

Here's what the thank you note says: ✏️🥰

"Dear Dr. Brent,

Thank you for letting us borrow your doctor supplies.
You are the best vet in the world.
We would like to know how you take care of animals.

From your friends in 176 at Beatrice Strong School."

05/26/2025

June 1st is fast approaching… 📆

Have you picked up your dog’s heartworm prevention yet? 💊

Remember, heartworm season runs from June through November in our area. Mosquitoes 🦟 are responsible for transmitting this preventable disease to dogs. All dogs, regardless of lifestyle, have exposure to mosquitoes!

As Benjamin Franklin 🎩 once said, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Not sure if your pet is on prevention already? Send us a quick text or email and we will happily check for you! ☺️

05/21/2025

Have you heard? We have a🆕online shopping experience for you that will deliver directly to your doorstep!🏡

Signing up is easy - go to: myvetstore.com and follow the prompts.

You can get food, treats, toys - all kinds of things! 🥎 And if you sign up for auto-orders, you can save even more! 💰 This is particularly helpful for our clients that have pets on prescription diets. Never run out of food again!

Having trouble signing up? 🫡 Let us know and we will happily try to guide you through the process. ☺️

Bonus! MyVetStore has been operating in Canada for the last 15 years and is a proud Canadian company. 🍁

05/12/2025

05/11/2025

Midtown is wishing all of the Mother's out there a beautiful and restful day today! ✌️🥰🐶🐱🐾🪴💐🌞

05/07/2025

Have you been giving your flea and tick prevention to your pets? We always recommend tick prevention year round in Northumberland county but Spring and Fall tend to be the worst seasons! Remember, any day where the temperature gets above 0 degrees Celsius, ticks can be out - once we hit 4 degrees Celsius, they are actively looking to find a blood meal! 🩸🗓️

Meet Giggles! She’s new to Midtown and had her first visit recently. She is a 10y old Yorkie mix but secretly, we think she is a teddy bear in disguise! 🧸🥸🤭

04/28/2025

We have new information about LEPTOSPIROSIS that all dog owners should know about‼️

In late 2024, the experts in companion animal diseases made a recommendation that any healthy dogs be vaccinated against Leptospirosis. It is now considered to be a CORE vaccine, along with Distemper, Parvovirus and Rabies vaccines. 🦠

Who's most at risk? Historically, we often recommended this vaccine for dogs who regularly were off-leash - like at dog parks, rural property or running through the forests. Clients that took their dogs camping would also often get this vaccine and if your dog was known to drink from puddles, stagnant or slow moving water, we would also recommend vaccination. ⛺️

But WAIT - we had 4 positive cases in our practice in 2024 and that was a record for us. What's more shocking was that one of those cases was a dog that lives in a condo with very limited "outdoor" activity. 😯

Many of our local wildlife are learning to live quite comfortably alongside us - you may not see them but we know they are there. Consider the raccoon and rodent problems that major cities have... Those animals have to urinate somewhere and we assure you, they aren't picky about where they go! 🐭🦊🦝🐿🐁

We want to ensure that all of our dogs (and clients) stay safe. Leptospirosis is a preventable disease. But it is also something that humans can get from being exposed to infected urine.

Questions or concerns❓ Want to know if your pet has been vaccinated against Leptospirosis❓

Don't hesitate to reach out!

04/22/2025

We did things a little differently this year by asking the staff to come up with reasons why they appreciate our front desk team. Take a scroll through the photo's to see the lovely things our team came up with! 😊

Also, be sure to stop by the clinic and give a huge thanks to our team of receptionists. 👏

I have been told they like fresh fruits, veggies and charcuterie boards! 😂

04/21/2025

Hoping everyone had a beautiful long weekend!! ☀️🐣🐰

Does your pet need an appointment tomorrow❓🐶🐱

We have limited spots for same-day appointments. Here are the steps to take to request these types of urgent appointments:

✔ Please call📱and leave us a voicemail anytime between 6pm and 8:30am the following day (please use email and text for non-urgent matters only).
✔ Once we begin our day at 8am, we start gathering the messages so that we can triage based on urgency; it is not based on a first come first served basis.
✔ We start calling people back anytime after 8:30am (make sure you have your phone with you and your ringer turned on) to let you know what we have available for that day.
✔ If you experience an issue midday, please do not hesitate to reach out! Sometimes we have appointments that were canceled last minute and we would be happy to assist you in that case.

Please be patient with our front desk on Monday (and every day) as the day after a long weekend tends to be a particularly busy one! 🙏☺️

04/14/2025

Wishing everyone a safe, warm and happy long weekend! 🐰🐱🐶

Remember to keep your pets away from chocolate and lilies! Two of the most common pet toxins this time of year. 💐🍫

If there is an emergency after-hours, please contact one of the local after hours clinics:

a) Kawartha Veterinary Emergency Clinic (KVEC), 1840 Lansdowne St., Peterborough, ON, Phone: (705) 741-5832

b) Port Hope Veterinary Emergency Clinic (PHVEC), 6597 Dale Rd., Port Hope, ON, Phone: (905) 885-5321

c) Animal Emergency Clinic of Durham Region (AEC), 1910 Dundas St. E. b101, Whitby, ON, Phone: (905) 576-3031

***NOT open 24 hours –Open 9am-Midnight, 7 days a week***
d) Cavan Hills Veterinary Service (CHVS), 303 ON-7A, Cavan, ON, Phone: (289) 278-6001

04/13/2025

With Easter🐰and Spring🌼just around the corner, we want to remind everyone of the dangers of Lilies and Cats. Although not ALL species of lilies are toxic, there are SO many out there that are, the safest bet is to keep these flowers out of your home.

Simply sniffing or rubbing against a petal and getting some pollen on a cat’s face and whiskers is enough to put them into full blown kidney failure. 🐱

It's not worth the risk! ❌

Check out the Pet Poison Helpline website to find out which house plants are safe and which ones aren't, for all of our pets. https://www.petpoisonhelpline.com/pet-owners/

04/09/2025

🎶 I think I see a baby Chi(huahua),
Her treats galore and her bed at three…
You’re too sweet for me,
You’re too sweet for me! 🎶

Millie! Clocking in at less than 2 pounds, this little lady knows how to attract the attention of a whole room. 💫

Definitely had to stop several staff members from trying to hide her in their pocket and sneak out the back door! 🤣😉