Talbot Road Veterinary Services

05/29/2026

Unfortunately, we are having to address this as there have been multiple incidents recently.

This is a reminder that Talbot Road Veterinary Services has a zero-tolerance policy for individuals who use profanity, belittle, or berate our staff in any way. We do not accept this type of behaviour, which will ultimately end up with non-clients being blacklisted from our services, current spouses of clients being banned from interacting with our practice, or current clients' accounts being terminated with no chance of reinstatement.

Our staff does their absolute best to care for all our clients and patients. When we regretfully have to say "No", or when we have to reschedule an appointment due to a critical emergency we would hope that our clients would understand that if roles were reversed and their pet was the critical one, that we would prioritize them the same way and move less critical appointments.

Our staff are not paid to be berated, belittled, or spewed profanity at. They are paid to perform their job to the best of their ability in an industry that has many challenges.

If anyone has an issue with our zero-tolerance policy, you are more than welcome to send me an email to [email protected]. We will never tolerate this type of behaviour.

Sincerely,

Eric Elver
Office Manager

05/26/2026

Talbot Tuesday: A warm welcome!

If you've come in over the past month or so you may have met a new face around here! Please join us in welcoming Dr Sue Warren as a part time locum veterinarian in our team!

Dr. Susan Warren graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 1985 and has enjoyed a long career including mixed animal practice, years with Agriculture Canada, small animal clinic and emergency medicine and laboratory animal medicine. She and her husband of 39 years enjoy spending time with their two daughters and 2 grandsons with the boys providing a great reason to visit New Brunswick. As Sue approaches retirement from practice, she has increased the time spent with her horse Penny (who happens to be a patient here at Talbot Road!)

We can't wait for everyone to meet her!

05/21/2026

Student fun!
Today our externship student Kate (in her final year of vet school!) and university student Sam got to help out Dr Emily’s mare Tessa with one of her twice annual oral exams! Tessa is an older lady and the perfect teacher for students to work on everything from general handling to technical skills and everything in between! The Talbot Emily squared team had a great time teaching them and seeing their enthusiasm! 🦷🐴👩‍🏫

05/19/2026

Talbot Tuesday: Vacation reminder!

Axis got to his destination and remembered (3 drinks in! 🤣) that he forgot to contact his mom’s doctors office to let them know his dates of travel, who has permission to make medical decisions in his absence and what budget is approved!

He wants to make sure everyone else remembers to make those arrangements for their pets (and humans!) staying home! Preparing in advance saves a lot of stress in an emergency!

Enjoy the sunshine! ☀️

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there! Whether two legged or four moms are a special breed ❤️

05/06/2026

Talbot Tuesday: Creating positive vet experiences!

Check out the link below for a great little article and video on some of the ways you as owners can help to make the vet clinic a positive place for your dogs and cats. This leads to less stress not only for them, but for you as well! :)

There are three key areas that you can focus on to help make a visit to a veterinarian as positive an experience as possible for all involved.

04/29/2026

Talbot Tuesday: Exciting news!

After months and months of jumping through hoops (huge thanks to our office manager Eric for dealing with that!) we’re excited to finally announce that as of May 1 our companion animal X-ray unit is ready to use!

Why are dental rads important?
Because the majority of dental disease hides below the gum line! Just like in humans things like root infections, retained teeth, resorptive lesions and fractures can often go undetected, even when in the mouth! Taking X-rays first helps us decide which teeth are truly healthy vs those that require care or extraction

It’s the gold standard of medicine 😊🦷🐶🐱

04/26/2026

Happy world Veterinary day to the two talented veterinarians who call Talbot road home! 🩺🩺

04/21/2026

Talbot Tuesday: Veterinary Receptionist Week!

This Talbot Tuesday we’re celebrating our 3 lovely receptionists! These 3 ladies are truly the front faces of our team and take on so much during each and every day. No matter the question or task, they’re there to help. Please say hello next time you’re in or calling our phone line!
❤️📞🐾

04/16/2026

Talbot Tuesday (a day late because the spring crazies have hit like a freight train! 😴)

Yesterday our large animal time got to practice a skill we haven’t done since school: equine gastroscopy! With our friends from Boehringer Ingelheim we were able to successfully check out the stomachs of 5 different horses showing various symptoms of ulcers.

Gastric ulcers are a common, and painful, diagnosis in horses and are often secondary to things such as lameness, poor saddle fit, stress and high concentrate diets. Diagnosing and treating ulcers is important not only to keep your horse comfortable but also to reduce the risk of colic and dangerous behaviours under saddle.

This is a service we are hoping to provide on a ‘as needed’ basis using loaner equipment until eventually we can make a permanent purchase to better serve our equine clients!

We look forward to answering any questions you might have and provide more info on gastroscopy!