Annapolis Animal Hospital

06/18/2025

Happy Veterinary Appreciation Day!

03/07/2025

Equine Wellness Week Part 5:
Screening wellness bloodwork is a valuable tool in our wellness program. Our bloodwork panels screen for early signs of disease and give us a picture into your horse's nutritional status. We are also able to test insulin in-house! Monitoring insulin levels in your horse can help prevent a very painful and dangerous bout of laminitis, especially if they are "easy keepers"!

03/06/2025

Equine Wellness Week Part 4:
Parasite control is essential to maintaining your horse's health and reducing the risk of colic. We recommend all horses be dewormed at least twice a year, but many horses require more frequent deworming! The best way to tell is through a f***l egg count test. The f***l test helps us classify each horse as a low, moderate, or high shedder of eggs.

03/05/2025

Equine Wellness Week Part 3:
Did you know that horse teeth continue to erupt and grow for most of their lives? This continual growth can lead to abnormal wear and sharp points. A common misconception is that only older horses require routine dental care. False! Some of the sharpest mouths we examine are in horses less than 10 years old. An annual oral exam helps us keep an eye on growth patterns and keep your horse's mouth pain free.

03/04/2025

Have you heard? Spring is almost here, and that means so are fleas and ticks!
For the months of March and April we will have our spring Flea & Tick sale where you save 15% when you buy 6 months (or more) of flea and tick products! (Certain conditions apply. This sale is for current clients only)

03/04/2025

Equine Wellness Week Part 2:
Vaccines are the best way to protect your horses from many common diseases. While some diseases are the result of horse-to-horse contact some are not. This means that even if your horse lives alone or does not travel they are still at risk of serious illness. We are happy to discuss vaccinations and develop a vaccine schedule that works for you and your horse.

03/03/2025

Equine Wellness Week Part 1:
The physical exam is a crucial part of your horse's preventative medicine plan. During our exam we evaluate your horse's body systems systemically to look for abnormalities. This helps us make a targeted plan for each individual patient to keep them at their best, and helps us catch abnormal findings early.

03/03/2025

Spring is almost here! Time to start thinking about your horse's spring visit. Wellness appointments play a pivotal role in your horse's preventative medicine plan to lower the risk of disease, injury, and other issues. This week we will highlight the different components that make up a complete wellness visit for you and your horse, so watch for our posts!

01/29/2025

❄️Closing early❄️
Due to the weather we will be closing at 5pm today. Sorry for any inconvenience, Stay safe out there!

01/06/2025

Winter is upon us! Here are some tips to help keep your horse healthy and happy this season.❄️🐎

https://thehorse.com/1132562/smart-strategies-for-winter-horsekeeping/

10/07/2024

Important note to our equine clients:

In light of recent events, we want to discuss the risk of EEE to horses in NS.

EEE is a very serious neurologic disease that carries a high mortality rate to infected horses, with death occurring 3-5 days after onset of symptoms for most infected horses. The disease is transmitted to horses through the bite of infected mosquitoes, which means that all horses in NS are at risk, even if they live alone or do not travel. Infected horses can not pass the disease on to other horses. Once a horse is infected there is no cure. Infected horses receive supportive treatments to try to help them fight off the virus, but unfortunately this often fails.

The best way to protect your horse against EEE is vaccination. We routinely vaccinate horses for EEE in the spring as part of our core vaccine protocol and usually only recommend an annual booster, but experts recommend that horses in high-risk settings have boosters every 6 months to ensure adequate protection. At this time we are recommending horses that were last vaccinated for EEE more than 6 months ago receive a booster to protect them from this devastating disease.

If you are unsure of your horse's vaccine dates or wish to discuss further please phone.

10/01/2024

Happy RVT month!😸

*Francais a suivre*
Did you know that October is Vet Tech Month?! During this time we celebrate the hard work that RVTs dedicate to keep their skills sharp to ensure their patient's are cared for with excellence.

This year, the RVTTC has set the month's theme as RVTs Broadening the Horizons. We can be found in vet clinics, yes. But did you know the Veterinary Technicians can also offer their expertise in settings such as; Research, Education, Rehab Therapy, Emergency and Critical Care, Nutrition, Behavioural Training, and can work with tiny exotic creatures all the way up to zoo medecine working with elephants!

❤️ Be sure to thank an RVT this month for their dedication to our profession. ❤️

Saviez-vous que le mois d'octobre est le mois des techniciens vétérinaires ? Pendant cette période, nous célébrons le travail important que les techniciens vétérinaires dédient à maintenir leurs compétences à jour pour s'assurer que leurs patients sont soignés avec excellence.

Cette année, le TTVAC a choisi comme thème du mois les techniciens vétérinaires qui élargissent leurs horizons. On peut nous trouver dans les cliniques vétérinaires, oui. Mais saviez-vous que les techniciens vétérinaires peuvent aussi offrir leur compétence dans des domaines tels que la recherche, l'éducation, la réhabilitation, les soins d'urgence et intensifs, la nutrition, l'entraînement comportemental, et qu'ils peuvent travailler avec de minuscules créatures exotiques jusqu'à la médecine de zoo où ils travaillent avec des éléphants !

❤️ Ne pas oublier de remercier ce mois-ci un TSAc pour son dévouement à notre profession. ❤️