Coverdale Vet Hospital

08/23/2026

And this is a bit overdue, but to follow with our new vet introductions - we have Dr. Katie Campbell!

Dr. Campbell is very excited to be returning to her Coverdale Vet family, where she worked with us throughout her journey to becoming a veterinarian. She has been with us for two months now, so you may have already met her with your furry (or scaled.. or feathered…) babies!

Dr. Campbell has a special place in her heart for animal behaviour and exotics. She is committed to helping patients overcome their fear and anxiety, as well as raising awareness for behavioural health in pets.

She is very excited to be expanding the exotics service here at Coverdale to include reptiles and birds. She has travelled across Canada and the US to train with other exotic veterinarians working with pets, wildlife and zoo animals. Dr. Campbell is passionate about promoting welfare and providing a high quality of care for these special pets! 🐢🦜🦎🐹

Outside of vet med, Dr. Campbell enjoys travelling, riding her horse, hanging out with her cat & 3 dogs (2 yorkies and a beagle), watching movies, or even decompressing after work with a good game of Mario Kart!

08/21/2026

When we are super busy & the team insists on working through lunches to help the pets needing our care- Pizza to the rescue!

Thanks Little Caesar’s for the fast service!

08/04/2026

We are looking for a vet tech and assistant to join our Coverdale Vet team. If you have training, experience & are looking to work with a fun, supportive practice, send your resume to [email protected] (please no phone calls!)

08/01/2026

Running a vet hospital is tough. This isn’t meant to complain but to be open & transparent.

We feel every pet deserves affordable, quality care. Yet the costs are rising on everything: heat & power, medications, supplies (as just one example from post covid a box of surgery gloves has increased over 500%) Salaries are the one thing not going through the roof- a veterinarian earns less than 1/3 of a medical doctor but has an equivalent amount of years at university & student debt.

We try our best to balance the costs of having the most effective, safest medications & equipment and highest quality nursing care with keeping costs as affordable as possible for pet parents.

We will not cut corners on quality care, but we will offer options (when we feel it is safe to do so). For example it may be running thorough diagnostics to start or treat the issues that are evident to begin and follow up with testing if needed pending the patients response. Another example may be doing diagnostic tests in a stepwise manner so we get results from one before moving on to the next, in hopes of finding answers that can direct our treatment to help minimize costs. To do this requires trust & communication. It would be faster & easier to run all tests for all patients - we would if there weren’t costs associated with each. There are, however, so we give options.

What are not options are ignoring fear, anxiety or stress in a patient when at our hospital; testing that is needed to dictate the proper treatment and/or monitor the healing process to ensure proper resolution now and future management; choosing the safest vaccines, medications, and anesthetics though they may not be the cheapest; keeping emergency supplies on hand that we hope to see expire rather than have to use, but continuously replace because when that critical pet comes in, there is no delay in starting life saving measures.

Every individual who works in a veterinary hospital dedicates their life to helping animals and we want to do just that. We want to help them all- rescues, pocket pets, purebreds, mixed breeds, young, old & in between. Unfortunately there are costs associated with this, so whenever possible we give options. Choices for pet parents to try to make the quality veterinary care we want for own pets affordable for everyone.

If you are interested in other ways we recommend to keep veterinary care affordable, I will be posting a series of posts over the coming weeks.

07/31/2026

07/19/2026

Some Sunday piggy kisses to brighten your day!

07/07/2026

Thank you for your patience - we will be open again at 2pm!

06/30/2026

Just a reminder that we will be closed Wednesday on Canada Day 🍁
Please pick up any needed prescriptions (especially if your pet is nervous with fireworks) or food/treats tomorrow by 8pm.

Enjoy the day with your family/ two & four legged!

We will reopen for regular hours on Thursday July 2nd at 8am.

05/24/2026

We are so excited to be adding TWO veterinarians to our team… first up for introductions is Dr Underhill! 🩺

Dr. Daelyn Underhill is a familiar face around here—she has lived in Riverview her entire life and is thrilled to be practicing right here in her hometown. After completing her journey to become a veterinarian, she recently earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the Atlantic Veterinary College.

While she loves all aspects of general practice, she has a particular passion for veterinary surgery and dermatology. Dr. Underhill is dedicated to ensuring your pets feel comfortable in their own skin and receive the absolute best care on the surgery table.

When she’s not in her scrubs, she loves traveling, diving into a good murder mystery book, or gathering around the table for a board game night with her family. Dr. Underhill is so excited to give back to the community that raised her, and she can't wait to meet you and your beloved pets!

05/23/2026

Happy World Turtle Day! 🐢 We wanted to bring back our post from last summer as we’re getting into turtle season - please take the time to read and share if you haven’t already! We all need to do our part to protect New Brunswick wildlife 💚

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A Little Turtle PSA 🐢💚

We have 3 native species of turtles in NB. These are WILDLIFE, not lost pets! While we know it’s usually well intended, it’s doing more harm than good. We wanted to bring some awareness to a few key points that everyone should know as they enjoy their outdoor NB summer! 💚 Please share to help this information reach as many people as possible.

🐢 Female turtles do not provide maternal care to their babies- meaning they lay the eggs and leave forever. The babies hatch and begin their life totally independently. If you find eggs or a baby turtle (no matter how small) leave it be! They’re doing just fine!

🐢 The ONLY time it can be appropriate to interact with a turtle is if they are found crossing the road. You can carefully move them TOWARDS the side they are crawling (don’t try to turn them around- they will just try to cross again)! Do not attempt to relocate turtles beyond moving them off the road.

🐢 It is illegal and inhumane to take turtles from the wild as pets, as well as to release pet turtles (like Red Eared Sliders) into the wild. When possible, please avoid posting the location of turtle nests online, as some people may have harmful intent.

🐢 Turtles can survive a lot. If you see a turtle, even if it’s in very very poor condition, assume it is alive and call us, DNR or Atlantic Wildlife Institute for further advice. Turtles can have massive damage (shells torn open, etc) and still be alive. Additionally, the unlaid eggs of deceased females can be saved! Where our turtle populations are dwindling, conservation efforts are critical to their survival.

🐢 The Woods Turtle is globally listed as an endangered, and their populations are threatened in NB! Please read more about what you can do to help this species survive here:https://kswnsconservation.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/SAR_Guide_Edition2-Wood-Turtle-59-60.pdf

If you have questions about turtles or any wildlife, message us and we can direct you to the proper resources.