East Bridgewater Veterinary Hospital

09/26/2025

FDA Advisory: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is cautioning pet owners that one FDA sample of Darwin’s Natural Pet Products dog food made by Arrow Reliance, Inc. tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes (L. mono) and a second FDA sample tested positive for Salmonella and L. mono. The FDA conducted this testing as part of follow up on a consumer complaint.

Affected products are sold online through a subscription service in frozen 2-pound packages and consist of certain lots of Darwin’s BioLogics All-Natural & Grain-Free Beef Recipe for Dogs. MORE: https://bit.ly/4pLQYH6

The affected varieties and lot codes are:

🔵 Darwin’s Natural Pet Products BioLogics All-Natural & Grain-Free Beef Recipe for Dogs; Lot 11895, MFG Date: Jul 29, 2025
🔵 Darwin’s Natural Pet Products BioLogics All-Natural & Grain-Free Beef Recipe for Dogs; Lot 11826, MFG Date: Jul 07, 2025

09/11/2025

07/02/2025

Please note that our office is closed on July 4th for the holiday. We wish you all a safe and very happy Independence Day!

01/04/2025

ALERT: The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is advising residents to not feed their pets Monarch Raw Pet Food sold at several farmers markets in California due to detection of H5 bird flu virus in product samples.

Residents who fed their pets Monarch raw pet food products or other raw meat or dairy products and notice their pet is experiencing symptoms should immediately contact their veterinarian.

Additionally, residents should avoid consumption of all raw milk and raw meat products and not feed these to their pets. LA County Public Health recently confirmed H5 bird flu in four house cats from a separate household that consumed recalled raw milk and became sick and died, which is part of an ongoing investigation. Learn more: https://bit.ly/49ZYWVz

12/23/2024

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year!

08/14/2024

We are currently experiencing a phone outage. If you are unable to reach our office by phone or text, please e-mail us or stop in with any questions or concerns. We apologize for any inconvenience and our phone provider is working on a resolution as quickly as possible. Thank you.

08/07/2024

The Town Clerks Office wanted us to share a reminder about licensing your dogs if you live in East Bridgewater. Licensing began June 1, 2024, dogs must have a current rabies certificate. Any questions contact the Clerks Office at 508-378-1606.

07/23/2024

For our clients traveling to Canada and other low risk rabies countries. The CDC has once again changed the rules to get dogs back into the US. You no longer are required to obtain a USDA certified rabies form. You will still need to go online to fill out a form l, but this can be done yourself and does not require additional fees. Please see the attached website for the most current information. Thank you for your patience as unfortunately this has been a whirlwind of changing last minute regulations.

https://www.cdc.gov/importation/dogs/rabies-free-low-risk-countries.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0BMQABHczpI8QIBNq62HakvNMvy0MC3rozFJaicOzwiemydGSoWK27dby5bt-PDQ_aem_X1MsYUNYWH9QKZc-mi5-zA

There are four requirements for dogs that have ONLY been in countries that are dog-rabies free or lo

06/23/2024

As of August 1, changes are coming to CDC's regulations for all dogs entering and re-entering the United States.

A new American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) resource breaks down the most common questions so you aren't caught off-guard. Check it out here:
www.avma.org/blog/avma-resource-helps-decode-new-dog-importation-rules