Ryegate Small Animal Hospital

10/06/2025

We are excited to announce a new veterinary clinic in our community! Welcome, Danville Veterinary Care!

There have been many questions about what this means for Ryegate Small Animal Hospital. In short - NOTHING! Ryegate Small Animal Hospital will continue to operate with the same veterinarians, staff, and hours as usual. Danville Veterinary Care will be run as a separate business, and no services will be changing at Ryegate Small Animal Hospital.

We are excited to announce that Danville Veterinary Care will be opening soon!

Dr. David Hyde and Dr. Julie Roos of Ryegate Small Animal Hospital have started a new clinic located in the former Danville Animal Hospital building. Danville Veterinary Care has its own veterinarians and support staff, and is operated independently of Ryegate Small Animal Hospital, but with the same high-quality care and devotion.

We are excited to offer compassionate care and excellent medicine for your pet's needs. Please be patient with us as we get things up & running. Stay tuned for more information about contacting us and scheduling an appointment. We can't wait to meet you and your furry friends!

10/03/2025

🍂🐶🐱 Fall Into Prevention! 🐾🍂

Cooler weather is here, but don’t be fooled—fleas and ticks aren’t packing up for the season!
👉 Ticks actually love fall and stay active unless it drops below 10°F for several days—meaning they can live even in the winter.
👉 Fleas can go dormant in carpets, pet bedding, and furniture, then re-emerge when conditions are right—so they can surprise you even months later.
👉 Fleas are cozy indoors year-round, hiding in the warm spots of your home.

That’s why we recommend keeping your pets on prevention all year long. 🍁

If your pet is up to date on their physical exam, now is the perfect time to stop in and pick up their flea & tick protection. 🐾✨

💰 Bonus: We’ve got great instant rebates on NexGard products—so keeping your pet protected is easier (and cheaper) than ever!

Keep your best friend happy, healthy, and itch-free this season (and every season)! ❤️

📞 Call us or stop by today—we’ll help you keep those pesky critters away.

05/09/2025

PSA - PLEASE READ REGARDING THE TICKS THIS SEASON

This tick season has been particularly bad. With high tick burdens, pet owners will notice ticks on their pets.

Since the afoxalaner in Nexgard and Nexgard Plus is a systemic drug, the ticks will take a blood meal before dying. The afoxalaner in NexGard and NexGard Plus kills the tick within 48 hours. Lyme disease takes longer than 48 hours to be transmitted- both Nexgard and NexGard Plus are labeled by the FDA to prevent the transmission of Lyme disease. Sometimes, the tick may stay attached even after death due to a secretion called cementum.

Regarding the engorged ticks, engorgement is not a sign that a tick has been attached longer than 48 hours. Engorgement may vary from tick species to species and from male to female ticks. Owners are likely seeing the occasional engorged tick due to the high tick burden this year.

Please rest assured that those pets are protected from Lyme disease and those ticks are dead or dying.

02/13/2025

Paint your coworker day!! 💜

Behind the scenes of some fun we have here at staff meetings! 🐾

11/26/2024

Our first winter weather is upon us! If you have an appointment today, 11/26 please be cautious on your commute and on our stairs; it is very slippery!

11/26/2024

Happy Tuesday!!

Our Thanksgiving week hours are as follows
Wednesday: 8am-5pm
Thursday:Closed
Friday:Closed

Please make sure to plan prescription refills accordingly ❤️

11/14/2024

Good afternoon! We are aware of the closure of Danville Animal Hospital and we are empathetic to the impact this will have on the community. Dr. Whitney and her staff at Danville Veterinary Hospital have been wonderful animal advocates and caregivers for the Northeast Kingdom and they will be missed. We are doing our best to accommodate the needs in our pet community. Please be patient as we work through helping pets that need care immediately. We are also connecting with families that are looking for care in the future. We appreciate the concern clients have for their pet’s future medical needs. Thank you for thinking of us at Ryegate Small Animal Hospital, we appreciate your trust.