Stony Creek Veterinary Hospital

05/22/2026

Our office will be closed Monday May 25th 2026 in observance of Memorial Day. We will reopen for regular buisness hours Tuesday May 26th 2026.

05/18/2026

This sweet young lady was found Saturday May 16th, around 28 mile & Van D**e in the Woodfield subdivision. If you recognize her please help us connect with her family by contacting our office at (586) 677-1300. 🐾

05/08/2026

Good Morning! It has been brought to our attention that many clients have been tagged to purchase apparel with our name on it. This is a SCAM and has not been posted or approved by our veterinary hospital. The user name has been blocked but please do not click on any links provided.
Thank you

03/18/2026

Our office will be closed for a staff meeting tomorrow Thursday March 19th from 10:00am - 11:30am.

03/07/2026

We are seeing a HUGE increase in the number of tick borne diseases in the last several years. Multimodal protection is key to prevention in your pet. It is important to consider year around flea and tick protection and the Lyme Vaccine as the number of cases are growing!

4, the number of dogs cared for by Upper Peninsula Veterinary Service who were lost to Lyme nephritis in the last 6mo.
A 13yo GSP, 7yo Golden, 6yo Border Collie & this week a 3yo Golden.

To transmit Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb), the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, a tick has to be attached for 18-24 hours.
It takes 2-5 months from infection of Bb to manifest into nephritis.

When we test in-office for Lyme disease, we're actually detecting antibodies. Antibodies are activated to neutralize and bind to viruses and bacteria (like Bb) and prevent them from entering the body and causing infection.
When our in-house Lyme pops positive, it tells us the body has been asked to make antibodies--indicating exposure.

Exposure doesn't mean infection. It is possible that the body cleared the bacteria. But to ensure it was able to tackle Bb, we send blood to an outside lab for a more specific test. If it was unable and there is indication of an active Bb infection we aid the clearance with antibiotic therapy and follow up with send out testing again in 6mo.

The Golden from this week had her last dose of Advantix II 2 months ago; her timeline indicates she was infected between Oct 2025-Jan 2026. Her owners thought she was protected.

25 years ago topical medications (Frontline, Advantage/Advantix, Vectra/etc) were the best we had and their intended target was primarily fleas. Unfortunately, 20 years later, our tick population has exploded and although fleas & ticks (& lice & mites) are in the same family, topicals are poorly effective against ticks.

Sadly, no medication is able to be guaranteed 100% protective. But less so are products that claim to kill kicks naturally or those which can be purchased over the counter at your local feed store.

At UPVS we recommend layered protection:
1. Tick checks--if you see them, remove & destroy.
2. Year-round Veterinary APPROVED protection-- there is NO safe season. Ticks don't care about snow or negative temps. They drop off their overwinter hosts (deer, rabbits, rodents, etc) and take up residence in a new environment.
3. Vaccination-- certainly helpful but cannot be relied on a sole method of protection.

The owner of this week's Golden gave me permission to share her case--she is heartbroken--but hopes by doing so, she can help bring awareness to the seriousness of tick borne diseases...

03/05/2026

Our office is experiencing an internet outage affecting our phones, email, and credit card machine. We will continue to monitor this page for urgent messages. We apologize for the inconvenience.

02/02/2026

February 2nd, 2026
⚠️Our office is experiencing a significant disruption in our internet connection due to service updates in our area.

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At this time we are unable to receive phone calls, emails, or process credit card transactions. We will monitor this page for any urgent messages. If you have an appointment and plan to pay with credit card we will process the transaction as soon as service is restored.

We apologize for any inconvenience and hope to have service restored as soon as possible.

01/29/2026

Our office is experiencing a significant disruption in our internet connection due to service updates in our area.

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At this time we are unable to receive phone calls, emails, or process credit card transactions. We will monitor this page for any urgent messages. If you have an appointment and plan to pay with credit card we will process the transaction as soon as service is restored.

We apologize for any inconvenience and hope to have service restored as soon as possible.

01/20/2026

Franklin is ready for the Polar Plunge! 🥶 These next few days are going to be bitter cold and well below freezing.

🌡Remember to keep potty breaks short & sweet
🧊 Avoid icy areas if possible
🐾 And monitor paws for cracked nails and paw pads.

12/29/2025

Our office will be closing early on Wednesday December 31st 2025 and will remain closed Thursday January 1st 2026 to celebrate the New Year. Regular business hours will resume Friday January 2nd 2026, 9:00am - 6:00pm.

💊 If your pet will need a refill of medication before the holiday, please contact our office by 12:00pm on Tuesday December 30th.