Gateway Veterinary Services

🚨 Attention Cattle Producers: Don’t Wait to Book Your Pregnancy Testing! 🐄📋

Fall processing is in full swing, and clinic calendars are filling up fast. Securing your preg checking dates early ensures you can make timely, cost-effective culling and feeding decisions for your herd this season.

Spotting open cows early protects your bottom line—don't let limited vet availability delay your herd management plans!

Please reply to the text from Brittany! She is in charge of getting you booked in. If you haven't heard from her yet, text 306-752-7387 ASAP to get your preferred dates on the books before the schedule is fully booked!

🚨 Lost Cat Alert in Melfort! 🚨
A beloved pet is missing and needs your help. If you’ve seen this cat or have any information, please contact the number on the poster right away. Let’s work together to bring this furry friend home!

Missing dog in the Archerwill area 🐕
He has been missing for the past few days and it is very unlike him to be gone so long.
Please contact the number on the poster if you have any information.

🐾 OUCH! What to do if your dog meets a porcupine this fall 🐾

As the autumn air cools down, local wildlife—including porcupines—become much more active as they forage for the winter. This means a higher chance of your curious pup getting a face full of painful quills during a walk or hike. 🌲🐕

If your dog gets quilled, please do NOT try to pull them out yourself at home. Here is exactly what you should do instead:
1️⃣ Keep your dog calm and restrict their movement. Prevent them from rubbing their face or paws against the ground, which can push the quills in deeper or break them off.
2️⃣ Do NOT cut the quills. A common myth is that cutting quills makes them easier to remove. In reality, it causes them to splinter or swell, making them much harder and more painful to extract.
3️⃣ Call us (or the nearest emergency vet) immediately. Quills have tiny, backward-facing barbs that act like fishhooks. They travel deeper into the body over time and can cause severe internal infections or puncture vital organs if left untreated.

Safe, thorough quill removal almost always requires sedation. This keeps your pet completely pain-free during the procedure and allows us to help prevent leaving fragments behind.

Keep your dogs on a leash in wooded or brushy areas, especially at dawn and dusk when porcupines love to wander!📍

Have an emergency? Call our clinic directly at 306-752-7387. We are here to help!

This is not something we would normally do but in light of the recent loss of life in our vet world I feel it is pertinent to share why su***de is so high in our industry.

We're told to let it go and not let the hurtful and inconsiderate comments bother you while still putting yourself out there to provide life saving care for people's livelihood and family, but sometimes they hit a nerve. And sometimes this needs to be said; at some point we have ourselves, our families and our own animals that need to be looked after.

This person didn't realize that Dr Victor hadn't been home yet that day. We had emergent and urgent cases on top of the already fully booked schedule. Multiple surgeries to perform, a completely double booked afternoon. He hasn't been able to take an actual lunchbreak this week (maybe in the last month), then left at the end of most people's day to go preg check a herd of cattle. When he received a phone call for this urgent care case, he stopped on his way by home to finish helping with his own chores so he could focus on the impending surgery to provide care for a patient he had never seen before and knew he would be there until well after midnight. So because of that, the patient had to wait. 15 minutes.

Please be patient. Please give our team respect and decency. We are all people and we're are trying our best to care for our clients. Plus the clients of all the other practices who choose not to provide these critical services to their own clients, forcing others like us to do so. We love what we do and our purpose in life is to help our clients through caring for their pets and livestock.

Don't be the reason someone closes their doors to offering emergency services in your town. Don't let it be ok for another aspiring vet to take their own life because of comments like these. We are all a team in your animal's health and care. We need you to be our team mate. Please thank your vet care team for everything they have given up in their life today to help look after your animals.

UPDATE: The review has now been removed and client has sincerely apologized. 🙏🏻

🌾 Don’t waste winter feed on open cows! 🌾

With winter around the corner, feed costs are one of your biggest expenses. Keeping a cow that isn't bred can cost you hundreds of dollars in feed and labor over the winter months—money that yields zero return.

Pregnancy checking your herd helps you make profitable management decisions today.
💰 Save significant feed costs by marketing non-pregnant cows now.
📈 Maximize your winter forage for productive, bred females.
🚜 Improve your herd’s overall reproductive efficiency.

Our schedule is filling up fast for the season! Call the clinic today at 306-752-7387 or send us a text to secure your booking. Let’s protect your bottom line this winter.

𝘾𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙭𝙩 𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝘼𝙜𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨! 🌾🍎

This week, over 100 local Grade 4 students traded their traditional classrooms for hands-on learning for our 𝙁𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝘽𝙪𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙉 𝙁𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝘿𝙖𝙮. From getting their hands dirty in the soil to discovering how food gets from local fields to their dinner plates, our students gained a whole new appreciation for the hard work that feeds our community.

This unforgettable educational experience would not have been possible without the generous support of our incredible sponsors:

𝙈𝙖𝙟𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙨
Gateway Veterinary Services , Prairie North Co-op, Collective Impact
𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙨
Wright's Greenhouse, Jesse & Elise Coleman Chicken Farmers of Canada, Thomas Motors Melfort, Hansen Livestock, Exceed Grain Marketing, 4-H Saskatchewan, Jim's Landscaping & Gravel, Bunge, Melfort Mustangs

Because of your commitment to local agriculture and youth education, you’re not just supporting a single field trip—you’re planting the seeds for future farmers, scientists, and conscious consumers.

On behalf of our team, the students, and teachers, thank you for investing in our community’s future!

📍 Know a local business that wants to support next year's tours? Send us a message at [email protected] to learn more!

🐾 "My dog ate WHAT?!" 🐾

From missing socks and dropped human food to full-on trash bin raids, dogs are notorious for eating things they shouldn’t. In the veterinary world, we call this "Dietary Indiscretion" and it’s one of the most common reasons pups end up in our clinic!

Here is what every dog owner needs to know to keep their furry family members safe:

🛡️ How to Prevent It
*Secure the Trash: Use locking garbage cans or keep trash bins behind closed pantry doors.
*Keep High-Risk Items Up: Put away socks, hair ties, underwear, counter-top food, and small toys.
*Watch Table Scraps: Fatty foods, cooked bones, onions, garlic, chocolate, grapes, and artificial sweeteners (like Xylitol/Birch Bark) are hazardous.
*Dog-Proof the Yard: Check for toxic plants, wild mushrooms, or debris before letting your dog out.

🏡 What to Do at Home (Mild Upset)
If your dog ate something slightly off (like extra table scraps or a bit of harmless yard grass) and shows minor stomach upset:
*Rest the Stomach: Withhold food for a few hours beyond normal meals (keep fresh water available at all times).
*Observe Closely: Keep a close eye on their energy level, appetite, and stool.

🚫 Important: NEVER try to induce vomiting at home without direct guidance from a veterinarian. Doing so can cause severe damage to their esophagus or risk aspiration into their lungs.

🚨 When to Call the Vet IMMEDIATELY
Don't wait if you notice any of these red flags:
*Repeated vomiting or dry heaving
*Extreme lethargy, weakness, or collapse
*Painful, hard, or bloated abdomen
*Ingestion of a known toxin, medication, or non-food item (socks, toys, bones)
*Blood in vomit or stool
*Inability to keep water down for more than 12 hours

📱 Saved our number yet? Save our contact info in your phone now so you have it ready when you need us: 306-752-7387 🐶❤️

𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐩𝐞𝐭?🐶🐱
Sparkly teeth aren't just for great photo ops—dental health is key to keeping your furry family members energetic, pain-free, and feeling their absolute best!

Routine checkups and professional cleanings help prevent hidden issues, keep bad breath at bay, and protect overall health.

𝟑 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠:
Brush Up: Pet-safe toothpaste goes a long way!
Dental Chews: Great for keeping teeth clean between visits.
Routine Exams: Let our team take a peek and keep things fresh.

Ready to brighten your pet’s smile? Give us a call at Gateway Veterinary Services to book a dental checkup today! 306-752-7387 💙

Happy Labour Day weekend! 🐾

Our clinic office will be closed on Monday, September 7th, so our team can enjoy some well-deserved rest with their families and furry friends.

If your pet experiences a medical emergency while we're closed, we’re still here to help! Please call 306-752-7387 and follow the automated prompts to be forwarded to the vet on call.

We will resume normal office hours on Tuesday morning. Have a safe and happy holiday! ❤️🐶🐱