A new veterinarian in town

“Creemore is a pet-loving community,” said Jacquie Pankatz, owner of the recently opened Mad River Veterinary Hospital. “Everywhere you look there are people walking their dogs.”

In keeping with that pet-loving spirit, the Mad River Veterinary Hospital Open House, which will take place on Saturday, July 14, from 10 am to 4 pm, will feature a pet costume contest, with the winner to receive a prize packet. There will also be tours of the clinic, free draws, and refreshments in a tent outside the building, which the Mad River staff hopes will attract passersby in town for Creemore Dairy Day.

“We came here because the area seemed to be underserved,” said Pankatz, who also owns Mountain Vista Veterinary Hospital in Collingwood. “Jason [of Creemore Veterinary Services] does a great job with larger animals, but people with small companion animals in need of treatment were travelling as far as Shelburne.”

The transformation of the building in which Mad River Veterinary Hospital is housed has been quite drastic – long gone are the bright purple-blue and yellow of the Mad River Tea House.
“We’re very happy with the outcome,” said Pankatz of the renovations, the various stages of which were documented on the Mad River website (www.madrivervet.com). “We wanted to fit in with the quaintness of downtown Creemore.”

Clearview Mayor Ken Ferguson, who will also be in town for Creemore Dairy Day, will perform the ribbon cutting ceremony at the Open House.