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We hope this letter finds you and your beloved pets doing well.

Today and every day, the team at Peake Brook Veterinary Center — Dr. Middleton, Dr. Nystrom, and myself — remain dedicated to delivering exceptional veterinary care. We take great pride in offering the highest-quality services at affordable prices, while ensuring a timely and efficient experience for you and your pets.  For the last 6.5 years, I have been proudly offering comprehensive veterinary care at client’s homes with my Mobile Veterinary Clinic. Since opening Peake Brook Veterinary Center in 2021, I have been splitting my time between the Mobile Veterinary Clinic and Peake Brook Veterinary Center. My goal was to recruit enough veterinarians to efficiently run both businesses. Despite extensive recruitment efforts, I have not been able to hire a sufficient number of veterinarians that would allow me to effectively maintain the mobile clinic services and appropriately staff the clinic.  As a result, I have made the very difficult decision to pause routine home visits with the Mobile Veterinary Clinic for the foreseeable future.

With the Mobile Veterinary Clinic running just two days a week, it has been challenging for me to give both our mobile and clinic patients the level of time and support they deserve. While I truly value providing routine veterinary care in clients’ homes, these visits require significantly more time per patient, which limits the total number of pets I can see each day. By shifting more of my time to the clinic, we will be able to increase appointment availability, provide additional surgical services, and accommodate more urgent cases—helping us better support families when they need us most.  This change will reduce the need to refer patients elsewhere simply due to limited clinic appointment availability.  Referrals for urgent needs can be stressful and costly. My goal is to minimize that burden. When pets require specialized or 24-hour support, we will continue to work closely with emergency facilities to ensure they receive the appropriate care.

My intention is not to permanently discontinue routine veterinary care in clients’ homes, but rather pausing these visits for a minimum of one year. This will allow the time needed to re-evaluate the feasibility of the Mobile Veterinary Clinic in the future. In-home visits will conclude on December 30, 2025. I know this will be disappointing to many of my clients, but I deeply appreciate your understanding as we make this necessary change.

While routine wellness appointments are on hold with the Mobile Veterinary Clinic, I will still continue to provide in-home euthanasia services.  I feel strongly that every owner should have the option for their beloved pet to pass peacefully at home.  I will also be offering a very limited number of home visits on a case-by-case basis.

I began my path to business ownership with the Mobile Veterinary Clinic and it has truly been a labor of love. I will always cherish the trust our clients have placed in me—not only with their pets, but also in welcoming me into their homes. At the heart of this decision is the same purpose that brought me to veterinary medicine: to care for animals with compassion and support the families who love them. I look forward to welcoming you to our clinic to continue providing the personal veterinary care you have grown accustom to. Thank you very much for your understanding and for your support of Peake Brook Veterinary Center. 

Sincerely,
Dr. Gwenn Gaumond