聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Stoughton and the surrounding area celebrated the grand opening of the new Stoughton Veterinary Services building on Thursday, May 4.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 In January of 1979, Dr. Ann Kernaleguen (DVM) bought the practice and has been working in the area ever since. Today she works alongside two other veterinarians, multiple veterinary technicians, and welcomes veterinarian students to learn on the job, while she has also welcomed high school students interested in the veterinary field to work in the clinic as well.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Kernaleguen explained that they simply grew out of the old building and were in need of a larger facility to better meet the needs of those that come in. She added that the practice has changed over the years. Once she was only seeing approximately 10 percent small animals and the rest were large, while now she says between 50 and 60 percent are small animals.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚t鈥檚 been five years since we first started discussing the new building to when it was finished,鈥� Kernaleguen stated. 鈥淲e went through and found a blueprint that works for us, one for both large and small animals, and we modified that plan a little bit to ensure it met our needs.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淓verything has its own room here. In the old building we would set up the x-ray machine and then have to take it all down. In this new building it has its own room and everything has its place.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The building itself was erected by Feb. 20, 2016, Kernaleguen stated, but that it was not completed until this spring.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淓verything has gone quite smoothly,鈥� Kernaleguen added.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The building itself was the work of a joint Stoughton and District Veterinary Service Board, which includes the Rural Municipalities of Golden West, Griffin, Fillmore, and Tecumseh.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Kernaleguen is joined at the clinic by fellow veterinarians Dr. Michelle Anderson and Dr. Lani Pohler; veterinary technicians Kim Berger, Emily Dayman, and Sarah Underwood; groomer and boarding attendant Susan Ludwig; receptionist Stacey Campbell; and she welcomes students, both from the local high school interested in veterinary services as a potential career and those working towards their degrees.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The facility is located on Hwy 47, just north of Stoughton, and have a comprehensive website for more information on them at www.stoughtonvet.ca.
