Canobie Lake Veterinary Hospital

Our wellness care focuses on regular health assessments to detect issues early, including vaccinations, nutrition counseling, and tailored care for puppies, adult pets, and seniors. We emphasize preventive measures to ensure pets maintain optimal health throughout their lives. Our comprehensive approach includes physical exams, parasite screenings, and diagnostic testing.

We provide professional dental cleanings, oral exams, and advanced diagnostics like digital X-rays to address periodontal disease, tooth decay, and oral infections. Our services include pain management for dental procedures and customized at-home care plans to maintain oral hygiene and prevent systemic health issues.

Our surgical services range from routine spays/neuters to advanced procedures like tumor removal and orthopedic repairs, performed under strict safety protocols. We use state-of-the-art monitoring equipment and pain management techniques to ensure patient comfort and successful recovery outcomes.

We offer tailored care for exotic pets including birds, reptiles, and small mammals, with services like nutritional counseling, surgical procedures, and diagnostics. Our team is trained to handle unique health needs and early detection of diseases in species that often hide symptoms of illness.

Our holistic services combine traditional veterinary medicine with alternative therapies like acupuncture, laser therapy, and ozone treatments. These approaches address chronic conditions, promote healing, and enhance overall well-being through non-invasive methods tailored to each pet's specific needs.

Dr. Reese specializes in advanced small animal surgical procedures, including orthopedic and oncologic surgeries. Her expertise ensures patients receive cutting-edge care while maintaining a focus on compassionate treatment and recovery.

We offer wellness exams, dental care, surgery, diagnostics, exotic pet care, holistic treatments, and emergency services for dogs, cats, and exotic animals.

Yes, we are AAHA accredited and have been since 2007, meeting over 900 standards for veterinary excellence.

Yes, we specialize in care for birds, reptiles, and small mammals with tailored wellness plans and diagnostics.

All staff are Fear-Free Certified to ensure low-stress visits for pets and owners alike.

Emergency services are available during business hours; after-hours emergencies require contacting a referral hospital.

We use advanced monitoring tools, pre-surgical bloodwork, and AAHA protocols to ensure patient safety during procedures.

Canobie Lake Vet provides incredible care! It's the best we've ever experienced. I won't consider any other place. Their curbside service was a real lifesaver for me and my little girl.

I cannot say enough good things about Canobie Lake vet. I found them for my hedgehog because they see exotic animals and most recently had my new rescue dog spayed. The doctors and techs not only loved on my dog the whole day she was there and were so nice to her until she was in my car; They also have been so patient and kind whenever I called (multiple times a day) with questions and concerns, and they reassured me every time, no matter who I spoke to. 10/10 best vet hands down. Special shout out to the tech we had Jaimee, she put my mind at such ease leaving my dog there, she is an amazing human and amazing tech.

Thank you very much for making Tater Tots initial vet appointment effortless! Your team is fantastic, and I value your openness about pricing. I eagerly anticipate transferring my other dog's care to your practice.

We had a wonderful experience meeting Dr. Magnuson. She is both compassionate and highly knowledgeable. As a new reptile owner, I felt supported without any sense of rush, with plenty of time to ask questions and receive detailed answers. Additionally, our appointment started and ended punctually. I'm reassured knowing that my new tortoise is in capable hands for his care and health needs!

We've had a negative experience with this veterinary hospital more than once. Both of our parakeets have gone in with infections at different times and despite my extreme anxiety to handle the birds to administer medications to them (because they're not used to being handled), the anxiety we had and the stress on the birds wasn't considered with their treatment and we were still told the only way to give them meds was through syringe.

We were never given the option to give them antibiotics through their water, which I didn't know was possible at the time. We were given no other choice but to catch the birds once a day for 14 days straight for medication. There was very little compassion or assistance offered from Canobie Lake Veterinary, especially after the first time, which was during covid. We weren't even allowed into the building to watch them administer the medication, so we felt very unprepared.

I ended up hiring someone to come into my home for 2 weeks to help me give the medication and this ended up costing so much extra money. All of the stress could have easily been avoided. Most recently, I was convinced our older parakeet was dying, as he was at the bottom of the cage with his eyes closed. I had heard him fall from the cage but not climb up as normal, so I checked on him. I called the vet immediately because knowing he is an older bird, I wanted to do whatever I could to ensure he was as comfortable as possible.

I covered his cage, put on soft music and did what I could. Without knowing much about the situation, the person who answered at CLV said I needed to bring him in right away. I told her that I just didn't want him to suffer. She insisted more than 3 times in that conversation that the bird was indeed suffering and that I needed to get him there as soon as possible. It was my children's last day of school and we canceled our plans to bring him, only to find out that not only was he not suffering, but he wasn't dying.

We should have been offered the chance to speak with a technician who maybe could have better assessed the situation, before the desk person just assumed the bird was dying (I'm not a veterinarian)! Not only would I have saved hundreds of dollars, but it would have been a lot less stressful on the bird and on us. He ended up being totally fine and likely passed out after he fell from the perch. It was so sad that happened to him, but he was a while later and is fine months later.

Other things happened as well that rubbed us the wrong way between these few visits, but it's not worth making a laundry list of everything that went wrong. I really feel this practice is only about money. I am taking the birds elsewhere for all future visits and unfortunately cannot recommend them.

Canobie Lake Vet has been so great with my pets. I have a cat and a bunny and they have taken great care of both of them. They go above and beyond to make sure they get answers that are needed to provide the best care for all pets. I highly recommend them to anyone who has pets.

very clean, very modern, very friendly and kind staff. They took my duck when no other vet in my area would, and treated said duck just like a normal patient.