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â€"â€"_â€"_â€"â€"_â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€",7 ,, fi 7 l WAN-Jill)“ CHRONICLE' Wednesday, lune JG, 1010 - 13 ~ ff ~~w~f~wwtw ‘ V Ct on the gO l Vet packs his practice in a van and makes ho use calls in Waterloo ‘ Bi Gnu; MACDONALD _ . e . -~ [ (fliroriit'le Naif)" " l he pets always know. It's what veteri~ I iiariaii Dr. David Mills has learned in , _> his first few months on the job as a . f “‘ =’ mobile veterinarian. 4 ,_ '-" a .- The Guelphâ€"based vet who services ‘ a ., Waterloo, as well as Kitchener and (Iani- \ 0 " 3 j 771" . . i . bridge. said his clients always treat him like ., ' v, . . ~ _ g? g i J a family friend when he enters their homes. 2 " _ . " w .‘ if" f_ , But the animals, they know better. 3 A 7 a, a, A; if .- . sir , » ‘ ‘2 . f "5 " l : “Pets know whether you're a vet or not," \ ", ’ “f " a; fr “Q ;, . , a. , J .. Mills said. - .* ’ j, A; . 1 ~ i "They can get nervous. Somehow they 4 r" p“ "i t g, ‘ a i, ‘ l I a» just seem to know." x ' Q ‘. ‘ fi ’ r“ W f e x;- ‘ ~ But Mills. who has been a veterinarian for “ c“ all? . _ Q ' ’ ' , a decade, has worked out a scheme to get w ' a f; 5-1. _ "if", , , \ i. ’ the pets on his side. _ £3: "gay «" if“ iv & f f " " a “i go straight up to the owners and shake ' _ Q} ‘ , , 3 . “i“ v 45- "‘ i . their hands." he said. “Then the pet knows ' K‘, ' “by ' i. N; 7 ‘ . ‘ " ‘ ' l'ni friendly and am not a threat." “as“ ’- , f " ' “‘ "i f ,; Mills started his mobile practice in April. ' ' . , 7 ' He had worked for years as an associate vet- REM . fie ; 2, « l - erinarian in other doctors' practices. but he kl (U: I 3. 75m.- 7 . -,' ' . determined it was time to strike out on his ll», l ‘ 7 ‘ ,- , ’ own, " 8 ‘ ' .: instead of finding or building a home . 8 ' , "l -‘ . base. Mills decided to take to the streets. ‘s " ~ . ‘ in He drives between Guelph and Waterloo \ . _~:._i , 4 Region. making house calls to his patients. \'~\ \ ”a“; '_..». .. “a ' luckily he doesn’t mind the commute. \ i s ~ , "Driving is something l've never had a . “bl a} , problem with," Mills said. \,' l K, He’s has found that stopping by the ’ \~ v _ .',‘~-'.'.;f’,' _, . house allows him to examine pets more \\ Qt ‘ . thoroughly and get to know the families bet- \\ ‘Q a“ ter ‘~~‘ "l've been practicmg it) years now and ~.\ » Q & really tound that the most important pan of "\ \ veterinary medit me is good communica- tion." Mills said. Dr. David Mills has started a mobile veterinary service. He’ll do house calls to pets in Waterloo, Kitchener. Cambridge and the surrounding area He drives around in a grey van plastered ”""‘“°°"“° "V” With photosol pets and his t’tmtact informa- patients to St. Francis Animal Hospital in start the business on April 2. which is his The vet isn't ready for a new pet yet, but tion Kitchener. birthday. but he didn't quite make it," he's enjoying meeting a variety of animals in . He has outfitted his van With shelving But Mills can still do most of what a vet Mills first met Hip in Morocco, where he his new Job. units to hold all his eqUipment and can be needs to do. was working between his second and third He is slowly building a client base and seen driving up and down the expressway Key to the veterinarian client relationâ€" year ofveterinary school. would like to get up to 2.000 clients. on most days olthe week ship is understanding the importance of "They brought a puppy into the clinic “l‘m in no hurry." he said. M|lls can do in a client's home most of pets in today's society, Mills said. and I thought since i was becoming a vet. l "There's only so many animals I can see what a veterinarv clinit does, including vatâ€" “Pets today are more like family memr better know how to train a dog," Mills said. ~ about it) a day. t mes and checkups hers.~ he said “So I took him home to my apartment “i didn't get into this to make a big bust [here are a few things he's not allowed to Mills is Without a pet of his own currently and it took about a day to fall in love with ness. l got in it to make connections.” do by law, such as radiography and proce as his beloved (a-rman shepherd Hip passed him." To contact Mills' mobile veterinary st'rv iliirt‘s requiring anesthesia away in late Marth Mills brought Flip frorii Africa batk home ices. (”all PEER-862 48 ill or Visit ltll those types of Visits. llt‘ rt'ft‘rs his "He was my boy," Mills said “i planned to to Ontario and he lived to be 12 years old. www mobivet.ca K . ' l.“ < ‘ ‘llgo'm’ OPEN CANADA DAY . “h a. u 4‘ f 59, t, - SHOP to your heart‘s content for fresh foods. crafts, \ N y ' ‘ . i gt Jacobs Q” fashions and flea market treasures - 5000 VENDORS \ ‘ . fl; - fl ‘ ‘ ' ‘ ~.¢ "' - NEW Farmers' Market section in Peddlers Village L i- g E 5? "\ Farmers - Bring the kids to see the FARM ANIMALS , y . ~ 3 i . \ - ‘ Market THURSDAY & SATURDAY: 7.130 vmp ll , , TUESDAY SUMMER MARKET: 8 - 3 \ y . a a} N ’ 510-747-1330 878 Weber St, moo meom -\\ __ , â€" _ 7 _____â€"__â€"__________â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"