Providing an outstandinglevel of health care forour animal patients.

Kim Backle

I attended Centennial College where I studied as an Environmental Technician. After briefly working in an environmental related job I returned to working in a small practice as a Veterinary Assistant, and have since worked various roles in small animal, exotic, and Emergency and Referral Veterinary clinics since 2008.
In October 2021 I started my role as a Front Desk Customer Service Representative, here at the AVC. In 2024, I moved from my CSR roll to a Referral Booking Liaison. I am very much looking forward to continuing to extend my knowledge of small animal and exotic companion animals to include large animals.
When not at work my life is occupied with spending time at he beach or on a hiking trail with my two rescue husky shepherd mixed dogs. We are knee deep in restoring our old farm house to her natural beauty, and when there is time you’ll find me in my craft room sewing, or on the couch crocheting while listing to a podcast.

About us

The AVC-VTH is passionate about its goal to provide an outstanding level of health care for its animal patients while also providing clinical teaching and instruction to our senior (final year) Doctor of Veterinary Medicine students, interns and residents.[more]

Clinic hours

The AVC Veterinary Teaching Hospital operates 8 AM to 10 PM 7-365. Our front desk is staffed from 8am until 11pm 7 days a week. Clients can call to make appointments, request prescription refills, or to make other general inquiries during those hours. Appointments for Community Practice and Specialty Services are scheduled from Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm based on service availability. Clients with animal emergencies can call between 8 AM and 10 PM-7-365.

AVC Urgent & Emergency Primary Care
8am-10pm Mon-Sun

If you are a small animal pet owner experiencing an emergency, please call 902-566-0950 or our primary Emergency Service. If you are a registered large animal client of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital (including Farm Service and Ambulatory Equine Service clients) and are experiencing an emergency, please call 902-566-0950 and our team will contact the appropriate on-call large animal clinician.

To make an appointment

AVC Small Animal Hospital
Companion animals, exotic animals, pocket pets, wildlife
902-566-0950

AVC Large Animal Hospital
Horses, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, and other farm animals
902-566-0999

AVC Ambulatory Equine Services
On-farm and racetrack care for horses
902-566-0992

AVC Farm Service
Herd health, on-farm and emergency service for cattle, pigs, fish and other farm animals
902-566-0900