The Gander Veterinary Clinic posted to social media this week that the town’s only veterinarian will be out for almost a month, leaving the area without some services.

This means that the clinic in Gander will only be open for prescription pickup and sales.

According to veterinarian Dr. Maggie Brown-Bury, the closure will have a ripple effect on other central clinics.

“When these clinics all share calls, they’re looking after the patients for all three of the hospitals. We do get a lot of emergency calls every evening because of that large client base, so there are a lot of pet owners that are going to be impacted by this. Luckily, even without a veterinarian, they will be open at least half days, as much as possible, so people can get their medications,” she said.