Dr. Henry Ceelen
Henry was born and raised on a dairy farm near the town of Hallville in Dundas County. During his formative years, Henry was an avid 4-H member and participated in multiple 4-H clubs each year. He graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) in 1981 and joined the mixed animal practice of Dr. John Henry in Kemptville. In 1985, Dr. Ceelen assumed ownership of the practice and in 2009, amalgamated the large animal portion of the practice with that of Prescott Animal Hospital to form Rideau-St. Lawrence Veterinary Services.
Currently he practices part-time at RSLVS primarily with dairy and beef cattle. In his spare time, Dr. Ceelen has throughout his career been involved in veterinary affairs locally, provincially and nationally. Currently he is the Secretary-Treasurer of the Canadian Association of Bovine Veterinarians; he is on the Dairy Farmers of Canada Animal Care Technical Committee; he is on the Board of Directors of Animal Health Canada, and is a member of the National Issues Committee of the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association.
Henry continues to enjoy veterinary practice and the challenges it presents. He strives to improve the performance and welfare of the animals under his care through preventative medicine, which includes a focus on nutrition, vaccination programs and facility and housing design. He emphasizes profitability as well.
Mentoring other veterinarians in the practice gives him special joy. He co-owns a few dairy cattle which he refers to as 'icing on the cake' of his professional life. With what time he has left, you can find him tending to his property and participating in hockey and golf.
Upon retirement, Henry is planning to move to Vancouver Island to be with his son and his family which include two sports-crazy grandsons.