Clinic News
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Canadian Veterinary Care
Jul 07 2024
Canada’s Veterinarians Provide Healthcare Options for Pet Owners October 5, 2013 A recent CBC Marketplace report claimed that veterinary costs in Canada increased by 90 per cent between 1997 and 2009. According…
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Unconventional Diets
Jul 05 2024
Marjorie L. Chandler, DVM, MS, MANZCVSc, DACVN, DACVIM, DECVIM-CA, MRCVS, University of Edinburgh You have asked…How should I advise clients who inquire about trendy and raw diets? The expert says……
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Suicide
Nov 01 2023
By Dr. Karen Karsten, B.Comm, BSc, DVM. Now there’s a word that tends to grab everyone’s attention and absolutely should. I imagine you are wondering why I have put such…
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Raw Diets – Beware!
Mar 16 2023
Advising Clients Who Feed Raw Diets to Pets Rebecca L. Remillard, PhD, DVM, Diplomate ACVN Food safety and nutritional integrity of raw meat or eggs are two important health issues that…
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Kissing Your Dog
Mar 16 2023
By Nicole Pajer We all do it — come home and find our dogs at the door, tails wagging, and looking longingly at us. We swoop down, give them a…
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Non Anesthetic Dentistry Words Of Caution
Nov 27 2021
Brook A. Niemiec, DVM, DAVDC, FAVD Proponents of nonanesthetic dentistry (NAD), also called anesthesia-free dentistry, exploit unfounded fears regarding general anesthesia, promoting NAD as an economic alternative to traditional procedures.…
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Parvo Outbreak
Mar 28 2018
There is currently a parvo-virus outbreak in dogs in Tofino and other areas. Parvo is a very contagious disease which dogs can contract by sniffing an area where another dog has…
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Sterilized Dogs Live Longer
Feb 03 2017
Dogs that were spayed or neutered lived an average of 9.4 years versus the 7.9 years of intact pets based on a study of 40,139 deaths. The lifespan of these…
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Salmonella Outbreak in People from RAW PET FOOD
Apr 26 2016
HEALTH ALERT – Salmonella Outbreak in B.C. The BC Centre for Disease Control is collaborating with BC health authorities, the Public Health Agency of Canada, and Health Canada to investigate…
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Early Age Spay And Neuters
Oct 15 2015
Phil Bushby, DVM, MS, DACVS Mississippi State University For decades, veterinarians have been taught to wait until a dog or cat is 6 months of age before performing ovariohysterectomy or castration.…
