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Keep Your Pets Safe This Holiday Season
How To Keep Your Pets Safe This Holiday Season

Keep Your Pets Safe This Holiday Season

Before pulling out the tinsel and delicate ornaments to decorate your Christmas tree take a moment to read on how to keep your furry friends jolly and SAFE during the holidays.

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Best practices for pet owners
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Best practices for pet owners

Have you noticed that lately, wait times at your veterinary office are longer? You are often put on hold, and have to wait longer to speak with a doctor...

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Tick Questing
Tick Questing

Tick Questing

You may have heard of tick questing, but what exactly does it mean? Hard-bodied ticks, including the prevalent Western black-legged tick found on Vancouver Island...

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Every Season Is Flea and Tick Season
Every Season Is Flea and Tick Season

Every Season Is Flea and Tick Season

Myth: Vancouver Island has a distinct ‘flea/tick season.’ Fact: EVERY season is flea and tick season on Vancouver Island!

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Rabies
Rabies

Rabies

With rabies in the news after a tragic incident on Vancouver Island, it's important to highlight the important role veterinarians play in the control and prevention of rabies.

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Flea Prevention and Treatment Blog
Flea Prevention and Treatment Blog

Flea Prevention and Treatment Blog

Fleas are no fun for your pet or you! Understanding the flea lifecycle can help you keep your pet and your house flea-free.

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Integration of a Newly Adopted Dog
Successful Integration of a Newly Adopted Dog

Integration of a Newly Adopted Dog

Adopting a shelter dog is a truly rewarding experience. From the anticipation of first walking into a shelter to find your new friend to prepping your house for their arrival...

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Managing Stress & Anxiety in Cats & Dogs
Managing Stress and Anxiety in Cats and Dogs Blog

Managing Stress & Anxiety in Cats & Dogs

Associated negative behaviours or emotional issues may be related to a short-term stress situation (moving, loud noises, etc.) or associated with long-term stressors.

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Pet Loss and Grief
Pet Loss and Grief

Pet Loss and Grief

Losing a pet, whether through natural causes, disease, or an accident, can leave a profound hole in a pet owner’s heart.

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Dental Disease and Your Pet
Dental Disease and Your Pet

Dental Disease and Your Pet

Having unhealthy gums and teeth can affect not only your pet’s oral health but also their overall health. How does a pet owner know if their pet is suffering dental issues?

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Pet-Proofing Your Christmas Holidays
Pet-Proofing Your Christmas Holidays

Pet-Proofing Your Christmas Holidays

Anyone who has seen the Christmas classic “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” will remember the famous cat vs. Christmas tree scene.

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Leptospirosis: How to Protect Your Dog
Leptospirosis: What Do I Need to Know to Help Protect My Dog?

Leptospirosis: How to Protect Your Dog

Leptospirosis has been in recent stories in the local and national news, whereby dogs have either fallen ill or succumbed to the potentially dangerous bacteria.

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