Wellness Wednesdays

Wellness Wednesdays
Today’s Wellness Wednesdays (which we hope you’re enjoying!) takes us to 1850 Alberni Highway in Port Alberni, BC, to the Alberni Veterinary Clinic.  The staff, Dr. Angela Damant, Dr. Junko Sakai, Marc, Tamara, Jaimee, Ross & Kerri would like to let you know that they believe that pets come first and they are here to help you keep your furry family ...

Canine Hydrotherapy

Canine Hydrotherapy
Canine Hydrotherapy, a natural remedy for tissue, bone and joint damage, has become a fairly common way of treating dogs with mobility problems, including arthritis and other injuries. Hydrotherapy facilities are equipped with at least one type of pool, usually staffed by an associate who guides your dog though the process. The treatment has been ...

Wellness Wednesdays!

Wellness Wednesdays!
Wellness Wednesdays LOVES to feature new Veterinary Clinics in BC, and today is really interesting. We’ve recently started providing pet insurance through Trupanion, and while I was browsing their Twitter, I found their insurance COVERS what Dr. Paula Davies at Kamloops Veterinary Clinic offers. Along with her staff members, Dr. Fergus Alexander,  Dr. Kathy Blackford, Dr. Bruce Baker, ...

Wellness Wednesday!

Wellness Wednesday!
Welcome to another edition of Wellness Wednesdays, where we feature a different Veterinary Clinic each week! Today we’d like to introduce you all to Alouette Animal Hospital, located at 21409 Lougheed Hwy in Maple Ridge. The staff there, Dr. Michael Orser, Dr. Martin Klein, Dr. Nicole Salloum, Dr. Tanya Neville, Alena, Danica, Jen, Naomi, Ilona, Kelley, Kimmy, Lynette, ...

Hero Animals

Hero Animals
A little bit of a variety with a little history! Today we feature a cat named Jim and a St. Bernard named Barry on this weeks Hero Dogs- er, Hero Animals! A cat named Jim, once saved his human family after a fire had started in the house. The family was asleep and unaware of ...

Wellness Wednesdays

Wellness Wednesdays
From all the responses I’ve replied, this was the human-heart melting submission I received. Manzini Animal Hospital, at 4423 Margaret Street in Port Alberni, BC, really truly LOVES their staff. “The only thing I could say about our clinic, is all our staff are special to us and we would not like to feature any single person. We all have our ...

Adoptable Animal

Adoptable Animal
There are so many rescue societies in British Columbia, and so many SUPER cute adoptable animals. Going with our “featuring other people” theme, we’re going to show you an adoptable animal, along with a bit about the adoption society. Amber is a beautiful tortoiseshell kitty who canadian pharmacy has been waiting patiently for a home ...

Heroic Dog- Shana

Heroic Dog- Shana
The first “Hero Dog” that comes to mind for me personally, is Lassie. Saving poor little Timmy from that well… What a good dog!  I decided to look into what other heroic dogs there are out there. WOW! There are a lot. Dogs (and even cats) seen to have this super-animal-power that just enable them ...

Steps to Adoption 2

Steps to Adoption
As many of you know, Andrews dog Bailey passed earlier this month. This was very sad time for him and his family, since Bailey had been his companion for a long time. Feeling a void in his life, Andrew started looking into how to adopt another animal. While telling me of this, I realized that ...

Cats versus Dogs

Cats versus Dogs
We’ve covered the domestication, the senses(from part 1), the intelligence and the diet(in part 2) of our wonderful furry friends. Now the fun part… How much will they cost? In the 12-14 years that your cat is expected to be your companion, you will spend an average of $1,035 in the first year of her ...