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SMALL ANIMAL CASES
Apr 19, 20211 min read
What is a Cherry Eye?
A cherry eye is the common term for prolapse of the 3rd eyelid gland. Dogs and cats both have an “extra eyelid” located inside the lower...
Jan 13, 20212 min read
Kennel Cough
Kennel cough (KC) is also called tracheobronchitis OR canine infectious upper respiratory COMPLEX. It is referred to as a COMPLEX because...
Jan 3, 20213 min read
Euthanasia
This sounds like such a depressing topic to bring up. But, its not. We are so lucky in the world of veterinary medicine that we have the...
Dec 13, 20201 min read
DENTAL EXTRACTIONS
NEWS FLASH: Your pet DOES NOT need to show dental PAIN to have dental disease! Think of your dogs teeth as little icebergs. We can only...
Dec 13, 20201 min read
ACUTE PANCREATITIS
The pancreas is an organ that sits really close to the stomach and the beginning of the small intestine. It is all about secretion! It...
Dec 13, 20202 min read
THINGS DON’T ALWAYS GO AS PLANNED...
It’s interesting how social media has a way of portraying people’s lives as “almost perfect”. Usually, we tend to post about when things...
Dec 13, 20201 min read
FEMORAL HEAD OSTECTOMY (FHO)
An FHO is a surgical procedure that attempts to restore pain-free mobility to the diseased or damaged hip joint. We do this by removing...
Nov 16, 20203 min read
The cat with extremely thin bones
A 6 month old kitten presented to me for a 1 month history of lethargy, not wanting to move, falling over, and acting painful. Before...
Oct 22, 20202 min read
ETHEL UPDATE
Well.. the plot thickens. Welcome to the world of veterinary medicine when as soon as you think things are going right, something decides...
Oct 18, 20203 min read
How an ear infection causes neurologic signs
More about Ethel… she’s just such a special dog so I can’t stop bringing her up! I wanted to explain why she was showing signs of facial...
Oct 10, 20202 min read
REFEEDING SYNDROME - why you need to be careful feeding starving animals
When you see an emaciated animal, the first thing you want to do is feed it as much as much as you can. But, this is actually SUPER...
Oct 2, 20203 min read
GASTROPEXY - a life saving preventative surgery
A gastropexy is a preventative procedure to “tack” the stomach in place to prevent it from twisting in the abdomen. If the st omach...
Sep 26, 20201 min read
Mass removal on a nose
Watch as I removed a tumour on a dogs nose!! #dogtumor #dogsofyyc #dogsurgery
Sep 21, 20202 min read
SCALY, HAIRLESS DOG
This dog was rescued from Saving Grace Animal Society (like many of the crazy cases I see are ) this weekend with an unknown history. The...
Sep 14, 20202 min read
Much more than a lump!!
This dog presented to me yesterday after being rescued by Saving Grace Animal Society because she had a large lump on the bottom...
Sep 3, 20202 min read
PORCUPINE QUILLS
A face full of porcupine quills is very painful for your pet and it is ideal to remove the quills as quickly as possible. Quills are a...
Sep 3, 20201 min read
ENUCLEATION = removal of the eye video
This dog had severe trauma to her eyelids and her eye. We opted to remove the entire eyeball because of the damage. This dog was...
Sep 3, 20201 min read
MY FOSTER PUP: Loki
This is my foster pup, Loki, from Saving Grace Animal Society. His cast is very heavy so I have to carry him for majority of our walks. ...
Sep 3, 20202 min read
Sarcoptic and demodetic mange in dogs
What the heck are these and what is wrong with these poor dogs!? Sarcoptic and demodetic mange are both caused by very small mites that...
Sep 3, 20202 min read
METH INGESTION in dogs
This little dog presented to our clinic this morning for walking in circles for the last few hours and for acting off. There was no...
Aug 26, 20200 min read
Aug 26, 20202 min read
BROKEN BACK DOG
This dog presented to me a couple weeks back after being rescued by Old MacDonald Kennels & Animal Services. We didn’t know much about...
Aug 26, 20201 min read
MASS REMOVAL video
Removing a mass from the shoulder of a dog.
Aug 26, 20202 min read
LILY TOXICITY in cats
This cat presented to me after being surrendered to Saving Grace Animal Society. The presenting complaint was that he was urinating...
Aug 25, 20203 min read
THE PUFFY FACED DOG
WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON? We definitely asked the same question when he came into the clinic. Initially, I thought ‘this looks like a...
Aug 25, 20202 min read
SPAYING FEMALE DOGS and CATS
Spaying a female consists of removing the source of hormones that control reproduction. In females, this involves removing the ovaries...
Aug 25, 20202 min read
CHARITY FOR SENIORS
Caring for Companions is a charity that was created for and is dedicated to helping provide veterinary care for the pets of senior...
Aug 25, 20202 min read
URINARY STONES in dogs
This adorable puppy was rescued by Saving Grace Animal Society last week because of what was found on X-rays! Chloé had a history of...
Aug 25, 20202 min read
PERICARDIAL EFFUSION in a dog
This adorable 12-14 year old rescue pup presented today for collapsing off of the vehicle seat. He was completely normally up until...
Aug 25, 20202 min read
RAW FOOD
Feeding raw meat based diets (RMBD) to pets has been a growing trend in the past couple years as an alternative diet to commercial...
Aug 25, 20202 min read
GIANT EYED DOG
This big eyed, sweet dog (Bubbles) was rescued this week by Saving Grace Animal Society. He presented to us Central Vet Clinic on Monday...
Aug 25, 20202 min read
CORONAVIRUS AND PETS
Just like in most species, dogs and cats have their own strains of coronavirus that can make them sick that CANNOT infect us. Recently, a...
Aug 25, 20203 min read
NEUTERING DOGS
We neuter dogs by surgically removing their testicles. By removing the source of hormones, it has several benefits but also some risks...
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