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Neighbourhood Veterinary Hospital

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Neighbourhood Veterinary Hospital

Neighbourhood Veterinary Hospital Veterinary Hospital providing first opinion medical and surgical services to dogs and cats!

02/06/2025

Dear NVH'ers,

It has come to our attention that some of our clients have recently received an email that falsely appears to be from our hospital. Please be advised that this spam email is not from us.

Our management team has been alerted and is actively investigating the matter. We want to ensure you that we are taking the necessary steps to resolve this issue as quickly as possible.

PLEASE NOTE:
All legitimate correspondence from Neighbourhood Veterinary Hospital will only be sent from the official email address, [email protected]. Please be sure to check the domain that these messages are sent from- If you receive any communication from a different email, please disregard and delete it.

We sincerely apologize for any confusion this may have caused and appreciate your understanding as we work to resolve this matter.

If you have any concerns or questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at [email protected] or call 250-980-2480.

Warmly,

The NVH Team

01/22/2025

Unfortunately we are having issues with our phone lines again! We are working on fixing this situation. Please e-mail the clinic at [email protected], or stop by, if you require anything and we will be happy to help.
We apologize for this inconvenience, and will update this post with any new information.

01/02/2025

Happy New Year NVH'ers!
Similar to a "new year resolution", we want to ask you...

Is there anything specific you would like to see on our social media in 2025?
Specific educational posts? Anything behind the scenes you want more information on? Case highlights? We want to know!

12/30/2024

REMINDER: We are closed until January 2nd.
On January 2nd, we will be available for retail only (no appointments). Any e-mail or voice mail you may leave us throughout our closures will be worked on this day.

We will see you in the New Year!!

12/24/2024

Miss Mara is so excited for the Holiday's that she is "howling" a carol for us!
A reminder that we are now CLOSED until Friday December 27th.

From all of us a NVH to you, we wish you a Happy Holiday! May your days be spent surrounded by loved ones, and filled doing what makes you (and your pets) happy!

12/20/2024

Introducing: Fen and Freya!
These sweet Maine C**n kittens were in recently for their kitten boosters. We are so excited to see how gigantic these "little" loves grow to be!

12/18/2024

We want to see your pets festive attire! Sweater? Accessories? Fancy collar? Post a photo in the comments.

Photo featuring Cedric in a holiday sweater and Herbert in a holiday sweater and Santa hat!

12/16/2024

A reminder of our Holiday Hours coming into effect shortly!
If you require any medication refills, or special order food, please contact us ASAP to get them to arrive before our closures through the holiday.

12/12/2024

We love a good holiday decoration, but many of these can be dangerous to our pets (or our pets make them hazardous). Geordi here is the perfect example of dangerous behaviours with our decorations. Being a kitten, he is very curious which can lead to disaster! Most problems we notice are with young, curious pets.
See below for the 3 T's to use caution with.

Trees: If you put up a tree to decorate, we suggest using protective measures if you have curious pets. Whether this is tethering the tree so it can not fall down, or being selective with ornaments that are not breakable.

Trinkets: Garlands, fragile decor, lights, stockings, "snow" foam, and so on. Curious pets may investigate these flashy items that are usually in storage. This can lead to these items breaking, or parts being consumed causing gastrointestinal problems (blockage being a main concern). If you have a curious pet, we encourage you to monitor their behaviours around them. If you must leave them home alone, securing them in a safe space is usually the best.

Treats: As always mentioned, keep sweet treats and rich foods away from your pets. Depending on the treat, you can see toxin related issues or gastrointestinal distress.

If you ever have questions about something your pet did, you can always call your family practise, or Phases Veterinary Emergency Hospital after hours, to see if you pet is at risk of any problems.

12/10/2024

Need something for your canine companion this holiday season? Ruffwear is having a sale on MANY products!

If you look at the "WOOF" side of our reception, you will notice many racks displaying 30% OFF Ruffwear products! These products are mainly colours that are being discontinued. Get them while you can because they will not be returning!

Products on sale include toys, leashes, collars, jackets, sweaters, harnesses and accessories. Colours include two very popular hues; Hibiscus Pink and Tumalo Teal! If you are looking for the perfect gift, or just to stock up for adventures to come, we recommend coming by ASAP to get the best selection.

Watch our stories for highlights of some products that are included in the sale!

12/06/2024

December is here, and with that we are reaching the holiday season. There will be changes to our availability over the holidays. Please refer to the image for days we will be available!

Due to the days we will be closed, and weather conditions potentially impacting deliveries, we strongly encourage special orders to be placed with as much notice as possible. Many of our special orders do come from out of province.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Please reach out to our team directly if you have any questions!

12/04/2024

We will never turn down a puppy hug! Hunter may be young, but he has already grown so big. After his vaccination and treats, he appreciated a good cuddle from RVT Sara.

11/29/2024

~Attention NVH Clients – Changes to Clinical Hours at NVH ~

We are making some changes to our clinical operating hours at Neighbourhood that we would like to announce to all of our lovely clients.
We will be closed for clinical services (appointments and surgeries) on Thursdays beginning in December. The clinic will remain open for phone calls and emails, prescription refills and pickup, and for food and product sales, with our amazing reception team members holding down the fort

11/28/2024

Surgery Packs!

Proper care and preparation of surgical instruments is crucial to safety and success of surgeries. At most hospitals, you will notice estimates and invoices including charges for surgical instruments/packs used for procedures. We want to walk you through the process of cleaning and sterilizing a pack for surgery. The specific pack being showcased in the photos in one of our general neuter packs.

Step One: Instrument Cleaning
Once surgery is completed, the surgeon will remove all sharp materials (scalpels and suture needles) so our VA's or RVT's can get started cleaning the instruments. They remove all disposable materials (gauze, suture material or any body tissue) and start to soak the instruments in warm water with instrument safe cleaner. They will be scrubbed after some time in this solution to remove the bulk of debris. After this, they will be moved into an ultrasonic cleaner which also contains an instrument safe cleanser. The ultrasonic cleaner uses high frequency sound waves to create bubbles. These bubbles work their way into tight spaces to help dislodge debris/material from all the fine spaces within the instruments. Once they have completed their cycle here, instruments are moved into a surgical milk solution for a soak. Surgical milk helps to provide a protective barrier on the instruments to prevent dulling to ensure they remain in their best condition.

Step Two: Surgical Pack Preparation
Once the instruments are cleaned, they are air dried and laid out flat to ensure there is no moisture build up in any of the hinges. Meanwhile, surgical wrapping material is freshly washed and dried to prepare for wrapping. Surgical greens (the material to wrap the packs) are only washed with other surgical fabrics to ensure no other contaminates come into contact with them during the washing process. All fabrics are lint rolled once dried to make sure any small fragment of hair/lint is removed. All additional pack requirements are collected to begin the final step of preparing surgery packs (gauze and a sterilization indicator).

Step Three: Sterilization
Surgical packs are "double wrapped". This allows for a complete sterile field when the inside is opened on the surgeons tray. Surgery packs are wrapped tightly to ensure they stay closed until they are ready for surgery. Packs are then taped with a specific autoclave tape that will change colour once sterilized. Written on the tape is what surgery pack it is (general surgery pack versus a spay/neuter pack) as well as the date it was sterilized. Once wrapped and labeled, packs are put through our autoclave. Autoclaves provide a high temperature and high pressure environment which sterilize whatever is inside. Once the autoclave cycle is complete, packs inside must completely dry and are then ready to be used for the next surgical case!

Did you know all of these steps are required to prepare instruments for surgery?

11/26/2024

As a small & locally owned business ourself, we love to support fellow small businesses as often as we can. With the holiday seasons coming up quick, we want to highlight *some* downtown businesses that we know & love. We strongly encourage you to support in any way you can, whether it is sharing their name or sourcing a gift for someone through them. Anything helps to keep small businesses alive! There are many incredible options throughout town, but being a downtown business ourselves we will just be highlighting them for now.

- Far + Wide
- Crooked Crown
- The Art We Are
- Ms. Whimsey's Gift Emporium
- The Modern Family Boutique
- Castles & Cottages
- All Aboard Games
- Jardines Domaine
- Kamloops Artisans' Bazaar & Soup Desire Cafe

Please comment below your favourite locally owned business!

11/22/2024

Murphy is the sweetest dog with a great admiration for our treat jar. There was one time her owner took her for a walk, and Murphy dragged them to our front door just so she could have a goodie!

We promise to always have a treat available for your pet(s)!

11/19/2024

*Cold Weather Gear*

The temperature is dropping, but most of our pets are still begging for some stimulation outside! Be weather prepared with appropriate gear for warmth, visualization and protection from the elements.

We have many options available. Fleece sweaters, winter jackets, boots and lights! Ruffwear never disappoints with their quality, and the products can be used for years to come.

If you are going to invest in any products for your pets, please make it be reflective gear/lights so they can be visualized. Next would be foot gear for those icy days to ensure their delicate paw pads do not get damaged. Paw balm is also something wonderful to keep on hand to moisturize paws after contact with icy, snow and ice melter/sand.

11/13/2024

Bella is definitely Best Dressed!

This sweet girl came to see us and wanted to make an impression. Needless to say, it worked!

Address

7 St. Paul Street West
Kamloops, BC
V2C1E9

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 8pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

Telephone

+12509802480

Website

http://neighbourhoodvets.com/

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Happy International Cat Day! Mr. Tutt had his urine collected for some routine blood work, and he had no issues laying on his back with some delicious Cat-It treats! We decided to continue with some of his care while he was happily feasting on some Chicken flavoured snacks. We LOVE low stress handling and positive treat reinforcement.

A reminder that tick's are out in full force this year! Zoey presented to us with some mobility concerns, and after taking her history and doing an examination our most likely diagnosis was tick paralysis! She had a luscious hair coat, so it took all hands on deck to find our friend! Soon enough, we found an engorged tick embedded. The tick was successfully removed, and we began her on tick preventative. Tick paralysis can present in varying degrees of mobility concerns - they can be wobbly, then can lose complete ability to use their legs, or in severe cases they can also have breathing/respiratory issues. Once the tick is removed in full and tick preventative is administered, mobility can return within a few hours time.

We love unique pet names! Have you heard any of these before?

A round of applause for RVT's Robyn and Linda, demonstrating how we take x-rays on large dogs with staff pet Mara! (Fluff fluff fluff) #tiktoktuesday

Sometimes veterinary medicine meets yoga! #funnyfriday #vetmed

Hey NVH'ers! A reminder that our office will be closed Saturday August 5th, reopening Tuesday August 8th at 8AM. If you have an emergency during this time, please call 250-980-2480 to be directed to the On-Call Emergency Clinic. We hope you all have a fun and safe long weekend! ☀️

Shout out to the classics! Bella, Luna, Buddy, Benny, Charlie, Cooper.. We love you! Honourable mentions: Koda, Lucy, Max, Bailey. You rock, don't ever change! #kamloops #vetmed

Will shake 🤝 for snacks! #vetmed #kamloops

They're having a party in their own little world- and we love that for them 🥳 #puppylove

When a client asks for help carrying in litters of puppies 🐶 #mefirst #puppylove

It's Edi's first day as a NVH receptionist! He's still leaning his social ques...

This little moving creature is an ear mite! These little beasties like to infest the ears of dogs and cats, and they are infectious, and can thus be spread between pets. Animals that have an ear mite infestation are often very itchy, and will scratch at their ears and shake their heads. Their ears are often filled with thick brown discharge, which your veterinarian will sample and look at under the microscope. It is a relatively easy condition to treat which is the good news! The ears need to be cleaned thoroughly, and the pet then needs to be given an anti-mite treatment, such as Revolution, which is often repeated in 14-28 days. It is always a good idea to then have another vet check done to ensure that infestation has cleared.