Dewdney Animal Hospital Ltd.

11/23/2024

Somebody does not want me writing my medical records today!!

11/23/2024

Meet “Barbie”. Our cute pup of the day!

11/23/2024

Check to see if your dog rescue is legit

Not all rescues are registered charities. Some great ones are just non-profit. But if they act like they do, here is a way to follow up.

If they are neither a charity or a non-profit are they really a rescue?

https://apps.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/hacc/srch/pub/dsplyAdvncdSrch?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2W8yhI21cbLLSkzzPfgCnlk26jGw4e6qF3f9MXLGfPTfBDp5gerO5INRw_aem_ylqNRIhIgkJx6tk-b40v8g

11/21/2024

Green Flag

The CVMA supports the development of a national dog training certification body that incorporates non-aversive training principles.

11/20/2024

11/19/2024

Vet Nerd Reading material. ;)

11/19/2024

Owner found!

11/19/2024

Meet “Amadaeus and Zoe”. Our cute pets of the day

11/19/2024

We are sad to report a deceased cat at Tammarack and 109th. If you recognize this neutered male cat please contact us at 604-467-1161

I cannot express how sorry we are to have to post this but we want people to be able to have closure :(

11/18/2024

Rudy wasn’t feeling well, but after a quick visit to Dewdney he was dancing!!

11/18/2024

Congratulation to our BC Agriculture Minister LLana Popham and our local MLA LLisa Beareas you start a new session in Victoria. We forward to you tackling some really big issues surrounding animal welfare.

Please consider revamping and Improving Animal Welfare laws to help animals in need and empower the BCSPCA to be able to enact greater welfare checks. The current legislation has not kept up with changes in what we know about animal welfare.

We look forward to the NDP stated goals of improvements to how we source our pets with licensing and inspections of any breeder/supplier of puppy and kitten breeders, but please let's not forget licensing and inspecting animal transhippers to reduce the importation from overseas puppy mills, a major problem here in British Columbia. Please consider reviewing the CVMA policy paper on this issue and the risk it presents to not only our pet friends but human health as well.

And we look forward to a more aggressive push to license and standardize Dog trainers to reduce some of the issues we are seeing with an influx of behavioral issues in pet animals. I have also included the CVMA position on better welfare standards in this field

Please consider looking into how we transport and handle animals from farm to auction and beyond. There is some new science that can make a huge difference with BC Agriculture and Farm animals.

We look forward to the four new BCSPCA facilities in Vancouver, Duncan, Prince George, and Fort St. John to give rescue animals high-quality care before they find new, caring, permanent homes.

Here is the policy paper surrounding some of the salient issues.

https://www.canadianveterinarians.net/policy-and-outreach/position-statements/statements/humane-training-of-dogs/

https://www.canadianveterinarians.net/policy-and-outreach/position-statements/statements/importation-of-dogs-into-canada/

https://www.canadianveterinarians.net/policy-and-outreach/position-statements/statements/animal-welfare-at-auction-markets-auction-barns-livestock-markets/

Humane Training of Dogs September 17, 2021 Position The Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) supports the use of training methods for dogs that are humane and based on current scientific knowledge of canine learning theory. Reward-based methods are highly recommended. Aversive methods are....

11/16/2024

New Rescue Red Flag

When giving raccoons Narcan, maybe put them in a cage first

11/14/2024

I had the great honour being part of this video explaining how your donations to the BC SPCA (BCSPCA) help out animals in need.

With your caring love, more animals like Pea, Spirit, Journey, Mercedes and Clover have hope for a brighter future. Be there for the next animal in need:http...

11/13/2024

Shout out to all the Green Flag rescues. We appreciate everything you do!You guys rock!

11/12/2024

The ongoing H5N1 avian flu pandemic (and I mean an avian pandemic, not a human pandemic) has led to a lot of questions about how we handle situations that might increase human or domestic mammal contacts with wild birds.

This includes a range of things, including

Bird feeders
Backyard chickens
Hunting dogs
Off-leash dog walks in areas with waterfowl
Indoor-outdoor cats
Plus…petting zoos or public farms.

While we don’t tend to have a lot of petting zoos where people can have direct contact with birds, it can occur. Plus, people can be in close proximity to birds and have contact with mammals that live with the birds.... Read More Below

The ongoing H5N1 avian flu pandemic (and I mean an avian pandemic, not a human pandemic) has led to a lot of questions about how we handle situations that

11/12/2024

Green Flag

Rescues that spend the time to assess dogs for aggression and behaviour before importing, Red flags for those that adopt them out

11/10/2024

Lots of question going around about a bc resident coming down with Avian Influenza

What does it mean?
What are the risk?

I urge everyone to read Dr Weese’s blog post on the subject and just relax…….

H5N1 influenza has been reported in a teenager from British Columbia. Little information has been released so it’s hard to say how surprising and