Harbour City Animal Hospital

08/30/2024

This big guy needs a name! Post your suggestions below!!!

Also, just a reminder that we will be closed Monday September 2nd for the holiday. If your pet has an emergency please call Central Island Veterinary Emergency Hospital at 250-933-0913.

Have a great long weekend!

08/17/2024

Join our team!

About Us:Harbour City Animal Hospital is a locally owned and operated small animal practice on beautiful Vancouver Island. We are a small 2 veterinarian practice with a real family feel. If you are looking for a newer practice with great clients and experienced support staff look no further! We aim....

08/02/2024

Just a reminder we will be closed this upcoming Monday August 5th for the holiday. Please make sure you have enough medication/food for your pets. Hope you have a wonderful weekend 🥰

08/02/2024

Welcome Obi. We love you already! Do you know what breed he is?!

07/24/2024

New guidelines for travelling to the US with your pet!

Updates to CDC’s August 1 dog importation rule: If you are bringing a dog into the US from a dog rabies-free or low-risk country, you now only need to fill out the simple CDC Dog Import Form. Other forms are no longer needed. The requirements for dogs arriving from high-risk countries have not changed, and these dogs are still required to have additional documents. Read the full requirements: www.cdc.gov/dogtravel

07/06/2024

Check out how to keep your pets cool this summer!

When the heat of summer strikes, the answer is simple: leave your pets at home. Follow these tips, and your pets will feel cool this summer.

07/05/2024

With the weather heating up…please do not leave your pets in the car.

06/28/2024

Please note we are closed this upcoming Monday for Canada Day!

If you have an emergency with your pet please call Central Island Veterinary Emergency Hospital at 250-933-0913.

06/24/2024

Briggs brought a friend for some extra support 🥰

06/19/2024

Please note that our phone lines will now be answered from 8:30 am - 5pm. Our business hours remain the same, Monday-Friday 8am - 5pm. This will allow for a smoother check-in process for morning procedures and allow our client care team to organize for the day. You can still leave a voicemail for urgent matters and one of our team members will return your call promptly. We look forward to enhancing the customer experience for both our clients and our patients with these changes.

06/17/2024

Happy Father’s Day to all the pet Dads!

06/16/2024

A bunch of cuties at the CatNap Society microchip clinic today!! Thanks to everyone who came and supported this great charity! Did you miss out? Don’t worry we’re planning another one in the fall 🐈 🐕 💉

05/26/2024

Travelling to the US with you dog this summer? After August 1st there are new regulations to follow. Check out this link to determine what you need to cross the border with your dog:

Animal Importation, importation of animals, importation of animal products, Traveling with Pets

05/13/2024

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms :)

05/12/2024

Bottle drive today for CatNap Society !

04/28/2024

Angus is our patient of the week this week! 16 years young and such a chill fellow. He was in for his monthly arthritis shot and a blood sugar check. 💕

04/26/2024

Happy veterinary receptionist week!! Our Veterinary receptionists are a critical part of our team. Thank you for all you do!

04/21/2024

Sometimes you just need a cuddle. Doctor’s orders Josie! 💤

04/19/2024

Our patient of the week this week is little Panchito! Check out those ears! ❤️

04/17/2024

A close up photo of the video we posted. These little “peanuts” or “snowmen” are yeast.

04/13/2024

Virtual event open to everyone!

Need a dog training fix heading into the warmer weather? Join our founder, Dr. Marty Becker, DVM, and Fear Free's Lead Animal Trainer, Mikkel Becker, CBCC-KA, CDBC, KPA CTP, CPDT-KA, CTC, for the on April 19, at 3:30 p.m. ET. This virtual event is open to dog lovers, dog trainers, pet professionals, and everyone in between!

During their lecture, Marty & Mikkel will be discussing different ways to reduce stress and promote emotional rest during an animal’s physical care. Not only will the duo be discussing core elements essential to Fear Free care, but they will also be giving live Cooperative Care demos to illustrate how animals can play an active role in their care!

In the meantime, you can learn more about our Fear Free Trainer Certification Program here: https://bit.ly/3AnQNt3

04/12/2024

Theo is our patient of the week this week! We just love his beard!!

04/08/2024

We didn’t have much of a show here but here’s some insight into how pets may react to the solar eclipse:

Veterinarians explain what kinds of behaviors and reactions people might see in their animals during the total solar eclipse.

03/28/2024

Please note we will be closed this upcoming Friday for the holiday. Happy Easter! 🐣 🐰

03/28/2024

No Lilies for Kitties!

03/27/2024

Keep your pets safe this Easter by checking out the top 5 Easter toxins:

Here are five particularly prevalent Easter toxins you can share, plus a free poster.

02/19/2024

02/10/2024

When you see perfectly complimentary toe beans 🥰🐈‍⬛ Happy Friday!

01/20/2024

Potter is so near and dear to our hearts. Dr. Erin and technician Ashley were part of the spay/neuter clinic on the island where he is from. Please donate or share!! 💕🐈‍⬛

“𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙙.”

Potter's story is a real-life rags to riches tale.

Our volunteers were assisting with a high volume spay and neuter clinic in a community with many feral and stray cats. Potter was an older intact male surviving amongst the waste in a landfill. His white fur was yellow and brown with dirt, he was scarred, scabby, defeated, and our hearts hurt for what he'd been through. While anesthetized for his neuter surgery, it was determined that Potter was in no condition to continue life outdoors and humane euthanasia needed to be considered.

We didn't know what the future held for Potter nor if we were making the right call, but we decided we would bring him back with us to get the care he needed. This suspected feral surprised us by being a total sweetheart, and he's been stealing hearts ever since.

Potter is living the safe, happy and comfortable life he likely dreamed of in his foster home.

Unfortunately, Potter's journey from pauper to prince has been an especially expensive one and he has yet another large upcoming expense. Potter has had several health challenges requiring extensive and repeat diagnostics, treatments and follow up monitoring in the 20 months that he has been in our care – ear infections, dermatitis, suspect food sensitivities, early kidney disease, bloodwork/urinalysis, various medications, two ultrasounds, a comprehensive dental with several extractions and a repeat dental is now required for him.

Potter’s medical expenses to date are up over $4000 and the expense of a repeat dental yet to come.

We are looking for some help to cover Potter’s extraordinary medical expenses.

No donation amount is too small. We appreciate any and all donations towards Potter’s medical expenses.

Donate via Facebook at the Donate button in this post

Donate via Canada Helps via https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/82161?v2=true

For other ways to donate please go the CatNap website: https://www.catnapsociety.com/donate

CatNap Society is a not for profit registered with CRA (charity status ), tax receipts are issued for donations.

If you are unable to donate at this time please consider sharing this post to spread the word.