North Shore Veterinary Clinic

10/22/2024

Pet of the Month for October is… Lytton!! 🎃
Lytton is a very sweet & petite little lady. Here’s what Lytton’s humans have to say, “Little Lytton literally wandered into our lives when she stumbled into my husband’s campsite in August 2018 in Lytton BC.  She was very sick, dirty and likely about 4 weeks old.  We quickly brought her to the North Shore Vet Clinic for treatment where her prognosis was sadly not great.  The staff fought hard both with excellent care and plenty of cuddles.  Six years later, she is still living her best life!  She is tiny, shy and rarely speaks.  However, she is always ready for a cuddle and a head butt.  Lytton also enjoys following her older “cat-sister” Kali around.  Kali is still not Lytton’s biggest fan, although we think she secretly loves the attention.  We couldn’t be more thrilled that this little miracle kitty wandered into our lives.  Thank you North Shore Vet Clinic!”

08/24/2024

Pet of the Month for August is.. Amie!!
Amie is famous at the clinic for always wanting to be held and cuddled during her visits at the clinic. 🐱 Here’s what her family has to say..
Back in 2008, we picked up Amie from a house in White Rock that had over 50 other cats living there.  Amie was placed in our arms where she immediately snuggled in and instantly became a part of our family.  She has always been the sweetest and friendliest cat.  In fact, when she was a kitten, she would follow anyone home that would stop to give her a pat and I’d receive a phone call to “come and get your cat”.  She’s 16 now and has slowed down a lot.  She doesn’t venture far these days.  She enjoys sitting out on the deck watching the world go by, laying in the sun and getting snuggles. She has brought our family so much joy and shown us so much unconditional love. We are truly blessed to be sharing our lives with her.
“Cats choose us, we don’t own them”

07/23/2024

Pet of the Month for July is… Hastings!!
Here’s what his pet parents have to say:
Hastings was rescued in Kamloops, and moved to Burnaby. He is 13 years old, and he loves spending his time now a days at Grandma’s house. When he was younger, it was all about chasing squirrels and meeting new friends on walks.  As the years have gone by, he still likes to make new friends on walks, and he also watches the squirrels now. His little sister loves to steal his bed.

06/20/2024

Dr Loukia saw the cutest litter of cocker spaniel puppies for their first wellness exam and vaccines yesterday! Everyone is happy and healthy, we can’t wait to see them again for their booster vaccines next month! 🐾🐶

05/15/2024

Pet of the Month for May is… Gracie!!!

Gracie is a very sweet, easy going girl and it’s always a pleasure to see her at the clinic. She is very loved by her family. Here’s what her family has to say:

Gracie was found by the SPCA, wandering the streets of Prince George and was then relocated to the Vancouver SPCA where she jumped out of the cage and came to live with us at 10 months of age.

Gracie (or “Gracie Petunia” if she’s in trouble … which is virtually never …) is a very sweet, gentle kitty who wouldn’t hurt a fly (… well maybe a fly … she loves the bugging hour at dusk). She’s a little shy, but a scratch under her chin or cheek will produce the sweetest of purrs.

Gracie is 13 1/2 years old and loves to sleep in till noon, but once she’s up and gets that bug in her brain, she can run around the house acting like a 6 year old. Her favourite thing to play with is a scrunched up bill receipt thrown across the room.

She lives with an obnoxiously friendly American Staffordshire Terrior and an 8 month old SPCA kitty, who would both desperately love to play with her, but if Gracie could talk, she would tell you that “all dogs and kittens are dumb” and will have nothing to do with them.

People are struck by the colour of Gracie’s blue eyes and the softness and colouring of her coat (she has a brown patch of fur shaped like a heart on her right side), but if Gracie could talk she would tell you her most beautiful feature is her beautiful fluffy tail. She loves to strut by you and let you grab her tail as she walks by.

Gracie is not only beautiful, she’s smart too. Anything for a treat - Gracie’s repertoire of tricks include Sit, Turn, Around, High Five, Sit Pretty and Roll Over.

Gracie receives the finest of medical care by all the staff at North Shore. If Gracie could talk, she would say “Thank you, each and every one of you! Your friendly and knowledgeable care is very much appreciated.”

04/15/2024

Pet of the Month for April is… Sadie!
Sadie has been coming to North Shore Animal Hospital for her whole life. The past 4 years she has been coming monthly due to needing her zycortal injection for Addison’s disease. She loves to come and only thinks about the treats and love that she gets.

Sadie enjoys chasing a ball, going for long walks, playing with her dog friends, and cuddling with her family. She tolerates the cat, who remains the boss.

03/23/2024

Miss. Joanie is a frequent flyer around here and she knows very well that she has all of us wrapped around her four paws 🐾 🩷 We are not sure who is more excited for these visits! Joanie or Janice 🤣 Take your vote! ⬇️

03/04/2024

Pet of the Month for March is… Bruno!!!

Isn’t he cute? Here’s what Bruno’s mom has to say, “We visited a local breeder with our sister (who was the one looking for a puppy) and fell in love with a cockapoo named Bruno. We took him home December 2022 and he has brought so much fun to our family.  Bruno has a big personality, enjoys playing with his toys, cuddling as much as possible and swimming whenever and wherever he can. He is always up for an adventure and is the sweetest dog 💕

02/13/2024

Pet of the Month for February is Bodie!!! Bodie did very well at her recent vet visit. Here’s what her pawrents have to say:
Bodie was born into a foster home in Sugar Land, Texas, in October 2015, and was adopted by us in February 2016. She was our first “baby” and is deeply loved by her family. It took her a while to adjust to the addition of 2 chaotic toddlers in her home, but she has since embraced her role as “big sister”. 

She is a highly sensitive, gentle soul who you’ll often find quietly padding around the house at night, checking on our two young kids. 

Bodie is an agile wee dog who loves to zoom through the forests with her friends while on her group hikes. She has also been known to trail her dad when he goes mountain biking. 

Bodie sometimes pretends to be more meek than she really is - she’ll often romp through the house when no one is home, frumping up all the beds and surveying the kids’ expansive stuffy collection. 

Bodie is our beloved little ‘shadow’ and we’re eternally grateful that she chose us to be her family.

01/02/2024

January Pet of the Month is Eva!

Eva is just 3.5 months old and we adopted her just last month from Chilliwack and she bonded to us very quickly.

She loves to sleep on my lap while I work at the computer. She loves to play with her butterfly toy on a string and pulls it along by herself. She also is a very confident climber and likes to sit on my shoulders. We also find her stealing our socks. She is a very affectionate and playful kitten and we are so happy to have her join our family.

11/07/2023

November’s Pet of the Month!
Honey is a patient of ours that we are always excited to see! Honey’s pawrent says, "Honey came to us from a rescue and very quickly won our hearts.

She is vision impaired but you'd barely think so seeing her play and explore with her adopted brother PB.
"HC" as we call her, or Honey Cat, is an FIP survivor! With VOKRA and North Shore Vet's help, love, and support she has been cured for over two years and has become a very sweet and affectionate cat.

Her hobbies are sitting at the table and watching us eat, playing in the cube and tube with PB, and hanging out in her catio."

01/03/2023

PET OF THE MONTH-January

Happy New Year to everyone! We’re starting this year off with a bang!

Our PET OF THE MONTH for January is the sweetest little pug named Stella! You may have seen her cruising around the clinic in her stroller! She is so loved by her family, here’s what they have to say about her….

“We got Stella when she was 12 weeks old. She is just a huge delight to have in our family. Stella is lovable, sweet and the cutest pug ever. She loves to go to the lakehouse and lounge on the deck, bark at the ducks in the summer and the ski doos in the winter. She loves to spend time with her friend Madeleine. Stella is now 9 yrs old and since October has been unable to walk. She has just has back surgery to relieve her compressed spinal cord. It has only been two weeks and she is showing a little bit of improvement each day. She is still unable to walk but we are hoping ,praying and working hard with physio. Stella is in a stroller right now and we are managing just fine. To us she is a gift every day and we love her to bits.”

We are all sending Stella our best wishes and healing thoughts! We hope to see you walking soon Stella! ❤️❤️

12/20/2022

Dear valued clients of North Shore Veterinary Clinic.

We regret to inform you that we have made the difficult decision to close the clinic today. Multiple bus routes are cancelled and our team members are unable to safely make it in. We apologize for the inconvenience.

If you have a medical emergency or pet health inquiry please call Mountainside Animal Hospital at 604-973-1247 OR VCA Canada Vancouver Animal Emergency at 604-879-3737.

Please stay safe out there,

The Team at North Shore Veterinary Clinic

08/25/2022

08/20/2022

Maverick was feeling his sedation and required some love and support! Dr. Aleks and Dr. Lam were there to give Maverick a big bear hug, some cuddles and pats to make him feel comfortable and at home. What a sweet boy he was! We love our patients as if they were our own 🐾💙

06/10/2022

PET OF THE MONTH -JUNE

We would like you to meet the absolute sweetest gentle giant! His name is Baloo. His foster family lives him to pieces! This is what they had to say…..

“What I’ve been told is that he was seen on video by Nana’s (rescue) in an overcrowded facility that was housing over 1000 dogs who had been rescued from the meat industry by local groups.

Nana’s had him then moved to a secondary facility where he stayed for a year and a bit then flew over here to us!

He is currently up for adoption for the right home!

He loves being outside just lying in the sun like a little sunbeam. Loves getting his massive mane brushed. Is a huge peanut butter fanatic. Especially in his kong! Is incredible with kids. Hates car rides. Super protective over his host family lol and likes to watch nature shows if we have to leave the house without him. 😂

We’ve had him since February and he’s settled in so we’ll and we can’t wait for him to find his forever home where he’ll continue to get all the love he deserves!

Thank you for bringing Baloo to us so our day can be brighter when he comes in to the clinic!

04/08/2022

PET OF THE MONTH-April

Liberty was adopted as a four-month old puppy from the BCSPCA, just a couple of months prior to COVID-19 breaking out. And just days before Valentine's Day. Fittingly, she introduced herself with all the love in the world, and many kisses. She still the same old romantic every morning, as she greets us.

Liberty is incredibly intelligent and intuitive. You'll rarely find Liberty not paying attention to something that happens, whether on the TV or on our street. She's a real vocal guard dog with a loud bark, but whines over every missed opportunity of playing with whatever dog passes by. Outside of the house, Liberty still behaves like a playful puppy, despite of her 110 lbs. She never fails to show her loving nature to every stranger that approaches her.

At home, she takes the liberty to argue with us if she's not getting enough attention or can't reach one of her tennis balls under the couch.

Liberty enjoys her meals, but she loves her treats even more. Must have learned that from us! Plain kibble is boring, so she always needs an extra toping of sorts. She's an especially big connoisseur of pig's ears and beef trachea.

Liberty's favorite toys are tennis balls and wood sticks, because regular toys just don't hold up well enough during play time.

You can find Liberty on the North Van trails and all over the local doggy parks, where she loves playing with her four legged friends. If she's not out hiking, she will be swimming in the ocean, a big summertime hobby she picked up over the last year.

If you see Liberty: please say hello...because she loves making new friends all the time!

02/11/2022

❤️PET OF THE MONTH -FEBRUARY❤️

We want everyone to meet Daisy! Isn’t she darling?

Daisy’s new owner just loves her….this is what she says:

Daisy is just over two years old and was taken from owners who were not taking good care of her.

She has a very sweet and loving personality and loves to play as soon as she finishes eating.

Once she has exhausted herself playing she needs you to sit down so she can snuggle in your lap for a nice long nap.

Every morning she brings me a toy and then jumps into bed so she can lie on my chest and rub her face against mine.

This little girl is full of love, sweetness, fun, and energy in just the right doses.

She is also very smart and is settling in very well.

We couldn't be happier.

Such a sweetheart!