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PRIMARY, REFERRAL, EMERGENCY
VETERINARY HOSPITAL

๐Ÿฆท ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐“๐ž๐ž๐ญ๐กโ€ฆ ๐–๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐Ž๐œ๐ž๐š๐ง๐ž โœจAt Dr. Vetamin Primary, Referral & Emergency Veterinary Hospital, weโ€™re known for adva...
11/26/2025

๐Ÿฆท ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐“๐ž๐ž๐ญ๐กโ€ฆ ๐–๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐Ž๐œ๐ž๐š๐ง๐ž โœจ

At Dr. Vetamin Primary, Referral & Emergency Veterinary Hospital, weโ€™re known for advanced emergency and referral services โ€” but did you know we also provide full routine dental care for dogs and cats?

Dental health is not just about fresh breath.
๐Ÿ”น It prevents painful infections
๐Ÿ”น Protects the heart, liver, and kidneys
๐Ÿ”น Improves quality of life
๐Ÿ”น Extends overall lifespan

And the true star of our dental department is Oceane, our exceptional veterinary technician. ๐Ÿฉบ๐Ÿ’™

From the moment your pet arrives until they wake up safely after the procedure, Oceane is there every step of the way:
โœ”๏ธ Tailored anesthesia monitoring
โœ”๏ธ Full-mouth dental radiographs
โœ”๏ธ Detailed dental charting
โœ”๏ธ Professional scaling & polishing
โœ”๏ธ Gentle, compassionate care throughout

With the support of our veterinarians, Oceane helps restore a healthy, pain-free, radiant smile to your pet โ€” the kind they deserve.

If your dog or cat has bad breath, buildup on the teeth, or hasnโ€™t had dental X-rays before, it may be time for a dental checkup.

๐Ÿ“ž Call us today or book directly at dr-vetamin.ca
Letโ€™s give your pet The Perfect Teeth.

(343)770-2070
www.dr-vetamin.ca

11/23/2025

๐Ÿšจ Emergency Surgery Today: Heavy-Duty Treat Pouch Removed! ๐Ÿšจ
At Dr. Vetamin Primary, Referral & Emergency Veterinary Hospital, we handled a unique emergency today โ€” a dog who swallowed a heavy-duty treat pouch, too large and rigid to retrieve via induction of vomiting.

Thanks to our advanced surgical team, the pouch was successfully removed, and our patient is now recovering comfortably. โค๏ธ๐Ÿถ

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๐Ÿง Endoscopy vs. Surgery โ€” How Do We Decide?

Not every foreign body is the same. Knowing when endoscopy or surgery gives a higher success rate can prevent complications and reduce costs for families:

๐Ÿ”น Endoscopy (Non-surgical retrieval)
โœ” Best for soft, flexible, or smooth objects in the stomach or esophagus
โœ” Short recovery time
โœ” Lower cost than surgery
โŒ Not effective for rigid, sharp, large, or irregular objects
โŒ Failed retrieval can delay care and increase total cost

๐Ÿ”น Surgery (Gastrotomy / Enterotomy)
โœ” Higher success rate for large, heavy, rigid, or fabric-based objects
โœ” Prevents repeated anesthesia and prolonged obstruction
โœ” Definitive treatment โ€” we fix the problem on the spot
โŒ Longer procedure time
โŒ Higher initial cost, but often more cost-effective when endoscopy is unlikely to work

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๐Ÿ’ฐ Which Is More Cost-Effective for Families?

Choosing the wrong approach can lead to two anesthetics, two procedures, and higher total bills.

In cases like todayโ€™s (large, rigid objects), surgery is the better financial decision because:

It has a near-100% retrieval success rate

It avoids the risk of failed endoscopy

It provides a predictable recovery timeline (usually 5โ€“7 days)

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โค๏ธ Our Priority: Safe Care, Smart Decisions

At Dr. Vetamin, every case is evaluated by an experienced emergency veterinarian to determine the safest, most successful, and most financially reasonable plan for each family.

If your pet swallowed something unusual, donโ€™t wait. The sooner we assess them, the better the outcome.

๐Ÿ“ Dr. Vetamin Primary, Referral & Emergency Veterinary Hospital
๐Ÿ“ž Call us anytime โ€” weโ€™re here to help.

๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‡๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐ƒ๐ข๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒThank you to the many families and referring veterinarians who trust us...
11/20/2025

๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‡๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐ƒ๐ข๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ

Thank you to the many families and referring veterinarians who trust us with their pets. Here is a look at the advanced services and hospital performance weโ€™ve achieved recently:

๐Ÿ”ฌ ๐€๐๐ฏ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ ๐ƒ๐ข๐š๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ & ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ-๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ฐ๐ž๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐œ๐ž๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ

Advanced Soft tissue surgery ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’
Advanced Abdominal Ultrasound ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ–
Echocardiography ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘
Continues ECG and Holter monitoring ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ
TPLO ๐Ÿ”
Transfusion (blood products) ๐Ÿ’
Endoscopy ๐Ÿ
Internal medicine work up ๐Ÿ

๐Ÿฅ ๐‡๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐Œ๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ

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๐Ÿšจ A Heartbreaking Reminder: Why Vaccination Matters ๐Ÿ’”This past week, our team had to make the difficult decision to huma...
10/31/2025

๐Ÿšจ A Heartbreaking Reminder: Why Vaccination Matters ๐Ÿ’”

This past week, our team had to make the difficult decision to humanely euthanize two young patients suffering from canine parvovirus infection. Despite several days of intensive hospitalization and supportive care, patients tragically may succumb to this highly contagious and life-threatening disease.

Parvovirus attacks the intestinal and immune systems, causing severe vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration, and sepsis. Treatment is intensive, costly, and unfortunately not always successful โ€” but the good news is that itโ€™s preventable.

โœ… All dogs must be protected with their core vaccines:

Rabies ๐Ÿฆ  โ€“ protects against a fatal zoonotic disease (transmissible to humans)

DHPP ๐Ÿ’‰ โ€“ guards against Distemper, Hepatitis, Parvovirus, and Parainfluenza

Leptospirosis ๐ŸŒง๏ธ โ€“ shields against a bacterial infection spread through water and wildlife

Vaccination is not just a recommendation โ€” itโ€™s the most effective way to protect your dogโ€™s life and prevent the spread of deadly diseases in our community.

๐Ÿพ If your dog is overdue for vaccines or youโ€™re unsure of their status, please contact us today.
Together, we can make sure no pet suffers needlessly from preventable diseases. โค๏ธ

๐Ÿ“ Dr. Vetamin Primary, Referral & Emergency Veterinary Hospital

Perfect recovery for Lucyโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ
10/27/2025

Perfect recovery for Lucyโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ

๐ŸŒŸ New Service Alert! ๐ŸŒŸWeโ€™re excited to share that Dr. Vetamin now offers Gastrointestinal Endoscopy โ€” a minimally invasi...
10/25/2025

๐ŸŒŸ New Service Alert! ๐ŸŒŸ

Weโ€™re excited to share that Dr. Vetamin now offers Gastrointestinal Endoscopy โ€” a minimally invasive procedure that allows us to see inside your petโ€™s stomach and intestines without major surgery! ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿฑ

โœจ What itโ€™s used for:
๐Ÿ”น Removing swallowed foreign objects (like toys or socks!)
๐Ÿ”น Taking safe biopsies from the stomach or intestines
๐Ÿ”น Diagnosing chronic vomiting, diarrhea, or unexplained weight loss

๐Ÿ’‰ Performed under safe general anesthesia
๐Ÿ’จ Less pain, faster recovery, and no large incisions!

Endoscopy helps us diagnose and treat problems quickly and gently โ€” keeping your pets healthy and comfortable. โค๏ธ

๐Ÿ“ Dr. Vetamin Primary, Referral, & Emergency Veterinary Hospital
๐Ÿ“ž (343)770-2070
www.dr-vetamin.ca
878 Boyd Ave, Ottawa.

10/22/2025

Emergency Tarsorrhaphy for Lucy (Part 2)

10/22/2025

Emergency Tarsorrhaphy for Lucy (part 1)

๐Ÿพ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐‚๐š๐ง ๐–๐ž ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ? ๐ŸพYour pets are at the heart of everything we do โ€” and we want to serve them even b...
10/20/2025

๐Ÿพ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐‚๐š๐ง ๐–๐ž ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ? ๐Ÿพ

Your pets are at the heart of everything we do โ€” and we want to serve them even better.

๐Ÿ’ฌ ๐“๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค!
What can we do to improve your petโ€™s care, comfort, or experience with us?

๐Ÿ‘‡ ๐๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐›๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ.
Your feedback helps us grow and make Dr. Vetamin the best place for every pet and pet parent.

โค๏ธ๐–๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  โ€” ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ.

Dr. Vetamin Primary, Referral, & Emergency Veterinary Hospital
878 Boyd Ave, Ottawa
www.dr-vetamin.ca
(343)770-2070

GI Endoscopy From diagnosis to foreign body removalโ€”comprehensive GI care without surgery. Advanced Surgery A wide range of advanced surgical treatments, performed with precision and care. Ultrasound & Echocardiography Same-Day Results โ€“ Interpreted by Veterinary Specialists 24/7 Hospitalization...

10/05/2025

๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐–๐ž ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐•๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ง?

A few years ago, I was working alongside a group of veterinarians and support staff who were deeply frustrated. They spoke about corporate control, about being undervalued and overworked, about how decisions made far away โ€” in a boardroom โ€” dictated how they practiced medicine every day.

They felt stuck. They complained about burnout, lack of growth, and the loss of true patient-centered care. They said they wanted change โ€” that corporate greed was robbing them, their clients, and their patients of what veterinary medicine was meant to be: compassion, trust, and professional pride.

I listened. And I decided to do something about it.

Building Something Different

A few years later, we opened Dr. Vetamin โ€” an independent, veterinarian-owned hospital built from the ground up.
No investors. No distant executives. Just a vision to create a space where medicine comes first, where innovation is welcomed, and where people can grow without being limited by corporate spreadsheets.

We invested in top-tier equipment, built a facility designed around patient comfort and team efficiency, and built a culture that puts integrity before convenience.

The Surprising Reaction

When I reached out to some of those same colleagues โ€” the ones who once spoke about breaking free โ€” their tone had changed.

Suddenly, the corporate world they once criticized became โ€œa stable place.โ€
They told me, โ€œThe corporation just built us a new shiny hospital.โ€
They said, โ€œThings have never been better.โ€

And I couldnโ€™t help but smile.

Itโ€™s easy to complain about your circumstances. Itโ€™s much harder to change them.
The truth is โ€” most people arenโ€™t held back by a lack of opportunity. Theyโ€™re held back by fear.

The fear of losing stability. The fear of the unknown. The fear of taking control of their own lives and being responsible for the outcome.

So, they choose comfort over courage. They convince themselves that things are fine, even when their hearts know otherwise.

But progress โ€” real progress โ€” only happens when someone decides that being uncomfortable for a while is worth living a life on their own terms.

๐’๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ. ๐’๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ž.

Dr. Vetamin exists because courage matters. Because independence matters.
Because veterinary medicine deserves leaders who arenโ€™t afraid to take risks for whatโ€™s right โ€” for their team, for their clients, and for their patients.

To everyone whoโ€™s ever felt trapped by a system โ€” remember: you donโ€™t have to wait for change. You can build it.

09/12/2025

๐Ÿšจ Urinary Blockage in Cats: A True Emergency ๐Ÿšจ

At Dr. Vetamin Hospital, we see urinary blockages in cats regularlyโ€”and itโ€™s one of the most dangerous emergencies we treat.

A blockage happens when your cat canโ€™t pass urine due to an obstruction in the urethra. This can quickly lead to bladder rupture, kidney damage, and life-threatening electrolyte imbalances.

โš ๏ธ Signs to Watch For:

Straining in the litter box but producing little or no urine

Frequent trips to the litter box

Crying or vocalizing in pain

Licking at the ge***al area

Lethargy, vomiting, or loss of appetite

If you notice any of these symptoms, do not wait. A blocked cat can deteriorate within hours. Immediate veterinary attention can be the difference between life and death.

๐Ÿ‘‰ At Dr. Vetamin Hospital, our team is equipped to quickly diagnose and treat urinary blockages, providing relief and preventing serious complications.

๐Ÿพ Your catโ€™s life could depend on fast actionโ€”if youโ€™re ever unsure, call us right away.

๐Ÿ“ Dr. Vetamin Primary, Referral & Emergency Veterinary Hospital
878 Boyd Ave, Ottawa

(343)7702070

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