St. Clair Veterinary

03/04/2025

Visit Pet Poison Hotline for the most up-to-date information and guides for pet owners!

https://www.petpoisonhelpline.com/pet-owners/

02/28/2025

02/13/2025

Friendly Reminder:
We will be closed Saturday, February 15th and Monday, February 17th for the Family Day holiday.

02/04/2025

Learn how to understand your pet's behavior and body language with veterinary technician and certified behavior consultant, Tabitha Kucera. https://pbxx.it/MSadcF

01/29/2025

Collar with ID tag—check! Leash—check! Yep, that’s pretty much all you need to walk your dog. But there are lots of choices out there when it comes to dog collars, leashes, and harnesses, so which should you get for your four-legged friend? https://pbxx.it/WQcXi1

01/22/2025

"Ruth Roy and Thomas Roy of Wellcat can be thanked for this event. They decided to create Answer Your Cat’s Questions Day so that it gave people an opportunity to understand cats better. The day encourages pet owners to look at their feline friends and find answers to the questions their cat has." - DaysOfTheYear.com

01/21/2025

📚🐾 Calling all pet-loving bookworms!
Dive into our curated reading list celebrating furry companions.
Whether you're drawn to adventurous comical pet sidekicks, non-fiction stories of heroic dogs, or fun children’s books that teach important lessons about pets, there's something on our list for every animal lover.
Ready to curl up with a good book and your pet?
Hit the library or your local bookshop and explore these top book recommendations. https://pbxx.it/ZxB1ek

01/20/2025

ATTENTION
If you are driving to your pet's appointment with us this week, the Green P parking lot will be closed.
The Green P located west of the clinic will be closed from Monday, January 20th to Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025.
Please give yourself extra time to find parking prior to your pet's appointment.

01/16/2025

Cats can be notorious for being picky eaters. Especially our older felines that desperately need to eat!

Some easy to try tips at home:
1) Heat up the wet food. This is to enhance the small to entice your cat to eat.
2) Offer the food on a clean plate/bowl. They are able to smell remnant food which turns them off.
3) Check if the dry food has gone stale.
4) Change feeding location. Have the bowl away from a high traffic area, away from kids, and separate from other pets in the home.
5) Work up an appetite. Exercising can help provide important mental and physical stimulation.

Ensure to consult your veterinarian right away if your cat is not eating as they normally do. By consulting your veterinarian, you are ruling out underlying illnesses (e.g. dental disease) that could be causes the lack of appetite.

https://www.petmd.com/cat/nutrition/why-are-cats-picky-eaters

01/15/2025

Understanding pet first aid is important for every pet parent, giving you the know-how and confidence to handle all sorts of situations. https://pbxx.it/FIZG1v

01/10/2025

In the recent news of a cat dying in BC from the Avian Flu (H5N1), here are a couple resources to read from to keep your dogs, cats, and pet birds safe from H5N1.
Tips for prenventing Avian infection your pets:
-Keep cats indoors.
-Keep pets that do go outdoors away from wild birds, poultry, and cattle and their environments.
-Prevent pets from eating dead birds or other animals.
-Avoid feeding pets raw meat or poultry and unpasteurized milk.

- https://www.avma.org/resources-tools/animal-health-and-welfare/animal-health/avian-influenza/avian-influenza-companion-animals

- https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/virus-transmission/avian-in-other-animals.html

01/08/2025

Recall from Northwest Cat Food after contracting the Avian Flu (H5N1) the infected cat, an indoor-only pet, dies. Read more about what happened below:

https://www.veterinarypracticenews.ca/pet-food-recalled-in-b-c-after-cat-dies-from-bird-flu/?qnewsletter=20250102&en_click=1&utm_campaign=2025-01-02&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_content=news&oly_enc_id=3792I0306267A1W

Unsure if your Northwest food is recalled? See their site below:
https://www.nw-naturals.net/12-24-24-voluntary-product-recall/

Northwest Naturals, an Oregon-based pet food company, is recalling its 2 lb. (0.9 kg) Feline Turkey Recipe raw frozen pet food after a cat in Oregon died from H5N1 avian influenza linked to the product. The recalled food was sold in British Columbia, Oregon, Washington, and California.