Our doctor team has over 45 years combined veterinary experience.
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We can assist you in caring for a variety of animals, ranging from cats and dogs to various kinds of birds, reptiles, rabbits, and other exotics!
Cones aren't just for cats and dogs!
Poor Yoshi came in with a wound on their wing that they just wouldn't stop picking at.
Thankfully their humans brought them in for attention before it got worse. In order to let the wound heal as effectively as possible we had to place Yoshi in a tiny little bird cone!
So far it's been effective in helping them heal, and its certainly cute to boot (even if Yoshi is doing their best impression of Jim Halpert from The Office)! 🦜
Did you know that today is World Lizard Day??
Dr. Davidson, Dr. Moritz and our team of Vet Techs love to see and care for all varieties of lizards here 🦎
Check out some of our Staff lizards: Hedy Lamar the bearded dragon, Spud the crested gecko and Derp the leopard gecko!
We hope all of you out there with Lizards are having a great day celebrating their weird and fun personalities!
Milo might be one of the most relaxed cats we see at our practice!
When his humans take him out for walks he flops over for every human he passes, and apparently the same rule applies in all sorts of locations! As you can see, he was so relaxed Dr. Val was able to complete his appointment in our lobby!
Milo certainly brings a smile to our faces every time we see him, and we hope he brought a smile to yours too! 🐈❤️
CAUTION! SURGICAL PHOTO AHEAD!
Casey has been an absolute trooper with his past few visits!
He had some extensive dental work done and shortly after had a very large lump removed. Out of curiosity we weighed the lump to see exactly how big it had grown and it weighed in at an impressive 578g (aka just about 1.3 pounds)!!
Even though he has been in and out of our practice having all sorts of poking and prodding he has never lost his happy-go-lucky spirit and was always happy to shower our team with kisses during each visit.
We're happy to say that Casey finally had his sutures and drainage tubes removed and has been recovering well and is back to living his best life!
❗️❗️WE WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY AUGUST 5TH❗️❗️
This is a reminder to contact us to order any necessary food or medications BEFORE 4pm TODAY so they are ready to be picked up before the weekend!
Food Orders and Medication Refills can be called in to 204-487-6090 or emailed to [email protected]
Have you ever seen a fledgling pigeon before? Now you have!
They might look a bit less attractive than their adult counterparts, but we think this little one is quite cute!
They were brought in after being found abandoned without any parent birds in sight. Our team did a quick check to make sure they were physically alright before calling Prairie Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre to take on their care from there.
As cute as baby wildlife can be, it's very important that if you ever find injured or abandoned wildlife to make sure you get in contact with a certified wildlife rehabber instead of hanging onto them yourself. Wildlife can be very complex and have special needs when it comes to their care - which means it's best to leave it to the professionals!
Daisy the guinea pig came in with a very red and irritated eye and boy were we in for a surprise on closer examination!
A blade of HAY was stuck in her eye! Only the very tip of the hay blade was exposed (in the first photo the tweezers are demonstrating how much was visible) - the rest was pushed way back in there!
Now that the hay has been removed Daisy is feeling MUCH better and her eye is already starting to look better. 🐹
✨It's her Birthday and she'll cry if she wants to! ✨
Feza joined us today for her monthly Solensia injection and her humans informed us that today also happens to be her 19th birthday!!
Thanks to the Solensia Feza gets around much more comfortably than her age would suggest... and though she was gracious enough to share some celebratory donuts she was not interested in a post-injection photo op 🐈
Happy Birthday Feza, here's to many more!! 🍩🎂🎉
Make way for the King! 👑🐇
Domino is a Continental Giant Rabbit and even though he's only 8 months old he weighs in at a whopping 13lbs! Fun fact: The heaviest recorded weight for a Continental Giant Rabbit was 53lbs!
Since Domino still has some growing to do his humans decided to get him used to a "Royal Carriage" very early on so that transportation wouldn't be an issue. It's an effective AND stylish way to get around!
We'll be sure to update you all when he's in for his next check up and weigh in!
Zion the Sun Conure has been seeing us steadily for bandage changes after a much needed toe amputation. To our and her owners surprise she showed up to her appointment with a new... EGG-cessory!
If that weren't enough, at her next appointment she arrived with a SECOND egg!
Zion is a very dedicated mother and refuses to leave home without them, and they now accompany her to her visits! 🦜🥚🥚
Here's the answer to last weeks question!
If you guessed that the creepy crawlie was some sort of lice... you were correct!
The Polyplax Spinulosa is a type of blood-sucking louse that is often found on rats and guinea pigs. Blood is their primary and preferred food source which is what the louse was digesting in Tuesdays video!
Luckily their hosts Tom and Claude the rats have been treated, and the lice won't be troubling them for much longer! 🐀
Who has any guesses as to what type of creepy crawlie this is?
We’ll give you a hint… that red squiggle you see in the middle is something it’s digesting!
❗❗WE WILL BE CLOSED JULY 1ST FOR CANADA DAY❗❗
This is a reminder to contact us to order any necessary food or medications BEFORE 4pm Thursday June 27th so they are ready to be picked up before the weekend!
Food Orders and Medication Refills can be called in to 204-487-6090 or emailed to [email protected]
❗Goose Update!❗
This week we had the most lovely surprise - after what felt like an eternity of not seeing our feathery friends we were able to catch a glimpse of our Mom and two of the goslings roaming through the parking lot!
It looks like they enjoyed their time in the puddle, and we certainly had a great time watching them have fun! 🤩
Two rabbits are always better than one!
We couldn't get over how adorable Caramel and Snowy's snuggles were during their recent Wellness Exam... and we were happy to officially diagnose them as two Cutie Patooties! 😍
It's International Turtle Day!
While Mr. Cherry here is technically a Tortoise (not a turtle) he still wanted to celebrate by going for a run around our treatment area!
While all Tortoises are Turtles... not all Turtles are Tortoises! They are both members of Order Chelonia. Both have bony shells housing their softer bodies, but there are quite a few differences between the two! The easiest one to remember is that Tortoises spend their time on land, and Turtles spend most of their time in the water - and because of this they have differences in their shell!
Give all your Tortoises and Turtles some extra love from us today! 💗🐢
Sabuchka would like to remind everybody that with the nicer weather comes the Fleas, Ticks, and Mosquitoes with Heartworm - and we've already been pulling ticks off dogs!! 🦟🕷😱
If you haven't had the chance to bring your dog in yet, we are actively booking appointments for Heartworm and Tick Disease testing - the whole appointment takes approximately 10 minutes to complete and you get to leave with peace of mind and Preventative Medication for the season.
To book your pup in for their testing and medication appointment please call us at 204-487-6090 or email us at [email protected], and remember to check for ticks after every walk!
If you've been to see us for a visit in the past few weeks you've likely noticed the Goose Family we have that nested in the flower pots in front of our building.
We're happy to report that we have now officially seen four happy goslings hatch!
The family has moved (safely, with the help of Melissa and Dr. Moritz) to the other side of Scurfield to grow up by the pond.
We'll be sure to post updates as they grow! 💗
❗️❗️❗️WE WILL BE CLOSED MAY 20TH FOR THE MAY LONG WEEKEND❗️❗️❗️
Sarah would like to remind you to contact us to order any necessary food or medications BEFORE 4pm Thursday May 16th so they are ready to be picked up before the weekend!
Food Orders and Medication Refills can be called in to 204-487-6090 or emailed to [email protected]
Have you ever seen such perfectly wrinkly faces and bodies??
We saw this litter of Frenchie pups for their first ever vet visit and vaccines - they were all very brave and extremely tolerant of all the snuggles they got!
Allergies aren't just a human issue - they can impact our dogs too!
Poor Max was suffering from skin infections and bucket loads of itchiness. He would seem to clear up and feel better only for the symptoms to reappear a little while later. In his most recently flare up he lost a lot of fur and was covered in rashes.
After doing some allergy testing Dr. Val and the team discovered that Max is quite allergic to a lot of common ingredients in most dog food diets. Thankfully they were able to collaborate and find a food and medication combination that works for him and LOOK at how good he looks now!
Thanks to his owners careful attention and commitment to keeping him away from his allergens; he is now a completely different dog!
✨🥳 Mr. Arlo here turned 4 years old today and decided to celebrate with a Birthday Pawdicure!! Isn't he just the cutest in his celebratory hat??
We've been seeing Arlo since he was a puppy... which is good news for all of you on Facebook because we have his puppy photo too! 🥳✨
Back in April we shared a post of Spencer and his cute little "sploot" in the treatment area - well today also happens to be Spencer's 16th Birthday!!
His humans shared this adorable photo with us and we couldn't wait to share it with all of you. Happy Sweet 16 Spencer!! 🥳🥳
16 might feel like a senior age for a cat... but Bella is here to tell you "Age ain't nothin' but a number"!
This sweet girl was full of purrs despite needing a bandage on her foot.
Why did she need a bandage you ask? Because she was running around doing zoomies and managed to break her toe! Thankfully the toe isn't in too bad of shape and Bella is still active (and an angel for all her bandage changes)!🤸♀️
Did you know there are two 'types' of Labrador Retriever?
English Labs - like our blondie Brighton - are wide, with full chests, thick necks, large and defined foreheads, and shorter legs.
American Labs - like our chocolate Cate - slim, with a narrower head, longer muzzle, longer legs and more 'athletic' build!
We were so lucky to have Brighton and Cate in the lobby at the same time because it really shows off the physical difference between these two varieties of Lab!
Despite their differences in appearance, their sunny personalities and the amount they made us laugh during their appointments were exactly the same!
I spy with my little eye... a very fur blocked ear canal!
Sometimes dogs with curly or long length fur need a little extra help keeping their ear canals clear - through no fault of their own! Those pesky hairs can grow and shed into the ear canal and get impacted causing discomfort and difficulty hearing.
With that impacted hair can come bacteria, yeast, cocci and epithelial cells - all of which were present in this pups ears!
Having a vet pluck these hairs out as needed can be very helpful to prevent discomfort and infection and to make sure our dogs can hear to the best of their abilities!
Check out the before and after photos... and what we pulled out of those ears!
Brad Pitt's owners noticed he was having some difficulty urinating and brought him in for an exam... and its a good thing they did!
He presented with an enormous urolith (stone) in his bladder! He would not have been able to pass it by himself, so Dr. Moritz immediately performed a cystotomy to remove it and get him back to feeling comfortable! We saw Brad Pitt for a post surgical follow up and are happy to report that he has been recovering very well.
Rabbits can get stones made out of calcium carbonate if they eat too many calcium oxalate rich veggies (like kale and spinach) - so it's important that these types of foods are offered as an occasional treat and not a meal staple!
Oddball the cat is large and in charge!
At 9.1 kilograms he doesn't fit on the cat scales... and might even be larger than some of the dogs that use this scale!
Before she was an employee here, Jessie and her Guinea Pigs Marley and Penelope were patients; and today is a very special day - the 1st anniversary of Dr. Moritz and our team performing Marley's life saving spay!
Marley had very severe ovarian cysts that were greatly impacting her health and ability to live life to its fullest - meaning they really needed to go! Guinea Pigs can be very complicated surgical patients and sometimes struggle on recovery, but thanks to the communication and care from Dr. Moritz and the team Marley recovered without a hitch and is happily active and squeaky today!
Please enjoy a selection of post-surgical shave and present day photos! 🥳
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Who has any guesses as to what type of creepy crawlie this is? We’ll give you a hint… that red squiggle you see in the middle is something it’s digesting!
Have you ever seen such perfectly wrinkly faces and bodies?? We saw this litter of Frenchie pups for their first ever vet visit and vaccines - they were all very brave and extremely tolerant of all the snuggles they got!
Nellie is wiggling in to say hello! We hope everyone is having a great week! 🐭
Zorro is here to remind everyone to eat their greens! 🥗 #bunnieasmr
