Dakota Veterinary Hospital

06/20/2024

This is Rose 🌹 she is a 9 week old Yorki! Look how teeny tiny she is! She weighs a whopping 0.68kg. This is her beside a pen for size reference. Nice to meet you Rose!

06/17/2024

Jersey came in for laser therapy on his aural hematoma. Look how styling he is with his protective goggles on!

06/16/2024

Happy Father’s Day!

We wish you a wonderful day with your family both 2 and 4 legged!! 🐾🐕🧒👧🐈

06/14/2024

Happy Friday from this goofy boy, Hopper! He was in for vaccines and was the best boy for them!

06/06/2024

There will be no Doctor available after 6pm today but our receptionists will be ready to help for any prescription and food pick ups until 7pm tonight! We apologize for any inconvenience

06/06/2024

Phoebe was a very sweet girl today during her vaccine appointment. Such a lover. Glad to see you today Phoebe!

06/05/2024

June Star ⭐️ of the month…..

Sasha

Sasha works here as a Veterinary Assistant part-time, you will see her on evenings and weekends helping the Doctors and technologists in the treatment room as well as in reception. She has been a part of our team since July 2022 and has really blossomed into a very hardworking and knowledgeable veterinary assistant. Sasha loves to help-out in any way she can and brings positivity with her whenever she is here!

05/31/2024

Maddie is recovering from her mammory tumour removal surgery. Look at her in her new inflatable e-collar 🍉 We’re glad that you’re doing so well Maddie! Such a little fighter! 💕

05/29/2024

Cedar and Echo got matching bandages! How cute, they’re totally twinning! They came in to see Dr. Ruhlen for their yearly vaccines!

05/28/2024

Caspian came back in yesterday for his annual vaccines with Dr. Ruhlen! You may recognize him from a post back in January. We can’t get enough of this handsome guy!

05/27/2024

This is Theo, the culprit who ate something he wasn’t supposed to. If you guessed a bobby pin, you infact are correct!

05/26/2024

Eye spy with my little eye…. Something that doesn’t belong! Can you guess what it is? Comment below and we will post the answer tomorrow 🙂

05/18/2024

We are open today from 9am until 5pm. We open again Tuesday May 21st at 8am! Have a great weekend everyone!

05/18/2024

Kingdom came in to say hi to our receptionists and to get an updated weight. He of course got lots of treats 🦴

05/17/2024

This is Delores Hazelnut. She is as cute and sweet as her name!

05/16/2024

UPDATE!: FOUND
One of our dear clients Jessie Pinkman has gone missing in Osborne Village area! If you have seen this cat please give us a call and let us know so we can reunite him with his owner. He is microchipped and tattooed.

05/15/2024

Happy National Veterinary Assistants Day!!

We could not function without our devoted assistants! Thank you for always lending a hand, keeping our hospital safe and clean, and offering your empathetic and caring side to our clients everyday! You all are the pillars and keep us strong!

Pictured are our hard working full time assistants Brynne, Jacqueline, Kristy and Sera.

Our part time assistants Alexis, Anna, Cristina, Kat, Kyla, Morgan and Sasha are invaluable to our hospital and clients in the evenings and Saturdays. 🫶🏻 👏🏻 🙌🏼

05/12/2024

Happy Mother’s Day!

We wish you all a day filled with joy, laughter and lots of hugs and kisses from family both 2 and 4 legged! 💐💕🎉

05/08/2024

Today is National Receptionist Day!!

We want to take time today to thank our reception/CSR team for all of their efforts every day! With answering phones all day, assisting clients with their concerns, breaking up dog squabbles, juggling exam rooms, consoling grieving owners and calming concerned pet parents, and being the communication liaison between owners and doctors- they have their workload cut out for them! We are blessed to have such a great team!! 🥰

05/08/2024

Happy national receptionists day! Thank you to our friends at Boehringer for having .wpg come down to Dakota to treat our lovely receptionists and whole staff!
We appreciate you!

05/02/2024

⭐️ Star of the month for May……

Robyn

Robyn is one of our Registered Veterinary Technologists and has been part of our Dakota family for 12 yrs!!

She has so much compassion for pets, clients and our team. She has great attention to detail with inventory, very innovative with ideas to improve, and always brings a positive attitude!

We are lucky to have her. 💕

04/27/2024

Today is World Veterinary Day!!

We are very fortunate to have such compassionate and caring veterinarians at our hospital! The dedication and commitment they show to our hospital, clients and patients is truly inspiring. Our team couldn’t be more proud and honoured to work along side these amazing ladies!! ❤️

04/15/2024

We are still looking for a forever home for Zoey! Zoey is a very sweet girl. She loves to cuddle and play with her toys. She would benefit from a pet free house hold as she has been pretty stressed around other cats in her fosters house currently. If you are interested or have and questions please feel free to contact us at 204-255-8811!

04/15/2024

Bella was a very good patient for Dr. Gould last week. She came in for her annual exam, vaccines and heartworm and tick prevention. Does your cat go outside? Have you put them on their heartworm and tick prevention?

04/10/2024

The Dakota litter came to visit us yesterday ! Each pup found their doppelgänger except Dr. Vonderbank was not in.

04/07/2024

April ⭐️star of the month…..

Alexis

Alexis just received her Veterinary Assistant certificate from the Animal Behavior College. Well, done Alexis!

She has become a great asset to our team both in treatment with the other Vet Assistants, technologists and Doctors and as a CSR at reception and has really grown into her role from starting as a kennel assistant in November 2022.

04/04/2024

In Manitoba this will only be a partial eclipse, roughly 50% occlusion. Still, very cool and some good information regarding pets!

Hello friends!

The total solar eclipse is just around the corner, and just about everyone is ready to see the once in a lifetime event. We are seeing some mixed information about pet/wildlife safety.

Contrary to what some may read, the sun itself is not any more dangerous during the eclipse. The reason protective eye wear is recommended for humans (who wish to observe the eclipse) is because many of us will be staring directly at the sun that day, which is something we typically avoid.

For our pets, and outdoor wildlife, that day will be similar to any other day. Our pets don’t stare at the sun, so there is no need to keep them indoors on April 08 for any extended period of time. They may notice the change in temperature, but it is unlikely they will exhibit any unusual behaviour.

The eclipse can be more unsettling for birds. The dimming of the sky can mimic behaviour at dusk and during early storm formation, so some birds may demonstrate a wind-down behaviour and there may be less activity in the sky during the peak eclipse. Once the sky returns to normal, so does their behaviour.

If you are purchasing eclipse glasses, please make sure they meet these criteria. For additional information about the eclipse please see:
https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/safety/

For a list of approved solar-viewing goggles please see:

https://eclipse.aas.org/eye-safety/viewers-filters

It is not safe to watch the eclipse through the lens of your smartphone - it can damage both your phone camera and your eyes. Try this instead:

https://www.safeshot-viewer.com

Safe watching our friends!
Dr Renee Fleming

03/26/2024

We are awe-struck with the names of the newest litter ! They seem vaguely familiar! 😻

03/26/2024

This is Zyn! He came in yesterday to see Dr. Ruhlen. It was his first time at the vet and he did AWESOME! His favourite part was getting all the treats. Zyn is not only a good boy but a unique one too! Look at those eyes! Do you have a pet with different color eyes? Post them below, we would love to see!

03/23/2024

Bella came in today to see Dr. Ruhlen. Look how small she is! She looks like a mini husky! Can you guess her weight?! ⚖️