by Amherst | Mar 29, 2018 | Blog
April is a time when families prepare to gather and feast for such holidays as Easter, Passover and Ridvan, it is also a time where pet owners are often tempted to give table scraps to their pets to include them in their holiday celebration. Unfortunately there are...
by Amherst | Mar 15, 2018 | Blog
Spring is finally here! The sun is shining, the cherry trees are blooming, and the eggs are waiting… That’s right; parasites are excited about spring too! Now that your pets are spending more time outside, there are a few things that you should know about parasites....
by Amherst | Feb 9, 2018 | Blog, Roast's Posts
The Cadillac of Comfort I’ve written before about Pot Roast’s love of the Great Canadian Road Trip. It doesn’t matter the destination. He’s happy to have the wind in his fur, his head out the window and a squishy bed offered in the back seat. He spends most of each...
by Amherst | Jan 26, 2018 | Blog
Parvovirus has recently made the news as there was an increase in dogs diagnosed with the infection on Vancouver Island in early January. Here is the recent news article on the subject. Symptoms of the disease include lack of energy, vomiting and diarrhea. It is a...
by Amherst | Jan 16, 2018 | Blog, News
The first cases of canine influenza have now been confirmed in Canada. Here is a link to the cbc article with additional information. Here is a blog I wrote about Canine Influenza two years ago. At that time, it was an informational piece with no cases having been...