Blog

Laundry pod ingestions are a rather new toxicity that veterinarians are dealing with. To a dog (or child, for that matter) these little pods look like a fun, tasty, treat! 

With suburban neighbourhoods sprawling, we are seeing a frightening increase in coyote encounters in both our canine and feline patients.

Veterinary technicians have many different roles and responsibilities within the animal clinic. My days are always different.

The joint of the knee is a union of three separate bones: the femur, tibia and patella. The femur is the long bone that connects to the pelvis.

Heat exhaustion (or “heat stroke”) is an unfortunately common presentation at veterinary emergency clinics in the summer months.

The staff at AAC takes pain control for our patients very seriously. We are always looking for ways to improve analgesia for our pets, we have invested in a therapeutic laser!

Leptospirosis is a bacteria that can infect over 160 species of mammals including humans and pets. There are many different strains (serotypes) of leptospirosis.

Dental disease in pets is a key topic in vet medicine. There's growing interest in non-anesthetic dental cleaning and scaling for pets.

Poinsettia toxicity is one of the most raved about toxicities of any holiday season. The truth is, when it’s all said and done, Poinsettias are actually not THAT toxic.

The disease is most commonly contracted when our pets drink urine-contaminated water in puddles, streams and ponds; urine from raccoons, skunks, rats, cows and pigs.

The H3N2 Canine Influenza Virus has been recently reported in 5 dogs in Southwestern Ontario. This is the first reported incidence of this disease in Canada.

Feeding raw food diets to pets has become increasingly popular among pet owners and in the pet food industry.