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Read the Natural Pet Healthcare blog to learn about pet care with Dr. Jason Rowan and his team. Dr. Jason and his team at Pandosy Village Veterinary Hospital use integrative medicine, with a focus on preventative health, to take care of your best friend.
Pandosy Vet Blog
3w ago
Fur kids are family, and we love to include them in everything, including harvest dinners! While dogs (and some cats) will try to eat almost anything, it's best to stick to these safe foods for fur kids if you're sharing with them.
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Pandosy Vet Blog
3M ago
Okanagan summers mean beaches, boating and often, smokey skies. It can be scary to try and manage the smoke for our family members, including our fur kids - read on for our tips for keeping fur kids safe and how to prepare a "go bag" (see our checklist on the Pet Evacuation Printable Prep List) to be prepared in the event of an evacuation.
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Pandosy Vet Blog
4M ago
As of August 1, 2024, the American Centre for Disease Control (CDC)'s new rules will be in effect, impacting the vaccines, titre testing, and timing of your dog's travel to the USA. Of course, the CDC has ultimate authority, and if you are heading south, you need to check their website. Export is solely the pet guardian's responsibility. However, since we have already had a thousand questions, our dear Dr. Becky has taken a deep dive to interpret what these new rules might mean for your canine companions. Read below for Canada to USA requirements and timelines (you will have to be prepare ..read more
Pandosy Vet Blog
6M ago
What our furry friends eat is, the cornerstone of health and wellness. That's why many of our staff members have taken advanced nutritional studies through the College of Integrative Veterinary Therapies. Its also why we passionately source the very, very best options in every type of food for your pets (and ours!)
We love offering loads of options - customized recipes and a range of dry, canned, raw, and even freeze-dried, wholesome foods for your fur kids. As a raw-positive clinic, our vets and staff support balanced and wholesome raw feeding with in-depth knowledge and supp ..read more
Pandosy Vet Blog
6M ago
PennHIP (short for the University of Pennsylvania Hip Improvement Program) is a diagnostic method used to assess canine hip health, specifically focusing on hip dysplasia. Developed by Dr. Gail Smith and her colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, this technique has revolutionized the early detection and management of hip dysplasia in dogs.
Deep Dive: What is Hip Dysplasia?Hip dysplasia is a deformity of the hip that occurs during growth. The hip joint is a ball and socket joint. During a puppy’s growth, the ball (the head of the femur or thighbone) and the ..read more
Pandosy Vet Blog
1y ago
It may be the spooky month, but if you smell something scary in your cat or dog’s mouth, that stink need to be treated. According to Dr. Dani, pet dental health is linked to several other diseases, including heart, liver, and kidney conditions. Keeping your fur kid’s teeth and gums healthy is not just about a sparkling smile and fresh breath, it's about maintaining their overall health and quality of life.
Visiting the vet is different than visiting a human dentist, because cats and dogs have special teeth and mouth concerns:
Dogs have 42 teeth - cats have 30! (BTW, humans have 32 ..read more
Pandosy Vet Blog
1y ago
(Originally posted August 25, 2017)
A natural disaster is a stressful event for pets and people. Unfortunately, Kelowna has been plagued by floods and fires this year, and the wild weather is showing no signs of abating.
If you do need to evacuate, a little preplanning, such as knowing where you will go if evacuated, can help enormously.
Having supplies from home makes uprooting much easier on your pet, so pack a grab bag with pet care essentials. Download a Packing List for your Emergency Pet Plan here.
Kennels and emergency shelters may require vaccine history for your pets. We store o ..read more
Pandosy Vet Blog
1y ago
Now that he's back settled into practice, we thought we would ask Dr. Jason to reflect on his five month sabbatical trip.
You took care of five fur families while you were traveling, in several different countries. What was your favourite pet to housesit?
Although Tom the Italian cat will always be dear to us, Sibi, the huge 12 month old male Irish Wolfhound we babysat in France was our fav. His sweet nature, huge presence and attentiveness reminded me of Tully, our beloved late wolfhound and Ragna, our current, (relatively little) wolfhound girl. We love the relaxed ..read more
Pandosy Vet Blog
1y ago
After finishing up our house sit in Cambridge, we headed by train back to London and hopped a quick flight to Marrakech, Morocco. This was my second time in Morocco, Arnica’s third, but our kids were there for the first time. Marrakech is a lovely place to visit and Morocco is very tourist-friendly. The weather was lovely, not too hot and very sunny and dry for January. This was a stark contrast to the wet, cool, dark weather in England.
Our arrival describes the top hospitality we experienced for two weeks. An airport taxi took us to our riad, a traditional city house in the old part of town ..read more
Pandosy Vet Blog
1y ago
Top nutrition for humans' best friends
Do you want your best friend to live a long and healthy life? Nutrition is the best preventative medicine.
Dogs actually aren't wolves, as some food brands would have you believe. Our domestic canines have been humans' best friends for at least 20,000 years. These opportunistic omnivores have evolved to live with us, begging with their cute eyes and eating our leftovers for millennium.
Because dogs traditionally ate their humans' geographically-based diets across the globe, and because they evolved for specific jobs, their nutrition needs vary slightly ..read more