In my practice, I see anemia frequently as I deal with senior pets, and terminally ill dogs and cats.  Anemia is defined as a decreased hematocrit (HCT) or hemoglobin. Packed cell volume (PCV) is the same definition as hematocrit which is a calculated value from the mean cell volume and red blood cell count and...

As pet parents, we will do everything we can to try to make our furkiddos healthy again. And sometimes we are lucky enough to find a veterinarian well versed in both holistic and conventional care to make sure our fur kids are looked after as best as they can. Dr. Joanna Gardner (you can follow...

We recently had the opportunity to get to know some of our NHV Family Members from @beagletails. Beagle Tails is a lovely trio pack of Beagles. The 3 hound dogs; Dixie, Sadie, and Toby are lovingly cared for by their pawrents. Their pawrents have a passion for holistic nutrition, guidance, and supplementation which provides this...

Our Pet Experts at NHV always like to check in to see our every member of our #NHVpets family is doing. We know that life has its ups and downs, and being a pet parent means there’s always something unexpected that happens in the lives of our fur kids. In July 2019, we checked in...

When we think about veterinary medicine, we often imagine a veterinarian working in a clinic, but we forget that veterinary medicine goes much further than that. Just like in human medicine, in veterinary medicine, we have specialists, such as cardiologists, neurologists, toxicologists, pathologists, etc. When I was just starting veterinary college, I decided that I...

Toxoplasmosis in cats? What is that? This is a disease contracted by a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii. It is often found in raw meat and even in garden soil. How do cats get toxoplasmosis? Due to their hunting nature, cats will often kill and eat wild animals such as birds and mice which are carriers of...

A diagnosis of diabetes mellitus in your cat can be overwhelming. Diabetes changes your day-to-day life with your cat dramatically. New routines can be stressful to both humans and pets. In developing these new routines it’s helpful to understand exactly what is going on in your cat’s body when they have diabetes, so you can...

If you have a baby in your family and are looking to adopt a dog, chances are your google search is suggesting you adopt a boxer. These loving and puppy-eyed dogs are descendants of the very hardworking war dogs of the Assyrian empire from 2500 BC. Over the years the breed was bred down by German dog lovers...

Help! Anna is locked in a kennel and need we need to bust her out! Lock-In for Love is back! Animal-lovers from across BC are getting “locked in” to kennels with a furry friend to help raise funds for animals in need. How could we let this opportunity go! Help free them by donating and...

Alimentary lymphoma, or what is commonly known as Gastrointestinal lymphoma, is one of the most common kinds of lymphoma that I have seen in cats. It is always so difficult for me to talk about lymphoma, after losing my own kitty, Frederico to lymphoma a few years ago. My experience with lymphoma brings together what I had...