It's been a year since Sherman was hit by a car and you repaired his pelvis. I just want you to know that Sherman has had a complete recovery and you can not tell he was ever injured. He is back jumping fences and chasing...
Finn, a 6 year old German Shepherd Dog and physiotherapy patient of BBVSH, competes in a sport called Schutzhund. Schutzhund is of German origin and the literal translation means “protection dog”. Schutzhund involves 3 different phases – tracking, obedience and protection. It was originally developed as...
BBVSH is very pleased to welcome Dr. Evan Crawford to the Boundary Bay Specialty Surgery Team! The addition of Dr. Crawford has increased the availability of specialty surgery services for the referring veterinary community, their clients, and most importantly their patients. Dr. Evan Crawford is returning to...
Poor Bentley! This beautiful boy is owned by one of our staff members (whose other Labrador Retriever ate some underwear and had surgery on January 1st of this year!) She noticed that he wasn’t feeling great on Sunday morning when he vomited up some bile. Throughout the...
Cooper, a 2 year old black Labrador Retriever, was recently out for a morning walk with his mom Diane. While enjoying a good run in the park, something terrible happened. Cooper was somehow impaled by a stick. Diane told us that she witnessed the stick...
Boundary Bay Veterinary Specialty Hospital (BBVSH) thoroughly enjoyed being part of Pet-a-palooza Vancouver this summer! Thousands of people and their dogs filled Mainland Street in Yaletown for what turned out to be a beautiful Sunday in August. The street was filled was a wonderful variety of pet...
Dr. Geoffrey Hutchinson was invited by KYON to be a course instructor for the Proximal Abducting Ulnar Osteotomy (PAUL) procedure in Boston, MA on August 8, 2015. One of the most common causes of fore limb lameness in the dog is Elbow Dysplasia. Elbow Dysplasia is...
West Coast’s largest outdoor pet festival, PET-A-PALOOZA took place this past weekend (August 8th and 9th) in Victoria on over 35,000 sq ft of ocean front property. Last year’s attendance saw over 20,000 people accompanied by their canine companions and this year was just as...
We would like to thank the many referring veterinarians who attended the BBVSH Continuing Education Seminar last week. The seminar was held at the Kwantlen Campus in Surrey which has a lovely large conference room for such an event. We were pleased to see veterinarians from...
The information below is taken directly from JAVMA (Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association), a publication by the American Veterinary Medical Association. This is important information for pet owners for example that are looking for a veterinarian to perform surgery on a dog with a...
