On the morning of December 23rd, the doctors and staff at BBVSH were experiencing extremely heavy hearts. A local RCMP officer had arrived with ‘Gunner’ his service dog, who was due to retire in just two weeks. The RCMP officer observed that Gunner had an...
BBVSH is very excited to announce that some of our specialists and staff will be traveling to Vancouver Island in the New Year! We are looking forward to meeting many referring veterinarians as we host our first Vancouver Island continuing education seminar on January 31st,...
When Sara was 10 years old, she was diagnosed with an advanced form of cancer and given just months to live. Yet two years later she is still alive and enjoying life, something her family credits to the “amazing” medical treatment she received at...
The care Zoey received at Boundary Bay Veterinary Specialty Hospital was fantastic. A severe spinal injury was treated by Neurologist Dr. Gordon who performed an operation that gave my Berner the best possible result of total healing and mobility returned in record time!! ...
Amber is a 10 1/2 year old Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever. She has always been a fairly active dog but somewhere along the way we noticed some small changes. She no longer jumped up on the bed, no more lounging on the back of...
Dear Dr Nielssen and the amazing staff: It is just over a year now that our Boxer, Charlotte was in critical condition with an unknown future from a mystery illness that attacked all her muscles. We wanted to let you know she is doing wonderful, a...
The doctors and staff at BBVSH are very excited to announce that our Animal Rehabilitation Services have expanded! With the recent addition of our Water Treadmill, we are now able to offer on-site hydrotherapy sessions under the direct supervision of our Animal Rehabilitation Team. During the recovery...
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...