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...
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...