Wednesday , 8 May 2024

WIN! A custom pet portrait!

UPDATE: Congrats to our winner  Leslie-Ann Joseph! Thank you everyone who entered this contest! Here’s your chance to have a lasting and meaningful piece of art based on your best friend!  Whether it’s for yourself or a gift idea for someone else, a personal pet painting is sure to occupy a prime spot in any pet lover’s home! WIN!  A …

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Ask A Vet: Herbal Supplements for Kidney Issues

Q: Any idea what kind of natural herbal supplement I can give to a dog who might have some chronic kidney deficiency?  It hasn’t been determined for sure yet but her specific gravity is low 1.024 at last check up in August…in June it was 1.027.  I have a 23 lbs cocker/beagle mix 4yrs old. A: Chronic renal (kidney) failure (CRF) is …

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Update: Benji, the dog left at groomer

We know you’re curious about Benji! And we’re glad to say – this story has a happy ending!  Benji was the little dog recently dumped at a Montreal groomer in bad shape.  Read our first piece on him here. When we first learned of the story, he had been taken in by a kind woman named Barbara. She wanted to …

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ASPCA Mobile Spay/Neuter clinic for the first time in Quebec

Picture by Danielle Léger

  On Saturday, for the first time in Quebec, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) Mobile Spay/Neuter clinic rolled in to the city of Laval. This presentation was an initiative of the Centres of Adoption of Pets of Quebec (Caacq) and Ms. Johanne Tasse was present to speak at the event. The presentation took place …

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WIN! A Canada Pooch jacket for your pooch!

UPDATE: Our winners have been selected! Congrats to Lindsay and Kristen and their respective pooches! Keep watching for more great giveaways! The new spring rainwear collection from Canada Pooch has arrived! To celebrate, we are giving away a Storm Slicker and an Amazon Adventurer  jacket to two lucky pet parents!  The ultra cute Canada Pooch spring line is available in 8 sizes (10 -24) and fits dogs up …

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Q & A: Montreal’s K911 Animal Ambulance

Having a pet in your life is a big commitment.  As any pet owner knows, there are times when emergencies do arise.  When they do, it’s comforting to know that K911 Animal Ambulance is there!  This multi-functional local resource not only offers urgent transportation and emergency medical expertise…but compassion and understanding when it is needed most. Founded by friends Rodney …

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