(cover photo: “Kissy Face” is copyright (c) 2009 Beverly & Pack, and made available under a Creative Commons Attribution) I am extremely worried about my dog Lucky. He is two and a half years old. Since this female dog keeps coming to the backyard, he’s been acting odd…he doesn’t listen when I tell him to come inside he sort of looks then acts …
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Ask A Vet: Are Vaccinations Really Necessary?
Q: Could you explain why vaccinations for dogs are important? Are there any side effects of vaccines? If a dog wasn’t vaccinated as a puppy, can this have any consequences in it’s adult life? Is there any place in Montreal where the dogs can be vaccinated free of charge or at discounted rates? I would like to adopt a dog but can’t bear …
Read More »Ask A Vet: Cranberries and UTI
Q: Hello – My labrador has pinkish pee… would that be an urinary infection? If its the case, does cranberry juice help just like it does with us? A: The fact that your dog’s urine has a pink colour probably means that there is blood in it. There are a variety of reasons why that may happen. Some of the …
Read More »Ask A Vet: the cost of ACL surgery
Q: My sister’s 2 year old pit/lab female dog, hurt her back leg a few days ago. The vet examined her and said she had torn 2 ligaments. He did not take an x-ray. Bill was over $300..(included meds) He said she needed surgery, they were not equipped to perform surgery there. My sister called DMV Hospital in Lachine and …
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