Pet News

Welcome to the Vancouver East Veterinary Pet News Blog! We update once or twice a week with tips on health, safety, preventative medicine, and local interest pieces relevant to Vancouver, Burnaby, and the entire province of British Columbia, so be sure to check back often!

VIDEO: How to give eye medication to a cat

By VanEastVet, on Saturday, April 13th, 2019

This is one of the more common ways we help our pets, but owners are often a bit squeamish about putting things into eyes, so here is Dr. Uri and Lancelot demonstrating how to do it with a minimum of squinting and wasted eye ointment.  

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VIDEO: What causes dog ear infections

By VanEastVet, on Friday, October 5th, 2018

One of the most common and most misunderstood problems vets see.  Dog ear infections are always secondary to something else, and yet how many dog owners are educated about this by their veterinarian?  Not enough based on what we are seeing.  

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Video: How to tell if your cat is sick

By VanEastVet, on Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018

It can be really challenging to tell if your cat is sick.  They do not communicate illness the way dogs do, and people are often surprised to learn that that these simple signs, which are easily overlooked, are how your cat will tell you if your cat is sick.  

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VIDEO: How to tell if your dog has arthritis

By VanEastVet, on Thursday, August 23rd, 2018

Arthritis is one of the most common health conditions that all of us develop as we age.  Our companion animals can’t complain to us about their aches and pains, so how do we identify osteoarthritis related discomfort in our dog friends so that we can help them?  Here you go:  

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