Here are some links to other veterinary and medical sites that you might find useful. If you find information on these sites that appears to conflict with anything you have been told at Animal Medical Hospital, please check with us. Please contact us especially before changing any medications or dosages or adding any supplements to your pet's treatment regime.

Vancouver or local veterinary referral sites:Animal Critical Care Group  (specialist referral center in Burnaby, by referral only)Vancouver Animal Emergency Clinic Northwest Nuclear Medicine for Animals (Vancouver's radioactive iodine clinic for feline hyperthyroidism)

Medical information, specific:

Zoonotic diseases - Appropriately called "Worms and Germs", it's a veterinarian's blog (from the Ontario Veterinary College) about the things that you can get from your pet, and how to avoid them. Great for all pet owners, especially those with two-legged children.

Dr Greg Ogilvie's excellent veterinary cancer site

Good explanations of extracapsular cruciate ligament repair surgery (with pictures) Tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO)Kodi's TPLO is a diary of an owner's experiences in dealing with her dog's home care after surgery and how he recovered.

Luxating patellas

Good dental home care can increase you pet's lifespan dramatically, and poor hygiene can shorten it.

Diabetes Mellitus Center at Veterinary Partner: overview of diabetes, diagnosis and treatment.

Canine Epilepsy Network: 
   The basics of canine epilepsy
   Home treatment of cluster seizures 

Hip dysplasia

Feline kidney disease (renal insufficiency). 

Veterinary Melanoma Website

ASPCA poison hotline:
   how to poison-proof your home
   list of toxic plants
   list of non-toxic plants.

The Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) is (as of 2005) the only veterinary college in western Canada, and is where applicants from BC will have the best chances of admission. They have online admission information for those who are interested in becoming veterinarians. 
   Companion Animal Health Fund 
   PDF versions of their CAHF Newsletter

Animal abuse and human violence:
The link between animal cruely and domestic violence
Children and animal cruelty
Animal cruelty and elder abuse
BC SPCA Violence Link Project: According to a US study, 71% of pet-keeping women who enter protective care report their partner threatened, abused or killed a family animal.

General medical resources:

Delta Society (human-animal bond) 
HABAC (Human-Animal Bond Society of Canada)
Veterinary Partner (can also be accessed directly via the Veterinary Library on this site)Pet Place
HealthyPet
UC Davis Veterinary Teaching Hospital client information brochures
The Winn Foundation for Feline Health