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May 30 2013
Pet insurance in Markham veterinary clinics – is it worth the premium?
What you need to know when considering health insurance for your pet. In North America about 3% of pets are covered by pet health insurance. Compared to the United Kingdom…
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May 24 2013
Are Vaccines Dangerous? What is myth? What is real? … And it may surprise you…
Yesterday the Toronto Start published an article about “Pet owner sues vets for pain and suffering“ which alleges that vaccines were responsible for the dog’s condition. Without going to too…
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May 15 2013
What is Palladia? Cancer in Pets and the heartwarming story of Chuckles.
Veterinarians in Markham and elsewhere are too familiar with this: A patient is diagnosed with cancer and the pet owners have to face a serious questions: What should be done?…
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Apr 28 2013
How to read a pet food label … and important information you usually can’t find on the label.
There are hundreds different of pet foods available in Canada… and most claim to be high quality products. How can you tell which one is good for your furry friend?…
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Apr 15 2013
Food Dish Empty? You Thought Your Hamster Is Eating Well?
A simple yet surprising advice from a Markham veterinary clinic. Hamsters are special little rodents. They are nocturnal, meaning their main activity is during the night. If you can’t sleep…
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Apr 02 2013
Changing Lanes? What a Markham Veterinarian Learned from Pets…
Observations about our lifestyle… from your veterinarian in Markham A few months ago, I was driving downtown in the morning to the Ontario Veterinary Medical Association Annual Meeting. This is…
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Apr 01 2013
Rat Poison Causes Concern for Markham Veterinarian
Veterinarians in Markham are concerned about unidentified rat poison as this one found in the mouth of a patient in the Animal Hospital of Unionville. We have seen a repeated…
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Mar 31 2013
Which test is really necessary? – A very simple answer from a vet in Markham …
What veterinary tests are really necessary for my pet? What procedures need to be done? And what tests are just a waste of money? These are wonderful questions. Veterinarians in…
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Mar 13 2013
Happy 19th Birthday Max! Markham’s oldest cat with diabetes?
From a Markham veterinary hospital: Max has been a patient at our veterinary hospital in Markham since 1996. Along the years he always came in for his annual examinations and vaccines….
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Mar 10 2013
Road Salt – How Dangerous Is It? The perspective of a Veterinarian in Markham
It’s this time of year when all sidewalks are white with … you guessed it … salt, and of course some snow. All pet owners and vets in Markham are…
