NEWS ARCHIVES:

Various holidays:

Remembrance Day

This article shares a brief history of Remembrance Day, highlighting tales of famous animals serving alongside humans:
Tales of Famous Animals
A slideshow of animals from WWI & WWII:
Animals in war
Even little pigeons have lent a "hand" in times of war:
Remembering the Animals

Mothers' Day
In honour of Mother's Day, see this short (2½ minute) video clip featuring a remarkable mother dog.

Winter, 2010/2011:

Portraits with Santa

Special thanks to everyone who participated in the Portraits with Santa event, with all proceeds going to the Adoption Program. See Santa's photo gallery for the stunning results!

Autumn, 2010:

Client Appreciation Day, September 2010
Without you, our clients, we would not be here. You have choices in veterinary services and we appreciate that you have chosen to put your trust in us.

On Client Appreciation Day we have the opportunity to express our thanks to you, to show how much we appreciate the opportunity to be your pet’s doctor, and to just have a chat.

We shared a yummy cake and had a barbecue prepared by our in-house chef, Dr. Collard. We had a visit from Hope For Wildlife Rescue and the opportunity to learn about exotic pets. We gave away lots of door prizes including a GPS donated by Merial. One of you, lucky one, will never get lost again.

Thank you very much for coming to the party. If you could not make it this year, we hope to see you at our Client Appreciation Day for 2011!
       
A cake for humans and one for dogs!Live tortoise, Hope For Wildlife

Spring, 2010:

Chinese Herbal Medicine
Dr. Moncayo has just returned from a course on Chinese Herbal Medicine. The course was given by Dr. Steve Marsden, a leading holistic veterinarian and small animal practitioner in Edmonton, Alberta. Dr. Marsden offers an integrative perspective to holistic medicine in general and to Chinese Herbal Medicine in particular, combining the principles and practices of Traditional Chinese Medicine with the principles and practices of Standard Western Veterinary Medicine to obtain a result that is better than one could obtain by either one system alone.

This of course is very much in line with Dr. Moncayo’s practice philosophy, where he has been integrating Homeopathy, Acupuncture and Naturaceuticals with Standard Western Veterinary Medicine. Expect to hear more about Chinese Herbal Medicine from Dr. Moncayo.


Atlantic Veterinary Conference
The entire staff of Cobequid's Animal Hospital, from reception to technicians, managers, and veterinarians, recently attended the Atlantic Provinces Veterinary conference in Halifax. The program concentrated on updating the veterinary team on new treatments, drugs, diets, and research. Among the highlights from the weekend are new advances in treatment options for canine cancer and heart disease.

A renowned board-certified surgeon, Dr. Teresa Fussum, offered practical and effective methods to tackle many common surgical problems. Dr. Leanne Pack, a board-certified radiologist, gave an amazingly intimate lecture with hands-on experience in veterinary radiology (x-rays), to a select group of veterinarians.

Representatives of the veterinary industry were in attendance to give updates on new diets, medications and hospital equipment, to name a few. Among these are new diets for arthritic cats, new advancements in kidney disease management, as well as pet insurance. Everyone at CAH benefited from the wonderful weekend of education.


Cancer Studies
The Ontario Veterinary College has opened a new centre for research in cancer treatment for animals, The Animal Cancer Centre. The Saturday May 1 edition of the Globe and Mail featured a wonderful article on the new centre, where new treatments for cancer in dogs will be studied.

Previously, cancer studies have been based on artificially induced cancer in rats and mice. The problem with this approach is that the results obtained under such highly controlled and artificial lab situations are seldom the same as those obtained for naturally occurring cancers.

However, pets share the environment with humans, and present naturally occurring cancers that are very similar to those found in humans. Therefore it makes sense that the advances made in cancer treatment for pets will benefit not only the dogs but humans as well, as the transposition of the treatment from dog to human is more direct.

At CAH we are very interested in results coming out of the Animal Cancer Centre, as we treat cancer on a daily basis.

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