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Reasons to spay and neuter:

1. Spaying and neutering reduces or eliminates the risk of many forms of cancer, including mammary, uterine, prostate and testicular cancer.
2. Spaying and neutering eliminates the risk of uterine infection or prostate infection.
3. Spaying and neutering reduces hormonal behaviors such as spraying or marking territory, wandering, mating inappropriately, and aggression.
4. Spaying and neutering lowers the cost of city licensing.
5. Spaying and neutering does not make your pet fat or lazy.  This is related to diet and exercise.
6. Females and male animals do not "require" or "need" to mature through breeding.  This is not a rite of passage for animals.  It is specifically related to hormones.  It does not make them better pets, nor "settle them down". 
7. You will help reduce the number of animals In shelters and shelter associated euthanasias.
8. You will encourage more responsible ownership as animals become less likely to be disposable chattel.
9. The procedures are safe, effective, and affordable.

Cost

1. We include IV fluids for all spays and our canine neuters. This is an important aspect of maintaining proper blood perfusion to the organs and makes their anesthetic and surgery as safe as possible. A blood pressure monitor is used throughout surgery to make sure your pets anesthesia and surgery are safe.
2. We also include blood work for all spays and canine neuters. This assures the safest way to make sure your pets kidneys, liver and electrolytes are normal prior to exposing them to anesthesia.
3. A final cornerstone in ensuring a comfortable anesthesia and reducing pain is providing complimentary peri-operative pain medication, which is given at surgery and sent home for after care. We want to make sure your pets experience is as comfortable as possible.
4. Our guidelines range from $65.00 for a feline neuter to $160.00 for a canine spay. These prices are subject to change and do not account for complications or additional surgical procedures that may be required at the time of surgery. At the time your pet is admitted, we do a physical exam which may require changes to the surgery and/or anesthesia. We always call to discuss our findings before going ahead.
5. Often we are asked if we can fix other problems at the time of surgery, such as retained baby teeth, cryptorchids, and hernias. If you have any questions about these procedures and costs, we are happy to answer them if you call the clinic for advice.

Diseases We Vaccinate for Cats and Dogs:

 

Rabies

Rabies is present in Saskatchewan and carried by skunks, raccoons, and bats. It is fatal and a disease that can be transmitted to people. If your animal bites a child, authorities will enforce activity to ensure protection of the child including isolation and/or destruction of your pet. Rabies is 100 percent preventable by vaccination. 

 

 

 

Schedule of Vaccines

 

Recent information about how we vaccinate animals leads us to believe that in the past we have over vaccinated some animals.  This isn't to say that you should not have regular checkups or vaccinations, as this depends on the age of your pet and in many cases the breed you have.  Some breeds are much more susceptible to diseases than others, and individualized programs per your animal can be discussed with a veterinarian.  We advocate yearly exams, particularly in middle aged animals, as a veterinarian can often pick up the early warning signs of some diseases by a physical exam and blood work.  Please note that although we thoroughly hope to prevent disease, we do not offer advanced diagnostics at our clinic and focus only on preventative health care.  If your animal has signs of a disease, we may need to decline vaccination and refer your pet to another veterinary clinic for a diagnostic work up.

 

Puppies and kittens

1. Most puppies and kittens require a set of three vaccines given in 4 week sequences to protect them from deadly viral infections.  The most common vaccine protocol is to give the core vaccines (parvo/distemper combo for puppies and panleuk/calici combo for kittens) at 8, 12, and 16 weeks of age.   Depending on your pets breed, activities, and risk other vaccines may be recommended.               
2. All puppies and kittens should receive a rabies vaccine at 16 weeks of age.   There is some controversy among animal owners about the rabies vaccine as many people think that as long as their pet is kept in the house only, there is no risk of them contracting rabies.  We hope to convince you that rabies should be given regardless of your pet's lifestyle.   Rabies is deadly.  It is deadly to the animal and life threatening to people with and without immediate treatment.  Rabies is also a reportable disease – which means that if your pet bites someone, and that is reported to the public health authorities, the bite incident must be investigated by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.  If your pet has been vaccinated for rabies, it provides immediate information to the health authorities that there is likely a low risk for that individual to be infected with rabies.   If your pet lives a more nomadic lifestyle on the farm, or if there is bats, skunks or raccoons in the area, the risk for your pet is much higher to come in contact with infected wildlife.  No matter how good the veterinarian, they simply cannot reverse the death warrant rabies elicits.
3. We recommend veterinary supervised vaccines as it is difficult to know if your breeder followed the labeled vaccine recommendations from the manufacturer.

Older cats and dogs should receive their booster shots at a year of age for both the core vaccines and rabies.  Depending on the breed and risk analysis by the veterinarian, the adult animal can either be put on a 3 year or yearly vaccination program.  Again, it is important to have this discussion with the veterinarian.

 

1. Puppies and kittens should be dewormed every 2 weeks until they are weaned from their mothers.
2. Cats that are "hunters" should receive deworming every 3 months
3. Dogs that are indoors only should receive deworming based on fecal analysis.
4. Dogs that are exposed to off-leash areas or farms should receive deworming at least twice a year.  This may be discussed with a veterinarian.

If you are travelling anywhere – the United States, other provinces, there are diseases that you should find out about before exposing your pet to them – including heartworm (Manitoba, Ontario, British Columbia).

 

Microchipping includes depositing a readable chip under the skin to identify your pet should they become lost or stolen.  Microchipping is often done by breeders, at humane societies, and at veterinary clinics to provide a unique and traceable identification to your pet.  Before microchipping any animal, a scan over their entire body with a microchip reader is performed to make sure they have not already received a microchip.  Paperwork must be filled out and a microchip is assigned to your pet.  This microchip is internationally recognized and traceable.

 

One of the best forms of preventative health care for your pet is good nutrition, particularly preventing obesity in your pet. 

There are several reasons to consider how diet contributes to disease prevention;

• Size and breed of your pet
  • Large breed dogs need special attention paid to their growth rates to reduce the risk of hip dysplasia and joint disease.
  • Some breeds of dogs and cats are more prone to urinary tract problems which are directly related to nutrition.
• Specific  diseases nutritional consults can help with
  • Diabetes in dogs and cats
  • Obesity related conditions
    • Feline lower urinary tract disease
    • Diabetes
    • Fatty liver syndrome
  • Allergies related to diet
  • Dental disease
  • Joint disease

 

In addition to veterinary treatments we offer traditional retail items for general maintenance.

• High quality pet food
• Dental treats
• Leashes, collars
• Grooming supplies
• Toys