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Cora the dog lying down

My senior dog: Cora

As we at Riverview Animal Hospital celebrate our senior pets during the months of October, and November, I thought I would share my journey with my senior dog Cora.

Pet Insurance

  We are all familiar with the need for insurance when it comes to owning a car, a house, or with regard to our own health, but when it comes to our pets, insurance doesn’t tend to be something that readily comes to mind. Pets are members of the family...

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Elderdog Canada

As we wrap up senior health months I wanted to introduce you to an amazing organization that we work with, Elderdog Canada. Elderdog Canada is a non-profit organization that provides support not only to senior pets, but to their human companions as well.  Communities that support this organization set up...

Ratchet Elliot the dog standing on grass

Pet of the Month April: Ratchet Elliot

A few months back we posted a blog about our K9 Blood Donor program. (https://www.riverviewanimalhospital.ca/k9-blood-donors-join-the-pack/) Now we’d like to showcase one of those very special donors! Ratchet Elliot is a 16-month-old American Staffordshire Terrier. He belongs to one of our RVTs, Susanne Elliot. Ratchet has been a blood donor since...