Blog: Pet of the Month

King the dog sticking his tongue out

Pet of the Month: King

The majority of patients at RAH are companion animals, cats and dogs that are loved, cared for, and maintain a life-long friendship with their owners. However there are a few that go beyond companionship, they also have a job. King is one of those special patients; he is a Correctional...

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...

Phannie Parker the dog

Meet Phannie Parker: October's Pet of the Month!

She is a charming 12-year-old Pomeranian-Spitz who we are very proud to present as the inaugural candidate for our Pet of the Month blog! Phannie is a pleasure to have in for an appointment. She gets very excited to see us and sometimes can’t contain her excitement, peeing a little...

Portrait of Wizzer the dog

Pet of the Month: Wizzer Millet (Dec 2001 – Nov 2014)

This month we would like to celebrate the life of a very special dog who lost her fight with cancer in early November. Wizzer Millett was a Nova Scotia Duck Toller, a breed known for its intelligence and high-energy, and Wizzer was certainly no exception! Wizzer worked as a certified...