Pharmacy
Our in-house pharmacy is stocked with prescription and non-prescription medications, supplements, parasite prevention, and therapeutic diets to support your pet's care from routine treatments to ongoing management of chronic conditions.
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Frequently Asked Questions
For your pet's safety and under Alberta prescribing standards, a veterinarian must have an established veterinarian-client-patient relationship (VCPR) before writing or renewing a prescription. That means one of our veterinarians needs current, first-hand knowledge of your pet's health before authorizing medication.
An examination allows us to confirm the diagnosis, ensure the dosage is appropriate, and assess whether lifestyle factors or underlying conditions affect the medication's safety. It also lets us evaluate whether the medication is working effectively. These are things we can only properly assess in person, and they are in your pet's best interest, not just a formality.
Everything from antibiotics and pain relief to long-term medications for chronic conditions. If we don't stock something, we can usually order it or have it specially compounded to meet your pet's needs.
Regular food is formulated for general nutrition. Therapeutic diets are specially formulated by veterinary nutritionists and backed by research to ensure they are well balanced and highly digestible. Your veterinarian may recommend one to help manage or prevent a specific medical condition.
Veterinary dental diets can help reduce the progression of dental disease, joint diets can help slow the progression of joint disease, and weight-management diets can help pets reach and maintain a healthy weight.
For pets with existing medical conditions, therapeutic diets may also help manage kidney disease, food allergies, urinary and gastrointestinal conditions, diabetes, and some neurological conditions.
Yes. While Alberta's cold winters keep some parasite risks relatively low, others remain a concern throughout the year. Ticks can be active whenever temperatures rise above 4°C, and fleas, lice, and mites can be passed between pets at places like daycares, grooming facilities, and dog parks. Pets can also pick up intestinal parasites from the environment or certain diets.
These risks are not limited to dogs. Cats can also be exposed through animals passing through the yard, through their diet, and even indoors by hunting insects or coming into contact with contaminated potting soil.
We can help determine the right protection for your pet based on their lifestyle. Appropriate parasite prevention helps protect both your pet and your family, as some parasites can also be passed to people.