Every year around now the same appointment appears. A dog who was fine in October is suddenly lifting a foot halfway around the block, licking at their paws all evening, or flatly refusing to walk on a stretch of path th
Shedding is driven mainly by day length rather than by temperature. As the Calgary daylight shortens, a double-coated dog drops the light summer coat and grows a dense winter undercoat underneath. That new undercoat is w
Thanksgiving Monday falls on the twelfth of October in 2026. Rather than a list of forbidden foods, this is a plan built around when things actually go wrong in a Calgary household: while the food is being prepared, whil
Owners expect itching to settle once the frost kills the pollen. For a large number of Calgary pets it does the opposite. Leaf litter releases mould spores, the furnace goes on and stirs months of settled dust, the air d
Human medicine toxicity in pets is one of the most common summer emergencies NorthWest Animal Hospital sees in NW Calgary. Everyday products like ibuprofen, acetaminophen (Tylenol), and other household medicines can se
