New location on Richter Street!
We are thrilled that Pandosy Veterinary Hospital and our Pounce and Hound pet shop will be opening in April 2014 in the 2700 block of Richter Street, in South Pandosy, Kelowna. It seems like we have been waiting forever to open our family veterinarian practice… Because we have! We originally intended to be in the [...]
Continue ReadingHalloween: keeping your pets safe and sound
Halloween can be a fun event for children and adults, but from the perspective of pets, an evening full of costumed youngsters knocking at the door can be an unsettling experience. The unattended bowls of candy, the constant opening of doors and boisterous strangers make Halloween a spooky occasion that requires special precautions to keep your [...]
Continue ReadingGarden-inspired Cookies for Pop Up Store
We’ve been baking… Biscottis with fresh local beets, lavender from our garden, barley flour and local organic honey… Nasturtium cookies with sweet potato, organic red lentils, locally milled whole wheat flour, nasturtium flowers from our garden and local organic honey. How tasty are those cookies??? Mark your calendars! Pounce & Hound will be opening for [...]
Continue ReadingThe Scoop on Pandosy Street
The Scoop on Pandosy Street Have you noticed the new doggie bag location on Kelowna’s Pandosy Street, tacked to the fence of SOPA Square? Well, next time you are in the neighborhood, check out Pandosy Vet’s billboard. We walk our dogs in the ‘hood and know how few dog amenities there are. So even if [...]
Continue ReadingOpening late! 2012
Opening late! 2012 We just heard from the developer of SOPA Square this past week that we should be getting our leasehold space by September 1st. That means that beginning in the fall, we can start building the veterinary clinic and store. We estimate that it will take about 3 months to build – [...]
Continue ReadingBobby the Robin to be released tomorrow
Well, Bobby the Robin has a new lease on life. I can’t believe it, he did great during the operation and is also thriving with one leg. Bobby is hopping all over and is doing so well! It turns out that his leg was not injured, but rather had been born deformed. Now unfettered by his [...]
Continue ReadingSaving Bobby the Robin
We were taking our daughter to her Kung Fu lesson this week, when what should we find but a juvenile robin with a busted leg. It was hopping and flapping around frantically on the gravel and rocks beside the studio. Now, Dr. Jason is not an avian vet – that means he doesn’t “do birds.” [...]
Continue ReadingDr. Rowan: The Traveling Veterinarian
While Dr. Rowan has been waiting for our own clinic to be built, he’s been traveling all over Western Canada loccuming for other veterinary clinics. In the past few months, he’s been to Creston, Haida Gwaii, Calgary, and more! He’s met some great people along the way, but it will be really nice when he is able [...]
Continue ReadingDirtt Walls for the clinic?
This week we went to Spider Agile Technology and check out DIRTT walls (made by the same company.) Why were we there? Well, DIRTT makes moveable, modular walls (such as the pic above) and is a fantastic environmentally-friendly technology company to boot. (Solar panels, reuseable product, etc.) We were struck immediately by the potential applications [...]
Continue ReadingDentistry!
Dr. Rowan had the opportunity to attend some valuable classes in Baltimore, MD this February. The classes were on dental x-rays, proper dental extractions, recognizing dental disease, and jaw fractures. Three days was spent attending great labs and lectures by Dr. Ira Luskin, veterinary dental specialist. Dental disease is one of the most common problems [...]
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