Your Healthcare Team

 Dr. Jason Rowan, Veterinarian

My dad was a vet and I helped in the clinic when I was a young child... they say vet's often know if they are drawn to the progression by elementary school, and that certainly was the case for me. I spent my teenage years growing up on a farm on the prairies.  (Read about Jason's veterinary journey.) I am drawn to animals... people tell me that my presence calms their cats and dogs. But I enjoy being around them just as much.  Challenging cases that require a lot of research and thought make me keep learning more and more to find the best solutions for my patients.

Medicine is my passion, and I love researching new practices. I try to keep an open mind and it's opened many doors for me. The last few years, I discovered my passion for Traditional Chinese medicine. Chinese medicine has been around for so long and get it correlates with many of our cutting edge medicinal practices - it's amazing. 

In Kelowna, I'm very involved in the adoption community, as our daughters were adopted from Ethiopia. I am also a volunteer ski patroller at Big White in the winter, which is a great way to be active and practice an entirely different kind of medicine.

At home, we have a snuggly kitty Vega, my sweet Irish wolfhound Ragna, and our twin miniature dachshunds Kaldi and Kolo.

 Dr. Marcella St. Louis, Veterinarian

I hail from outside of Edmonton but actually lived in Kelowna 10 years ago… and just had to come back! My previous career was in occupational and physiotherapies, facilitating a program that taught employment and life skills to teenagers with mental health diagnosis. I have always loved animals and eventually was drawn to my calling was in veterinary medicine.

I proudly graduated in 2018 from the University of Calgary with my Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine. For 2 years after graduation, I worked at a mixed animal practice in Northern Alberta, helping everything from cats and dogs to cows and horses! My passions include small and large animal surgery, small animal dentistry, working with rescue organizations and emergency medicine.

My goal at Pandosy Village Veterinary Hospital is to practice quality medicine and provide the best care possible for each patient. I believe in giving people options to make the best decision for themselves and their animal. I hope to always work to understand where my clients are coming from, and be a consistent presence throughout their pets’ lives.

 Dr. Pamela Carlson, Chiropractor

Personally, dogs, cats and horses have always been a big part of my life. I've been passionate about animals since I was a little girl. Even as a child, I loved midwifing for mother dogs whelming pups.

Early in my chiropractic career, I was drawn to animal treatment. Ten years after my original chiropractic training, I completed my animal training at American Veterinary Chiropractic College in Illinois. I left my traditional office-based practice to work in stables, barns, homes and health offices.

This rewarding work helped me balance a lifestyle of homeschooling my children and working out of home. I first practiced in the Lower Mainland, then Vernon, where I had a small hobby farm, and now in urban Kelowna. Recently, I returned to human practice, and find the combination of human and animal work very rewarding.

I am passionate about proactive health, and living a balanced lifestyle. Our family frequents the slopes at Silver Star and I am a dedicated master swimmer. Each day, you can find my dogs and I hiking the hillsides and creek valleys of our beautiful Okanagan valley.

My family is very involved in Swaziland, where I run a development charity called Swazikids. We are also very involved in the local adoption community.

Hannah, Clinic Manager

 Arnica Rowan, Proprietor

My first cat of my own was Kari, a soft grey little fuzzball that followed me from dorm room to my university dwellings. My first dog was Hamish - a love child between a collie and a cairn terrier. Hamish was amazing - he was my first baby and best friend. Hamish and I went through the rigorous therapy dog training and used to volunteer between my undergraduate classes in the paediatrics and palliative care wings at the U of A hospital. 

While I was still working on my Bachelor's degree in Business, a friend and I wrote a business plan for a dog bakery, that included a community hub for pet parents. Little did I realize that another degree, a dozen years, a career as a professor and a veterinarian husband later, I would be opening my own pet store and hospital.

As an academic and consultant, I specialized in sustainable business. Jason and I have infused those values and knowledge into every room and practice in our hospital. I'm the driving force behind our unconventional approach to pet care, constantly challenging my staff (including my husband) to learn more and revolutionize the field of veterinary medicine.

I've stepped back from running the clinic day-to-day, and now focus on strategy and marketing. I have another wine consulting business, and run a charity, Vulnerable Children Society, that helps kids and families in Ethiopia. With Jason, I co-parent two humans, three dogs and a cat.

Read more about Arnica & Jason's motivation starting their clinic and store

Alumni

Lots of love to our staff that have found new homes far away:

Jackie, now in Nova Scotia (but she still works for us virtually!)

Christine, now in Costa Rica

Amanda, now in Sweden

Sadia, now in New Brunswick

Julian, now at vet school in Australia

Olivia, now at vet school in Saskatchewan 

Molly, now working as a vet in Hawaii

Nicole, now in Alberta

Aleks, running her own pet shop in Ontario 

Pandosy Village Veterinary Hospital

Our integrative vet clinic offers holistic care for cats and dogs, such as vaccinations and titre testing, Western and Traditional Chinese herbal medicine, nutritional consultations, Traditional Chinese acupuncture, and chiropractic care, as well as conventional medicine, ultrasound, radiology and laboratory diagnostics, spay/neuter surgeries and dentistry. We also stock carefully curated, high quality raw and dry food, nutritional supplements, gear and toys. Shop online!

We invite you to peek inside our hospital, get a sense of what we are all about, and give us a call 778-478-7088 to book a consultation for your best furry friend.