Laura Fick, Veterinarian

Pet owners whose dogs love swimming, take note: Alberta Health Services has issued Blue-Green Algae alerts for the following lakes until further notice: Bangs L...ake - BONNYVILLE Bear Lake - GRANDE PRAIRIE Buck Lake - DRAYTON VALLEY Chatwin Lake - BONNYVILLE Cold Lake - COLD LAKE Islet Lake - TOFIELD Lac La Biche Lake - LAC LA BICHE Lac Ste. Anne - ONOWAY Moose Lake - BONNYVILLE Shining Bank Lake - EDSON Wadlin Lake - FORT VERMILION Wapasu Lake - INNISFREE For updated alerts check Alberta Health Services here: https://bit.ly/33yNL3h Learn more about Blue-Green Algae and the symptoms of Blue-Green Algae poisoning | Alberta Animal Health Source

I’m so thrilled to be able to announce that I am now the proud owner of Bragg Creek Animal Hospital! Thank you to everyone who has followed my career this far! I look forward to helping you and your beloved pets in Beautiful Bragg Creek!

It’s so very important to educate children about how they should interact with dogs. Heartbreakingly, a large number of dog bites occur involving children and often it’s because the children push the dogs too far. Any dog can bite with enough provocation. It is not the dog’s responsibility to restrain themselves. Dogs should not be forced to tolerate unwanted attentions of small humans - it creates a timebomb that can have disastrous consequences. Please remember to set important boundaries between your children and the dogs they interact with.

This is the FDA’s report in follow up

If you are feeding your beloved dogs one of the brands on this list please talk to your veterinarian. While a lot of research still needs to be done to understand the exact nature of the problem, if your dog food contains legumes like peas, lentils, and chick peas as one of the first ingredients it’s important to speak with your veterinarian. One of the most salient points in this post is that you should spend your money on dog food that has had rigorous research and development by veterinary nutritionists as opposed to dog food with a sexy ingredients list and excellent marketing. Remember just because the ingredients sound healthy does not mean they are in fact the best thing for your furry family member.

Loved having a visit from Hendrix in the Hamlet! Bragg Creek’s caprine ambassador!!

Please keep your pets inside as much as possible and drastically reduce the strenuous exercise they do outside. Their airways are affected just like ours!