Just like us, our animals are constantly exposed to toxins in their food and environment. Here’s how to help them back to wellness. Mystie was a sweet six-year-old spayed female border collie/springer spaniel cross. When she first came to our clinic, we investigated her medical history, which was routine: puppy vaccines, spay, parasite prevention medication, […]

Almost two decades ago, I embarked on a steep learning curve that led out of the morass of pharmaceutical propaganda into medicine that is curative, not just dedicated to lucrative symptom control, and truly scientific because it is verifiable. This journey began when, during my recovery from environmental illness induced by DDT and mercury dental […]

On Saturday, July 6, 2019, Dr. Sharon Lynne Kopinak, DVM, passed away peacefully at her son’s home, surrounded by her family. She was an exceptional mother to Michael and his wife Lisa, proud “Jamma” of Mattheus and Josephine, beloved sister of Barbara and her husband Jonathan Harrison. She will be fondly remembered by her nieces […]

The knee is a fairly complicated joint; it consists of the femur bone above the kneecap, the tibia bone below it in front, and the bean-like flabella found behind chunks of cartilage. Called the medial and lateral menisci, they fit between the femur and tibia like cushions. There are two cruciate ligaments that cross inside […]

Many of us grew up believing that big swollen knuckles, a stiff achy body, pain “before the rain” and general malaise – typical symptoms of arthritis – are all part of the inevitable aging process. It doesn’t have to be so, though, for humans or for pets. While older animals tend to get arthritis rather […]

Just as May’s flowers begin to spring up from the ground once again, so do our pets’ desires to spring forth into nature with renewed vigour. And now that the snow is gone, all that grows will be in need of a special kind of care – including our four-legged friends. One area that requires […]