All Creatures Great and Small (blog)

By: Dr. Amanda Glew With  the advent of Yoga becoming more and more popular, I have decided to join the bandwagon and make our downstairs (which used to be a playroom) into a studio. I have collected mirrors from garage sales, and placed them haphazardly throughout the room, and invested in a smart TV. With the help of environment electronique, …

By: Dr. Amanda Glew Things always seem to happen in a “made to be” way. This was the case of a little cat, who was delightfully named “Flite” because of her auspicious beginnings… She was found in the parking lot of the Dorval airport. Many of you may of heard of the “Pet Squad” based at the Dorval airport. We …

By: Dr. Amanda Glew After practicing for 30 years, I would not think that I could still learn more new techniques.  Well, I did – a new surgical approach, and an introduction to regenerative medicine. But this is not about cruciate repair, but instead about a new modality for joint repair called “Platelet Rich Plasma” or PRP. When we do …

New Year Resolutions: by Dr. Amanda Glew Walk the dog. When I am tired, and I don’t want to go outside, it is so easy to just lie around and spend wasteful time on social media. I sometimes look up, and realize an hour has gone by, and except for reading, nothing productive has been accomplished. Then I look at …

Fractures 101 – by Dr Amanda Glew  Thirty years ago, specialists were rare.  Nowadays, they are plentiful.  The difference is, now young vets feel most diseases need to be seen by a specialist and get mired in decision making. They need a “specialist” to agree with their disease before treating it. This is fine, but the result is additional cost …

Remembering Bella – by Dr. Amanda Glew As we do every November 11, we remember the veterans who fought for our freedom, and remember why history is so important. My father was a POW of WWII, and although he never spoke of it very willingly, when he did, we sat with reverence and listened to his stories.  But on last …

Prickly Work – by Dr. Amanda Glew Although I really work with small animals like rodents and rabbits, I occasionally have been known to show my hand with anything mammalian. This includes some wildlife work- squirrels, raccoons, an occasional deer – where I have been asked to help out.  Recently, I have had the pleasure of working with Guylaine, who …

Swim Therapy – by Dr. Amanda Glew One of the best exercises available to dogs is swim therapy.  I recently did an arthroplasty on a small maltese cross who had Legg Perthes disease – ischemic necrosis of the femoral head.  This disease necessitates either a total hip replacement (quite costly) or surgery to remove the ball joint of the femur. …

Serendipity – by Dr. Amanda Glew  It all started out with a phonecall, as it usually does (or a text, or a Messenger message) Amanda, I can’t handle it anymore, he is left there day after day on his own and if I didn’t feed or water him he wouldn’t see anyone”…. Now to most people, this would constitute neglect.  …

Team with a Dream – by Dr. Amanda Glew I want to tell you about two Canadian athletes, who are going to be representing our country, and also our area, this year.   Their names are Wendy McCoubrey and Lolita.   I have had the pleasure of riding with Wendy over the years, and I saw Lolita as a day old filly …