Ivan was one of our full time hospital greeters. He was born at Park Gate Animal & Bird Hospital in 2001 and enjoyed running through the clinic at will and saying hello to all the feline patients who came to the clinic. He would also spend some quality time with his favorite stuffed animal, a kitten named Norman.

In December of 2005, Ivan received a great opportunity to be adopted into a loving family home. He is now able to lounge and play at will. He is sadly missed at the clinic but we are grateful that he was able to find such a great new home.

Alaska was adopted by us in July 2005 from the District of North Vancouver Animal Shelter. He weighed an outrageous 13.7kg when he first came to us and it became our mission to get Alaska to a more healthy weight. As of August 11, 2005 Alaska had already lost weight and was down to 12.5kg. He seemed to already feel better because he was often found lounging around the clinic or following staff members around looking for love and attention. 

UPDATE: We are extremely pleased to announce that Alaska was adopted on February 14th, 2006. His last weight was a mere 8.46kg. Wow - that is a total loss of 5.24kg (or 11.5 lbs) in the 6 months he was with us. With his weight loss, Alaska become much more mobile and adventurous and we realized that the clinic environment was not enough to meet his young and spirited needs. He was adopted into a home where they promise to keep up with his diet program as he still has more weight to lose. His goal weight is 6.5kg and we look forward to receiving updates and photos of his progress.

"Kayleigh" is an Irish Terrier, pictured here at 6 months old.

"Stinky" is a ferret who was born in 2003 and had surgery to remove a foam ear plug from his intestine in January 2005. "Dr. Royle's compassion and skill saved our ferret's life - in fact, he's better than new." Penny Allen.

"Harry Houdini" is a male Sugar Glider born in April 2004.

"Charlie"

"Thomas"

"Desi"

Christmas for some very lucky guinea pigs!

Tigga's Bio

Breed - Mackarel Tabby

Born - In a barn, Aldergrove, BC, Dec 17th(ish), 2004

Adopted by Owners - Feb 2005

Likes: Looking out the window at the birds and any traffic, fighting with his stuffed mate 'Pig', being brushed, and wrestling with anything that moves!

Dislikes: Trips to the Vet, falling into the bathtub when full of water, subcutaneous fluid therapy for his chronic kidney disease - brings out the beast in him

"Kayleigh" & "Oliver"

"Grizzly"