Annual dental exams and cleanings are recommended to protect your pet from potential health problems and to help them maintain a healthy and clean mouth.

Our vaccination and wellness programs are designed so that your pets remain fit, strong and disease-free.

Proper diet and nutrition can help your pet address allergies, fight disease, maintain a proper weight, and promote their overall well-being.

Parasites such as fleas, ticks, heartworms, roundworms, and hookworms can be detrimental to your pet’s health. Prevention is key and should be taken year-round.

Upper Canada Animal Hospital has a puppy wellness program designed to help eliminate problems before they occur. We make caring for your dog convenient with puppy vaccinations administered in a timely, efficient manner.

Our pet vaccination and kitty wellness program as well as deworming, viral screening and training discussions are designed especially to protect young felines against disease and illness.

Your adult pet has probably passed the more vulnerable stages of life and is more mature in terms of strength and behaviour. Although he/she no longer requires a Puppy or Kitty Wellness Program, ongoing medical care is essential.

Upper Canada Animal Hospital has a program developed specifically for your senior pet’s health needs so they remain fit and healthy as he or she ages. This program includes fecal testing, blood screens, analysis as well as any other tests your senior pet requires.

Microchip identification is the most reliable way to reunite lost pets with their owners.

Allergies can make life uncomfortable for your pet. Protect them from irritation with proper testing and treatment to relieve any symptoms.

An ultrasound is a highly useful tool when evaluating heart conditions, internal organs, cysts and tumours. We can support our clients in gaining access to ultrasound diagnostic services.

We use electrocardiography to measure and evaluate the electrical activity of the heart to diagnose potential heart conditions your pet may suffer from.

Our Hospital offers advanced imaging services at our facility. Our radiologists can administer X-rays, ultrasounds and other tests.

Upper Canada Animal Hospital is a full-service animal hospital serving the Niagara region, focusing on providing the best surgical and medical care for your pet.

It’s heartbreaking to think that over 50,000 cats and dogs in Canadian shelters are put to sleep every year because they don’t have a home. One of the best solutions to a problem such as this is to spay or neuter your pet now.

Dr. Jim Turpel treats injuries of bones and joints incorporating the latest technologies, equipment and methodologies. He has been trained by numerous world-renowned surgeons from throughout North America, Europe and the United Kingdom.

Dr. Jim Turpel is known in the Niagara region for his keen interest in orthopedic veterinary surgery. Up to 80% of the veterinary orthopedic surgeries we perform at Upper Canada Animal Hospital focus on CCL ruptures.

The most common knee injury in the dog is rupture of the Cranial Cruciate Ligament (CCL), also frequently referred to as the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL).

Patella luxations can be painful and result in varying degrees of abnormal gait and can often snowball into a series of other problems.

With this condition, the hip joint develops abnormally such that the bones within the joint do not form a secure, tight fit. It’s an extremely painful condition for pets and often results in severe wear and tear of the hip joint.

One of the more common traumatic injuries faced by cats and dogs is a fracture. With plenty of experience in this area, our team of veterinarians is extremely adept at repairing broken or cracked bones in dogs and cats.

Pain management is of paramount importance in the well being of your pet. Whether it be a surgical procedure or symptoms of arthritis, it is only ethical that we should provide excellent pain management.

It is estimated that of dogs that experience a CCL tear, 30-50% of them will go on to tear their other CCL. Numerous measures can be taken to decrease this tendency.

Rehabilitation is also recommended to help your pet return to his/her normal self. “Rehab” promotes a more rapid return to normal function by maintaining normal range of motion in the joints, by maintaining or increasing muscle development, and by improving balance and coordination.

After surgery, your pet may still not wish to use the affected limb much. These exercises can help maintain flexibility, decrease pain, and improve joint fluid production, blood flow, and recovery rate.

“Rehab” promotes a more rapid return to normal function by maintaining normal range of motion in the joints, by maintaining or increasing muscle development, and by improving balance and co-ordination.

“Rehab” promotes a more rapid return to normal function by maintaining normal range of motion in the joints, by maintaining or increasing muscle development, and by improving balance and co-ordination.

It is imperative that all exercise restrictions are strictly adhered to. These restrictions are designed to minimize the strain that your pet places on the surgery site and thereby decrease post surgical complications.

Rehabilitation plays a key role in the recovery of pets after joint and bone surgery.

Laser therapy is a surgery-free, drug-free, noninvasive treatment to reduce pain, inflammation, and speed the healing process. Veterinary laser therapy has been scientifically proven to help treat post-surgical pain and many acute and chronic conditions.

Euthanasia is the term used to describe the “putting to sleep” of a pet. It literally means “a good death”.

The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) is the only accrediting organization for companion animal veterinary hospitals in the United States and Canada.

Fear Free strives to “take the pet out of petrified” and “put the treat into treatment!” and assist pet owners in helping their pets live happy, healthy, full lives.