Many people are surprised when they hear that cats and dogs can donate blood. AECFV has always had a blood donor program in place and it continues to grow as the need in our community does. Our blood donors are special to us and to the owners of the pets that they help. We wanted… Read more »
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Here We Grow Again!
Coming This Fall We are excited to announce that AECFV is currently building a bigger, better, shiny new hospital! This will be our 3rd home. When we opened in 1996 we occupied 1800sq ft for the next 10 years. We were bursting at the seams and moved to our current space in 2006 and boy… Read more »
High Number of Parvo Cases in the Fraser Valley
We see the signs as we walk our dogs. Please clean up after your pet! Scoop the Poop! Sure, nobody wants to accidentally step in it but there is a more important reason to pick it up. Cleaning up after your pet limits the spread of Canine Parvovirus (in addition to other diseases that can… Read more »
A happy ending for Remy and his family
We love happy endings! It means so much to us when our patient’s owners take the time to tell us their story. Our pets play such an important role in our lives and we are so glad Remy is back home with his family. Here is Remy’s story as told by his family. We were… Read more »
Baby Wildlife – When To Help
AECFV has seen approximately 70 wildlife cases in the last month! In many of those cases the animal should not have been removed from their environment. We understand the strong desire to help abandoned or injured wildlife, but sometimes helping does more harm than good. The assumption that baby wildlife isn’t in a ‘safe spot’… Read more »
Canine Blood Donor Walk
It was a perfect Sunday morning. The sun was shining and it promised to be a scorcher of a day. We set off into the cool shady trails of Campbell Valley Regional Park, dogs in tow. This was to be our first ever canine blood donor walk. Rob and Nadine Koreman, owners of the Animal… Read more »
We’ve Been Up All Night For 20 Years!
We are excited to let everyone in on a little secret. We are having a pretty big birthday this year. The Animal Emergency Clinic of the Fraser Valley is celebrating its 20th birthday later this year. For over 7,000 nights our doors have been open. We’ve had a veterinarian and support staff working every night,… Read more »