Pacific Animal Wellness Service

PAWS was established in 2009 as British Columbia's first stand-alone veterinary clinic dedicated solely to providing mobility support, pain management, wellness and rehabilitation for dogs (in clinic) and horses (on farm). We are two veterinarians and a fabulous support team with a passion for providing individualized hands-on patient care in a relaxed, home-like environment.

The canine underwater treadmill provides a weight reduced environment for exercise and rehabilitation. The treadmill speed can be varied as well as the depth of the water. Underwater jets are available for increased water resistance (and massage) if required. Our underwater treadmill is purpose-built for dogs by Ferno Veterinary Systems.

We are generally open Tuesday to Saturday with hours dictated by previously scheduled appointments. Please contact the office for more detailed information/ delivery collection and drop-off times. Please note that we all share front desk duties and do not have full time front desk staff as such.

Therefore you may need to leave a voice message or email so that we can get back to you when we are finished patient care and are available for office work.

Acupuncture is an excellent and well tolerated therapy both in its own right and as an addition to other physiotherapy modalities in the treatment of impaired mobility and pain control issues. Acupuncture also excels in the treatment of chronic pain and chronic internal medicine disease states. Acupuncture works primarily by normalising the function of the nervous system, improved blood flow, reduced muscle spasm and reduced inflammation.

Thank you so much for your support and referrals so far. We really appreciate and enjoy working with you and your valued clients. We are writing to just give you the heads up that we are extremely restricted at the moment in the number of new patients we can take due to unusually high new patient requests and more restricted hydrotherapy session availability.