Dewdney Animal Hospital Ltd.

11/01/2026

Where’s Walton? 🤪🤭
Happy Halloween from everyone at Dewdney Animal Hospital! Stay safe and keep the chocolates up high!

10/31/2026

10/31/2026

Closed for mass illness event!!!

10/29/2026

Nnnnnnnnnooooooooooo. Rip captain :(

10/29/2026

If your dog need fireworks meds please call in asap. We are closed early Saturday for teddy bear surgery

10/27/2026

Nooooo

10/26/2026

According to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigation, a four-year-old child developed a serious Escherichia coli O157 infection following a household exposure associated with contaminated raw dog food.

The family dog, which was fed exclusively with Darwin’s Natural Pet Products, began vomiting one day before the child became ill. Although the child had direct contact with the dog, there was no known direct contact with the contaminated food. Investigators suggested that transmission may have occurred through contact with the dog or household surfaces contaminated by its f***s.

The FDA reported that whole-genome sequencing performed by a private third-party laboratory identified a genetic match between the E. coli O157 detected in the child’s stool and the bacterium found in an unopened sample of Darwin’s beef dog food recovered from the household freezer. The child developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a serious complication of STEC infection that can cause acute kidney injury, and required hospitalization and extensive follow-up care.

Although the case was reported in 2025, it returned to the headlines following a lawsuit announced by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in August 2026.

The lawsuit seeks a permanent injunction against Arrow Reliance Inc., which operates as Darwin’s Natural Pet Products. The government seeks to require the company to make sanitation improvements and comply with federal food safety requirements before manufacturing or distributing additional pet food.

According to the DOJ, the complaint alleges that FDA testing detected pathogenic bacteria—including Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes, and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC)—in the company’s finished pet food samples collected between 2017 and 2025. The complaint also alleges that FDA investigators detected Salmonella at the company’s facility in 2024.

The allegations are part of an ongoing legal case and have not been established by a final court judgment.

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The DOJ press release is linked below for the full details of the lawsuit.

10/25/2026

It’s that time of the year

10/24/2026

🇨🇦🪶 Few sounds are more distinctly Canadian than the haunting call of a loon drifting across a quiet lake on a summer evening.

But new research suggests future generations may hear that call far less often.

CBC News reports that a major North American study has uncovered alarming declines in common loon chick productivity over the past three decades.

Researchers examined breeding records from 3,421 lakes and found an average 40% decline in the number of chicks surviving to six weeks of age across 10 of 12 regions studied.

The numbers are even more troubling in parts of Canada:

Across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, chick productivity fell 65%. In Atlantic Canada, the decline reached 74%.

Quebec and Maine were the only regions showing relatively stable results.

Canada is home to approximately 94% of the world's common loons, making us especially responsible for understanding what's happening to this remarkable species.

Researchers caution that declining chick survival doesn't automatically mean adult loon populations have fallen at the same rate. But sustained losses among young birds could signal serious population declines ahead.

Climate change is among the suspected contributors.

Heavier rainfall and storms can flood nests and destroy eggs. Increased sediment can make lakes murkier, interfering with the loons' ability to hunt underwater. Shoreline development and environmental contaminants introduce additional pressures.

And there's something particularly Canadian about how this research came together.

Thousands of volunteers contributed observations through the Canadian Lakes Loon Survey, helping scientists document changes across decades and thousands of lakes.

CBC's reporting also draws on its own archives, including a 1971 investigation into how DDT threatened loon eggs. More than half a century later, we're still confronting the consequences of human activity on the birds sharing our waterways.

Protecting natural shorelines, choosing lead-free fishing tackle and giving nesting loons space are practical ways people can help.

The loon is more than the bird on our dollar coin. It's part of Canada's living natural heritage.

Have you noticed fewer loons or loon chicks on the lakes you visit, and what should we be doing to protect their habitat? 💚