Tsolum Veterinary Hospital

10/30/2026

🐾 A little update to next week's schedule! 🐾

Please take a moment to check out our schedule for the upcoming week, as we have a few changes to our usual hours.

📌 A few important dates to note:

Saturday, October 31st – CLOSED

Tuesday, November 3rd – Closing at 5:00pm (usual closing time 8:00pm)

Wednesday, November 4th – Closing at 5:00pm (usual closing time 8:00pm)

Saturday, November 7th – CLOSED

These changes are due to staff vacations, and we appreciate your understanding while our Drs takes some well-deserved time off. ❤️

🎃 We hope everyone has a spooktacular Halloween! Have fun, stay safe, and give your furry family members a little extra love (and maybe a treat or two – pet-friendly, of course! 🐶🐱).

Thank you for your continued support and understanding!

Your friends at Tsolum Veterinary Hospital ❤️

10/27/2026

Remembering Jesse Adams 🤍

We are heartbroken to learn of the passing of Jesse Adams, founder of RainCoast Dog Rescue Society.

In 2022, our owner, Nicole RVT, and Kayla, a longtime member of our Tsolum team, had the privilege of working alongside Jesse on a spay and neuter project in Vancouver. We are grateful to have shared in that work with someone so passionate about helping dogs, cats and animals and making their lives better.

The animal world needs people like Jesse. People who care deeply, show up, and put their time and energy into helping animals in need. His passing is a devastating loss.

Our hearts are with Jesse’s family, friends, the RainCoast team, and everyone who worked alongside him and loved him.

Thank you, Jesse, for your compassion, your dedication, and everything you did for the animals who needed you. You will be deeply missed. 🐾🤍

Nicole and the Tsolum Veterinary Hospital team

💔We have been asked to share this post💔

🌈 It's with a heavy heart that we RainCoast Dog Rescue Society have to announce the passing of our founder Jesse Adams.

After a life lived in service to animal welfare Jesse made the ultimate sacrifice to his beliefs on the frontlines of Ukraine.

As we do our best to navigate this difficult time, we ask for patience and understanding.🌈

10/26/2026

🐾 October is RVT Month! 🐾

We couldn't let RVT Month go by without recognizing someone very special to all of us at Tsolum Veterinary Hospital, our very own Nicole! 💜💜

With 25 years of experience as a Registered Veterinary Technologist, Nicole has dedicated so much of her life to caring for animals and making a difference in veterinary medicine.

We are incredibly proud to be part of a clinic that is owned and operated by a fellow RVT. Nicole knows firsthand the hard work, dedication, and compassion that go into this profession, and she brings that understanding into everything she does.

Her passion goes far beyond caring for animals. Nicole is also a strong supporter of our local community, supporting charities and organisations such as the Transition Society, Campbell River Paws, MARS, amongst others. She is also a passionate supporter of cancer charities, including Tour de Rock, where she was a rider, and End2End. She is deeply committed to her team, always looking for ways to help us grow, learn, and become better at what we do. She has worked so hard to build a hospital where patients receive exceptional care, clients feel supported, and staff feel valued.

Anyone who knows Nicole knows just how much of her heart she puts into Tsolum. Her dedication to veterinary medicine, her patients, and her team is something we are all so grateful for.

Nicole, thank you for everything you do, for believing in your team, and for creating a workplace that we are genuinely proud to be part of.

Happy RVT Month, Nicole! After 25 years in this profession, you deserve a little recognition yourself! 💜🐾

10/23/2026

🎃🐾 Pumpkin perfection at Tsolum Vet! 🐾🎃

How adorable are these?! 😍 Our talented RVT Vanessa has been busy creating these fantastic pet-themed pumpkins, and we think she's absolutely nailed it!

We love seeing a little Halloween creativity around the clinic. 🧡

Give Vanessa a little love in the comments and tell us which is your favourite… the kitty or the pup? 🐱🐶

And we would love to see photos of your own creations!

The Tsolum Vet Team 🎃🐾

10/21/2026

🎃 HALLOWEEN FIREWORKS & PET SAFETY 🎆🐾

Halloween can be scary for our pets, especially when fireworks start going off! Here are a few simple ways to help keep your furry family members safe:

🐾 Keep them indoors – Walk dogs before dark and keep cats safely inside. Even normally confident pets can panic at unexpected bangs.

🏷️ Check their ID – Make sure your pet is wearing a collar and ID tag with your current phone number, just in case they get frightened and escape. Microchip details should also be up to date!

🏡 Create a safe space – Give them a quiet, cosy place to hide, close windows and curtains, and put on the TV or some music to help muffle the noise.

🎆 Keep them company – Stay calm and offer comfort if they're frightened. Never take your dog to a fireworks display.

💊 Need a little extra help? – If your pet struggles with fireworks anxiety, contact your vet well in advance to discuss medication or other ways to help. Please don't leave it until Halloween night!

Let's make Halloween fun for the humans and as stress-free as possible for our four-legged friends! 🐶🐱

Stay safe out there, everyone! 🧡

The Tsolum Vet Team 🐾

10/21/2026

🐱 Calling all cat parents!

Ever wonder how much your cat should be eating, how often to feed them, or whether they’re at a healthy weight?

We wanted to share this FREE live webinar from Virbac with our Tsolum families! 💙

“You Are What You Eat! Cat Edition” features feline specialist Dr. Margie Scherk, who will help you better understand your cat’s nutritional needs.

She’ll cover:

🐾 How much, how often and how to feed your cat
🐾 Understanding your cat’s weight and muscle condition
🐾 Recognizing unwanted weight gain and muscle loss
🐾 Making sense of calorie and protein needs

📅 Sunday, November 1, 2026
🕛 12 noon here on Vancouver Island
💻 Join online from home
💬 A 60-minute presentation followed by 30 minutes of live Q&A

Bring your questions and let your cat supervise! 🐈💙

👉 Register here: https://qrco.de/bh3d2s

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10/19/2026

🐾 **October is RVT Month!** 🐾

This week, we’re celebrating another one of the wonderful RVTs who helps make Tsolum Veterinary Hospital what it is — **Vanessa, RVT**. 💜

Vanessa is an experienced RVT who brings so much to our team. She is calm, kind, friendly, incredibly observant, and has an exceptional eye for detail.

Her **RVT skills are excellent**. She is knowledgeable, capable, thorough, and brings a high level of confidence and experience to patient care. In veterinary medicine, the little things matter — a subtle change in comfort, an unusual finding, a small change under anesthesia, or something that just doesn’t quite look right. Vanessa has a wonderful ability to notice those details and recognize when they matter.

She also happens to be **very handy — which is honestly an excellent RVT skill in itself!** If something needs fixing, building, adjusting or figuring out, there is a very good chance Vanessa can do it. That practical problem-solving ability carries over beautifully into veterinary medicine, where RVTs are constantly troubleshooting, adapting and finding solutions.

**What does an RVT do?**

RVTs are highly trained medical professionals who play a huge role in patient care, diagnostics and safety. They collect and evaluate samples, run laboratory tests, monitor anesthesia, take radiographs, administer medications, provide nursing care and continually assess how their patients are doing.

A big part of being a great RVT is noticing the things that are easy to miss — and knowing when those details matter.

That is something Vanessa brings to our team every day, along with a calm presence, a kind heart, excellent technical skills, and a willingness to lend a hand wherever it is needed.

We are very thankful for Vanessa’s experience, knowledge, attention to detail, problem-solving skills and the care she gives to our patients and our team. 💜

**Happy RVT Month, Vanessa!** Thank you for everything you bring to Tsolum. 🐾

10/17/2026

Great information! Thank you K9 Kind Dog Training & Behaviour Consulting

10/15/2026

🍂☕ WIN A HILL’S TRAVEL MUG (and more)! 🐾

We’re giving one lucky Tsolum Vet client this lovely Hill’s travel mug, perfect for keeping your coffee/tea warm on those chilly autumn mornings! ❤️

How to enter?

🐾 Place an order for Hill’s pet food through our online store by October 31st at 11:59 pm.

🐾 One entry per client.

🎉 The winner will be announced in the second week of November!

🛒 And don't forget… savings are available on Hill’s food and other popular brands online which we don't get in clinic.

The most popular Hill’s diets with our customers are the K/D for kidney support or C/D and C/D Stress for urinary health, so it's worth checking out the savings! Free delivery on orders over $100.

👉 Shop online: https://www.tsolumvet.ca/online-store

Good luck, everyone!

The Tsolum Vet Team 🐾

This giveaway is organised by Tsolum Veterinary Hospital and is not sponsored by or affiliated with Hill’s Pet Nutrition.