Phoenix Rising Veterinary Care will be closed for the Holidays from Saturday 19th December 2015 till Monday  4th January 2016. Please ensure that you get your prescriptions and herbs refilled before Friday December 13, 2015.

Lily, this sweet 2 year old goat belonging to Zoe MacBean  came to the clinic yesterday.  She had been attacked by a bear just seven weeks ago.  She suffered from multiple bite wounds including a serious wound that had entered her chest cavity.   The attack had left her week, unable to get up or […]

I would like to share with you all some excerpts from a podcast interview. A few weeks ago, I had a great conversation with Deb Ozarko when she interviewed me for a podcast on integrative veterinary medicine. I met Deb first at the clinic in the first few months after Phoenix Rising came into existence. […]

Bo has found a really good home. He can now look forward to a life of playing, socializig and being a dog. Thank you all so much for offering to give this dog a new life. It is good to know that there are so many people who fell in love with him right away.

My name is Bo. I am 18 months old and I have not had a stable home to call my own so far. I have been through multiple homes, multiple diet changes and have not had the opportunity to socialize with other dogs well. My constant stress has resulted in chronic diarrhea and vomiting and […]

It has been an incredible year of the symbolic rising of the Phoenix. The logo that shows the Phoenix and the Dragon in close association is symbolic of the close association of Phoenix Rising with Dr. Marlene Smith. At this time of our first anniversary, Dr. Marlene has requested that I announce her retirement. While it is […]

The presentation on Canine Nutrition and Prolotherapy at the Cowichan Canine Club was a great success. Lisbeth, thank you so much for hosting and organizing the event. Thanks to everybody at the Cowichan Canine Club who helped make this event a success. Thank you all for taking time off to be there on a beautiful […]

We are happy to announce that Phoenix Rising Veterinary Care is now part of the emergency on-call group of veterinarians in the Comox Valley. This means that Dr.Radica Raj will now be on-call for emergencies some nights and weekends as well. The on-call group consists of 6 veterinary clinics that share their on-call emergencies with one doctor […]