Open Seven Days a Week

Your Complete Veterinary Team.

We have 5 veterinarians on staff. We've got fully qualified technicians and friendly receptionists 8:30AM to 5:30PM, seven days a week. Our weekend availability is sure to fit your tight schedule. shim

Communication

Being clear and direct is our top priority.

Because you know your pet's personality best, we always take great care to listen to your concerns, perform our necessary evaluation, and then communicate, in as clear a manner as possible, the best course of action for your pet. For us, it's a top priority. shim

Housecall Services

Full veterinary care in your own home.

Our mobile service ensures the highest level of convenience for you and your pet. Whether it is performing a check-up on your dog who is having mobility problems or paying a housecall to your anxious feline, our mobile service provides quality care and comfort for both our human clients and their pets.
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Leading-Edge Technology

From in-clinic blood analysis to ultrasound.

Since 1978, Bellevue Veterinary Hospital has been proud to remain at the forefront of veterinary best practice. As well as our on-site x-ray equipment for standard radiology, and a digital dental x-ray machine we also have ultrasound services for specialized diagnostic procedures.

...and it's allergy season for pets, too!

Ahh spring is in the air…the birds are singing, the flowers are blooming and the never ending west coast rain seems to be lifting a bit. Well, it looks like we’re just in time for allergy season!

Yes, just as you and I get to enjoy the itchy eyes and stuffy nose due to nature’s renewal after winter, some of our four legged friends also share our discomfort. Our faithful companions don’t always suffer the same as you and me. Where you and I want to sneeze and scratch our eyes out…our pets tend to get itchy, in some cases REALLY itchy!

Many dogs (and cats too) come in this time of year with skin problems that seem to have a seasonal spin on them. We see pets coming in with an insatiable desire to lick and snuffle their own feet, miserable ear infections and full blown skin infections. This occurs due to their skin’s normal defences being hypersensitive to perceived foreign substances, like pollen.

What things do we see that make us wonder about allergies (and allergic skin disease in particular?)

Licking and chewing at the feet, (look for the ruddy brown staining from your pet’s saliva depositing porphyrin on the fur).
Ear infections, not just one, but recurrent ones that don’t go away…
Skin infections and eruptions on the belly.
That excessively “doggy” smell that some dogs have (when they haven’t rolled in anything…)
Redness and irritation on the skin around the eyes and a habit of trying to grind the head into the ground all the time.

When we hear clients talk about these things we start to wonder if there is an allergic problem.

There are supplements, diets and medications that can help relieve some of these symptoms. Please ask your vet what they recommend.

Oh…but if my dog has allergies, it must be the food…right?

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