Phases Veterinary Emergency Hospital

06/20/2026

06/14/2026

June 14th is World Blood Donor Day!

Our blood donors may not wear capes, but they do save lives. 🐾❤️

At PVEH, we are incredibly lucky to be able to source donated blood products from the Canadian Animal Blood Bank to help with the management of various medical conditions.

We are even more lucky to have a program of amazing local blood donors here in Kamloops that can provide these blood products for our patients on an emergency basis.
Today, we'd like to say a big thank you to all of our furry heroes and their very dedicated families!!!

Just last week, one of our very handsome blood donors Rigs, owned by one of our very own staff members as pictured here, donated blood to help support one of our hospitalized patients on an emergency basis. The beautiful Hazel accepted this fresh blood very well, and it helped to stabilize her enough that she could go back home to be with her family!

It is our donors like Rigs, and those that supply the Canadian Animal Blood Bank, that help to make a massive difference in patient outcomes, and reunite pets with their loving families. Thank you Rigs!

If you have questions about pet blood donations, feel free to contact us at [email protected].

06/08/2026

"Hey Kamloops!

Thanks for nominating us in both the Best Pet Emergency Hospital as well as Best Veterinary Clinic!
Don't forget to vote for your favourite businesses by June 9th!

Help vote for the Best of Kamloops for 2026. Every vote matters. Have your say!

06/04/2026

Hey Kamloops!

Thank you for nominating us for the best Veterinary Emergency Hospital and Veterinary Clinic.

Don't forget to vote for your favourite businesses by June 9th!.

https://bestof.kamloopsbcnow.com/votes/

06/03/2026

Hey Kamloops!

Thank you for taking the time to nominate us for Best Pet Emergency Hospital and Veterinary Clinic!

Don't forget to vote for all of your favourite businesses before June 9th!

https://bestof.kamloopsbcnow.com/votes/

05/19/2026

Happy Veterinary Assistant Appreciation Week to our wonderful VA team!!

Our veterinary assistants play an extremely important role in the running of our hospital and in the care of the many patients who visit our facility each day. They collect patient histories when they arrive at the hospital, help our doctors with their examinations, aid our Registered Veterinary Technologists with their treatments, take care of patients while they are hospitalized by feeding them and taking them for their bathroom breaks, engage in check-in calls after patients leave our hospital, and keep the entire hospital stocked, cleaned and ready for emergencies!

We could not do anything we do without these amazing, hard-working, dedicated and caring individuals, and we would like to thank each and every one of them for all that they do!

A big thank you from PVEH to all of the Veterinary Assistants working at the other wonderful veterinary clinics in this community as well. You should all be so proud of the work that you do to help ensure that our pets get the best possible health care here in Kamloops

05/16/2026

05/09/2026

We invite you to watch Dr. Helmers' segment on the role of the liver in toxin ingestion cases, and what we can do to help, on CFJC Kamloops Midday!

https://cfjctoday.com/2026/05/07/cfjc-midday-liver-toxicity-in-animals-the-signs-to-watch-for-what-to-do-in-an-emergency-and-supportive-supplements-to-help-in-recovery/

04/24/2026

Happy Spring Kamloops!!!

With the beautiful weather, comes some beautiful snakes! We are lucky enough to have some incredible wildlife call our area home, but some of these creatures can pose a danger to our pets when we venture into their territory.
We have had our first pet versus snake encounters this week, so we felt it was time to share our annual informational post about rattlesnakes!

It is VERY important to be SNAKE AWARE during the spring and summer months in and around Kamloops.

Northern Pacific Rattlesnakes, both juveniles and adults, are venomous snakes that can cause serious and potentially life-threatening injuries to our pets. It is important to be aware of their likely habitats, and of ways that you can reduce the risk of interactions between them and your pets.
Wildsafe BC has some excellent information on their website:
https://wildsafebc.com/species/rattlesnake/

If you suspect your pet may have been bitten by a rattlesnake, it is important that you seek emergency veterinary attention right away. Phases Veterinary Emergency Hospital in Kamloops and Fairfield Animal Hospital in Kelowna carry Rattlesnake Antivenin, so we would recommend that these 24hr hospitals be your first stop in these situations if you can get there!
One of our lovely Veterinary Assistants, Danica, and staff pet Edi, are showing our anti-venin product here. This product is administered intravenously to pets that have been bitten to reduce the reaction to the snake venom, including reducing the risks of secondary clotting issues, and to hasten pain relief and overall healing times.

We do also have Gopher Snakes in our area, which can mimic rattlesnakes in both appearance and behaviour! Gopher snakes are non-venomous, but their bites can still cause pain and sometimes secondary infections. When in doubt, have your pet seen by a veterinarian, and snap a photo of the snake if you can to help your veterinary team ID them and inform you of the relative risks.

Enjoy the trails this season, and most importantly, be safe and snake aware!

(All snake photos and range map taken from Wildsafe BC website)