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Flea season has become a year-long battle in the Lower Mainland, and climate change is to blame. “Our winters are not as cold as they used to be,” says Dr. Leah Montgomery, owner and veterinarian at Shaughnessy Veterinary Hospital in Port Coquitlam.

For pet owners, the best veterinarian is the one who cares the most for their beloved animals. The staff at Shaughnessy Veterinary Hospital feels exactly the same way.

If your cat’s breath smells like something other than cat food, it’s time to book a dental appointment.

Think your pet looks perfectly healthy? There might be a serious disease or condition forming, even before symptoms become obvious.

Running has many benefits and is a good part of a healthy lifestyle. But too much cardio is too much of a good thing, according to the owner of a local fitness studio.

There are plenty of diet plans promising fast weight loss. But the results are usually impossible to sustain and the methods can be incredibly unhealthy.

Going it alone at the gym or fitness centre requires great dedication and patience, whether you’re waiting in line for a treadmill or trying to figure out how to use one of the weight machines.

Anyone who has ever joined a gym knows it can be an intimidating, impersonal experience. While a personal trainer sounds great, it can be hard to find the right one, or the right one you can afford.

While dentures don’t grow and shrink like everything else in our mouths, they still need to be checked over by a registered denturist every 6 months.

Dentures need as much attention as natural teeth do, so we asked Austin Denture Clinic denturist Boris Eroshevski for some tips on caring for your dentures. 1.