Canine Fitness Centre

11/17/2025

Oh, we know you've seen this look!!

11/16/2025

Interesting post (with references) from a good veterinary source!

I am beyond frustrated with the inappropriate and excessive use of this drug for dogs in my profession. No, it's not Librela, or Apoquel. Not metronidazole or other antibiotics. Not NSAIDS or prednisone.

I'm talking about gabapentin.

Gabapentin, commonly known as gaba, is labelled for treatment of seizures and for neuropathic pain. It's thought to help with anxiety, but there is no proof that it does. It provides sedation, which many owners mistake for anxiety relief. Yet it is being used for everything from post-operative pain to soft tissue injury, often without the addition of true pain medications. Yes, I support thoughtful use of NSAIDs as well as other pain management strategies such as herbs, PEMF, laser, acupuncture, etc. An individualized, multimodal approach. What I cannot support is giving an ineffective, unproven drug and thinking you're managing your dog's pain.

Want to know more, before you comment? Check out the first comments for scientific references. (Note: if you copy and paste the article title in your search box, it. should be viewable)

11/10/2025

It's Monday! Cheers to a good week ahead!

11/03/2025

Happy Monday!

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween! Good luck tonight!

10/31/2025

Our favourite little Norwich Athlete never disappoints us on Halloween 🎃👻

Clark used phenomenal amounts of patience when we made him pose for pictures BEFORE he got to run in the treadmill!

We can’t wait to see who else comes in costume today!

10/29/2025

Happy Halloween! We encourage everyone to join our costume parade this week.

10/15/2025

Check out this information about Hydrotherapy!

10/14/2025

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

09/24/2025

UPDATE: It seems our lines are fixed at this time.

We are having some technical difficulties with our phone lines today. If you need to get through to us in the meantime, we are watching our inbox at frontdesk@caninefitneas.com to assist you in a timely manner!

Thank you for your patience.