About Us
At the FNV, we are dedicated to using an integrative approach to keep your pet in peak health. This may include options such as Conventional medicine, Chinese herbal medicine, Ayurvedic medicine, dietary and environment modifications, to name a few. We believe that optimal health is a marathon, and illness a pit stop. To this end, we offer a wide care portfolio, and work with the living beings at both ends of the leash. Our goal is to find the best solutions for your pet's health needs, using all the tools available to us, so that you can enjoy your time with them!
About Me
I love critters as far back as I can recall. I was raised in a family who had pets and backyard animals, which gave me a sense of belonging in the natural world. It was no great surprise that I felt at home entering the field of veterinary medicine. Taking care of animals became my lifelong passion, and finding solutions to their healthcare needs, my training.
After graduating from Veterinary school in India, I worked for a few years as a traveling veterinarian in a mixed animal practice, then in livestock development and in animal feed research before obtaining degrees in Animal Genetics, and Biology, with the goal of pursuing research. I enjoyed research immensely, but I also missed my interactions with my four legged companions. So, I continued volunteering in veterinary clinics throughout my higher studies.
I also cross trained in veterinary clinical and non clinical assignments, and managed a veterinary clinic at one point. I was greatly encouraged by my positive experiences into pursuing further clinical training in Canada. Finally, I obtained my licence to practice veterinary medicine in 2014!! Since then, I have had the privilege of working in animal shelters, veterinary general practice, animal emergency clinics and mobile clinics as a locum practitioner. As they say, variety is the spice of life!!
I learned that we face many limitations in our field of work, such as heightened patient stress during visits, separation of pets from their families during examination and treatment, and sometimes, a limited response to treatment using a single approach. I now incorporate 'fear free' methods during appointments, apply dietary and environmental modifications, use conventional, Chinese and Ayurvedic herbal therapies, among others, in taking care of my patients.
I believe that you know your pet the best; together, we can explore avenues to give your four legged furry friends the gift of optimal health and well being. All in the comfort of their home. Welcome to the family!!
Dr. Soniya Sinha
