Helping Paws Nanaimo Community Animal Clinic

06/02/2026

So many smiling faces, nose boops, snaggle teeth grins, and wagging tails at our May clinic! 60 pets received care and we are so grateful to our community of volunteers and supporters. See you June 21st for the next one!

05/22/2026

See you this Sunday May 24th for our Helping Paws Clinic at Fantastic Beasts Nanaimo. Registration starts at 12pm on a first come first served basis. Come dressed for whatever weather, looks like some rain possibly.

04/14/2026

What a welcome back we had! On Sunday we were able to start back our Helping Paws Clinics and the welcome was oh so warm (and the weather wasn't too shabby either!). 60 happy patients received free care thanks to an amazing crew of volunteers from the community, local vet clinics, and the BC SPCA Nanaimo . Our new space was different but we worked out the flow and are so grateful to Fantastic Beasts Veterinary Services Nanaimo. We are thrilled to be back and can't thank you all enough for your kind words. These happy faces (human and furry) are why we do what we do. Until next time, stay happy!

May Clinic to be held May 24th

04/12/2026

As we pack up for tomorrow's first clinic back, we have gone out and posted this sign too. A few house keeping items:

-address: Fantastic Beasts Veterinary Services Nanaimo located at 1100 Princess Royal Ave.
-please line up on the left side of the building and out towards the side street, not in front of other businesses please
-lots of parking available in the parking lot and the parking lot just across the side street, please don't park in front of the residential addresses
-no public washrooms will be available within the clinic. The gas station, McDonalds etc all close by
-pick up 💩 and all trash please, we will have garbage bags available for disposal, we want to respect this space we have been allowed to use

***as always, this is a first come first served situation and folks often line up early. Only hold space for yourself, not for others who are not present to be the most fair to all our patrons. 2 pets per client***

***be gentle with all our volunteers tomorrow as we work out the kinks of the new work flow. We will do our best to see as many pets as possible but may not be quite as efficient tomorrow and will be limiting our numbers to respect the timeframe we have***

03/28/2026

The post we have all been waiting for! We are so excited to confirm dates for the next few months! Same great crew, a few new volunteer faces, and a fabulous new partnership location! We are thrilled to be partnered with Fantastic Beasts Veterinary Services Nanaimo and feel that our care will blend into their Pawsitive Care program so well.

So the details....we are keeping the same general frame work. Registration will start at 12, first come first served, pets seen between 1-3. Yes, we expect line ups like usual. We will ask folks to line up around the left side of the building towards the side roads, not in front of the building towards the highway please. No public washrooms in the vet clinic, but theres a gas station and McDonalds close by. Address: 1100 Princess Royal Ave.

Pets must be safely secured in a carrier or on a leash at all times, we are in a busy traffic area.

Please please please 🙏 let's be clean and respectful of this amazing space and opportunity that Fantastic Beasts is sharing with us. Pick up p**p, no coffee cup litter or cigarette butts. Respectful use of the space is critical.

Lastly, be patient with us while we work out the kinks in the new space and tweak the system. We will do our best to see as many pets as possible, we know many are eager for us to be up and running again. For the first couple clinics we may have to limit numbers to a few less patients while we get the workflow sorted out.

Events will be posted with dates...starting with April 12th! Woohoo here we go!!!

03/14/2026

Please note there was a post about merchandise. We are not selling anything, this is a scam. It has been removed but please don't buy anything from that site.

03/14/2026

Thank you all for your patience with us! We promise, we are close. Hang tight, more updates in the coming week or 2. We are just as excited to get things back up and running as you all are 💜

-Dr. Courtenay and Tammy

09/07/2025

An awesome SPCA event happening today at Island Animal Hospital, and a great way to get your pet permanent identification! Countless stories of pets being reunited thanks to their microchips!

Today is the day! REMINDER - our Center will be closed to the public today, Sunday September 7th, while staff participate in our Microchip Clinic! 🐾

We’d love to see you there. Come on down to VCA Canada Island Animal Hospital at 1800 Bowen Road between 12-3pm today. Say hi and grab a lemonade from The Funky Lemon while you’re there!!

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09/06/2025

It seemed about time to announce our exciting news! Dr. Large and the team at Helping Paws have been busy working behind the scenes to figure out the details of where the future would take us.

Well, with Fantastic Beasts Veterinary Services opening a new clinic in Nanaimo, it seemed like the perfect opportunity for us to partner with them and their Pawsitive Care program they have worked so hard to develop.

Renovations are underway at their new clinic right here in Nanaimo, so we will eagerly hold our breath and cross our claws that goes smoothly, with a goal to be back providing services (likely on a weekend instead while they are closed) out of their facility in January 2026. Folks will have access to information about their Pawsitove care program as well.

Stay tuned for more information as is develops!

08/23/2025

Dr. Large and Tammy were busy volunteering at Fantastic Beasts Veterinary Services today for their Pawsitive Care in the Park event in Parksville.