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Monday 8am - 5:30pm Tuesday 8am - 5:30pm Wednesday 8am - 5:30pm Thursday 8am - 5:30pm Friday 8am - 5:30pm

Riverbend Pet Hospital

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Hastings, MN
Riverbend Pet Hospital

We will treat all pets as if they were our own. We will recognize our limitations and be true to our own abilities. Come visit us, we would love to meet you!
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We will strive with the utmost honesty, integrity, and compassion to provide our clients and their pets with the leading edge of medicine in combination with the utmost devoted care, in a constant effort to exceed their expectations. MISSION STATEMENT
We will strive with the utmost honesty, integrity, and compassion to provide our clients and their pets with the leading edge of medicine in combin

ation with the utmost devoted care, in a constant effort to exceed their expectations. We will constantly strive to better ourselves in a continuing effort to provide only the best possible care for our clients and their pets. We offer a full service hospital including, vaccinations, surgery, X-rays, a full lab with in clinic and outsourced capabilities, dental care, puppy and kitten care, and more!

11/12/2024

Heads up!

We will be closed the day after Thanksgiving this year (November 29th). Please plan ahead for prescription and food refills.

We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

11/11/2024

Here are a few fun furry faces from the last couple weeks. Some definitely have personality to their looks. 🥰😄

11/11/2024

Happy Veterans Day!

Please honor those who fought for our country human and animal.
We will never forget their sacrifices they made so we can live a better life.
Please take a moment for them and say Thank you!

11/05/2024

Here is a funny video to lighten your day. Hope you find it as funny as we do. Have a great day!

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/14AEgnZyt7/

10/31/2024

Happy Halloween!!!!

We hope everyone has a happy and safe Halloween. Stay warm it is a little chilly out. If your pet is dressed up please let us see them!

Have a wonderful evening for all the ghouls and gals 😁

10/30/2024

We would love to see your animals dressed up for Halloween! Here is Mulan and Dino. Who wore it better? LOL leave your pets in the comments below. Cant wait to see them!

10/29/2024

Happy National Cat day to all the cat parents out there. Go love up on your fur-babies.

10/29/2024

Thank you to our Zoetis rep. We got to have a Ice Cream Social at lunch today. Was a nice little treat! We all greatly enjoyed it.

10/25/2024

Another set of cute new patients this week.

10/23/2024

Some new faces over the past couple weeks. So cute!!

10/16/2024

Thank you to a few special clients we got spoiled at work today. We got some beautiful flowers, delicious cookies and a special treat of chipotle. Thank you!! We greatly appreciate it!

10/16/2024

It's a rare thing these days to have a boss who genuinely cares about their employees. Here at Riverbend we are lucky enough to have TWO! Dr. Tammy and Dr. Nonda are so much more than just our boss's, they are family. Please join us in acknowledging all their hard work and care they provide not only to our clients/patients, but to their staff.

Happy Boss's Day!

10/15/2024

We celebrated our Tech week today with a Pot luck. We had a lot of good food and nice break over lunch to enjoy it all.

10/15/2024

Help us honor our essential support staff as we kick off National Veterinary Technician Week! This is a special time designated to recognize, celebrate and promote the valuable contributions that technicians and assistants make to the veterinary profession and to our communities. We want to take this opportunity to express our gratitude and thank our awesome staff for their hard working, caring and compassionate attitude that they exhibit every day.

Veterinary technicians are the backbone of every veterinary practice and unsung heroes of the veterinary profession. They go above and beyond to provide comfort, snuggles and the best care possible. They truly love their patients as they have big hearts and unwavering commitment. Each one of them treats your pets like their own, making a warm and caring environment for all.

Our technicians wear many hats every day. Their many roles range from exam room nurse, hospital/critical care nurse, surgical nurse/anesthetist, dental hygienist, phlebotomist/lab technician, to pharmacy and radiology technicians; the list goes on and on.

We are fortunate to have an extraordinary staff and cannot thank them enough for their courage, integrity and dedication to our practice and the veterinary field. We are grateful to you all and hope you feel loved and appreciated all year round -- our veterinary technicians Brianne, Missy and Nicole; receptionists Des, Barb and Lacy; and assistant Dylan!

Please remember to thank your veterinary staff for what they do. Their commitment to providing high-quality, compassionate care to animals should be honored, and they should be acknowledged for all their work and dedication to the welfare of animals every day, but especially during this celebratory week.

--Drs. Nonda and Tammy

10/09/2024

Who is your pet insurance provider?

With the rising costs of veterinary care, we would recommend that you and your family start considering pet insurance. Pet insurance can provide the peace of mind you need when your pet has had an accident or has fallen ill. It acts as a form of major medical care coverage during times of emergencies. In addition, pet insurance can help cover the cost of more common ailments such as vomiting and diarrhea or itchy skin and ear infections. Or maybe your pet jumps off the bed, lands wrong and won’t place any weight on one of it’s front legs. Suddenly, your pet is needing x-rays to make sure there are no broken bones. Hopefully, this occurs during the week because most emergencies happen on the weekend when your regular veterinarian is closed. Emergency clinic fees are double to triple those of your regular veterinarian. And emergencies happen.

Veterinary costs have risen drastically in the last few years secondary to pre and post COVID era effects on business. Unfortunately, veterinary services are not inflation proof. In the veterinary field, we have seen the continued rising costs of lab and equipment fees, medical supply costs, salaries, health benefits, business related insurance costs, and high interest rates as being just a few of the rising costs of veterinary care. In addition, while it is nice to save money with online food and pharmacy products for your pets, it is an ongoing loss of income to the veterinary practice. All these factors are driving the increase in service fees at the veterinary office, hence the need for future broad usage of pet insurance which insures your pet can receive the care it needs when it is injured or ill.

There are many pet insurance providers. Plans can vary and it can be difficult to sort through them. It is best to start a plan when you initially purchase or adopt a pet to prevent future issues with pre-existing conditions. Insurance companies will ask to view your pet’s veterinary records so they will know when a condition occurred. Choose a plan that best fits your pet’s needs. These needs can vary depending on the size or breed of your pet, the history of parents or siblings, or the activities your pet may be involved in. Some plans include wellness and others focus on coverage for emergencies. Whether over the lifetime of the pet, or annually, some insurance companies cap how much they will pay towards a specific medical condition. After that cap, there may be no further coverage. Ideally, choose a company that does not cap coverage and choose a company that doesn’t increase its premium based on the pets age. Some insurance companies even have direct portals with your veterinary clinic that allow for faster processing of your claims. So, in other words, do your research before signing up. Make sure you are choosing a plan that best suits you and your pet’s needs and not one that is just based on price.

We have had experience with a few companies, Trupanion and Embrace ranking at the top. Nationwide, State Farm, ASPCA, Pumpkin and Lemonade Pet Insurance are a few more we are starting to become acquainted with. Ask your veterinarian about 1 month of free insurance for puppies and kittens. Check with your employer as pet insurance may be an employee benefit. Review pros and cons of each plan; choose within your price range, but also consider your pet’s individual needs. Sign up for a plan when your pet is young so pre-existing conditions do not affect your coverage.

We hope this information helps provide you some guidance and direction towards your selection of health and dental insurance for your pet.

Sincerely,
Drs. Nonda and Tammy Pappelis

10/07/2024

Some cute new babies from the last couple weeks.

09/19/2024

Some new cute baby additions to our clinic.

09/11/2024

Let us all remember the tragedy that took place in our country 23 years ago. All the lives (human and animals) that were lost and the lives that it forever changed. Momentarily forget about everything else and remember the people that willingly gave up their lives for the rest of us.

Never forget 9/11/2001

Address

1104 Highway 55
Hastings, MN
55033

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5:30pm
Tuesday	8am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	8am - 5:30pm
Thursday	8am - 5:30pm
Friday	8am - 5:30pm

Telephone

+16514372175

Website

http://www.riverbendpethospital.com/

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Videos

George one of our technicians cats LOVES to be vacuumed!!!

George with his Octopus!

George playing with his handmade catnip filled Octopus. Brianne, one of our technicians makes them and they are available for purchase at the clinic. All proceeds are donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. George LOVES them!

We had so much laser fun with "Bullet" a 15 week Bengal kitten. Watch the video! Many thanks to his owner for allowing us to share with all our facebook friends.