Rivers Veterinary Urgent Care

11/05/2024

❕New recommendations from American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) regarding Lepto vaccines! It is now considered a core vaccine. Core for an individual patient means they get the vaccines required for ALL dogs PLUS vaccines required based on the dog’s lifestyle and risk factors

💉Please check your dogs vaccine history. This is a yearly vaccine and also a zoonotic disease (transmissible to humans).

💛 We take appointments on Wednesdays for healthy visits and vaccines. We accept new clients. We also accept walk-in appointments everyday. Call us today (412-998-9030) !

🚨 Important Update: Leptospirosis Now a Core Vaccine for ALL Dogs
The 2022 AAHA Canine Vaccination Guidelines have been updated to classify the leptospirosis vaccine as CORE for all dogs starting at 12 weeks of age – regardless of lifestyle, location, or breed.
Why the change?
🌆 ALL dogs are at risk—urban, suburban, and rural.
⚠️ Potentially fatal, even with treatment.
🔄 Zoonotic—it can spread from pets to humans.
🏢 Dogs in daycare and kennels also face exposure risks.
You can find the full update in the Nov/Dec issue of JAAHA, or check out the full 2022 Canine Vaccination Guidelines here: aaha.org/canine-vaccinations

11/03/2024

❕❕ Announcement 🗣️

Tomorrow, Monday Nov. 3rd, Rivers Vet will introduce a new online check in and wait list system. When you arrive to our hospital, you will use our indoor kiosk OR our QR code attached to our door to virtually check in. This will allow you to get up to date information about how many pets are checked in, your estimated wait time and text message updates!! This will allow you to leave our parking lot and be able to return when it is your turn to be seen.

‼️We humbly ask and beg you to be patient with us for the next week as we get used to this system and work out the kinks in our workflow. The automated system will also learn our averages to be able to more accurately predict your day with us.

🙏🏼Thank you for your continued support. We understand our number one complaint is wait times. We cannot change this, but we can help you more accurately plan your day to make the most use of your time.

🧠 Remember: we always offer drop off appointments. If you leave your pet with us, our kennel assistant will ensure potty breaks and utmost care while they wait to be seen. Our doctor will then call you with all results and recommendations. Go home, go about your day… your pet will always be seen!!

🐾 We hope to continue to provide excellent and immediate same day urgent care, surgical care and everything in between.

Thank you,
Rivers Vet 💙💛💙💛

https://riversvet.com/pet-owners

10/31/2024

Happy Halloween 🎃 !! We have normal business hours today and tomorrow. Keep the chocolate away from the dogs !!! If your pup happens to get into some spooky treats, call ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center or Pet Poison Helpline to determine if it is an emergency 💀

10/31/2024

🎃🎃 We love seeing our pets dressing for the holidays!! It’s Spooky Season and this handsome boy Mac came to his annual dressed to impress!!

Let’s see everyone’s costumes 💃🏻⤵️

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10/30/2024

10/30/2024

❕found dog near our hospital in the South Hills area. Currently safe with us. Please share - must identify gender.

10/29/2024

📢 New Check-In Process for Urgent Care Walk-Ins 📢

We are excited to announce a new way to check in for our urgent care services! Starting Monday November 4, we will be using a system called Waitwell. This system will allow clients to easily check in by scanning a QR code or using our kiosk in the lobby. Once checked in, clients will be able to see their place in line and estimated wait time—all from the convenience of their mobile devices!

Through Waitwell, we’ll also be able to communicate via text to provide updates as needed. Please bear with us as we introduce this new system, designed to improve communication and keep you informed on wait times.

Note: We will continue to triage patients and prioritize the most critical cases to ensure that every pet receives the care they need as quickly as possible.

Thank you for your patience and understanding!

10/26/2024

… we’re gonna need google translate soon 😂😂

10/14/2024

🌟 Happy Veterinary Technician Week! 🌟
This week, we want to take a moment to recognize the incredible veterinary technicians who are the heart and soul of our clinic. 🐾💙
Your dedication, skill, and compassion make a world of difference every day. From comforting anxious pets to assisting with life-saving procedures, you are the backbone of animal care, and we couldn’t do it without you.
Thank you for your tireless work, your expertise, and your unwavering love for our furry friends. We see you, we appreciate you, and we are so lucky to have you on our team!
Let’s all take a moment to give a huge shout-out to our vet techs—you truly make the world a better place, one paw at a time. 🐶🐱

10/11/2024

10/10/2024

My techs will be so mad about this video 😂😂, but we truly do appreciate when clients send thank you gifts / cards or even kind words !!! We get yelled at, cried on more times than we can count, so the good, happy, success stories truly lift our spirits. Thank you Brandy Alexis and family ❤️❤️

10/05/2024

🧡🖤 Happy Black Cat Awareness Month!!!

Please read 👇🏽👇🏽

It's officially October, which means it is National Black Cat Awareness Month!🐈‍⬛

Here at the PSPCA we adore all cats and are committed to breaking stigmas surrounding those who are misunderstood.

Due to outdated misconceptions and superstition, black cats tend to get a bad rap, leading to heartbreaking statistics.

Did you know that black cats have the lowest adoption rates in shelters and the highest euthanasia rates of any cat color? (Rest assured, they are safe here with us though!)

Today and every day, we urge you to take a chance on the misunderstoods.

And if you're looking to adopt a house panther of your own, stop by our shelter! We have so many amazing black cats (like Loki pictured below) here waiting for you.

10/04/2024

Dogs have earned human loyalty and love for centuries ❤️

The RMS Titanic carried more than just human passengers; it also had twelve canine companions on board. Among them were a variety of breeds, including a French Bulldog, a Pekingese, a Fox Terrier, two Pomeranians, and a Great Dane. These dogs were a testament to the wealth and status of some passengers, but their fate on that fateful voyage was as tragic as the ship’s.

As the Titanic met its end, the chaos and confusion of the sinking ship left many to face unimaginable choices. In the scramble to safety, only three of the twelve dogs survived: a Pekingese and two Pomeranians. These smaller breeds were more easily hidden and were likely smuggled onto the lifeboats, providing them with a rare chance of survival.

Among the tragic stories from that night is that of Elizabeth Isham, a 50-year-old passenger whose loyalty to her Great Dane exemplified profound devotion. As the Titanic sank, Isham was informed that her Great Dane was too large to be accommodated on the lifeboats. Faced with this heartbreaking decision, she chose to remain with her dog rather than abandon him.

Elizabeth Isham’s body was discovered days after the ship's sinking, still clinging to her beloved Great Dane.

09/28/2024

Added to this: people always asking animal questions when you are off work (don’t do it). Walking into work with 20 phone calls to answer. Clients demanding your time like you have no one else or nothing else to do. People constantly complaining you aren’t doing enough. The guilt of a bad diagnosis and no options for a cure. The heavy burden of behavior euthanasia requests. The bad google / yelp reviews. The pressure of being able to save the pet that has been dying for days. The drugs / supplies that are not avaible or on back order. The constant complain of prices you can’t control.

💙💛 All it takes from YOU is patience. Maybe a small amount of understanding. Educate yourself on preventable diseases. Listen to your vet, we know more than google. Realize not every disease is treatable.

❕Your animal and finances are your responsibility, not ours.

✨The good families and the lives we save sometimes make it worth it.

09/27/2024

Rivers Veterinary Urgent Care provides high quality emergency medicine, surgery, & preventative care for pets in the Pittsburgh area. We offer walk-in hours daily. Our goal is to provide affordable emergency services along with convenient wellness & preventative care. We also offer alternative medic...

09/15/2024

What an incredible individual 💙💛
Love to Avets from Rivers

It is with a broken heart that the Avets team shares the unexpected passing of our beloved Hospital Director, Corey Korinko. Corey had been a part of our Avets family for over 19 years. He was first hired when the company opened on Golden Mile Highway. Corey began working as a veterinary assistant, a role that involved cleaning up kennels, performing patient labs, and keeping up with the endless laundry. As the company relocated to its Northern Pike address, Corey came along with it. His skill and strong work ethic soon led to training in more hands-on procedures and providing nursing care for the most emergent and critically ill patients. Over the years, Corey took on various roles, eventually transitioning into managerial positions. As Avets grew, Corey was instrumental in shaping the vision and creation of our current hospital. For the last seven years, he proudly served as our Hospital Director, a title he embraced with unwavering dedication and commitment.

But Corey was so much more than just a title, and he was much more to all of us than just being our boss. Simply put, Corey was "Always There." His door was always open, and he was always willing to carve time out of his busy day for any of his employees. Something that should take “two minutes” often turned into a “shut the door,” 20-minute therapy session. His level-headed advice guided many team members throughout their careers at Avets. He was more of a "big brother" type who genuinely cared about his employees’ well-being. Even if the world’s problems remained unsolved, more often than not, you felt better when you left his office because you knew he had your back. He wasn’t one of those “out-of-touch” bosses who stayed in his office, either. He was out on the clinical floor, always willing to be the muscle to help lift a large animal, move heavy equipment, or even fetch supplies for a critical patient. He even tackled random tasks—just last week, he donned old clothes and a backward baseball hat to help drywall the hallway. Corey loved walking around to the different departments, checking in to make sure everyone had what they needed for the day. He would share inside jokes and talk about his personal life. For those who knew Corey, it’s no surprise that his pride and joy was his son, Connor, and that he lived for enjoying baseball with him.

Corey was our leader, always looking ahead and planning for the future. No one will ever replace his whiteboard-drawn diagrams, complete with his chicken-scratch writing wrapped in little boxes to help us understand his visions, or his endless Excel sheets that he geeked out over. It is hard to imagine that anyone else will ever be able to sit with so many different, opinionated, head-butting personalities in a meeting and make it into constructive, forward-moving ideas that made us a better hospital. Corey’s dedication to Avets and the veterinary field is immeasurable and will never be forgotten. We will honor Corey’s legacy by continuing to work together, united in carrying forward his vision for Avets. His passion and dedication will guide us as we strive to build upon the foundation he created, ensuring that his influence and ideals remain at the heart of everything we do.