Desert Veterinary Clinic

01/21/2025

✈️🐾 Heading out on an adventure with your pet? Don’t forget to schedule a health certificate!

As 2025 begins and we are all making our travel plans it’s important to remember scheduling a health certificate for your pets if they will be traveling with you! Whether you’re flying across the country or internationally, many airlines and travel destinations require proof that your furry friend is healthy and up-to-date on vaccinations. Every country has different travel requirements and some locations require special blood tests and planning up to a year in advance to ensure that your pet is able to make it safely to your destination with you. 🐕📝

Our clinic can help make sure your pet is travel-ready with a proper health certificate! We’ll also review any specific requirements for your destination, including necessary treatments or tests. We can also discuss anxiety medication for your furry traveler to
ensure that everyone has a stress free trip!

📅 Call us today to schedule your appointment and get peace of mind before your journey begins!

01/20/2025

🐾 Stay Connected with Us on Our NEW Instagram! 🐾

We love keeping our furry friends and their families happy and healthy. By following us on Instagram, you’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at our clinic, meet our team, see adorable patient photos, and get helpful pet care tips!

Don’t miss out—join our Instagram family today!

📸 Follow us at for all the latest updates and cute pet moments. We can’t wait to see you there! 🐶🐱

01/16/2025

Happy 1st. Anniversary Ness! You rock our world daily with the kind and compassionate care you provide to your patients, their families and your team. Have an awesome day!

01/14/2025

Happy 2025! We are starting off the year by offering complimentary dental exams to our current patients. Exams are performed by a member of our trained dental staff who will advise you if a dental cleaning is recommended and can provide you with an accurate estimate. Please call for more information and to schedule an appointment at 509-946-4138.

01/06/2025

We are excited to announce that Dr. Neuhaus has joined Dr. Thomé on the ownership team at Desert Veterinary Clinic. With almost 11 years of experience at DVC, Dr. Neuhaus is well acquainted with our commitment to compassionate care and top-quality client service.

Desert Veterinary Clinic has been locally owned and operated for more than 50 years. We are proud to be one of the few remaining locally owned veterinary clinics in the Tri Cities area. We want to thank all of our amazing clients, patients, and our community for your support over the years. Your loyalty has helped us get to where we are today, and we’re more motivated than ever to continue serving you.

Dr. Nelson will continue as a member of the veterinary team, and will be available for appointments, surgeries, and dental procedures. We are grateful for his years of leadership and guidance and appreciate his continued commitment to Desert Veterinary Clinic.

12/30/2024

Happy Holidays again!
Desert Veterinary Clinic will be closing at 3pm on Tuesday, December 31st. We will be closed on Wednesday, January 1st and will re-open on Thursday, January 2nd. If your pet requires a refill on medication or food, please contact us today by 5pm to request items for pick up tomorrow by 3pm. Call us at 509-946-4138 or email us at [email protected].
If your pet needs emergency care during holidays, nights or weekends, please contact: Pet Emergency Service in Pasco at 509-547-3577; Pet Emergency Service in Spokane 509-326-6670; WSU Veterinary Hospital, Pullman 509-335-0711; Animal Medical Center of Seattle 206-204-3366
The doctors and staff at Desert Veterinary Clinic wish you and your pet family, a safe and Happy New Year!

12/28/2024

The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) is alerting pet owners that samples of Morasch Meat’s Northwest Naturals brand 2lb Turkey Recipe raw & frozen pet food tested positive for a H5N1 strain of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus. The food has been sold in Washington. Please check to see if your cat's food is included in the recall.

Morasch Meats of Portland Voluntary Recall of Northwest Naturals Brand 2lb Feline Turkey Recipe Raw & Frozen Pet Food Due to HPAI Contamination Oregon Department of Agriculture sent this bulletin at 12/24/2024 12:18 PM PST Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. News Release: Decem...

12/27/2024

Starting in January, we will have additional afternoon outpatient appointments with our highly trained staff on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. This will provide more flexible scheduling for vaccine boosters, bloodwork visits, nail trims, and a**l sac expression visits.

12/23/2024

Happy Holidays!
Desert Veterinary Clinic will be closing at 1pm on Tuesday, December 24th. We will be closed on Wednesday, December 25th and will re-open on Thursday, December 26th. If your pet requires a refill on medication or food, please contact us today by 5pm to request items for pick up tomorrow by 1pm. Call us at 509-946-4138 or email us at [email protected].
If your pet needs emergency care during holidays, nights or weekends, please contact: Pet Emergency Service in Pasco at 509-547-3577; Pet Emergency Service in Spokane 509-326-6670; WSU Veterinary Hospital, Pullman 509-335-0711; Animal Medical Center of Seattle 206-204-3366
The doctors and staff at Desert Veterinary Clinic wish you and your pet family, a safe and happy holiday season!

12/22/2024

If you’ve visited us in December you know the clinic is decked out for the holidays. We’re also excited to be on the ready if Santa’s reindeer need help this week.
Our team and their families decorated around the clinic earlier this month. Please vote with a like below for your favorite door decorations.

12/19/2024

Felines, including both domestic cats and wild cats such as tigers, cougars, and lynx are particularly sensitive to highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Follow these guidelines to help reduce your cat's risk.

https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/cvm-updates/fda-outlines-ways-reduce-risk-hpai-cats #:~:text=Cats%20should%20not%20be%20fed,hunting%20and%20consuming%20wild%20birds.

12/16/2024

Good news, Santa’s reindeer have been checked and are cleared to fly next week. 🎅🏼

Children around the world received some good news today, with officials from the North Pole confirming that Dasher, Dancer, Prancer and the rest of Santa’s reindeer have been approved for their Christmas Eve flight following a health checkup from Santa’s veterinarian.

12/10/2024

Pharmacy changes are coming on January 1st. Please review to prevent any disruption to your pet's prescriptions. If you pick up your medications at Desert Veterinary Clinic, or you have medications sent through our online affiliated pharmacy, Covetrus, there will be no change.

11/27/2024

Reminder: We are open until 5pm today and will be closed Thursday and Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Please take a moment to review the foods that can be toxic to your pets. If you have an emergency over the holiday or weekend, contact Mid Columbia Pet Emergency Service at 509-547-3577; Pet Emergency Service in Spokane 509-326-6670; WSU Veterinary Hospital, Pullman 509-335-0711; Animal Medical Center of Seattle 206-204-3366.

The doctors and staff at Desert Veterinary Clinic wish you and your pet family, a safe and happy holiday season!

11/25/2024

Holiday Hours:
Desert Veterinary Clinic is closed Thursday, November 28th and Friday, November 29th. We will re-open on Monday, December 2nd.
If your pet requires a medication or food prescription refill, please contact us prior to 5pm tomorrow for pick up on Wednesday by 5pm.
Need emergency care over the holiday or on weekends? Contact Mid-Columbia Pet Emergency at 509-547-3577 or Pet Emergency Service in Spokane 509-326-6670; WSU Veterinary Hospital, Pullman 509-335-0711; Animal Medical Center of Seattle 206-204-3366
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your pet family!

11/19/2024

New changes to pharmacy services beginning January 1, 2025.
Our affiliated online pharmacy can be viewed at:
https://desvet.covetruspharmacy.com/