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The Integrative Veterinary Center of Richmond

A fully integrative privately owned small animal practice offering elevated holistic primary care
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11/01/2024

We absolutely LOVED meeting little Thistle yesterday!! 🥰

If you're looking for a more integrative approach to puppy wellness and overall lifestyle well-being, contact us!!

10/30/2024

Unfortunately our Internet and phones are currently down.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Hopefully we'll be up and running soon!!!!

10/19/2024

We had an absolute blast last night surviving the Scream Forest!!!

10/16/2024

Birdie! 🎉

This sweet girl is celebrating one year seizure free!!

Birdie is a 5 and a half year old Labradoodle who started having seizures before she was even 2 years old. She was averaging about 5-6 seizures a year. However, Birdie's seizures began to cluster, meaning she was having multiple seizures closer to together, so her owners decided to seek our help in August of 2023 because they did not want to start conventional medications.

Birdie's owners have been incredibly diligent with our recommendations and protocols, which include regular acupuncture treatments, dietary changes, and herbal support.

We couldn't be more excited for you, Birdie! ❤️

10/15/2024

Renovations continue! ⚒️

Today they're working on repairing the sidewalks. We've been informed that the sealant they're using in the cracks needs a few hours to fully set, so please be mindful of where you're walking this afternoon.

We've also been told that today is (hopefully) the last day work will be done directly in front of our clinic!!

We really appreciate everyone's patience and cooperation while these renovations have been underway! ☺️

10/15/2024

What is a Veterinary Technician?

A veterinary technician wears many hats throughout the day including anesthesiologist, phlebotomist, patient care advocate, laboratory technician, nurse, dental hygienist and many more.

We are so grateful for our wonderful veterinary technicians and all they provide for our patients, clients and our IVC team.

10/14/2024

Our phones will be off from 11:45-1 today while we have a team meeting.
Feel free to leave a message or email the office during this time.
Thank you!

10/14/2024

Happy National Veterinary Technician’s Week!

This week we celebrate our veterinary technicians - Ashley, Emily and Gail. Our veterinary technicians are hard working, dedicated and compassionate professionals providing exceptional care for their patients and education for our clients each and every day.

Veterinary technicians must undergo additional training and pass a national board exam to earn this licensing. They also have the opportunity to undergo further educational/training in specialized areas such as rehabilitation and massage for further credentials.

This week we will be highlighting all of the amazing things our technicians do every day! We are so grateful for them to be apart of our IVC team and are excited to celebrate them this week.

Show your love and/or share a story about one of these amazing veterinary technicians!

10/11/2024

Landon is ready for Halloween!!! 🎃 Apparently his wardrobe has really expanded and he has a different costume to wear every week leading up to the big day 👻

Do your cats tolerate costumes? If so, we'd love to see in the comments!!

10/11/2024

🐾Emotional Health for Your Pets series continues!!! 🐈‍⬛

Last month we focused on our canine companions, so this month we'll be focused on our feline friends! Be on the lookout for posts about the signs of stress and how best to reduce it, environmental enrichment, and some fun games to play to stimulate your pet mentally!

Emotional health is an important part of your pet’s overall well-being. Just like humans, emotions can affect how your pet feels physically. Many people know that anxiety can cause gastrointestinal issues in their pets, but anxiety can cause more issues. It can manifest as aggression, inappropriate urination/defecation, self harming behaviors, and OCD behaviors such as licking or chewing areas and causing secondary skin infections. Our goal is to make owners more aware of the signs of anxiety in their pets, and to teach them how to give their pets the mental and physical enrichment that they need!

Obviously, every pet is different, and some pets may need more help with their anxiety than just enrichment. If your pet is dealing with severe anxiety, consider reaching out to us to set up an appointment with one of our doctors!

What are you most looking forward to learning this month?? Are there certain activities or enrichment that works best for your cat? Let us know!! ☮

10/09/2024

Good Morning!!

Our team will be away from the phones during lunch today for training.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
If you have a nonurgent request, feel free to leave a message or email the office.

[email protected]
804-325-1600

have a wonderful day! ☮

10/07/2024

Appalachian Animal Hospital is just one of many that has been devastated by Hurricane Helene. They've put together a wish list of supplies that are desperately needed.
As of 2 days ago, they announced they were still running on a generator with very limited water access. However, their staff is there offering medical care and supplies for the community. We commend their efforts and all medical personnel of surrounding hospitals that have come together to help their communities during this time.

If you're able to, please consider buying something from their wish list. This is a great way to contribute and know your charity is going directly where it's needed.

10/03/2024

🎉 We can't believe another year has gone by!! 🎉

We're floored by the continued support of our clients and the community. Thank you so much for allowing us to be a part of your pet's care ❤️

And thank you to our amazing team, some of which are pictured here, in helping evolve IVC into what it is today.

We're looking forward to continuing to provide exceptional integrative care for many years to come ☮️

10/03/2024

Good Morning!

Renovations in our section of the shopping center continue! There is a bit more blocked off today, so there is extra walking around required to get to our door. The main sidewalk is completely blocked off, so you will have to come down the side.
If you need assistance getting your pet into the building please let our staff know at check in and we'll be happy to come out and assist.

Again, thank you all so much for your patience ☮️

10/02/2024

Good Morning!
We are open!!!! Improvements are taking place around the shopping center this month. We've been told this will all be done early November. We unfortunately don't have control of when they'll be working in our area, so we simply ask for everyone's patience during the coming weeks.

For today, we've been asked that clients not park directly in front of the office.

On days like this our check-in protocol of calling from the parking lot when you arrive for your appointment will be extra helpful so we can help minimize foot traffic on the sidewalks.

Thank you so much for your understanding and patience during these renovations!!!

09/28/2024

World Rabies Day is celebrated annually to raise awareness about rabies prevention. We're using this day simply as a day of education.

We completely understand and respect that many pet parents are hesitant when it comes to vaccinating their pets. However, a rabies vaccine is required by law in the state of Virginia for all dogs and cats. Rabies is a zoonotic disease, meaning it can transfer from animals to humans, and is nearly 100% fatal once symptoms are present.

We have chosen the safest vaccines available and are proud to offer the thimerosal-free rabies vaccine for dogs and the Purevax line of vaccines for cats. We also have a homeopathic remedy available called Lyssin, which can be given after vaccination to help minimize side effects.

Titer testing is available and something we get asked about quite often. Please know that titer tests do not count as proof of being vaccinated against rabies in the state of Virginia.

As always, we are more than happy to further discuss any questions and concerns you have about vaccines at your next visit!

09/27/2024

Good Morning & Happy Friday! ⛈

With the chance of severe weather and heavy rains this afternoon, we completely understand if you're not comfortable driving to your appointment.
Please call the office as soon as you know you want to reschedule so we can accommodate everyone as best we can.
We've already gotten a few cancellations for this afternoon, so currently we do have same-day appointments available should your pet need to be seen before the weekend.

Be Safe ☮

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9764 Gayton Road
Richmond, VA
23238

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 6pm
Tuesday	8am - 6pm
Wednesday	8am - 6pm
Thursday	8am - 6pm
Friday	8am - 6pm

Website

http://IVCrva.com/

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Videos

Marlin working hard on his core strength!

Marlin is our newest patient from Richmond Animal League. He's the tiniest, cutest little kitten who was found at just 3 weeks old and unfortunately is demonstrating signs of a neurological disorder. Marlin has already had a few acupuncture sessions and amazes us every single time we see him with how well he's doing. Earlier this week Marlin had his very first physical therapy session with Gail, one of our LVTs, to focus on strengthening his hind legs and overall mobility. Here you can see this little rockstar balancing like a champ on the physioball, which really helps with core strength and limb control. Gail also went over excersises that can be done at home so his foster mom can work with him every day! Everyone show Marlin some love!! 🩵 If you haven't done so already, be sure to like and follow our friends at RAL to support all the hard work they do for animals in need 🐾

Janie physioball exercises

To follow up from our post earlier today, here's a video of Janie in action doing her physioball exercises 🤩

Happy Veterinary Technicians Week to our wonderful LVTs! 🥳🐾🥳 Did you know that LVTs undergo an additional 2-3 years of specialized schooling/training and have to pass a rigorous licensing exam? LVTs play a vital role in veterinary medicine and wear a lot of "hats" throughout their day including anesthesiologist, phlebotomist, dental hygienist, critical care nurse, surgical assistant, patient and client advocate, laboratory techniques and many more hats. We appreciate our technicians every day but look forward to celebrating them extra this week! Emily, Kat & Gail - Thank you for all you do for our team, clients and patients! #veterinarytechniciansweek #lvts #veterinarymedicine #vetmed #integrativeveterinarymedicine #theintegrativeveterinarycenterofrichmond #ivc #vettechweek #wellnesscare #wellnessveterinarycare

Happy National Holistic Pet Day! We love being able to provide an integrative approach to veterinary medicine for our patients, focusing on treating the pet as a whole to create a better path to health and wellness throughout their lives 🐾🐾💕. #nationalholisticpetday #integrativeveterinarymedicine #integrativevet #ivcrva #holisticvet #holisticveterinarymedicine #veterinarywellness #veterinaryprimarycare #ozonetherapy #plateletrichplasma #veterinaryacupuncture #veterinaryphysiotherapy #veterinarylasertherapy #veterinarychiropractic #veterinaryozonetherapy

Calmer Canine is a drug free treatment for canine separation anxiety. Tuck shows us how easy this device is to use. We would love to meet you and your pet if they are suffering from anxiety to further discuss the Calmer Canine as well as other treatment/supplement options to use with behavior modification plans at home! 🐾🐾 #vetmed #wellnesscareforyourpets #anxietytreatmentfordogs #integrativevet #integrativemedicine #primarypetcare #holisticpetcare #ivcrva #calmercanine #assisiloop #assisianimalhealth

Did you know that we do Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) injections at IVC? PRP is a non-surgically, minimally invasive option to treat inflammation and/or injuries of joints, tendons and ligaments. Watch the process with Nadia who we treated due to right sided elbow osteoarthritis. 🐾🐾