Urban Animal

Locally owned veterinary practice | Capitol Hill, Downtown & White Center | Check website for hours
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Urban Animal is pioneering a new model of veterinary care providing economically priced services with no appointment needed, and most importantly, a compassionate and frank attitude towards caring for your pets. Our doctors and staff all have extensive experience in the field of veterinary medicine and feel passionately about providing accurate information regarding your pet's health, while also p

resenting a range of care options to fit your budget. Urban Animal is not your everyday veterinary practice and you'll recognize the difference the moment you step in the door. www.twitter.com/UrbanAnimalNW
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06/17/2024

ANNOUNCEMENT!

All three practices will be closed on Wednesday June 19 to honor and celebrate Juneteenth. We will resume regular business hours on Thursday June 20. We look forward to helping you and your pets on your next visit!

06/06/2024

Vaccine day for Kalahari and Sahara. Thanks for stopping by Urban Animal!

05/25/2024

We will be closed at all three locations on Monday May 27 in observance of Memorial Day. We will resume regular business hours Tuesday May 28. We look forward to helping you and your pets at your next visit!

05/24/2024

Thanks to we had a great time photographing our White Center location and all the hard working staff who dedicate themselves to helping dogs and cats every day.
What an amazing team, we love what we do and it shows!

05/22/2024

Brickle was in for his puppy vaccines. Thanks for stopping by Urban Animal!

05/15/2024

Urban Animal is getting the word out about our Worker Cooperative! Thanks to for the Q & A with our Founder and CEO, Dr. Cherri Trusheim.

Leading with optimism, Dr. Trusheim has created a path for her company to one day be completely employee owned and governed. Her goal is to change the veterinary care industry for the benefit of its workers, clients, and pets.

Read more about her efforts on our Website under News. Link in Bio.

05/13/2024

Appreciative is an understatement regarding how Urban Animal and feel about their partnership. The collaboration has been working together over the last three years to help provide access to veterinary care. With a tireless commitment to achieve this mission, Urban Animal wants to continue spreading the word about the significant need of helping pets get the care they need.

During WA Gives, a generous donor has provided a match to incentivize other donors to support Doney Coe’s mission. Can you help get Doney Coe over the finish line? PLEASE SCAN THE QR CODE and donate. There are 5️⃣ days left in the campaign and any support you’re able to give is great appreciated!

05/10/2024

Reminder! Our Capitol Hill location will be closed Saturday May 11. We apologize for the inconvenience but look forward to helping you and your pets on our next business day Monday May 13.

05/09/2024

Meet Taylor and her Chihuahua, Tasha, who have helped behind the scenes at our White Center practice for almost six years. With no prior veterinary experience and after years of hard work and grit, Taylor is now a Lead Veterinary Technician after earning her LVT in 2023. “I wouldn’t have been able to make it through vet tech school without the support of Urban – they worked with my schedule, supported me and cheered me on. I think Urban is a really amazing place for people who want to grow and learn a lot. If you tell them what your goal is, they are going to help you get there. I truly would not be where I am today if I had started at a different clinic.”

Taylor is also a member of the Urban Animal’s Early Adopters Committee (EAC). As a group, the EAC is learning the fundamentals of the inner workings of the worker cooperative including finance and governance to help educate other employees on the co-op model. “I’m really looking forward to being a part of the worker cooperative, and optimistic about the impact it will have on not only our team but the industry as a whole,” said Taylor.

Thanks for all you do, Taylor!

05/09/2024

GiveBig 2024 - Help Doney Coe Pet Clinic Meet Their Match

For the first time, a devoted and generous supporter has pledged to match donations up to $20,000 for GiveBig fundraising! This initiative is crucial in expanding access to animal care services such as sophisticated diagnostics and surgical procedures. Will you join Doney Coe in seizing this opportunity to double their impact and help more pets live the healthy lives they deserve?

HOW TO DONATE?
Every contribution, no matter the amount or frequency, is deeply appreciated and directly impacts the care Doney Coe provides to the pets who rely on them. Both one-time and monthly donations play a crucial role in their operations.

Visit DoneyCoe.org/donate or the GiveBig website.
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05/02/2024

IMPORTANT! Urban Animal’s Capitol Hill location will be CLOSED Saturday, May 4 and 11. Capitol Hill will be re-open the subsequent Mondays (May 6 and 13) and have regular weekly business hours. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and look forward to helping you and your pet at your next visit.

05/02/2024

IMPORTANT!!! Capitol Hill Urban Animal will be closed Saturday May 4 & 11! All practices will be open regular business hours the following Mondays. We apologize for the inconvenience, but look forward to seeing you!

04/30/2024

The Seattle Times highlighted Doney Coe Pet Clinic and the amazing work they’ve done over the past 38 years helping pets from under resourced families. Urban Animal is the only veterinary practice in the city supporting Doney Coe’s mission. By supporting their purpose, Urban Animal offers an innovative way for our employees to help all dogs and cats in our community, by giving their time and energy to those who might not otherwise receive care.

Read more on our website under News, link in Bio!

04/26/2024

There’s no other way to describe it - All Staff meetings at Urban Animal are awesome!

On the heels of this week’s press in April issue regarding our worker cooperative, Urban’s team got together for our semi-annual All Staff meeting earlier this month. The Early Adopters Committee (EAC) headlined the gathering to share what they’ve been learning about building a worker cooperative. Sharing this knowledge is crucial to inform and develop training so other employees learn what it means to join the worker co-op. The EAC talked about governance, bylaws, financial insights, and next steps.

Urban Animal is proud to be building the largest worker cooperative in the nation and equally proud of all the hard work the EAC has put in since October. Stay tuned for more updates on how it’s going!

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04/24/2024

Thank you for covering the development of Urban Animal’s veterinary worker cooperative! As founder Dr. Cherri Trusheim says so perfectly in the article, “I think veterinary medicine is a great place in our country’s economy to take a step in shrinking that wealth gap and sharing the resources with the people that do the work.”

Read more on our website, link in Bio!

04/15/2024

Urban Animal recognizes it’s not common for a general practice to have a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist on staff. We are super fortunate to have Polly Peterson, DVM, DACVIM helping Urban Animal patients and others around the city with cases who require additional expertise.

Polly’s knowledge is a huge value add and bonus to everyone at Urban Animal – fellow veterinary professionals, clients and our patients! When asked what she loves about working at Urban she said, “I like how our teams collaborate to support the patients above all else, and provide options that fit the whole package, including the patient’s needs, budget, and client preference. I’m also excited that Urban is doing something about the philosophical concerns that many of us have had for a long time about the direction of veterinary medicine. I’m hopeful the worker cooperative inspires others, and just being able to try it out means so much to me.”

Thank you, Polly, for all that you do!

04/12/2024

You may have heard about the recent Parvovirus outbreak in Renton. Urban Animal wanted to share our recommendations for the Parvo vaccination (commonly referred to as DAPP, DAPPv, DAPP2).

All puppies should receive DAPP starting at 8 weeks, then receive a DAPP booster every 3-4 weeks until 16 weeks of age to ensure immunity. The vaccine should then be repeated at 1 year, and then every 3 years thereafter. There is no scientific evidence that vaccinating annually after 1 year has any further benefit to immunity.

If you are not sure if your dog is up to date on DAPP, you can access your pet’s records on Urban Animal’s website under Services -> Existing Clients. If your dog’s vaccines need updating, we can help you at any of our three locations (walk-in at Capitol Hill and White Center and by appointment only at Downtown)!

03/18/2024

Say hello to some of our adorable patients from the White Center location lately!

03/12/2024

Looking at traveling abroad with your pet this year? Get a jump on your plans with our Travel Animal program. Depending on your destination country, be aware there are specific requirements that need to be compiled in a timely fashion. Plan ahead, and contact Urban with plenty of notice. Alyne, our Health Certificate Specialist, is happy to help you with this process.

03/05/2024

We’re passionate about offering affordable and accessible care to all in our community. It’s been almost a year since we launched the Affordable Care Together (ACT) initiative, an opportunity for clients to join us in our pursuit of keeping veterinary care affordable. Not just for you, but for everyone within our community.

The ACT initiative adds an additional 15% to all services and products and although it is optional, we hope those who can, will keep it on their invoices. And if 15% is too much at the time of your visit, but you still want to give something, ask one of our team members to help designate that amount. Urban is confident even with the ACT initiative, our care is comparably priced or less than other area practices.

Thank you for helping us support the amazing Seattle community!

02/29/2024

Who wore it best for the day? Here’s Daniel with one of our patients. You never know what will happen on a Leap Day.

02/16/2024

Headin’ to the 2024 WVC Conference at Viticus Group - Animal Health? Stop by booth 119 and say hello to the Urban team! Learn more about worker cooperatives and come listen to Dr. Cherri Trusheim speak on Tuesday, February 20 at 3:30pm in the Exhibit Hall - Learning Lab “The Joint”. Dr. Trusheim will be sharing her thoughts on “Corporate & Private Equity Are Killing Us: How Worker Cooperatives Can Save the Veterinary Industry”.

02/09/2024

It’s guerrilla warfare. Stop by Booth #119 at the 2024 WVC Conference Viticus Group - Animal Health in Las Vegas. Urban is headed to Sin City for continuing education, Dr. Cherri Trusheim is speaking, and we’ll be on the Exhibit Hall floor February 18-21. Follow the hot pink squares to find us. We hope you’ll stop by and bring your friends!

02/06/2024

Thank you Studio 13 Live for having Urban on today to discuss how pet owners can keep care more affordable with tips and tricks you can do at home. I think we all know Big’s (the big white fluffy canine) appearance has just made him into a “big” star!

Head to the link below for the full segment!

https://www.fox13seattle.com/video/1406962

02/01/2024

Amazing, thank you AAHA for covering Urban Animal’s development of the largest veterinary worker cooperative in the nation! We love this part, “Trusheim believes avoiding corporatization and the influence of private equity can help keep the cost of care more affordable. There is a disconnect between vet med and the corporate consolidators and private equity, and it’s killing us,” says Trusheim. Read more at aaha.com.

01/30/2024

Who’s in for Vegas this February? Urban is heading to the 2024 WVC Conference February 18-21. Come talk with our founder, Dr. Cherri Trusheim, on Tuesday, February 20 at 3:30pm in the Exhibit Hall – Learning Lab “The Joint”. Dr. Trusheim will be speaking on, “Corporate & Private Equity Are Killing Us: How Worker Cooperatives Can Save The Veterinary Industry.” Urban is ready to disrupt the veterinary industry.

01/26/2024

Team member spotlight! Meet Brandon, Gigi, and Penelope, who have worked for Urban Animal for three years.

Brandon is our newest Assistant Manager at the White Center location. While no two days (or two hours!) ever look the same, Brandon thrives in our fast-paced environment. When asked why he works at Urban he said, “This has been a very kind, wonderful place to work, I just love it here. I’ve worked at a few other veterinary practices, but this has been the best as far as culture, growth opportunities, and the people are amazing. Everything Cherri (Urban’s founder) has talked about doing with a worker cooperative is coming true, and it’s exciting to be a part of. It feels like this is bigger than us, but it’s for all of us.”

Fun fact: Brandon has a pair of rat paw prints on his neck and has owned pet rats since he was 12. Thank you for all that you do, Brandon!

01/23/2024

White Center Practice Spotlight! We’re so grateful to be part of the White Center community and have an amazing team onsite caring for so many wonderful pets in the area.

Address

909 E Thomas Street
Seattle, WA
98102

Telephone

+12063295337

Website

http://www.urbananimalnw.com/

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Thank you @thepetropolist for having Urban Animal’s founder, Dr. Cherri Trusheim, and our partners from The Cooperative Way on to discuss how Urban Animal is building the nation’s largest veterinary worker cooperative. You can listen to the entire episode on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. #seattleveterinaryspecialists #seattlepets #workercoop #workercooperative #seattleveterinary #seattlecats #seattledogs

Come behind the scenes with us at our Capitol Hill practice! We love being part of the Cap Hill neighborhood and taking care of so many amazing pets in the area. Does this look like a place you’d like to work? We’re hiring! Check the LinkedIn link in our bio! #seattlepets #seattlecats #seattledogs #workercoop #workercooperative

The countdown is on - we’re 24 hours from life off. Dr. Cherri Trusheim speaks on Tuesday, February 20 at 3:30pm in the Exhibit Hall - Learning Lab “The Joint” and will be presenting on “Corporate & Private Equity Are Killing Us: How Worker Cooperatives Can Save The Veterinary Industry”. Here’s a small preview of what’s to come. Let’s go!

Who doesn’t like to peek behind the curtain and see what’s going on? Take a tour of our White Center veterinary practice in West Seattle! We’re so grateful to be part of this community and have an amazing team onsite, caring for so many pets in the area. #seattlepets #seattledogs #seattlecats #seattlevetmed #workercooperative #workercoop

If you’ve ever wondered what happens behind the scenes at our veterinary practices, rest assured your loved one is always in good hands. This is one of our team members, Vikki, helping her patient ease out of surgery. 🤍 #seattlepets #seattledogs #seattlecats #seattleveterinaryspecialists #workercooperative #workercoop