Family Pet Veterinary Center West

10/31/2024

Happy Halloween from our ridiculous crew! 👻🎃👹

We'd love it if you dropped us a photo of your pet in their costume!

10/29/2024

Halloween is sneaking up on us quickly, isn't it? 👻🎃

Keep your pets safe this Halloween, read how here 👉

July 4th gets a bad rap for being the worst holiday for pets, but Halloween brings some concerns of its own. We’re not trying to be the Debbie Downers of the...

10/28/2024

We were wrapped up with celebrating Dr Jen's accomplishments in California followed by Team/Vet Tech Appreciation week we missed posting many team milestones and birthdays!

In September and October we honored many team members 😻

🎉 Angel and Morgan both celebrated their 1 year employment anniversaries and birthdays in September
🎂 Dr Ryan, Dr Jen and Molly all celebrated their birthdays in October
🎆 Kelly celebrated her 1 year employment anniversary in October
🥳 Heather will celebrate her 2 year employment anniversary on Friday

10/16/2024

I chose to share these two photos of Dr Jen, today in honor of National Boss's Day. These two photos help me capture her personality, her infectious laugh and celebrate her during a moment where she felt like she was on top of the world. I am not only thankful that our team was able to experience and celebrate her greatest accomplishment but that I get the luxury of being her Practice Manager.

I celebrate her today and all of the wonderful things she has provided me and our team. I've seen her at some of her most challenging moments and she has listened to me cry during some of my own. She has lifted me up, supported me, invested in me and most of all she has given me the trust and space that I need to be myself and lead her practices and teams to great things. She is one of the kindest, most intelligent and dedicated people I have ever had the pleasure of not only meeting, but working with. Heavy on the 'with' part, I don't feel that I work FOR her, but WITH her.

Don't let me try to fool you, it hasn't always been rainbows and butterflies but her ability to evolve, her desire to give back and empower, invest in and support me and her team is unmatched. There are things that have been possible in my life that wouldn't have been, simply because she gave me the faith and tools that I needed to be successful.

Happy National Boss's Day, Dr Jen, we appreciate you more than words or a social media post could ever describe. You're truly an inspiration and I am forever grateful that our paths lead us both here.

🖤Kourtney

10/13/2024

Tomorrow kicks of National Vet Tech Appreciation Week! This is our favorite week of the year, we celebrate our entire team! If you visit our clinics this week we would love it if you thanked our team for all that they do to keep your pets happy and healthy! 🐾🐶😻

Both of our offices will be closing at 1PM on Thursday 10/17 for a team celebration!

If one of our team members has made a difference in your or your pet's lives please feel free to share your story in the comments or direct message us and we will be sure to share this with the entire team during our celebration!

09/29/2024

Our furiends at Oh My Dog Rescue have some pretty cute Doodle Pups available for adoption!

TODAY IS THE DAY! Now accepting applications for the 10 "State Fair" Goldendoodle puppies at OMDR.org. We will begin reviewing the first applications after the weekend. Thank you for your patience as we find these babies the very best homes!

09/29/2024

Our trip to The Veterinary Dental Forum in Palm Springs, California has been an absolutely wonderful experience! We also cannot wait to return to you and your incredible furry family members. We all are excited to share our experience and new knowledge with you and your families!

Our offices re-open Monday at 12PM and then we return to normal business hours on Tuesday, October 1st! ✈️🐶😻

09/23/2024

Please review our upcoming special hours for the remainder of the week! 🐾

09/12/2024

❗❗BIG NEWS❗❗

As many of you know, Dr Jennifer Mathis has been working for the last several years to obtain her DADVC and in July 2024 she officially became a Board Certified Animal Dentist! This is a huge accomplishment and will welcome BIG changes to our practices. We look forward to the development of her teaching facility in early 2025. 👩‍🏫

This prestigious achievement marks her as one of around 300 dental specialists in the world (or one of around 250 in North America) to hold this rigorous specialty degree, demonstrating her exceptional expertise and dedication to veterinary dental care. Veterinary dental care encompasses a wide range of advanced procedures, including periodontal therapies such as guided tissue regeneration, advanced 3D imaging, oral tumor removal, oral fracture repair, root canal therapy, crowns, and orthodontics. 🐾

A celebration is in order, starting with our team traveling with Dr Jen to Palm Springs, California later this month. We will have limited hours from 9/24/2024-9/28/2024 to accommodate our team traveling. Visit our updated hours prior to stopping for food or medications during this time. 👉 https://bit.ly/4gm3XdO

If you have the pleasure of talking to or seeing Dr Jen in the near future, be sure to congratulate her on her impressive achievement! 🎉🎉🎉

09/10/2024

As previously promised, photos from Allie and Shawn's beautiful and perfect wedding day!
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09/03/2024

Today is a special day for Morgan! She rejoined our team 1 year ago today and we are so lucky to have her. Morgan works really hard to make sure that all of your calls and questions don't go unanswered at our West Des Moines location. In addition to that, Morgan ensures that the pets boarding with us receive exceptional care! While we have always enjoyed working Morgan, the last 12 months she's grown so much as a team member and displays leadership within whatever role she is working. We look forward to many more years of celebrating Morgan on our team!

Happy 1 year Employment Anniversary, Morgan! 😻🙌🎉

09/02/2024

See you all tomorrow!

08/23/2024

Just a dog and his bird.....Archie's pigeon friends flew away last Sunday and he's been pretty bummed. Today one returned and we think he might be a bit excited about it. What do you think? 😍🐦🐾🐶

08/19/2024

Our August Birthday post honors just Chelsea this month! Today is her actual birthday so if you see or talk to her today please be sure to tell her Happy Birthday!

We enjoy having Chelsea on our team so much, her patient care is always on point and she goes above and beyond for every furry critter that crosses her path. We are hoping to celebrate many more birthdays with Chelsea!

Happy Birthday Chelsea! We ❤️ you forever!

08/14/2024

From 9 years to forever! Allie and Shawn have been together for 9 years today and this afternoon we get to witness the two of them unite in marriage. Both of our offices will close at 2PM today to allow our team to attend Allie and Shawn's wedding.

Congratulations Allie and Shawn! 💒💍🤵👰

08/12/2024

It's almost THE DAY! Allie and Shawn will be married this Wednesday, August 14th. Both of our offices will close at 2PM to allow the team time to attend this special day. Please plan your medication and food pick up accordingly.

08/05/2024

This weekend we celebrated 4 years of Allie! Allie is such an important part of our day to day operation at our Norwalk location and always has a warm smile on her face. You can always count on Allie to tell you a joke and lift your mood, or to comfort you during your difficult times. Allie is one of a kind and we look forward to seeing her walk down the aisle in just over a week!

Happy 4 year Employment Anniversary, Allie, we ❤️ you!

07/26/2024

Celebrating our July babies!

Happy Birthday to all of our team members who celebrate their birthdays in July. If you see Ben, Jocelyn or Erin this month be sure to tell them Happy Birthday! 🎉🍰🎈

07/23/2024

Exciting news alert! Our lovely Emma not only got engaged but her family also grew by 4 paws! Watching our team grow through their milestones is truly an honor. We know that Emma is going to not only make a great wife but her new furkid, Ronnie, scored the best cat mom!

Congratulations, Emma! We know you are going to be an absolutely gorgeous bride! 👰😻🤵🐾

07/15/2024

Our team had a great time this weekend. We are fortunate to have a team of helpers, willing to help some dogs start their new journeys off on the right paw. Our interns needed some additional experiences in surgery so we facilitated a spay day to benefit 4 dogs that are available for adoption through Oh My Dog Rescue

Our DVMs and some of our techs/assistants/interns volunteered their team so we could offer these services as donation which is a win win for all! 🐾👩‍⚕️🐶🙌

07/05/2024

In case you didn't know....Dr. Jen is kind of a big deal!

Congratulations 🎉 on being awarded as a 2024 Continuing Educator of the Year, Dr. Jennifer Mathis, presented by Viticus Group! She was selected out of 375 continuing education providers. We are so fortunate to work with Dr. Jen and to learn from her first hand at Family Pet Veterinary Centers and Animal Dentistry Referral Services, she is truly an inspiration!

07/04/2024

Have a safe and happy holiday! Our offices will reopen tomorrow at 9AM 🎆🇺🇸

07/01/2024

Just a few days left before the BIG fireworks begin! If you live in a neighborhood like ours likely you and your pets are already hearing the early celebrations for the upcoming holiday. Heather and Dr Ryan collaborated and created a blog to help you and your pets get through all of the noise and stress of Independence Day. If your pet is experiencing issues with fireworks, storms or a social gatherings, don't wait! Call us today, we can help!

Click 👉 https://bit.ly/3W6A09G to read our latest blog and please note that these practices can be used for storm anxiety as well!

06/30/2024

In honor of Independence Day we have some upcoming changes to our clinic hours. If your pets are in need of medication to ease the stress of fireworks and or storms, please contact us today! Click here 👉 https://bit.ly/3Xyze40