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Desert Veterinary Clinic Desert Veterinary Clinic has been proudly serving the Tri Cities community since 1973. Your pets are family to us! 🐾

As a locally owned and operated veterinary clinic, we provide compassionate, high-quality care for your pets with a personal touch. Desert Veterinary Clinic is recognized in the professional community as an innovative leader in veterinary medicine and surgery. We have been selected by the Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine as a Guided Preceptorship Practice, which bestows status as an adjunct teaching facility. Veterinary students are assigned to our practice for part of their fourth year of study to gain experience in clinical veterinary medicine and business management. Veterinary technician students from Yakima Valley Community College may also spend a month with us during their final year of study to gain practical experience. We meet rigid standards in medicine, surgery, record keeping, and facilities and have received four-year accreditation from the American Animal Hospital Association for our efforts. This is the highest possible level awarded and is based on inspection and review of a clinic's medical and surgical equipment, practice methods and business management. We are also proud that we have been chosen to provide veterinary health care for the Hanford Patrol K-9 Division.

09/20/2026

When it’s been slow all week and one of the bosses shows up on a day they were supposed to be gone, you have approximately 0.7 seconds to look productive. 👀😂

09/05/2026

POV: You’re reading the patient’s chart and slowly realizing the behavioral notes are just describing you. 😂

Smoky skies aren't just hard on us—they can be hard on our pets, too. 🐾As we have all noticed, smoke from the recent wil...
08/06/2026

Smoky skies aren't just hard on us—they can be hard on our pets, too. 🐾

As we have all noticed, smoke from the recent wildfires has settled into our area. Our hearts are with the families, first responders, veterinary teams, and communities affected by these devastating fires. We know many of our neighbors in the Spokane area have been impacted, and we're thinking of everyone as they work through this difficult time.

With wildfire smoke affecting our air quality, it's important to take a few extra precautions to keep our furry family members healthy.

Here are a few simple ways to help:

🐶 **Limit outdoor time.** Keep walks shorter and avoid strenuous exercise, especially during the smokiest parts of the day.

🏡 **Stay indoors when possible.** Keep windows and doors closed and run your air conditioning or an air purifier if you have one.

💧 **Encourage plenty of fresh water.** Staying well hydrated helps support your pet's respiratory system.

❤️ **Some pets need extra care.** Puppies, kittens, senior pets, flat-faced breeds (such as Bulldogs, Pugs, French Bulldogs, and Persians), and pets with underlying heart or respiratory disease may be especially sensitive to wildfire smoke. Cats with asthma and dogs with chronic bronchitis are particularly at risk for flare-ups during smoky conditions, so we recommend keeping these pets indoors as much as possible and monitoring them closely.

🚩 Watch for signs that your pet may be struggling:
• Coughing
• Sneezing
• Wheezing
• Rapid or difficult breathing
• Excessive panting at rest
• Increased breathing effort
• Eye irritation or redness
• Lethargy
• Loss of appetite

If you notice any of these signs—or if your pet seems to be working harder to breathe—please give us a call, or if it is after-hours call Mid-Columbia Pet Emergency Services in Pasco at (509) 547-3577.

🐕 Reminder: If the air quality isn't healthy for you to exercise outside, it isn't healthy for your pet either.

Stay safe, everyone, and we hope for clearer skies soon. ❤️

— Your Desert Veterinary Clinic Team

For 53 years, you’ve been part of our story. Now, we want to make you part of our walls. 🤍🐾As we rebuild Desert Veterina...
07/28/2026

For 53 years, you’ve been part of our story. Now, we want to make you part of our walls. 🤍🐾

As we rebuild Desert Veterinary Clinic, we’ve been thinking about what truly built this place.

It wasn’t the walls or the exam rooms. It was you.

It was the generations of families who trusted us with the pets they loved. The puppies and kittens we watched grow old. The patients we had the privilege of caring for throughout their lives. And the families who have walked through our doors for decades, along with those just becoming part of our story.

For 53 years, this community and the countless animals who have passed through our doors have made DVC what it is today.

So before the drywall goes up, we want to leave a little piece of you, our community, inside the walls. ❤️

We’re inviting our clients to leave the name of a beloved pet—past or present—or a short message for DVC in the comments below. Our team will handwrite your names and messages directly onto the studs of the clinic before the walls are finished.

Maybe it’s a pet you’ve had to say goodbye to, one who has been coming to DVC for years, or the newest member of your family. Whatever you choose, it will become a permanent part of the building you helped create. 🐾

Leave your pet’s name or a short message in the comments below. If you’d rather keep it private, send us a direct message.

Before the walls go up, we’ll share a video of our team writing your messages and the names of the pets who helped make DVC what it is today.

Thank you for 53 incredible years, Tri-Cities. 🤍

You helped build this clinic. A little piece of you will always be part of it.

Not to brag, but… our boss is kind of a big deal. 😏👏🐾Last week, Dr. Thomè headed to Anaheim, California, for the AVMA Co...
07/17/2026

Not to brag, but… our boss is kind of a big deal. 😏👏🐾

Last week, Dr. Thomè headed to Anaheim, California, for the AVMA Convention — and she wasn’t just there for the sunshine. ☀️

As Washington State’s delegate to the AVMA House of Delegates, Dr. Thomè spent part of the week representing veterinarians across our state. She also stepped into her newest leadership role as Chair of the House Advisory Committee — a position she was elected to by her peers and one we like to describe as sort of like being the Speaker of the House… but for veterinary medicine. No big deal. 😉

Between House of Delegates meetings and continuing education, she also found time to record an episode of the My Veterinary Life podcast, where she talked about leadership in veterinary medicine and something we care deeply about here at DVC: always putting pets and the people who love them first. ❤️

We may be a little biased, but we couldn’t be prouder to have Dr. Thomè representing Washington, advocating for pets and their owners, and helping shape the future of veterinary medicine — all while still coming home to take care of our patients here at DVC.

So yeah… our boss is kind of a big deal. But don’t worry, we’ll try not to let it go to her head. 😉😂🐾

07/17/2026

🚧 CONSTRUCTION UPDATE: WEEK 6! 🚧

We are officially six weeks into our BIG renovation at Desert Veterinary Clinic! 🛠️🐾 And because we’ve had quite a few people asking when we’ll be done, we wanted to give everyone a little reminder:

Our entire renovation is expected to take approximately ONE YEAR to complete. 😅

We know construction can be inconvenient, and we are so incredibly grateful for your patience as we continue caring for your pets while essentially rebuilding our clinic around ourselves! Because we are remaining fully operational throughout the process, construction is happening in phases so that we can continue to safely provide care to our patients along the way.

But we promise… the finished product will be worth the wait. 🤍

When all is said and done, our new and improved hospital will include:
🐾 6 exam rooms instead of our current 4
🩺 A dedicated technician appointment room
🤍 A private comfort room designed to provide a peaceful space for families saying goodbye to a beloved pet
🛋️ A larger, expanded lobby
🐶🐱 Separate dog and cat kennel areas to help reduce stress for our hospitalized patients
🦷 A second dental table so we can better accommodate our patients’ dental care needs
✨ And so many other improvements behind the scenes!

🚨 IMPORTANT PARKING REMINDER: Our concrete is currently torn up, so please DO NOT enter our parking lot or attempt to use either of our driveways. There is currently no way to drive through our property to reach the portable building behind the clinic.

Please continue to follow our posted construction instructions when arriving for your appointment so we can keep everyone safe and construction moving forward!

We know it’s a little chaotic right now, but we are SO excited about what we’re building for our patients, our clients, our team, and the future of Desert Veterinary Clinic. 🥹🤍

Thank you for sticking with us through the dust, noise, detours, and growing pains. Week 6 down… only about 46 more to go! 😂🔨🐾

Address

42 Goethals Drive
Richland, WA
99352

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 6pm
Tuesday 7am - 6pm
Wednesday 7am - 6pm
Thursday 7am - 6pm
Friday 7am - 6pm

Telephone

+15099464138

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