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The RVA Traveling Vet Tech The RVA Traveling Vet Tech is serving Richmond and all surrounding counties. We offer coming to your house to perform a variety of animal care services.

05/15/2023

Update: I have accepted a full time position as a practice manager at a local urgent vet clinic. I will be traveling often now through July for training. My flexibility will be limited during this time, and I may be delayed responding to messages. I apologize for any inconvenience. Thank you for your support!

04/18/2023

This week I got to meet some amazing new furry friends! Tippy the kitty and Mack the Great Dane, and Jimmie & Ruby the English Bulldogs! Thank you parents for trusting me with your furry kids!
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04/16/2023

Meet Kona! She obviously is not a fan of getting her topical flea and tick preventative, however it's important to perform monthly to keep her healthy and free of parasites that can cause of variety of parasites, illness, and diseases. Do you struggle with applying or giving preventative or even remembering to give preventative?
I'm your person! For only $15, I will keep track of your pet's monthly preventative. Notify you when we get close to scheduling a date and coming to your house to administer it.
You must purchase preventative from your vet or get approval from them to order online.
*I am not allowed by the VA Board Of Veterinary Medicine to prescribe medications, only DVMs can.*

Cost:$15 (feline and dogs)

Happy National Pet Day from my furry gang to yours!
04/12/2023

Happy National Pet Day from my furry gang to yours!

04/09/2023

Happy Easter and Spring!
I wanted thank all my animal friends who supported my buisness yesterday. It was a fun day full of bearded dragon, guinea pigs, and doggy toe nail trims! Thank you🦎🐹🐹🐕

🐶🐱👂DOG AND CAT - EAR CLEANING👂🐱🐶Ear cleanings can be very important for your furry companions as well.🐶 For our long ear...
04/05/2023

🐶🐱👂DOG AND CAT - EAR CLEANING👂🐱🐶

Ear cleanings can be very important for your furry companions as well.

🐶 For our long ear dogs, their pinna (aka: ear flap) can hold in moisture causing an infection.

🐶 Dogs who swim can also be more prone to having an infection when water gets into their ears. It's always important to dry their ears out after swimming.

🐶 Dogs and cats can get bacterial and/or yeast infections. Your pet's DVM will typically ask to perform a cytology when your pet is being brought to the vet for ear issues. The picture below I took from a patient with both yeast and bacterial infections. Red arrow is yeast, yellow arrow is cocci (bacteria), and aqua is a rod (bacteria). A cytology helps your vet confirm if an infection is present and what type of medication would be most effective.

🐱🐶 For any ear Cleaning you need to be aware of the ear drum (tympanic membrane). This can rupture if hit.

This a service I can provide to you at your home. I have been trained to properly perform a deep ear cleanings without hitting the ear drum.
I have been trained to understand that cats can get vestibular issues with ear cleanings.
I can also medicate your pet's ears with medications your pet's vet has prescribed.
If any ear looks suspicious of an infection, I can obtain a cytology sample that your vet could potentially use (please understand that a vet may not take this sample depending on their preference and age of sample). If a possible infection looks really bad, I may advise immediate care before I can provide my service. However, once ears are cleaned sometimes it's harder for a vet to pick up enough of a sample to obtain a cytology, so keep that in mind.

Canine and Feline Ear Cleaning $22
Medicating ear : please ask for price-varies based on medication and need.
(Does not include mileage)

*Must be up to date on rabies vx

04/04/2023

Thank you Penny, Clawdius, and Maui! All wonderful furry friends I got to care for today! 💗🐾🐕🐇🐈🐾💗

Is your pet more motivated by treats?! Well, let's try to avoid that anxiety by distracting them with a yummy treat!Just...
04/04/2023

Is your pet more motivated by treats?!

Well, let's try to avoid that anxiety by distracting them with a yummy treat!

Just make sure to let me know if your pet has food restrictions or allergies!
I currently carry peanutbutter and cheese with me.

This is one of my pups, Dinah who is modeling the use of this delicious invention 😋😆

What a beautiful day to go to the city of Richmond to care for the cutest little dog, for my beautiful friend! Thank you...
04/02/2023

What a beautiful day to go to the city of Richmond to care for the cutest little dog, for my beautiful friend! Thank you again Rebecca and Tofu!

TEETH CLEANING W/O ANESTHESIA AVAILABLE!!!🦷⬇️🦷⬇️🦷⬇️🦷 APRIL FOOLS!🦷There are a handful of people out there who claim they...
04/01/2023

TEETH CLEANING W/O ANESTHESIA AVAILABLE!!!

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🦷 APRIL FOOLS!

🦷There are a handful of people out there who claim they can clean your dog's teeth without anesthesia. I have seen it on some groomers pages and on some you tube accounts.

🦷Most groomers just brush your pet's teeth with an animal friendly toothbrush and toothpaste. This does not remove tartar, only plaque.

🦷Plaque is a sticky substance that coats your teeth (w/food particles and bacteria), once it turns in hard calcified bacterial substance it is tartar. Tartar can only be removed with special dental equipment. Tartar typically starts forming within 48hrs. This is why it's important to brush teeth everyday.

🦷What does your vet/ vet tech do in hospital?
They take radiographs of your pet's teeth prior to cleaning each tooth. They are looking at the root and the mandible/maxilla, making sure if it's safe to clean and if extractions are needed. Next, they will scale the teeth to remove tartar above and below the gumline (under the gum line can be painful and why anesthesia is needed). Next, they will polish the teeth to remove scratches caused by scaling. If not removed, plaque can tend to build up there quicker in the future.

🦷Why is anesthesia needed?
Dogs and cats will not sit still and keep their mouths open(like humans), while a film plate is moved around the inside of their mouth.
Besides under gum line scaling being uncomfortable, scaling/polishing the inside of the teeth appropriately is virtually impossible.

🦷I'll be happy to show you dental products to use and how to brush teeth.
This is part of the puppy and kitten packages I'll be offering to help get them desensitized to a brush in their mouths.

Contact for more information or call 804-549-6504.

Happy April and Spring!!

Picture of my set up for anesthetized dental cleanings in hospital 🦷😊

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