Family Pet Veterinary Center West

06/12/2026

🌈 At Family Pet Veterinary Center, Everyone Belongs🏳️‍🌈

Our mission has always been to provide compassionate care, not only for pets, but for the people who love them.

We believe that every client, patient, and team member deserves to be treated with kindness, dignity, and respect, regardless of their background, identity, beliefs, or personal preferences. Creating a welcoming, safe, and supportive environment isn't something we practice for one month of the year, it's part of who we are every day.

As we recognize Pride Month, we want our LGBTQ+ team members, clients, friends, and community members to know that you are valued, respected, and welcome here.

At Family Pet Veterinary Center, we expect all interactions between clients and team members to reflect our core values of Compassion, Communication, Quality, Consistency, and Service. We are committed to fostering an environment where everyone feels safe being themselves and can focus on what matters most- the health and well-being of the pets we all love.

Thank you for helping us build a community rooted in respect, acceptance, and compassion.

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

06/09/2026

Highlighting one of our leaders, Asher!

Asher recently celebrated their 7 year Work-iversary with Family Pet Veterinary Center. Asher is a fantastic technician and leader. They are always advocating for our patients and are very kind and supportive of our clients, especially during difficult conversations and situations. They bring a level of calm and consistency to our most chaotic moments, making not only the patients and clients feel safe and supported but our team as well!

We appreciate Asher and their dedication to us and you! If you have an opportunity to talk with them in the near future, be sure to thank them for their 7 years of hard work and compassionate care! 🎉🐾😻

05/22/2026

Ozzy is here to remind you that our offices will both be closed on Monday, May 25th for Memorial Day. Please note that our Norwalk location will be open on Saturday from 8AM-10:30AM, while our WDM location will be open from 8AM-12PM. Don't forget to swing by to grab any medications or food your pet may need for the week ahead. Wishing everyone a fantastic and safe weekend!

05/06/2026

May is always a month of celebrations for us, with many upcoming team member Birthdays and Work-iversaries, anticipate hearing from us a lot about our team these next coming weeks!

Kayla, our assistant practice manager, is celebrating her 6 year Work-iversary this week (May 4th). When Kayla is working you can guarantee your cat will not miss out on snuggles and more than likely many photo ops! Kayla shares her home with her recently acclaimed fiancé and their own personal gang of cats, and is planning for her upcoming June 2026 wedding day! We enjoy having Kayla work with our practice, she brings balance to our leadership team and is always happy to care for the pets that come through our doors each and every day! Happy Work-iversary, Kayla, we'd be bored without your endless cat stories and videos 😜😘😻🎉

05/05/2026

Another great team meeting and continuing education in the books, plus a nice little Cinco De Mayo lunch from Fiesta, we have a happy team ready to provide you and your furry besties (or not so furry) with quality care!

05/04/2026

Our offices will be closed until 2PM tomorrow, May 5th, 2026, to allow for a team meeting and a continuing education event. ✏️📖

04/13/2026

❤️🐾 April is Heartworm Awareness Month! 🐾❤️

Did you know that heartworm disease is 100% preventable but can be life-threatening if left untreated? Just one bite from an infected mosquito can put your pet at risk and here in the Midwest, that risk is real year-round.

The good news? Prevention is simple, safe, and long-lasting. Our injectable options take the stress out of monthly dosing and keep your pet protected without the guesswork.

🎉 Bonus this month: Any dog that receives a ProHeart 12 injection in April will be entered into a drawing to win a FREE BarkBox! 🐶📦

Let’s keep your pets happy, healthy, and heartworm-free! 💪🐶🐱

👉 Learn more about our injectable flea, tick & heartworm prevention options here:
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📅 Call us today to schedule your pet’s protection plan!

Protecting your pet from parasites has never been easier. Family Pet Veterinary Center in West Des Moines and Norwalk proudly offers long-lasting injectable...

04/10/2026

🐾 Only 9 days left to make a difference!

Help us support local pets in need 💙 We’re so grateful for the amazing donations we’ve received so far, but we still have room for more!

Last year, we collected an incredible 900 lbs of food for the Griff II, Drake University Live Mascot Food Drive benefiting The Pet Project… and this year, we’re aiming even higher! 🎯

Every bag, can, or scoop counts. 🐶🐱
Drop off any dog or cat food and help us beat last year’s total!

Let’s come together and make a bigger impact for pets in our community.

04/06/2026

Happy 4 year Work-iversary to one of our wonderful weirdos that show up for you and your pets with compassionate care every time! Chelsea works for both our general practice team as well as our speciality team and we are grateful to call her one of our own! 🎉🐾😻

02/20/2026

We hope you all stay as warm and cozy as Becky is!

Due to current road conditions we’ve decided to delay open our offices until 12pm today. If you have to go somewhere today, be safe!