Grand Avenue Veterinary Hospital

10/12/2026

🐾 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬! 🐾

A fresh face, a bright personality, and a growing collection of Laffy Taffy jokes! 😂 We're excited to introduce the newest member of our Grand Avenue team!

👋 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝗮, 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿! 💙

Lisa brings many years of experience in practice management and leadership, previously working in the human dental field. While veterinary medicine is a new adventure for her, helping people and leading teams is something she knows well!

One of Lisa's favorite parts of being a leader is helping others grow and achieve their goals. She loves seeing the people around her succeed and is excited to bring that same passion to our Grand Avenue family!

And if there's one thing we've learned about Lisa already, it's that 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵! 😂 She's started sharing Laffy Taffy jokes during our morning huddles, making sure we kick off the day with a smile (and sometimes a few groans at those cheesy punchlines 😉).

Lisa brings such a bright, positive energy to our hospital, and we're so happy to have her on board!

💙 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘂𝘀 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗮 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲! And if you've got a favorite cheesy joke, drop it in the comments! We might just have to add it to our morning huddle! 🐾

10/10/2026

🎃👻 ROUND 1 OF OUR HALLOWEEN COSTUME CONTEST IS HERE! 🐾🧡
Our patients understood the assignment! 🦇🐶
📸 Check out our first round of Halloween contestants and show them some love!
❤️ LIKE & SHARE your favorites! The photo with the most likes and shares at the end of the month will win a prize🏆🎁
🎃 Stay tuned for more adorable contestants coming soon! Who will take home the Halloween crown? 👑🐾

10/09/2026

🐾 A little teamwork in action! 🩺

We love catching moments like these behind the scenes!

One of the things we really value at Grand Avenue is having a team of doctors who genuinely enjoy working together, sharing ideas, and learning from one another.

Whether it's lending an extra hand in surgery, talking through a tricky case, or teaching a new technique, there's always something to learn from each other!

And that's something we're pretty proud of. ❤️

We believe mentorship is an important part of growing as a veterinarian, and we're lucky to have a team that supports each other every step of the way.

Better doctors together means better care for your pets! 🐶🐱

10/08/2026

October is Adopt a Dog Month! 🐾
We’re proud to partner with Hope Animal Rescue League of Iowa to help more pets find loving, forever homes! ❤️🐾
🎉 Adopt from Hope Animal Rescue of Iowa and receive a FREE nail trim from Grand Avenue Veterinary Hospital!
And once you bring your new furry family member home, don’t forget—we offer a FREE initial exam for newly adopted pets from any rescue within two weeks of adoption to help make sure they’re off to a healthy start. 🩺🐾

🐶❤️ And just look at these five adorable puppies pictured below! They’re all looking for their forever homes and would love to meet you!
You can meet these sweet pups this Saturday at:
🐾 Just Paws at Merle Hay Mall — 12:00–2:00 PM
🐾 W**e Styles in West Des Moines — 4:00–6:30 PM
Come meet them, fall in love, and maybe find your new best friend! 🐶🏠❤️

10/05/2026

📞 We Apologize for the Phone Trouble! 📞

We want to apologize to all of our wonderful clients for the inconvenience! Our phones have been a little temperamental lately and we know how frustrating it can be when you’re trying to reach us. 😩📱

We are working to get everything back to normal and appreciate your patience and understanding while we work through the issues. ❤️🐾

Thank you for bearing with us! 🐶🐱
— Grand Avenue Veterinary Hospital 🐾

10/05/2026

🚧👷‍♂️ UNDER CONSTRUCTION! 👷‍♂️🚧

Wrigley is working hard to build the perfect Halloween costume! 🎃🐾

Help him climb the ranks in our Halloween Costume Contest! 🎃🏆
👍 Like & Share his photo to help him win!

📸 Our contest runs through the end of October. The patient with the most likes & shares wins a prize! 🏆

Who says hard work doesn’t pay off? 😉🔨🐶

10/05/2026

🎃🐾 IT’S BINGO TIME AT GRAND AVENUE VETERINARY HOSPITAL! 🐾🎃

We’re having a little Halloween fun behind the scenes with our very own Patient Photo BINGO Challenge! 👻📸

Our team has bingo cards filled with different types of patients, and we’re on a mission to get a photo for each square! 🐶🐱🐰🐾

From spooky costumes to silly faces to daily tasks, we’re hoping to fill that card with as many adorable patients as possible! 🎃🖤

📸 Keep an eye on our page because you may spot YOUR pet helping us complete our BINGO card!

Let the Halloween BINGO challenge begin! 👻🎃🐾

10/05/2026

🎃👻 HALLOWEEN PATIENT PHOTO CONTEST! 👻🎃

It’s time to get your pets dressed up and show off their Halloween spirit! 🐶🐱🧡

🎃 Don’t have a costume? No problem! We have Halloween costumes here at the clinic for our patients to use for their photo! 📸👻🐾

Throughout the month, we’ll be posting Halloween pictures of our adorable patients right here on Facebook!

🏆 HERE’S HOW TO WIN:
The patient whose photo gets the MOST LIKES & SHARES by the end of October will win a PRIZE for their owner! 🎁

So make sure you: 🎃 LIKE your favorite photo
👻 SHARE your favorite photo
🖤 Tell your friends & family to vote!

Who will be crowned our Halloween Photo Contest Champion?! 👑🎃

Keep checking our page for more spooky, silly, and adorable patients! 🐾

May the cutest costume win! 🏆🧡

10/02/2026

Happy Friday & a little SUN!!! 😎🌞

How about a little “How-To” video for your Friday?

Our doctors often recommend cleaning your pet’s ears at home—and we’ll admit, it can feel a little daunting the first few times. 👂🐾

The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) put together this great step-by-step video showing you how it’s done.

And for those of you who find a good ear cleaning oddly satisfying... this one’s for you. 😂

Check it out! 👇

Dogs' ears come in all sorts of different shapes and sizes. But no ...

10/01/2026

🐶🐾 National Walk Your Dog Week! 🐾🐶

You can walk your dog… or just let your dog walk you! 😂

Either way, grab the leash, get outside, and enjoy some quality time with your favorite four-legged walking buddy! ❤️