[caption id="attachment_1583" align="alignleft" width="400"] Riverside Animal Hospital, Bend, Oregon[/caption] After just under a year of planning and 8 months of construction, the remodel of Riverside Animal Hospital is now complete! We are loving the extra room we have to work on your furry family members and the fact that we...
Riverside Animal Hospital is excited to announce the addition of Morgan Helfrich, DVM to our medical team! Dr Helfrich is a midwestern transplant who fell in love with Bend on her first visit to Central Oregon. She is a graduate of University of Illinois where she received her Bachelor of...
Last month, Riverside lost one of our beloved technicians, Lyssa Bell. Lyssa was one of our first employees and part of the Riverside family on and off since we opened. Lyssa worked as a licensed technician at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine in the oncology department before...
Riverside Animal Hospital is happy to announce that central Oregon once again has 24 hour emergency and critical care available for our pets. With the Veterinary Referral Center of Central Oregon now receiving emergencies 24 hours a day/ 7 days a week and the opening of Bend Animal Emergency on...
One of the most common questions we are asked as veterinarians is "What can I do for my dog or cat's arthritis pain". We often think about arthritis in large breed dogs, but arthritis pain in cats is grossly underestimated. The symptoms of arthritis in cats are much more subtle...
The impact of COVID-19 is a challenge we are all facing together. It is pushing all of us to rapidly develop new ways to accomplish daily activities with the goal of slowing the spread of this disease. While this is a time of uncertainty, we do know our pets will...
Riverside Animal Hospital is determined to do it's part in keeping both your family and our team safe during the Coronavirus outbreak. In response to the national state of emergency declaration, we are initiating the following policies to minimize traffic in our lobby and the possibility of transmission through contact...
As we embark upon the holiday season, we hope it will be a time of merriment, reconnection with family and friends, and (for better or worse!) an abundance of wonderful food. We all know that the holidays can bring both joy and stress, however, and this is also true for...
On July 12, 2018, the US Food and Drug Administration issued a warning to pet owners and veterinary healthcare professionals about reports of heart disease (Dilated Cardiomyopathy) in dogs eating grain free diets. The diets in question contain peas, lentils, legume seeds or potatoes as main ingredients. At this time,...
Well, it was just a matter of time. Canine Influenza Virus has made it to the west coast. We have been lucky in Bend so far- no reported cases as of the day I write this post. Portland has had confirmed cases and most of you have heard of the...