New Vet Announcement October 2024!

MercyVet is excited to welcome Dr. Sandra Durst! She brings over 20 years of experience in small animal medicine and surgery, with the additional knowledge of exotics, poultry, and small ruminants. She will be filling in our Wednesday surgery schedule to help expand our vet staff and better serve our clientele. 🎈🌺 🌟

See our staff page to see more about her.

Summer 2024:

If you are bringing a dog to the U.S., starting on August 1, 2024, there are new steps you need to take. For more information, and to fill out the CDC Dog Import Form needed, go to https://www.cdc.gov/importation/dogs/rabies-free-low-risk-countries.html

4th of July is right around the corner! Please make sure to order your medications early as we want all our clients and pets to have a peaceful holiday! You can visit our online pharmacy and place your request for your pets medicated needs!

05/30/2024

Shop our online store for your pet’s vet - recommended treatment!

Click on this link to take you to MercyVet’s online pharmacy!

We are excited to announce to our clients that we will have an acupuncturist, Dr. Julie Hsu, starting January 2024!

Please check out our Staff page where you can find her bio! We are delighted to have Dr. Julie Hsu as a member of the MercyVet Team!

Beginning Friday, October 13th 2023 MercyVet will be changing hours of operation. Due to staffing changes we are shortening our Friday hours. We apologize for any inconveniences ’s this may bring to our amazing clients and patients, and ask to be understanding during this change.

Monday - Thursday: 9:00AM - 5:00PM

Friday: 9:00AM - 4PM

Saturday - Sunday: Closed

10/30/2022

MercyVet has relocated a couple blocks away on the business level of the 77 Central Apartments! We are now directly across the street from Walgreens, next to Impact Fitness.

The parking garage can be entered on 77th Ave SE. Drive straight and follow the natural curve to the right, continue straight ahead towards the signage for MercyVet’s reserved parking. Walk to the right and pass through the small paved courtyard. We will be located on the left.

Our new address is:

2630 77th Ave. SE #116 Mercer Island, WA 98040.

Demonstration Video for Checking Your Pet’s Blood Glucose at Home

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD6tkpjgDOE

and link to ordering supplies for home monitoring of your pet’s blood glucose

https://www.chewy.com/alphatrak-2-blood-glucose-monitoring/dp/173362

August 7, 2019.

MERCYVET’S POSITION ON THE CURRENT CONTROVERSY ABOUT DOG KIBBLES AND B.E.G. DIETS

 Last year, cardiologists around the country started observing unexpected cases of Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dog breeds that historically had not been known to develop this serious condition. Not all cases were alike, but most dogs improved upon dietary change and taurine supplementation. The most frequent commonality between cases were the presence of legumes in the kibble.

Once the word got out, a team of investigators and the FDA started looking into this issue, and in December, the Journal of American Veterinary Medicine (JAVMA), a highly reputable publication, issued an op-ed implicating B.E.G. diets (boutique, exotic and grain free) and lack of taurine as most likely culprits.

The article has been downloaded thousands of times, and many worried pet owners and veterinarians are struggling to choose and recommend safe formulations. Often the knee jerk response is to go back to poor quality, grain laden kibbles. Here at MercyVet, we have looked for answers and spoken to our cardiologists to try to come up with a commonsense response. Then we found out that the original article in JAVMA was not peer reviewed, has critical flaws and was written by 3 researchers working for the big manufacturers that heavily rely on grains, a previously undisclosed huge conflict of interest.

Such shortcomings doom this report in any professional field. The real lesson we have learned is that we cannot trust anyone! The pet food industry, the manufacturers, AAFCO (who requires no feeding trials) even the FDA which is refusing to release critical information about their research. As veterinarians, the AVMA has advised us to not promote raw foods – based on research provided by the very same vet who wrote this December article.

Our cardiologists tell us there is something underlying these new cases, so here’s the advice you’ve been waiting for:

                Avoid using food from the same company all the time; varying type of food prevents excesses and deficiencies from occurring

                Use fresh foods, frozen, freeze dried. Synthetic nutrients are not the same as natural ones.

                Supplement your dog’s diet with fresh ingredients; discuss specific supplements with your vet as dogs are individuals and certain disease patterns affect their needs

                Keep track of weight. If underfed, the dog may not be getting some critical amino acids – methionine and cysteine – from which the dog synthesizes taurine.

                Visit your vet annually, or if there are signs of illness or changes in energy level, appetite, or engagement.

OUR MISSION:

MercyVet is dedicated to delivering high quality holistic veterinary medicine, educating the public and providing a compassionate, professional staff.