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Biz Buzz shares business tidbits from across the tri-state area. In addition to this update from Dubuque, we will share other developments in Wednesday’s edition.
Veterinary clinic Tri-Vet Associates is expanding to Dubuque.
Tri-Vet has three other locations, in Farley, Dyersville and Holy Cross, Iowa, which offer a wide range of services, including advanced treatments for pets as well as cattle and other large animals.
The Dubuque location, at 780 Cedar Cross Road, will open Tuesday, June 3, and is designed for the estimated 80% of Tri-Vet customers who travel from Dubuque to the other locations for simple maintenance appointments. This includes vaccinations and routine health checkups.
“We have a lot of Dubuque clients that come out to our (main location in) Farley for routine vaccines, and so it’s a little bit of a drive — about a half-hour out and a half-hour back,” said Ashley Sprank, one of nine co-owners and a veterinarian at Tri-Vet. “For anything medical, they can still come out to us in Farley.”
The Dubuque location also will offer prescription foods; prescription refills; and HeartGard, NexGard and other monthly preventatives, she said.
Hours will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
The new site will slowly scale up service offerings over the next few years based on customer demand.
“(One thing that makes us different) is that we’re a very personable clinic,” Sprank said. “We’re locally owned, so that helps us to be compassionate and personable because we’re more hands-on than if we were corporate. We can make those choices and adjust things on a client-to-client basis. We want not just the animal but their person to feel good about the care that they’re receiving.”
Sprank, who has been working with Tri-Vet since high school, said the company always makes a concerted effort to get involved in the communities in which it does business.
“Now that we’re (operating) in Dubuque, I think that it will be easier for us to be more involved in a community that so many of our customers are from,” Sprank said.
More information about Tri-Vet Associates can be found at trivetinc.com.