Ravenwood Veterinary Clinic

04/18/2025

We are so honored to host one of the 907chip’s 24/7 microchip scanning stations!

This incredible resource helps ensure lost pets have a better chance of being reunited with their families—any time, day or night. We’re so grateful for 907chip’s dedication to animal welfare and for making this service more accessible to our community.

Very good news to share!
(Boy, oh boy, isn't that nice to hear these days?)
Girdwood's microchip reader station will be installed very soon. The foundation is in its final paint and assembly phase before transporting next week.

More exciting news: Ravenwood Veterinary Clinic in Eagle River has agreed to host 907Chip Microchip Reader Station #5! As with all of the others, it will be accessible 24/7. Thank you to all of the fine doctors, technicians and staff at Ravenwood.

Finally for today: A generous family in Kenai has offered to subsidize a station in Kenai/Soldotna as a dedication to their golden retriever Pearl who recently left for adventures under the Rainbow Bridge. I'll begin making calls to possible Pennisula locations next week. Thank you so very much. An amazing tribute that will help other dogs, cats and their families.

Thank you, all. Please spread the good word. A big part of this program is awareness. As stations become established, we need to continue to remind our friends and neighbors that the reader stations are available and free to use.

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04/16/2025

UPDATE: All of our open appointment slots have been filled! Thank you!!!!

Quattro the Border Collie wanted everyone to know that we’ve had a few unexpected appointment openings pop up just for today Wednesday April 16th! This doesn’t happen often, and these spots tend to fill faster than Quattro chasing a tennis ball.

If your furry friend is due for a check-up, needs a quick look, or you’ve been meaning to schedule something soon—now’s your chance! Please call our clinic at 907-694-9665 to book your pet’s appointment today!

02/24/2025

Once again Team Ravenwood was on the Avenue ensuring mushing dog safety during the Open World Sled Dog Invitational Event this year. The race looked a little different due to lack of snow, but fun was had by all, and everyone stayed safe out there!

01/14/2025

We’re back up and running! Thanks to every single client that was so very patient with us today. Everyone here at Ravenwood appreciated it so much.

01/13/2025

Hello wonderful Ravenwood clients. We had a rough weekend! Please be patient with us today. The clinic flooded and our computer system is currently down. We are able to take your calls but we do not yet know if we will be able to take any same day appointments today. If you have a scheduled appointment for wellness and vaccines, we can continue to see those appointments today. If you have a more complex medical case, it will be in your pet’s best interest to reschedule because we will not have access to your pets’ records until our computers are back up and running. We will let you know as soon as our system is back up. Our team worked tirelessly throughout the night to get the clinic back in working order. Our IT team will be on site later this morning to evaluate any damage to our system from the flooding. Again, thank you so much for your patience and understanding during this time. We hope all of our clients and their pets stayed safe this weekend.

12/18/2024

Our annual holiday staff party was an amazing time to sit, relax, reflect, and have fun with our coworkers. Wishing all of our clients and patients a very happy holiday season!

12/02/2024

We love the ambassador Corvids at Bird Treatment & Learning Center!

05/29/2024

Hello everyone!

Great news! We have some unexpected available appointments tomorrow 5/30/2024! ! If you are scheduled in the future or you have received a reminder that your pet is due for an exam give us a call at 907-694-9665 to get on the schedule!

04/16/2024

Hello everyone!

April showers bring May’s open books! Moving forward Ravenwood Veterinary Clinic will be accepting new clients on a more permanent basis. If we begin to book out too far, we will again restrict the influx of new clients so that we can continue to take exceptional care of our current patients and clients.

To make the scheduling process as smooth as possible please have your previous veterinary clinic’s name and/or phone number available. This will allow our staff to review your pets’ records before your appointment.

We are looking forward to meeting you and your family companions!

Ravenwood Veterinary Clinic

02/26/2024

Day 3 complete! All racing dogs healthy at the end! The weekend was a success. Thanks to all of our Ravenwood Vet crew volunteers! Pictured here are Dr.Merrigan and techs Zoe, Taylor, and Danielle.

02/24/2024

Day two of Rondy! Dr. Merrigan and techs Corey, Katelyn, Danielle, Taylor, Sheila, and Zoe are out on the Avenue today. They are making sure all of the sprint racing dogs are happy and healthy to race in the Open World Sled Dog Championship! Our Ravenwood crew will be out vetting today and tomorrow! Come say hi if you see us!

02/23/2024

It’s time to Rondy! Dr. Merrigan and techs Corey and Katelyn are out on the Avenue today making sure all of the sprint racing dogs are having a safe and happy time at the Open World Sled Dog Championship! Our Ravenwood crew will be out vetting each day of the race. Come say hi if you see us!

01/25/2024

Hello everyone!

With February around the corner we are head over heels in love with the idea of accepting new clients starting now. These are first-come first-served appointments so once they are filled we will not open more until a later date. We will continue to announce on our social media platforms when more new client appointments become available.

To make the scheduling process as smooth as possible please have your previous veterinary clinic’s name and/or phone number available. This will allow our staff to review your pets’ records before your appointment.

We are looking forward to meeting you and your companions!

Ravenwood Veterinary Clinic

01/05/2024

Hello everyone!

Starting today, January 5, 2024 we have opened up January “new client” appointments. These spots are very limited to ensure we are not overwhelming our schedule. These are first-come first-served appointments so once they are filled we will not open more until a later date. We will continue to announce on our social media platforms when more new client appointments become available.

To make the scheduling process as smooth as possible please have your previous veterinary clinic’s name and/or phone number available. This will allow our staff to review your pets’ records before your appointment.

We are looking forward to meeting you and your companions!

Ravenwood Veterinary Clinic

12/18/2023

Hope you are feeling that holiday spirit - we certainly are!

Christmas and New Years are quickly approaching which means fireworks, celebrations, and other anxiety-filled situations for your furry family members. Please check your pet’s medications and let us know if you need a refill, or if you are interested in getting some anti-anxiety medications (as long as your pet’s annual exam is current) please let us know as soon as possible .

To make sure our team can spend some quality time with their families (both human and pet), we will have altered hours below:

Christmas Day (12/25)-Closed
New Years Day (01/01)-Closed

Thank you for trusting us with the care of your pets. We are so appreciative of each and every one of you.

12/15/2023

Yesterday, we let all of you know that we closed early to celebrate the holidays with our staff. Thank you all for being so encouraging about us taking that time. Our team had such a wonderful evening in celebration.

12/13/2023

Dear Ravenwood Clients,

Our clinic will be closing early on Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 4:00pm for our staff Holiday party. Please ensure that you have any medications picked up before that time.

We will reopen Friday, December 15th at 7:00am.

Happy PAW-lidays

Ravenwood Veterinary Clinic

12/11/2023

As many of you likely already know a new respiratory illness in dogs is causing concern for pet parents. Currently, the actual infectious agent has not been identified, and no cases have been reported by our State Veterinarian (meaning that we haven’t had a case in Alaska that we know of). This illness starts with a cough and can rapidly progress to a severe case of pneumonia requiring intensive care treatment. Some dogs have died from this illness. Not every cough is an indicator of this illness, but a rapidly progressing cough or any difficulty breathing could be.

As universities and research centers race to identify the agent and effective treatment, the best course of action we have right now is prevention. Current recommendations are to make sure that your dog is fully vaccinated for kennel cough (aka bordetella, which is a yearly vaccine), and avoid bringing your dog to high-density dog areas like dog parks, pet stores, etc. If you are traveling with a pet outside of Alaska, be sure to follow these recommendations as well. Occasionally for a high risk patient that is traveling outside of Alaska, a canine influenza vaccine is recommended as well.

If you are wondering if your dog is current with their kennel cough vaccine, or would like to get an appointment to get a booster vaccination, please give us a call at 907-694-9665 to get scheduled! If your dog has a current exam on file with us (within 1 year), then we can get them scheduled as a technician appointment, otherwise an annual exam will be required.