Third and Stewart Animal Wellness

03/01/2022

Eric 🐩and Kelly 🐈 ~ grooming dream team. Grooming is an art form @kelly_bjork🐈✂️ (2016) #catgrooming #lioncut #grooming #seattle

03/01/2022

Checking out the pet businesses of NYC (2015)

02/24/2022

The final push! Framing, drywall, paint, floors, doors, waiting area and 💥 we open for business Feb 2016. #seattle #smallbusiness

02/24/2022

The animals started coming before we opened for business 🐐~ after demo came framing of the exam and treatment rooms. Then, Baby 👶🏻 June entered the picture… I thought 💭 - if anyone could grow a business and a baby at the same time, it’s me. #hubris #seattle

02/23/2022

Perhaps I share this story as a cautionary tale, to learn from my mistakes in business, medicine, motherhood.

It started with a vision: old time apothecary. Before the clinic ~ this commercial space at Haddon Hall was a hair salon called Halo. I chose it for the high ceilings, central location and affordable rent… first step in building the clinic - demolition of the hair salon.

02/23/2022

2015: the ceiling leaks started around the same time the ink ✍️ dried on the lease with @plymouthhousing ~ foreshadowing the next 6 years of ceiling leaks. #seattle

02/23/2022

How it started - Seattle circa 2015. I saw Downtown becoming a residential neighborhood and I built a veterinary clinic to fill the need #blind-ambition #seattle

01/23/2021

A Gay Penguin Couple Hatched Another Chick That Was Neglected by Its Parents

Pair bond 🏳️‍🌈

09/12/2020

More puppies and kittens 🐱 🐶 ~ what a Friday we had!

09/11/2020

Cute day at the office 🐶 ❤️ #puppy #seattle

09/04/2020

The puppies 🐶 just 👏🏻 keep 👏🏻coming 😍 Meet Archer. He’s going to be big! #seattle #puppy

09/04/2020

Can you say #puppybelly ❤️ 🐶?
Meet Pixel 😍 ~ we are closed over the holiday weekend ☀️ see you all Tuesday morning ~ as always email 📧 [email protected] Seattle ver.com if you need anything #pembrokewelshcorgi #puppiesofinstagram

09/03/2020

Hello! Let’s talk about Benadryl (Diphenhydramine) - this is an antihistamine with many uses - allergies, insect bites, motion sickness, sleep aide for example.

Kids on Tic Tok have started taking it as part of a tic tok challenge and literally dying!

If you want to use Benadryl for your pets - remember the Golden Rule: 1mg/# = 25# pet = 25mg tab. You can use liquid children’s Benadryl for smaller pets.

#staysafe

08/26/2020

Happy birthday to me! 🎈 I’m taking the rest of the day off ~ hoping hurricane Laura calms down before the day is over and spares our southern neighbors from any further hardships. I also want to thank all of you for entrusting us with the care of your fur babies ~ It feels like I recently hit my “10,000 hours” and have a renewed love for veterinary medicine ~ a state of flow if you will 🕉 . ❤️ #peaceandlove #doodle #seattle #puppylove #veterinarymedicine

06/26/2020

Couple of cuties! Meet Manolo 🐶 ~ hey friends, it’s summer ☀️ , everyone is working from home 🏡 💻 ....
NEW Vet Clinic hours 🏥 🕰
M-F 8:30am🕣- 3:30pm🕞

Sometimes we will staying late of course and grooming is doing their own thing. Enjoy that sunshine☀️ ~ Dr. Mona

06/18/2020

One possible positive outcome from 👑 🦠 quarantine ~ so many new puppies!! 🐶 ❤️ Meet Odin 👋 #seattle #puppy #maltese

06/13/2020

Happy Pride Month 🌈 We are making progress, let’s keep progressing ✊🏾 ~ beautiful 🐩 celebration groom by @cloud_grooming #seattle #grooming #creativecolor #poodle

06/12/2020

It’s Friday! 🐶 Lauren is back in clinic! 🎉 we got to meet Teddy 👋 thankful 🙏🏽 #puppy #seattle #CHAZ #australianshepherd

06/09/2020

We love our patients ~ ❤️🌈

06/09/2020

Wow! The day stated off with this amazing bundle of love causing me major cuteness aggression. 😻 Then we made the decision to send my friend’s lovely dog to join all his dog 🐕 cousins and George Floyd in heaven 🌈 ~ and our hearts ♥️ communally ache for his family, and all the families that have experienced loss, their beloved pets, the Corona virus, Police Brutality. Just a lot of loss and it feels so heavy sometimes.

Then, still feeling out of sorts, I backed up and hit a car with my car. The guy was super nice about it, and said “At least it’s not that bad” and my faith in humanity was momentarily restored.

Remember to be kind to your fellow humans, more now then ever.

Looks like grooming 🐩 is coming BACK (we will contact you!)

Clinic hours? Protest/Corona time ~ email 📧 [email protected]

~ Dr. Mona #cat

06/09/2020

Wow! The day stated off with this amazing bundle of love causing me major cuteness aggression. 😻 Then we made the decision to send my friend’s lovely dog to join all his dog 🐕 cousins and George Floyd in heaven 🌈 ~ and our hearts ♥️ communally ache for his family, and all the families that have experienced loss, their beloved pets, the Corona virus, Police Brutality. Just a lot of loss and it feels so heavy sometimes.

Then, still feeling out of sorts, I backed up and hit a car with my car. The guy was super nice about it, and said “At least it’s not that bad” and my faith in humanity was momentarily restored.

Remember to be kind to your fellow humans, more now then ever.

Looks like grooming 🐩 is coming BACK (we will contact you!)

Clinic hours? Protest/Corona time ~ email 📧 [email protected]

~ Dr. Mona #cat

06/03/2020

Fuji is concerned 🐶 Concerned about the corona 👑virus 🦠 Concerned about violence in our streets and the pain of chronic injustice. ✊🏾

~ we are requiring everyone wear a face mask 😷 when entering the clinic ~ if you don’t have one - they can be purchased for $3.50 EA (sorry supplies are hard to come by!)

Stay safe and be kind ~ we are open 8:30-3 this week!

A little bird 🐦 told me grooming 🐩 may be opening up again in the not so distant future?!?! (We will contact you when we start booking!)

~ Dr. Mona

06/01/2020

Hello 👋 All ~ peace ☮️ and health to you this week.

First Corona 👑 🦠 now riots 🚔 🔥?!

If it gets to be too much: here is a breathing exercise 🧘🏽‍♂️ ~ breathes in for 6️⃣sec, hold for 2️⃣sec, exhale for 4️⃣sec ~ repeat 3 times or as many as you need.

This week clinic is open daily: 9am-3pm ~ Safety first

Today I spoke with a nice lady police officer 👮🏽 about kneeling 🧎🏽‍♀️ as a sign of unity for justice ~ she liked the idea 💡 but would have to speak with her superiors ~ Dr. Mona

05/30/2020

Overall, just a super cute Friday down at the clinic. #nocomplaints #seattle #puppy #bostonterrier

05/21/2020

Otis and Rayson ~ just a little cuteness for your morning ☀️ 🐶

05/17/2020

Hi 👋 Everyone!

Normal, not normal, who knows anymore! 😷🦠💭

Vet Clinic 🏥 schedule this week:
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Rayson in for pharmacy 💊 pickup and reception ☎️
Wednesday: Dr. Mike 👨🏻‍⚕️
Thursday: Dr. Mike👨🏻‍⚕️
Friday: Dr. Mike👨🏻‍⚕️
Weekend: Closed

I am in Palm Springs 🌵until June 1 at which point I am hoping the clinic can come roaring back: Reception ☎️ grooming 🐩and all! 😻

I know everyone has been asking about 🐩 grooming ~ and our hands are currently tied. Let me tell you a little story. We receive an email from King County Department of Health that grooming can’t open until Phase II (June) ~ I wonder 💭why Starbucks can sell coffee ☕️ , bars can sell cocktails 🍹 to go ~ but we can’t groom pets 🐩. I call King County and ask about the scientific basis for this decision

~ I speak with a frustrated King County Public health official who says something along the lines of “This order came directly from the Governor’s office - we have no direct line of communication with anyone in the Olympia, they did not reach out for our input. We agree it makes no sense from a public health standpoint. If you think it’s necessary go ahead”

I would go ahead but our pet stylists prefer to follow the Governor’s order and that is where we stand with that: grooming closed until Phase II

June 1st maybe? Will keep you all posted.

~ Dr. Mona 🌍 ❤️

05/10/2020

We dedicate this Mother’s Day to you Oxytocin 💐 you make labor, milk let down and social bonding happen. This feeling of overwhelming love ❤️ we have for our babies 👶🏻 and the peace and comfort wrapped up in a hug from your mom - thank you 🙏🏽

05/08/2020

Have you all met Veronica? 😻 We used to work together at another Seattle Area Veterinary practice and after years of trying to poach her - She has finally joined our teach as a veterinary assistant!! Veronica has been in the industry for 10+ years and is a full on CAT 🐈 LADY. Here she is with beautiful Olive😻#seattle #catlady #askveronicayourcatquestions

05/08/2020

Have you all met Veronica? 😻 We used to work together at another Seattle Area Veterinary practice and after years of trying to poach her - She has finally joined our teach as a veterinary assistant!! Veronica has been in the industry for 10+ years and is a full on CAT 🐈 LADY. Here she is with beautiful Olive😻#seattle #catlady #askveronicayourcatquestions

05/05/2020

Happy Phase 1 day Seattle! Let’s do this ~ Rayson and Nena #seattle

04/10/2020

Ok ok, I can tell by the number of likes, that you guys prefer puppy 🐶 and 😷 photos more than surgery before and afters!! Can’t relate... !Please meet the sweetest #chihuahua #puppy girl Samantha

Here at the clinic? Well, it is starting to feel like Seattle is waking up from the corona 👑 fog... or is it just me?

Ashely @sparkle_grooming says she is on target to start grooming April 27th ~ this could change of course! @seattle.pet.stylist when should we start booking grooms again? 🤷🏽‍♀️

Next week we are open Tues, Wed, Thurs for veterinary services. I will be hiding away in Palm Spring taking pictures of cacti 🌵 while some amazing relief veterinarians hold down the fort ~ ❤️ Dr. Mona

04/09/2020

Seattle! Taking off masses is 100% my favorite thing to do. If you have a case for me - please tag @downtownseattlevet and we will see what we can do to help out! This is Nova and it gave me so much joy to get this thing off. #cat #surgery #veterinarymedicine

04/06/2020

Oh hey 👋 ~ Spring is here 🌸 as is April 2020...Here at the clinic we are all fed, healthy and thankful 🙌🏽 Veterinary staff will be seeing patients in clinic Monday, Wednesday, Thursday this week ~ call/email if you need anything. I’m wearing a mask 😷 in public these days ~ seems like the responsible thing to do. Also meet Shippo, little 2.8# bundle of cuteness #pomeranian #puppy #pomeranianpuppy

03/30/2020

Hey Seattle 👋

You asked and Julia 🐩 delivered: How to AT HOME bathing techniques 🧼 staring Blush ⭐️ !! Watch and learn!!

A week #3 update around the clinic: I will be seeing patients Wednesday, Thursday, Friday this week ~ please email if you need anything!

📧 [email protected]
We will be instituting a drop off/pay over the phone 📲 model.

For everyone’s safety ~ let’s wear masks 😷

~ Dr. Mona

03/30/2020

#Repost @seattle.pet.stylist with @make_repost
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Hey everyone, this is a video about proper coat maintenance in between grooms. Its very important to keep your dog clean and combed out! The style of brushing used in this video is great for medium - long coated breeds. Below I'll have a list of the grooming products/ tools I used in this video:

Espree Hypo-Allergenic Shampoo - I really like this shampoo because it had a very mild formula, it cleans well, and you can use it as face shampoo because its tearless. Retails for around $12.

Tropiclean Blueberry Facial - This is my favorite face shampoo ever! It smells amazing and it cleans great. I use this face shampoo at the salon too. Retails for about $11.

Bio Groom Ear Cleaner - It cleans ears! Retails for about $16.

Chris Christensen Big G Slicker Brush - This is a wonderful brush!! It gets through longer hair with ease. I highly recommend this brush to dog owners with Doodles, Poodles, Bichons, etc. It does come with a $65 price tag, but its a good investment for someone with a dog who needs regular brushing. Alternatively, if you can't afford that much for a brush I do recommend the Show Tech Transgroom Tuffer Than Tangles Slicker Brush with regular pins. They retail for about $20.

Chris Christensen Buttercomb 000 fine/ course - I love this comb! This is what I use every day at the salon. It is great for checking your work and leaves a good finish. It does retail for about $35, which isn't bad for how high quality it is. A cheaper alternative is an Andis metal comb for dogs. They retail for about $10 and the work. They just don't have the same comb magic the Buttercomb has.

Best Shot Ultra Vitalizing Pet Mist - This is the brushing spray that I use. It has a nice scent and work well. It retails for about $15.

I believe you can buy all/ most of these products on Amazon. If you can though, please support your locally owned pet businesses!