A Vet Visit
Without The Production
Total Vet brings veterinarians to houses across Polk County, from the brick streets of Sherman Hill out to the newer additions past Merle Hay. Nothing about a routine checkup should require rearranging a whole afternoon — so we do it in your front room while the kettle is on.
Mobile vet services in Des Moines
A properly stocked vehicle turns up at the house, and everything on this list happens without you getting in a car at all.
Wellness Exams
The full yearly check, done slowly, with weight and dental grading written down each visit so the changes that creep up over three years are easy to see.
Vaccinations
Rabies as required, and beyond that only what your animal's actual routine warrants — a dog at Water Works most mornings needs more cover than one that never leaves the yard.
Sick Visits
Ears that keep flaring, a limp after an icy walk, a cat that has stopped using the box properly. Assessed at home, with treatment started before we leave.
Diagnostics & Labs
Blood panels, urine samples, skin and ear cytology, and yearly heartworm testing — collected at the house and run from the vehicle so we can talk it through in person.
End-of-Life Care
Quality-of-life visits when you are not sure, and a peaceful goodbye at home when you are. No last car journey, and the arrangements afterwards made for you.
Telehealth
Video follow-ups for animals we already know, which is exactly what you want in January when a recheck should not mean scraping a windscreen.
Front porch to front room, across Des Moines
Up the porch steps
Living-room workup
In the driveway
From Highland Park down to Easter Lake, the appointment happens where the animal already lives, which turns a half-day errand into something you fit between other things without much thought.
Why Des Moines pet owners choose us
Traditional Clinic
- Loading a reluctant dog into a cold car in January
- Sitting in a lobby while your cat yowls in the carrier
- Taking a half day off for a fifteen-minute appointment
- Rescheduling because a storm shut the school and the office
- Starting the whole history over with a new face
Total Vet Mobile Care
- Nobody warms up a car to get to the vet
- The cat stays put and the dog greets us at the door
- One clinician who remembers last year's numbers
- Appointment windows fitted around a working day
- Notes, refills and paperwork done before we drive off
Caring for pets in Des Moines
Four hard seasons in one year: salted streets and frozen paws in January, ticks in the river timber by May, and a stretch of August humidity that catches thick-coated dogs out every single summer.
Cold is a real limit
Short-coated and older dogs lose heat fast below freezing, and salted pavement splits pads on top of it. Keep winter outings brief and rinse the feet when you come back in.
Ticks along the rivers
The timber following the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers holds a heavier tick population than open ground does, so prevention matters here from early spring right through the autumn.
Room by the water
Water Works Park gives this city an enormous amount of green, Gray's Lake has the loop everyone walks, and Ewing Park's shaded paths suit a dog past its running years.
Licensing and rabies
Iowa requires dogs to hold a current rabies vaccination, and Des Moines licenses pets at city level. We vaccinate on the visit and leave you the certificate the licence application wants.
Des Moines Service Area & Pricing
Transparent pricing, with no hidden travel fees within our primary service zones.
Neighborhoods Served
Don't see your neighborhood? Contact us to verify coverage.
Zip Codes Served
Transparent Pricing
That is the call-out and the examination. Vaccines, laboratory testing and any medication we leave behind are listed separately on the invoice, and the doctor tells you the cost first.
Questions Des Moines pet owners ask us
For anything urgent once we have finished for the day, BluePearl Pet Hospital at 4631 Merle Hay Road runs emergency and specialty care around the clock, and Iowa Veterinary Specialties keeps an emergency team on duty at all hours too.
"We've got two dogs, a cat and two kids, and getting any of that to a clinic together was never happening. The vet came to the house in Beaverdale, did all three animals, and it was easily the calmest appointment we've had."
Sarah & Josh D.
Beaverdale, Des Moines, IA