Fear-free handling, honest estimates before we begin, and a team that gets on the floor at your pet's level.
Not eating, limping, or just not themselves? Call by 10 a.m. — we hold same-day sick slots every weekday.
Call (618) 555-0129
Care & Clear Prices
Prices posted the way we'd want them posted for us. Anything beyond the basics gets a written estimate first — always.
Nose-to-tail checkups, weight and nutrition talk, and a plan matched to age and lifestyle.
$55
Core and lifestyle vaccines, given gently and recorded in a pet portal you can check anytime.
From $22 each
Anesthesia-monitored cleaning and polishing that protects the heart, kidneys, and breath.
From $240
Spays, neuters, mass removals, and soft-tissue surgery with dedicated pain control and recovery calls.
By written estimate
First-year bundle: exams, vaccine series, deworming, and all the new-parent questions answered.
Bundle $189
Twice-yearly labs, arthritis plans, and honest quality-of-life conversations, taken slowly.
Senior panel from $98
Meet the Vets
Two doctors, one standard: explain everything, rush nothing.
Founder and medical director. Fifteen years in small-animal practice, with a soft spot for nervous rescues and very old cats.
Surgeon and dentistry lead. Grew up on a Jackson County farm — equally at home with a house cat or a barn dog.
New Here?
We meet in the yard or lobby — treats first, paperwork second — so the first memory is a good one.
Non-slip mats, diffusers, and your pet examined where they're most comfortable — floor included.
Findings, options, and costs explained before anything happens. Questions are the point.
We check in within two days after any treatment — and records live in your pet portal.
Our Story
Riverbend opened in a converted feed store near the Big Muddy, with one exam room and a couch dogs immediately claimed. Now there are four exam rooms and a surgery suite — and the rule from day one still runs the place: the pet sets the pace.
Grateful Pet Parents
“Biscuit used to shake at vet offices. At Riverbend he pulls me through the door — they let him come to them.”
— Megan T., Murphysboro · Biscuit, age 4“Dr. Brooks called twice after Miso's dental surgery just to check on her. The estimate was exact, too — down to the dollar.”
— Daniel H., Carbondale · Miso, age 9“They saw our old girl Pepper the same morning I called, on the hardest week of our lives, and treated her like their own.”
— Ruth S., Ava · Pepper, age 13(618) 555-0129
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1120 N 14th Street
Murphysboro, IL 62966