Katy North Edition | May 2023

BUSINESS FEATURE

BY DANIEL WEEKS

“WE OPENED RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF COVID. … WHEN THAT HAPPENED, MARK HAD HIS 27YEAROLD PICKUP TRUCK, WE STARTED INHOME CARE. I KID YOU NOT, THAT’S WHAT GOT US GOING.” JESSICA BUVINGHAUSEN, COOWNER

Owners Mark and Jessica Buvinghausen opened Texas Republic Veterinary Hospital in May 2020. DANIEL WEEKSCOMMUNITY IMPACT SERVICES FOR FURRY FRIENDS:

Texas Republic services both dogs and cats.

• Wellness &

preventive care

• Dentistry • Surgery

Texas Republic Veterinary Hospital is based out of a repurposed single-family home built in the 1960s.

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• Pain management • Allergies • Dermatology • House calls • Diagnosis • Euthanasia

Texas Republic Veterinary Hospital Mom and pop vet provides personal pet care to local community M ark and Jessica Buving-

Republic provides is house calls, which is a factor that helped the business become entrenched in the local community and grow during the onset of COVID-19, Jessica said. They will visit a client’s home if one has multiple pets, limited mobility or is seeking euthanasia services. “To this day, people still call and say, ‘Hey, we saw you on an [online posting] from three years ago, do you guys still do house calls?’” Jessica said. “We still do a couple a week.” Mark and Jessica, a married couple with three children, met in October 2007 while working in emergency animal medicine services in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They are the own- ers and operators of the business, with Jessica being the oce manager

and Mark as the primary veterinarian with over two decades of experience. The property the vet is located on was originally a house built in the 1960s. Jessica said they were able to refurbish the space to meet their needs after the original owners sold it to them. The Buvinghausens said their approach to personalized care is a key to the hospital’s success. Jessica said they’ve been seeing some of their clients for years before opening their own business. “People consistently will say, ‘Well, I was going to this [vet], but it got bought out and now it’s corporate, and I just feel like a number,’” Mark said. “Here it’s pretty tailored to the client, it’s much more personal.”

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hausen said they don’t need to promote their veterinary business to nd patients to serve; they said their local community in the Katy area found them rst. “It was all word of mouth. It was all social media, friends and family,” Jessica said. “It just took o.” Since the business started in May 2020, the Buvinghausens said Texas Republic Veterinary Hospital has serviced around 6,000 patients. The Katy-based hospital provides a range of veterinary services to dogs and cats, including wellness and preventative care, surgery, diagnosis, and more. One of the unique services Texas

Texas Republic Veterinary Hospital 25011 Lakeview Road, Katy 832-437-8002 www.texasrepublicveterinary.com Hours: Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat.-Sun. closed.

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