Starch Pet Hospital
Starch Pet Hospital is a veterinary practice in Des Moines, IA. Its website lists wellness & preventive exams, vaccinations, dentistry and spay & neuter, plus 1 other service shown below. It gives 1948 as the year it was established.
Contact & location
- Address
- 2222 University Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50311
- Phone
- (515) 283-1576
What Starch Pet Hospital says it offers
From their own website, read September 18, 2026. Not listed doesn't mean not offered — confirm when you call.
Services listed
- Wellness & preventive exams
- Vaccinations
- Dentistry
- Spay & neuter
- Pharmacy
- Established
- 1948
Data status: Compiled from public sources on 2026-07-26; not independently verified.Spot an error? Report a correction.
If Starch Pet Hospital is closed
General practice, not an emergency hospital. For anything that cannot wait, use one of the emergency hospitals below.
Nearest 24-hour emergency hospitals
- BluePearl Pet Hospital - Des Moines — Des Moines, ~4 miles away, roughly a 12 min drive · (515) 727-4872
- Iowa Veterinary Referral Center — Windsor Heights, ~4 miles away, roughly a 12 min drive · (515) 280-3100
- Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG) West Des Moines — West Des Moines, ~9 miles away, roughly a 17 min drive · (515) 575-2349
Drive times are straight-line estimates.
Other vets near Des Moines, IA
Ordered by distance.
- Oaks Veterinary ClinicDes Moines · ~1 miles · 🚗 ~4 min
- Pawsitive Strides Veterinary Rehabilitation and TherapyDes Moines · ~1 miles · 🚗 ~5 min
- Ingersoll Animal HospitalDes Moines · ~1 miles · 🚗 ~5 min
- Heartland Animal HospitalWindsor Heights · ~1 miles · 🚗 ~6 min
- All-pets HospitalDes Moines · ~1 miles · 🚗 ~5 min
- Natural SolutionsDes Moines · ~2 miles · 🚗 ~6 min
Suspected poisoning: call ASPCA Animal Poison Control on (888) 426-4435 (24/7, consultation fee applies) on the way in.