Veterinary Referral Associates

06/10/2025

💥 PSA for pet parents:
If your dog is scared of fireworks, don’t wait until July 3rd to ask for help.

Today is the day to call your veterinarian. Many pets suffer from severe anxiety during July 4th celebrations—and medications or calming strategies often require advance planning.

✅ Get ahead of the stress
✅ Talk to your vet about options
✅ Help your pup feel safe this holiday

Let’s make sure everyone enjoys a calm, safe 4th of July. 🐶❤️💙

06/08/2025

We’re honored to support this incredible cause. 🐾

Proud to sponsor the breakfast at the Paws of Honor 7th Annual Golf Tournament — an amazing event helping to give back to the K9 heroes who have served alongside law enforcement and military teams.

We can’t wait to see everyone out there on June 20th! ⛳️🐕‍🦺

As our tournament gets closer we would like to continue shouting out the people and companies who have helped make it happen!

Today we thank, Veterinary Referral Associates for sponsoring our breakfast at the event!

!!!Player tickets are SOLD OUT!!!

06/06/2025

🎓 Rehab Graduation Celebration 🎓

May was a month full of milestones — and we couldn’t be prouder of our incredible rehab graduates: Cheese, Hudson, Gracie Petunia, and Eli! 🐾✨

Each one of these amazing pets worked hard, wagged through the challenges, and showed us the true meaning of resilience and heart. 💪💕

Cheese charmed us all with his endless energy and big personality.

Hudson tackled every session with determination (and a lot of tail wags).

Gracie Petunia showed off her gentle strength and sweet spirit every step of the way.

Eli proved that with a little support and a lot of love, anything is pawsible.

We are so proud of everything they’ve accomplished and can’t wait to see them enjoy their next adventures — stronger, happier, and healthier than ever! 🎉

Help us give a big round of ap-paws to our May grads in the comments! 🐾🎓❤️

06/05/2025

We are proud to have supported this year’s ACVO Service Animal Eye Exam event alongside organizations like Hero Dogs! 🐾💙

While the 2025 event has officially wrapped up, our commitment to the health and vision of working and service animals is year-round. Thank you to all the handlers and heroes who trust us with their care.

Hero Dogs and working dogs around the world are receiving complimentary eye exams as part of the Annual ACVO Service Animal Volunteer Eye Screening event! Thank you to ACVO, Epicur Pharma, Veterinary Referral Associates, and participating clinics for your support of assistance animals!⁣

06/03/2025

Trivia Tuesday! Answer the question below...

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05/29/2025

We’d like to extend our warmest congratulations to Dr. David Handel on his upcoming retirement from Kentlands Veterinary Hospital. After nearly 30 years of dedicated service, he’s touched countless lives through his compassionate care, thoughtful leadership, and unwavering commitment to the Kentlands community. 💙

It’s been a privilege to collaborate with Dr. Handel and his incredible team over the years. His impact will be felt for generations—both through the pets he’s helped and the veterinarians he’s inspired.

Wishing him a peaceful, joy-filled retirement and all the best in this next chapter. 🐾

Dear Kentlands Veterinary Hospital Family,

Twenty-eight years ago my wife and I were looking for a place to call home. While
walking around the Kentlands neighborhood in the spring of 1997 we noticed a sign in the grass that said “Boulevard Shops, Coming Soon”. Seeing that sign led us on an adventure that would shape the rest of our lives. I opened Kentlands Veterinary Hospital on that plot of grass that fall and never looked back.

Over the last three decades we have become an integral part of the Kentlands
community. I have had the great honor of caring for your furry family members and getting to know you and your families. We have always strived to provide the highest quality veterinary care and we have continually added new services and treatment modalities to try to meet the needs of our patients.

One of the greatest pleasures I have had as a veterinarian is that I am now seeing the children of people that I have been seeing for years with their own pets. For 28 years I have had the honor of growing alongside you as a member of this great community. I am extraordinarily thankful that you have allowed me to have the career that I have dreamt about since I was a teenager.

Now it is time for me to pass the torch to the next generation of veterinarians. I am
retiring from Kentlands Veterinary Hospital at the end of June. This is a bittersweet moment for me as I truly love what I do and I enjoy seeing each and every one of you and your pets.

Throughout my career, I have been very fortunate to be surrounded by a dedicated and compassionate staff with an unwavering commitment to our patients. This includes Dr. Christina Stotz, who will be stepping into the role of Lead Veterinarian at Kentlands Veterinary Hospital. I am leaving you all in good hands with Dr. Stotz, my managers Natasha and Jess, and the rest
of our great staff.

I hope to have the chance to say goodbye to you in person. If you would like to stop by Kentlands Veterinary Hospital on Thursday, June 19th from 10AM-2PM, we will be having an open house. I would love to see you one last time!🐾

05/27/2025

Today, we pause to remember.

To the men and women who gave everything in service to our country—your sacrifice will never be forgotten.
To the families who carry that weight every day—you are in our thoughts and hearts.
And to the military working dogs who served alongside them with loyalty and courage—you, too, are remembered.

Memorial Day is not just a long weekend.
It’s a moment to honor those who never made it home—and to hold space for the legacy they left behind.

From all of us at VRA, thank you.