Mendon Village Animal Hospital

10/31/2026

10/24/2026

🐾💙 **Happy Licensed Veterinary Technician Week!** 💙🐾

🌟 **Today we're celebrating Amy!** 🌟

Amy has dedicated an incredible **27 YEARS to veterinary medicine**, and every single one of those years has been right here at **MVAH!** ❤️🐶🐱 In addition to being a Licensed Veterinary Technician, Amy also serves as our hospital's **Practice Manager**, helping keep our hospital and team running smoothly!

🐾 **What inspired Amy to pursue veterinary medicine?**

Amy's love for animals began at a very young age during frequent visits to **Lollypop Farm with her Nana.** ❤️ Those special visits sparked a passion for animals and a desire to help each and every one of them. Twenty-seven years later, that love and dedication have never wavered!

🦸‍♀️ **Amy's Veterinary Superpower:**

Her co-workers have crowned her the **"IV Catheter Queen!"** 👑💉 When it comes to placing intravenous catheters, Amy has earned quite the reputation! Years of experience, a steady hand, and a little bit of magic make this one of her special talents!

❤️ **What does Amy love most about MVAH?**

For Amy, it's the **family-like atmosphere** and the incredible people she gets to work alongside every day. She values the unique talents, dedication, and support that each team member brings to the hospital.

Amy considers herself incredibly blessed to have found her **"unicorn hospital"** 🦄❤️ — that special place where co-workers become family, teamwork makes the tough days easier, and everyone shares the same passion for caring for animals.

She is especially grateful for the diverse talents of her teammates and the loyalty of those who have dedicated so many years of their careers to MVAH. To Amy, it's not just about the medicine — it's about the people who make it all possible.

💙 **27 years. One hospital. Countless patients. A lifetime of dedication.** 💙

Amy's journey from a little girl visiting Lollypop Farm with her Nana to a Licensed Veterinary Technician and Practice Manager is a beautiful reminder of what happens when you follow your passion and find a place to call home.

🐾 **Thank you, Amy, for 27 amazing years of compassion, leadership, dedication, and love for both your patients and your MVAH family!**

👏 **Happy Licensed Veterinary Technician Week, Amy!** 💙🐾❤️

10/23/2026

🐾💗 **LVT SPOTLIGHT: MEET DIANNE!** 💗🐾

🌟 **Happy National Veterinary Technician Week!** 🌟

Today we're shining the spotlight on another one of our incredible Licensed Veterinary Technicians, **Dianne!** 🩺🐶🐱

Dianne has been working in veterinary medicine for an amazing **18 years, ALL of which have been spent right here at MVAH!** ❤️ That's 18 years of dedication, compassion, and caring for our patients!

🐾 **What Inspired Her to Become a Veterinary Technician?**

Dianne's love for animals began at a young age while growing up on a farm! 🚜🐈

Surrounded by animals, she developed a special bond with the many barn cats she helped care for. Those early experiences sparked her passion for helping animals and eventually led her to pursue a career as a Licensed Veterinary Technician.

And judging by her favorite patients, those barn cats clearly left a lasting impression! ❤️🐱

💕 **What Does She Love Most About Her Job?**

**CATS AND KITTENS, OF COURSE!** 🐱🐾

Whether it's an adorable, playful kitten or a senior kitty who needs a little extra TLC, Dianne has a special place in her heart for our feline friends! She has an extra special love for domestic short hair black and white cats!

From the sweetest purring cuddle bugs to the feistiest little furballs, she loves them all! 😻❤️

💉 **Her Favorite Area of Veterinary Medicine?**

**SURGERY!** 🩺

Dianne has a special interest in surgery and enjoys using her knowledge and skills to help provide safe, compassionate care to patients throughout their surgical procedures.

🦸‍♀️ **What's Her Vet Tech Superpower?**

According to her coworkers, Dianne is our very own...

🐱🛡️ **"THE HISS SHIELD!"** 🛡️🐱

Hissing? 😾 She's not intimidated!

Scratching? 🐾 She's prepared!

Attempting to bite? 😼 She's got the skills!

Planning a great escape? 🏃‍♀️🐈 Not so fast!

When it comes to handling our more *opinionated* feline patients, Dianne is one of our go-to people!

She has an incredible ability to confidently and safely handle even the sassiest kitties, using her experience, patience, and fear-free attitude to help keep everyone safe.

**Those spicy little furballs may think they're in charge, but they've met their match with Dianne!** 😂🐱👏

💕 **What Makes MVAH Special to Her?**

For Dianne, the best part of MVAH is **HER TEAM OF COWORKERS!** ❤️

After 18 years together, her coworkers are so much more than just the people she works alongside. They're the ones who understand the challenges, share in the victories, and help make even the toughest days a little easier.

Veterinary medicine can be physically and emotionally demanding, but having a supportive team beside her is what keeps Dianne going when the days get difficult. 🐾💗

🌟 **Dianne, THANK YOU for 18 incredible years of dedication to MVAH!** 🌟

Your knowledge, experience, compassion, and special talent for handling our feline friends make you such an important part of our team!

We appreciate the care you provide to our patients, the support you give your coworkers, and the calm confidence you bring to even the spiciest kitty encounters! ❤️

MVAH wouldn't be the same without our very own **HISS SHIELD!** 🛡️🐱💕

🐾 **Help us show Dianne some LOVE in the comments!** 🐾👏💕

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10/22/2026

🐾💗 **LVT SPOTLIGHT: MEET MAUREEN!** 💗🐾

🌟 **Happy National Veterinary Technician Week!** 🌟

Today we're shining the spotlight on another one of our amazing Licensed Veterinary Technicians, **Maureen!** 🩺🐶🐱

Maureen has been working in veterinary medicine for an incredible **20 years, with 12 of those years spent right here at MVAH!** ❤️

🐾 **What Inspired Her to Work in Veterinary Medicine?**

As a young child, Maureen dreamed of becoming a veterinarian! 🐕🐈 As she got older, she discovered that veterinary technicians also play an incredibly important role in helping animals live happy, healthy lives. She realized she could make just as meaningful a difference by becoming a veterinary technician, and that's exactly the path she chose!

💕 **What Does She Love Most About Her Job?**

For Maureen, it's all about making animals feel **comfortable, happy, and healthy!** ❤️

She loves being able to care for her patients while building special bonds with both the animals and the people who love them. Those relationships are what make her job so rewarding!

👑 **What's Her Vet Tech Superpower?**

According to her coworkers, Maureen is our one and only...

🧹🐾 **"THE K9 CLEAN UP QUEEN!"** 👑😂

Urine? No problem! 💦

F***s? She's got it covered! 💩

A**l gland expressions? BRING IT ON! 🐕💨

Let's just say that when Maureen is around, **NO MESS STANDS A CHANCE!** 😂👏

Every veterinary hospital needs someone who's willing to tackle the not-so-glamorous side of veterinary medicine, and Maureen wears that crown proudly! 👑🐾

💕 **What Makes MVAH Special to Her?**

For Maureen, it's simple — **HER COWORKERS ARE FAMILY!** ❤️

She loves the close-knit relationships she's built with her teammates over the years. Veterinary medicine can bring some pretty emotional and challenging days, but knowing she has her MVAH family beside her makes all the difference.

Whether it's sharing a good laugh when things get crazy or having a good cry when the day gets tough, her coworkers are always there to lift her up and keep her moving forward. 💗

💌 **What Does Maureen Want Our Clients to Know?**

Maureen wants every client to know that when you trust MVAH with your beloved pets, you're placing them in the hands of a team that is **compassionate, highly skilled, and genuinely loves your animals!** 🐶🐱❤️

Behind every appointment, treatment, procedure, and hospital stay is a group of people who truly care about your pets and want the very best for them.

Your pets are more than just patients to us — they're family! 🐾💕

🌟 **Maureen, THANK YOU for 12 wonderful years at MVAH and 20 years of dedication to veterinary medicine!** 🌟

Your compassion, hard work, sense of humor, and willingness to handle even the messiest parts of the job make you such a special part of our team!

We're grateful for the love you show our patients, the relationships you've built with our clients, and the laughter and support you bring to your MVAH family every day. ❤️

And of course, we couldn't imagine MVAH without our **K9 Clean Up Queen!** 👑🐾😂

🐾 **Help us show Maureen some LOVE in the comments!** 🐾👏💕

10/21/2026

🐾💗 **LVT SPOTLIGHT: MEET MEGAN!** 💗🐾

🌟 **Happy National Veterinary Technician Week!** 🌟

Today we're shining the spotlight on another one of our incredible Licensed Veterinary Technicians, **Megan!** 🩺🐶🐱

Megan has been working in veterinary medicine for **12 years, with 10 of those years spent right here at MVAH!** ❤️

🐾 **What Inspired Her to Become a Veterinary Technician?**

Like so many in veterinary medicine, Megan's journey began with her love for animals. But for her, it was about more than just helping pets — she also wanted to make a difference in the lives of the people who love and care for them. She knew veterinary medicine would allow her to do both! ❤️

💕 **What Does She Love Most About Her Job?**

For Megan, one of the most rewarding parts of being an LVT is watching her patients grow throughout their lives. From those first adorable puppy and kitten visits to caring for them during their senior years, she loves being part of every stage of their journey. 🐾🐕🐈

🦷 **Her Favorite Area of Veterinary Medicine?**

**SURGERY — especially DENTAL PROCEDURES!** 🩺🦷

Megan enjoys assisting with surgical procedures and has a special interest in veterinary dentistry, helping keep those pearly whites healthy and our patients feeling their best!

🧠 **What's Her Vet Tech Superpower?**

According to her coworkers, Megan is our very own **"WALKING PATIENT ENCYCLOPEDIA!"** 📚🐾

Megan has an almost SUPERNATURAL ability to remember EVERY patient and owner she's met! We're talking names, faces, personalities, medical histories, medications, and even those little details an owner casually mentioned during a visit months or years ago! 🤯

Seriously... how does she DO that?! 😂👏

💕 **What Makes MVAH Special to Her?**

For Megan, it's the incredible people she gets to work alongside every day.

She admires how devoted her coworkers are to their jobs and their patients. She believes MVAH has some of the **most skilled and compassionate people in the veterinary industry** and feels incredibly lucky to be part of the MVAH family. ❤️

💪 **What Keeps Her Going on the Difficult Days?**

Veterinary medicine isn't always easy, but for Megan, knowing that she's made a difference in someone's life by helping their beloved pet makes even the toughest days worthwhile. Sometimes, that one patient or grateful pet owner is all the reminder she needs of why she chose this profession. 🐾❤️

💌 **What Does Megan Want Our Clients to Know?**

This one comes straight from the heart! ❤️

Megan wants every pet owner to know just how much we **TRULY LOVE YOUR PETS — YES, EVEN THE SASSY ONES!** 😂🐱🐶

She understands that leaving your furry family member at the hospital for the day can be scary and stressful. But she wants you to know that while they're in our care, they're treated like part of our own family.

There are plenty of snuggles, extra TLC, comforting words, and loving hands from the entire MVAH team. Your pets aren't just patients to us — they hold a special place in our hearts! 💕🐾

🌟 **Megan, THANK YOU for 10 amazing years at MVAH!** 🌟

Your incredible memory, dedication, compassion, and genuine love for both pets and their people make you such an important part of our team. The relationships you've built with our clients and patients over the years are a true reflection of the care you put into everything you do.

We are so lucky to have you as part of our MVAH family! ❤️

🐾 **Help us show Megan some LOVE in the comments!** 🐾👏💕

10/20/2026

🐾💗 **LVT SPOTLIGHT: MEET TONYA!** 💗🐾

🌟 **Happy National Veterinary Technician Week!** 🌟

Today we're shining the spotlight on another one of our amazing Licensed Veterinary Technicians, **Tonya!** 🩺🐶🐱

Tonya has been working in veterinary medicine for **7 years, all of which have been right here at MVAH!** ❤️

🐾 **Her Love for Animals Started Young!**

Growing up, Tonya always had a special place in her heart for animals. She knew she wanted a career where she could make a difference by helping animals stay happy and healthy, while also being there to care for them when they weren't feeling their best. That lifelong passion led her straight into veterinary medicine! 🐕🐈

💕 **What Does She Love Most About Her Job?**

For Tonya, it's all about the patients! Whether she's comforting a nervous pet, helping one recover from an illness, or providing some extra TLC, her favorite part of being an LVT is simply **helping and caring for the animals who need her!** ❤️🐾

💉 **Her Favorite Area of Veterinary Medicine?**

**SURGERY!** 🩺

Tonya has a special interest in surgery and enjoys being part of the team that helps patients through their surgical procedures, providing skilled care and support along the way!

📸 **What's Her Vet Tech Superpower?**

According to her coworkers, Tonya is our very own **"PAW-SITIONING PRO!"** 🐾🎯

When it comes to taking radiographs (X-rays), Tonya has a knack for getting just about any part of a patient's body into the PERFECT position! Whether it's a wiggly puppy, a less-than-cooperative kitty, or a tricky angle, she's got the skills to get the shot! 📸🐶🐱

💕 **What Makes MVAH Special to Her?**

For Tonya, it's her **COWORKERS!** ❤️

She appreciates the friendships, teamwork, and support that come with being part of the MVAH family. On those especially busy or difficult days, it's her teammates who help keep her motivated and remind her why she loves what she does!

💗 **Tonya, THANK YOU for your dedication, compassion, hard work, and the wonderful care you provide to our patients every single day!** We are so grateful you've spent all 7 years of your veterinary career with us, and we're lucky to have you as part of our MVAH family!

🐾 **Help us show Tonya some LOVE in the comments!** 🐾👏💕

10/19/2026

🐾💗 **LVT SPOTLIGHT: MEET CAMRYN!** 💗🐾

🌟 **Happy National Veterinary Technician Week!** 🌟

Today we're shining the spotlight on one of our amazing Licensed Veterinary Technicians, **Camryn!** 🩺🐶🐱

Camryn has been part of the **MVAH family for 5 years** and has been working in the veterinary field for a total of **6 years!**

🐾 **Her Love for Animals Started Young!**

Camryn has always had a passion for animals and knew from a young age that veterinary medicine was where she belonged! Growing up, she spent lots of time visiting the zoo with her grandfather, who even managed the zoo's website! Those special memories helped nurture her lifelong love for animals. ❤️

💉 **What Does She Love Most About Her Job?**

For Camryn, one of the most rewarding parts of veterinary medicine is the relationships she has built with patients and their families over the years. Watching pets grow and being part of their lives is something she truly treasures! 🐕🐈

🧠 **Her Favorite Areas of Veterinary Medicine?**

Camryn especially enjoys **pharmacology and disease processes!** She loves the science behind veterinary medicine and understanding how medications work and how different diseases affect our patients.

🎯 **What's Her Vet Tech Superpower?**

According to her coworkers, Camryn is our very own **"CYSTOCENTESIS SNIPER!"** 🎯💉

When it comes to collecting sterile urine samples, she's got some serious skills! If you know, you know! 😂🐾

💕 **What Makes MVAH Special to Her?**

For Camryn, it's the PEOPLE! She loves how close-knit our MVAH team is and appreciates having coworkers who support, encourage, and motivate one another — especially on those challenging days. ❤️

💗 **Camryn, THANK YOU for everything you bring to MVAH!** Your knowledge, compassion, dedication, and sense of humor make you such a valued member of our team. We are so lucky to have you!

🐾 **Help us show Camryn some LOVE in the comments!** 🐾👏💕

07/07/2026

A few weeks ago our MVAH family was blessed to watch our girl Chaz marry her best friend. It was an amazing day to celebrate a beautiful bride!