Shamrock Animal Hospital

04/09/2025

If you have ever thought about getting involved with Patriot Service Dogs, here is your chance!

It’s a great summer program that includes the entire family….

03/20/2025

It's hard to believe that it has only been 24 hours. The impression that you have left on the hearts of so many will last forever!

Today, we celebrate the life and memory of one of the original members. For those of you who had the opportunity to meet him – and that was thousands of people – knew that Reagan never met a person that he didn’t like. He passed away yesterday, March 19th, in the most peaceful way, in the car with his mom and dad. I genuinely believe that he was telling us that there was nothing left for us to do. It was his time….

Dr Fagan found this guy – purple boy – on the page of Flynn’s breeder. He was the last to be claimed from his litter, but the purple identification string around his neck told her that he had to be hers! It was at that very moment, at 10pm on a Monday night that the Reagan era began.

He spent his entire life in the pursuit of creating joy for everyone around him. From clients in the office to his brother and little sister, Bruin, Rea always had a smile on his face. When he was at home, he would make us let him in and out the back door (no exaggeration) 30-40 time s a night. It’s funny – it always seemed frustrating, but now, I know that I will miss it and my Apple watch will find that I am probably not meeting my daily “stand goal”!

When Raquel and I talked about having an animal hospital, my only non-negotiable requirement was that I had to be able to bring my dog to work every day. For four years, Rea and Flynn jumped into the car for the journey to Shamrock. Bruin followed three years later and, as they said in The Hangover, “We became the wolfpack.” They always knew and Reagan was always so excited to see Liz, Mary and Chelsea when he walked through the door. He then proceeded to his “coronation walk” past all of the other girls and insisted on being recognized and getting the proper amount of attention. You clearly shared ownership of Shamrock Animal Hospital with us and will forever be a part of our mission.

I find writing letters therapeutic when coping with loss, so here it goes:

Dear Reagan,

I know that you are no longer suffering and for that, I am relieved. But the impact that you made on me, your mom, your siblings – human and 4 legged – will never be matched. If I was in a good mood, you smiled WITH me. And when I was in a bad mood, you smiled AT me. And all of the times in between, we smiled together.

There was never a room that wasn’t made brighter because of your presence. You are the inspiration for the “Fagan Dog Voice” which will live with us for generations to come. Most of all, you just knew the right thing to do.

You chased lizards until your final day – I even saw you catch that brown one yesterday when I was outside with you. I always laughed when you did actually catch one and then had no idea what to do with it! More often than not, you dropped it for your little sister to play with it.

Since I became an adult, I always named my pets after people who had a dramatic impact on my life. Whether it be an author, a sports team or, in your case, the greatest president I can every remember, your mom and I have always found the right name for the right pet. So how did Reagan fit you? Ronald Reagan was a very serious man who was always focused on a mission. But what really tells me that your name was right is that, while almost always stoic, President Reagan was a master at telling a joke to make us smile – just when we needed it the most.

I have always cherished our time snuggling on the bed after mom left for work, I will miss you jumping up on my lap to sniff my shirt – just in case I dropped some food on it during dinner. I will miss dropping my hand off the side of my chair, knowing you would be there and that I could give you a couple of rubs. And the toys! My goodness the toys! Nobody liked a Bark Box delivery quite the way you did. You had an uncanny ability to be in the right place at the right time. Inside, outside, in the car or in the office – I always knew that I could count on you.

Oh – and the friends you had! From doing the trash at lunchtime with Liz, to snuggling with Aramis and getting baths from any number of our team. Lacie knew your lumps and bumps and everything from the tip of your nose to the tip of your tail. Megan, Marlee, Lila, Shyanne, Emily and Mikayla will miss you beyond belief.

I could go on for hours about your relationship with your “Sissy”. The two of you shared a love that is indescribable. In so many ways, the two of you are similar – your hearts are so big and you both gave so much to so many people, even when it was hard. I know how jealous you were of Adam, that he gets to spend everyday for the rest of his life with her.

You were such a selfless dog. Doing whatever you could to make the lives of those around you better. And your selflessness was there until the bitter end – taking the heart-wrenching decision of what to do out of our hands and going on your terms.

Reagan - I will always love you. TO THE MOON AND BACK!

I can never quite find my own words to use in times of sorrow, so I fall back on the words of William Shakespeare, "Now cracks a noble heart. Good night, sweet prince, / And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest".

With eternal love and gratefulness,

Your Dad

03/02/2025

So proud to be part of this wonderful organization!

A heartfelt thank you to Shamrock Animal Hospital for being a Silver Sponsor at our Down to Party Gala! Your support means the world to us.

02/28/2025

**OPERATING HOURS UPDATE**MARCH 7, 2025**

Please note that Shamrock Animal Hospital will be closed on Friday, March 7th. We will be in the office during our regular hours on Thursday, March 6th (8am-5pm) and Saturday, March 8th (8am-12pm).

We will resume with our normal operating hours on Monday, March 10th.

Thank you for your understanding.

02/25/2025

Thank you for your service!

Hurricane was a true American hero.

The most decorated K-9 in U.S. history, he bravely defended the White House and spent retirement helping other working dogs through K9 Hurricane's Heroes. His legacy of courage and loyalty will live on.

Rest easy, Hurricane. 🇺🇸🐾

02/11/2025

For those of you who have been following the tragic loss of K9 Preacher of the Maine State Police, please see the information below if you would like to watch the livestream of the burial and memorial service.

Thank you to all who have sent well wishes to Sgt Russell, his family and the extended MSP family.

Honoring K9 Preacher 🐕‍🦺

Tomorrow, Wednesday, February 12, 2025 we will come together to honor the life and service of K9 Preacher, who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. The funeral will be held at The Point in South Portland at 11:00 AM, where hundreds of law enforcement officers from across New England will pay their respects to K9 Preacher, Sgt. Jonathan Russell, his family, the Maine State Police K9 Unit, and Tactical Team.

The Point is livestreaming the services, and we invite everyone to watch at the link below ⬇

https://www.thepoint.community/live/

02/04/2025

Our hearts are very heavy today here at Shamrock Animal Hospital. The Fagan's son in law, Sgt Jonathan Russell has been serving the Maine State Police and the great State of Maine as State Trooper and member of the state's K-9 unit and has been working since 2023 with his partner, Preacher, a 4 year old Belgian Malinois.

Yesterday, on February 3rd, Sgt Russell and Preacher were deployed as part of a tactical team responding to a domestic violence/hostage situation. Law enforcement had been called to resolve a domestic dispute between a female and a 29 year-old man. Upon arrival, the female had gotten out of the residence but the suspect was holding his 4-week old infant as a hostage.

After 4 hours of negotiations attempting to get the suspect to surrender, he exited the residence but resisted being taken into custody. Following a struggle with law enforcement the suspect pulled a gun on officers from the Aroostook County Sherriff's Office and Maine State Police. During this time, an Aroostook County Deputy was shot in the shoulder. We are happy to report that he has been treated and released from the hospital.

After disabling the suspect's vehicle, he attempted to flee on foot and K9 Preacher was deployed to assist in the apprehension. A second gun was pulled and Preacher was shot in the abdomen.

The suspect was then shot and pronounced dead at the scene. Preacher was immediately rushed into emergency surgery but succumbed to his injuries in the early morning hours of February 4th.

We talk a lot about service dogs through our involvement with Patriot Service Dogs, but we are also advocates for the working dogs that assist local, county, state and federal law enforcement offices in the protection of our citizens and involvement with Southern Coast K9 from New Smyrna Beach.

Our hearts are broken for Sgt Russell, his wife Sarah and his three young daughters. We ask that you keep them in your thoughts and prayers over the coming weeks as the Russell family, the MSP K9 unit and law enforcement agencies throughout Maine and New England who have counted and relied on Preacher's skills and abilities mourn this very tragic loss.

Thank you Preacher. Thank you Jonathan. And thank you to all of the teams of law enforcement K9 units throughout our country. We don't often show our appreciation for the incredible work that these dogs do to help keep our towns, cities, states and country safe.

Godspeed Preacher. Thank you for your service. You will be missed but never forgotten.

01/13/2025

Hey nation! One of our favorite Patriot Service Dogs, Everlove, has moved from St Croix to Seward AK in the past year.

Please like and follow ATV Seward’s page so that we can get the word out for anyone you might know who is heading to Alaska. Seward is a common cruise ship stopping point for those on Alaskan cruises.

If you are booking a trip with ATV Seward, let them know that Dr Fagan sent you!

Evvy needs to eat! ❤️

Showing you Seward from a different perspective! Guided ATV tours.

01/08/2025

Today is a sad day for everyone involved in the PSD mission. While we often share the puppies that come into the program and the young dogs in training, today we mourn the loss of our friend, Whitman. He served as the mascot for Patriot Service Dogs and was the most popular guy at Lowell Correctional Facility.

There will never be another Whitman. Friend, inspiration, leader of puppies - Whit did it all….

Fly Whitman Fly!

12/31/2024

Well, it's the last day of the year and Chahlee is "on top of the world"! Actually, he was just fed up with the 8 dogs in the house for the holidays...

As we prepare for another trip around the sun, we wanted to take a moment to truly express our gratitude to our clients, our patients, our wonderful community and amazing business partners (IDEXX & Zoetis) for making the past 12 months another amazing year.

Your continued confidence in our amazing team at Shamrock Animal Hospital has allowed us to take care of more than 5,000 pets and able to see more than 13,000 appointments in 2024!

We also celebrated with Patriot Service Dogs as they celebrated their 15th Anniversary of providing highly trained service dogs to retired US Veterans. The work that is done throughout the community and the Lowell Women's Correctional facility (Florida Department of Corrections) with hundreds of volunteers throughout the Central Florida and Space Coast regions is one of the most truly rewarding parts of our work inside and outside the hospital.

2025 is already shaping up to be another years of announcements and milestones and we look forward to continuing to focus on the health and wellness of pets throughout Central Florida. Stay tuned as there are truly great things coming our way!

As you close the memory box of 2024, please accept our thanks and gratitude for being the BEST clients in the world. We hope that our efforts to keep your pets happy and healthy are allowing them to be amazing parts of our family.

By the time you are reading this, we have likely closed the office for the last time this year. While celebrating the New Year, we think the mission remains the same. Give your dog or cat a kiss & a hug from Dr. Fagan and remember:

Life's Just Better When Done With Pets!

12/23/2024

**OPERATING HOURS FOR THE HOLIDAYS**

On behalf of the entire Shamrock Animal Hospital Staff, we wish all of our clients a very Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah or any other holiday you might be celebrating at this time of the year!

Please Note Our Operating Hours Listed Below:

December 24: Our office will be closed

December 25: Our office will be closed

December 31: The office will be open from 8am-1pm

January 1: Our office will be closed

In the event that you are in need of emergency veterinary care, the two options available during the holiday periods are:

Veterinary Emergency Clinic (Fruitland Park): 407-644-4449
913 Village Park Drive
Fruitland Park, FL 34731

OR:

Animal Emergency Hospital of Deland: 386-252-0337
2100 E. New York Avenue
DeLand, FL 32724

12/05/2024

**OPERATING HOURS UPDATE**

Please note that Shamrock Animal Hospital will be closed on Saturday, December 7th in order to allow our staff to attend our annual holiday outing.

We will reopen on Monday, December 9th at 8am.