Leesburg Veterinary Internal Medicine

Every October, the industry takes a week to celebrate veterinary technicians! This year, we would like to talk to you all about them: who they are, what they do, and why they are so awesome. Spoiler alert: we could not do this without them!

First, because not everyone is 100% sure on this: What actually is a vet tech?

A credentialed veterinary nurse! First, they graduate from an American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) accredited program (with BAS or AAS degrees in hand) and then sit for their state specific exam to become boarded. Here in Virginia, they must maintain yearly licensing with the Va Dept. of Health after meeting the required amount of continuing education each year. Their college education not only includes the usual suspects, but also includes things like pathology, pharmacology, anatomy and physiology, anesthesia, radiology, and more! Every LVT regardless of their specialty learns all aspects of veterinary medicine. Even if you only want to work with horses, you still have to learn about hamsters!

At graduation, these newly hatched veterinary technicians take an oath. This Oath is their promise to all of us that no matter what, they will leave everything they have at the paws, hooves, and toe beans of the animals they get to take care of.

Tonight we ask you help us share this oath! Share so everyone can help us spoil our own LVTs by including your story about how a vet tech (does not have to be just ours, but we love praise for ours), has helped you and your pet live a better life.

Please help us win our bragging rights! Vote for Team LVIM! 🐰 🌸

River came for a follow up today with Dr. Justin and wanted to wish everyone a Happy St. Patrick’s day! 💚

Daisy Mae is just the cutest! 🌸

A cute festive Oliver and his brother 🎄❤️

Cozy Hattie ❤️

We will be closed next Thursday November 26th for Thanksgiving and will resume normal business hours Friday November 27th. Please check your pets medications and get any refill request in by Monday or Tuesday to allow us time to submit them for you. Hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Cali, the cutest crab 😍🦀

Happy Tuesday from Bailey! ❤️

Our hospital newsletter features one of our awesome IMED technicians, Rachael! We are so appreciative of Rachael and all she does for our patients and clients 😊

Look at those ear and big paws! 😍 TrakR is a 6 month old German Shepard who was seen today for chronic diarrhea and had further testing done.

Good morning!

It appears our phones are acting up this morning. We are actively working on fixing them but we can not access any voicemails and phone calls ring for a second and hang up. In the meantime, you can contact us via email - [email protected]

Thank you!

Some interesting things happening here today at Internal Medicine! We ended up finding two squirrels likely dropped from a nest that are super friendly. We’ve been feeding them and hoping momma is near by, if no sight of her is found they will be off to the rehabilitation center since they can’t quite function on their own yet. (They would not leave your feet and could not climb the tree without falling) super super cute though 😍

Winnie The Pooch 😍 this little munchkin is being treated for giardia. She sure is cute!

Dr. Lester is originally from upstate NY. She received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Cornell University and performed both rotating and specialty (Internal Medicine) internships at Veterinary Specialists and Emergency Services in Rochester NY. Following completion of her internships, she pursued a residency in Small Animal Internal Medicine at the University of Florida that was completed in July 2020. Her primary areas of interest are endocrinology, nephrology, urology and immune-mediated disease, though she enjoys all aspects of internal medicine.

Dr. Lester lives with her husband and three domestic short-hair cats (Merlin, Luna and Indy). She enjoys cooking (particularly exploring pasta making and traditional French techniques), knitting, reading and playing the ukulele. She is excited to start the next chapter of her veterinary career with the VCA's Leesburg Veterinary Internal Medicine team!

Hello,

Happy Wednesday. Just a reminder that LVIM will be closed Monday, September 7th in observance of Labor Day. Please give us a call for any refills today or tomorrow if you will be out by Friday or the weekend.

Thank you!

“Hello this is Kali, how many I help you?” 🐶❤️ @ Leesburg Veterinary Internal Medicine

I can’t handle KC’s sweetness 😍🥰 she’d much rather sit like this than on all fours 😂
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Indy was seen by Dr. Miller last week for a UTI/blood clot in his bladder. Upon ultrasound it showed resolution of his blood clot and suspect his infection resolved however are still pending results to make sure.
His little ear flap is so cute 🥰

Meet One of Our Multi-faceted Employees:

Amanda (Mandy) Hanley, Purchaser/ Inventory Manager for Animal Emergency Crtitical Care and Tech assistant for Leesburg Veterinary Internal Medicine. Mandy began her career in October of 2011 when she was a technician's assistant for Leesburg Veterinary Internal Medicine. In September of 2015, she saw the opportunity to grow her career and became the Team Leader for Veterinary Radiology Associates. In October of 2018, after Veterinary Radiology Associates no longer had a doctor, she transitioned back onto the Internal Medicine Department team and often helps out the Emergency Team as well.

Mandy's favorite part about working here is that she feels that we practice great medicine and really enjoys working with everyone, but most of all she loves helping animals.

In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her husband and kids outside: hiking and gardening. Mandy also enjoys spending time with extended family and friends. Mandy has a few fuzzy children as well, She refers to Yah Yah (a 14 year old cattle dog mix) as her first "baby", Eek is her parakeet , and Strawberry Glitter Sparkles the family's sassy Lion Head rabbit.

Iggy had some initial anxiety but that quickly passed and he was super playful and talkative. Iggy came in for having decreased appetite and weight loss and we are pending test and searching for the cause. Such a cute little guy!

Leesburg Veterinary Internal Medicine updated their phone number.

One of our long term clients brought us 4 cakes today for our Patient Rangers 12th birthday!!! How sweet ❤️ HAPPY BIRTHDAY RANGER! @ Leesburg Veterinary Internal Medicine

Bringing some puppy love to your timeline! ❤️😍🐶
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Good Morning!
Dr. Miller will be out of the office next week. If your pet is one of her patients and you notice you are running low on medications please try to call in a refill today or tomorrow ahead of time for her to refill it for you.

Of course, Dr. Justin will be here next week and can address any urgent needs or temporary refills until Dr. Miller is back in the office! Take care and keep your paws dry today. ☔️🐶🐱

Is this not the cutest Mastiff puppy you’ve seen?! 😭😍🥰 those little baby teeth. Dr. Miller is going to get her all fixed up for her chronic UTI’s. She’s only 17 weeks and gained 15lbs in one week lol she’s gonna be a big girl! 😂❤️
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Some Golden love today!! Teddy has chronic issues with giardia and was seen by Dr. Justin today.... but, Dr. Justin and his knowledge aside, Teddy mainly just came for pets and belly scratches... 🤔❤️😉
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Stitch is just the cutest!!! He loves everyone 😂❤️

This is KC, a little yorkiepoo we got to meet last week when she was hospitalized with the emergency department and needing a consult with an internist. KC was diagnosed with anemia/thrombocytopenia/neutropenia and suspect immune mediated pancytopenia. Her neutropenia has improved and we are awaiting her bloodwork results today from her recheck. She quickly stole our hearts, she’s the sweetest girl!

Hello all, Happy Tuesday! We will be closed Monday, May 25th in observance of Memorial Day. Please reach out for any refills this week with at least a 24 hour notice. 🙂 Thank you!

When they want cuddles, they get cuddles! 🥰 Archie kept wanting to climb in their laps during his visit. Rachael and Mandy had no problem with this ❤️

Jake is such a handsome boy! 🐾 he sees Dr. Miller to manage his nasal disease, which he seems to have adequate control of due to his medication regimen! ❤️ We hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during these trying times!

Look how cute this kitten is!! Church was seen today for lack of weight gain and he is now on a regimen to gain weight and reevaluate. He loved hiding behind his technicians computer ❤️

Cute Brody waking up from his anesthesia after his bronchoscopy. ❤️

This is important if your pet has an appointment with our specialty services and even more important if your pet has an emergency. We are open and here to help!! Help yourselves, your pets, your community, and our teams by reading and following the protocol below. Thank you!

The partner practices within The LifeCentre Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Care have the following protocols for incoming patients.

The health of our patients, clients, team members is our top priority, and we are continuing our services 24-7.

Emergency and Critical Care -

We ask you to please CALL 703-777-5755 if your pet is ill or injured so our team may prepare for your arrival. Pets will be triaged and assisted as quickly as possible.

Specialty appointments -

Cardiology, Neurology, Dentistry, etc. will be conducted with clients waiting outside, and each practice will assist you as you arrive.

* Each practice will review their policies as you confirm or schedule your pets' appointment.

* Please park in a numbered parking space so our team can find you easily.

Please look for more information and updates here - https://www.tlcvets.com/covid-19/

The contact information for our practices is here - https://www.tlcvets.com/contact/

Thank you in advance for your cooperation and patience as we continue to care for pets during this time. 🐾

VCA Leesburg Veterinary Internal Medicine is doing its best to serve our community and patients safely during the COVID-19 pandemic. We are updating our client protocol to align with the CDC and WHO guidelines. Our goal is to continue offering care in a manner safe for our clients, our team, and our community.

The following will be effective immediately:

- If you have an upcoming appointment that can be postponed such as a recheck, please call our office so we can discuss whether postponing would be appropriate.
- If you have an upcoming appointment that cannot be postponed, we ask that you wait in your car and call us from the parking lot. When we have your room cleaned and prepared, we will notify you and accompany you and your pet directly to the exam room.
-Upon check out, we will have you continue waiting in the room or in your car while we perform diagnostics and fill medications.

We ask that you please fill out registration forms online instead of using the in-hospital Ipad. You can find these forms under ‘Getting ready - preparing for your appointment’ when you visit https://internalmedicinevets.com/for-patients/.

For further guidance please visit https://vcahospitals.com/press-center/statement-on-covid-19.

As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at 703-777-5866. If you have an emergency, you can contact our ER team at 703-777-5755.

Thank you,
Your Team at Leesburg Veterinary Internal Medicine

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