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Nutrition matters just as much for your pet as it matters for you. Consult with your veterinarian to determine the best food for your cat or dog. They can recommend the best dietary options for the specific needs of your pet. Considerations include:
- Your pet’s age and activity level
- Your pet’s breed
- Is your pet being bred? Pregnant and nursing mothers need significantly more nutrition.
It is important to ensure that food you give your cat or dog meets all of their nutritional requirements to provide them with the foundation they need for a healthy future.
Veterinarians agree that annual preventive healthcare exams and regular preventive care including vaccinations, heartworm testing, fecal parasite exams, and dental evaluations save pets’ lives by ensuring they are healthy and by discovering any health issues early. In most cases the cost of preventive care is significantly less than the cost of treating the disease or problem that otherwise could have been prevented. Often regular exams detect problems before they become more serious and more expensive to treat. Investing in preventive care can save you a lot of money in the long run.
Work closely with your pet’s veterinarian to ensure your pet is the healthiest they can be. Talk with your veterinarian and their staff and educate yourself on proper pet care and pet health problems. Ask your veterinarian questions and be sure to obtain any additional information from reliable, trusted sources of information that your veterinarian specifically recommends to you. Together you can make a significant difference in the well-being and quality of life of your beloved pet.
Every year millions of unwanted dogs and cats, including puppies and kittens, are euthanized. The good news is that you can make a difference. When you have your dog or cat sterilized—you are doing your part to prevent the birth of unwanted puppies and kittens. Spaying and neutering:
The American Veterinary Medical Foundation stresses the importance of being prepared for a disaster with a pet evacuation kit. They recommend assembling the kit well in advance of any emergency and storing it in an easy-to-carry, waterproof container located close to an exit.
The Veterinary Referral Center of Northern Virginia’s Licensed Veterinary Technicians (LVTs) play an essential role in the outstanding, compassionate care we provide to our patients. They provide excellent nursing care, treatments, patient monitoring, and diagnostic assistance. They intubate patients, place IV catheters, draw blood, assist with ultrasounds, x-rays, and endoscopic exams, and provide laser therapy. Our LVTs assist in surgery and monitor anesthesia. They provide behavior medicine services and ophthalmology services.
The Veterinary Referral Center of Northern Virginia’s dedicated Licensed Veterinary Technicians are passionate about the quality of care and level of compassion that they provide to our patients. They take their oath, shown here, very seriously.
The Veterinary Referral Center of Northern Virginia’s Licensed Veterinary Technicians (LVTs) are truly the very best in their field and we are extremely proud to have them on our team. They are critical to our practice. Our LVTs are knowledgeable, highly trained, caring, compassionate, and dedicated to their profession and to all of the dogs and cats to whom they provide care.
The Veterinary Referral Center of Northern Virginia is pleased to announce that James “Jay” G. Coisman, DVM, MS, DACVS-SA has joined our exceptional Surgery Team. 
The Veterinary Referral Center of Northern Virginia is pleased to announce that Keaton Massie, DVM has joined our highly qualified Emergency Team.