 Due to inclement weather, Meadow Branch Animal Hospital will close at 4:30pm today so that our staff may get home safely. We will reopen at 8:00AM on Monday January 22, 20424.
If you have a veterinary emergency, please contact Valley Veterinary Emergency & Referral Center at 540-662-7811. They are located at 210 Costello Drive across from Costco in Winchester. Please be safe and have a wonderful weekend!  Meadow Branch Animal Hospital will be CLOSED Thursday November 23 and Friday November 24, 2023. We will reopen at 8:00AM on Monday November 27, 2023.
If you have a veterinary emergency during our closing, please seek care at a emergency veterinary facility nearest you. Valley Veterinary Emergency and Referral Center is located at 210 Costello Drive, across from Costco in Winchester. (540)662-7811. Also, remember if your pet needs urgent veterinary care before or after the holidays, we offer veterinary urgent care (by appointment). If your regular vet can't get you in and you have an veterinary urgent care need, just give us a call. We'll be happy to assist and then work with your regular veterinarian for follow up care.  Meadow Branch Animal Hospital will be CLOSED Thursday November 23, 2023 and Friday November 24, 2023. If your pet will be due for medication refills or prescription diets during this time, please call us before 6:00pm Monday November 20, 2023. Refill/prescription requests take up to 48 hours to process, so please plan accordingly.
If you have a veterinary emergency during our extended closing, please contact the veterinary emergency facility nearest you. Valley Veterinary Emergency and Referral Center is located at 210 Costello Drive in Winchester, 540-662-7811. If your fur baby needs veterinary care before or after the holidays, don't forget we now proudly offer veterinary urgent care (by appointment). If your regular vet can't get you in and you have an urgent veterinary care need, just give us a call. We'll be happy to assist and then work with your regular veterinarian for follow up care.
It’s National Veterinary Technician Week! Each year, during the third week of October, we celebrate our veterinary nursing team and give special recognition to our Licensed Veterinary Technicians (LVTs). On various days this week, we enjoyed a coffee bar and pastries, bagels, Panera sandwiches, and a dessert and mocktail bar! What do LVTs do? They wear many hats that include but are not limited to anesthetist, pharmacy technician, oral hygienist, surgical assistant, radiologist, and phlebotomist. LVTs are essential to providing high level veterinary care at Meadow Branch Animal Hospital. LVTs have graduated from a veterinary technology program accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and in Virginia, must pass the National Veterinary Technician Exam to earn their certification. LVTs in Virginia are required to complete a minimum of 8 hours of approved continuing education each year to maintain their licensure. Please join us in celebrating our LVTs and veterinary assistants this week and every week! #vettechweek #vettechlife #vetmed
Wilson is gladly demonstrating a post-operative surgical covering option for our patients. He was dressed by Holly, LVT in a bodysuit to optimize recovery of his surgical wounds. He is healing well and his owner, our own Dr. Melivilu, is happy.
Don't forget, Meadow Branch Animal Hospital we're happy to be able to provide the community with much needed veterinary urgent care services (by appointment). If your regular vet is booked and you have an urgent need for veterinary care give us a call. We'll get your fur baby taken care of ASAP and work with your regular vet for continuing care.  One tasty chew, once a month, protects your dog from fleas, ticks, heartworms, and intestinal parasites.* We are excited to offer this new one-and-done product! If you would like more information, please call us at (540)450-8090. #oneanddone #heartwormprevention #fleaprevention #tickprevention #deworming *Annual negative heartworm test and physical exam are required. Dogs over 7-months-old must have been on a heartworm prevention product year-round.
Please note: Once our current stock of Heartgard Plus and NexGard are depleted, we will not be restocking at MBAH. These products (and other parasiticides and medications) are always available to purchase on our online pharmacy for home delivery! https://meadowbranchanimalhospital2.securevetsource.com/...  Dr. Házy traveled around the United States with her family as a child before settling in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia. She received a B.S. in Cell and Molecular Biology from Liberty University before going to Virginia Tech to enter the dual DVM-PhD program in 2015. She studied traumatic brain injury at VT and earned a PhD in Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences in 2019, publishing ten papers related to her work. After completing her DVM degree in 2022, Dr. Házy worked as an Associate Veterinarian at Valley Equine in Ranson, WV, for a year. This gave her experience in both routine and emergency equine medicine, and she is excited to apply her knowledge and experience to small animal medicine.
Dr. Házy enjoys all aspects of veterinary work including medicine and surgery. She prioritizes excellent patient care and is excited to join the team at Meadow Branch. Dr. Házy enjoys riding horses, reading, running, and spending time with her family. Dr. Házy officially joins the MBAH team July 24, 2023. She will be our primary veterinarian for wellness/preventive care appointments. We look forward to welcoming Dr. Házy and the knowledge and experience she brings to our practice!  Due to the increased need for veterinary urgent, medical, and surgical care in our area, Meadow Branch Animal Hospital is shifting focus to alleviate this need. We are not currently accepting new clients for wellness/preventive care services. We will continue to provide these services to our established clients who have had consistent annual wellness visits since 2019.
Beginning September 2023, Dr. Swisher will no longer be scheduled for wellness/preventive care appointments. Dr. Swisher’s schedule will be limited to urgent, medical, and surgical appointments only. Dr. Melivilu will have limited availability for wellness/preventive care appointments, to allow more scheduling of surgical and medical cases. Dr. Amanda Házy, who will join the MBAH team at the end of July, will be the primary veterinarian to see our wellness/preventive care appointments going forward. We are fortunate to have skilled veterinarians and staff to offer high quality veterinary care across the spectrum of services. We look forward to this shift in focus and to the challenges and rewards of providing urgent medical and surgical care to patients in need, while still providing wellness/preventive care for our established clients. In order to minimize the spread of potentially contagious disease, we request that clients who have a pet with them please call the front desk, 540-450-8090, upon arrival. This will allow us to ensure we have an exam room ready for you and allows us to provide the best possible care for your pet while minimizing potential exposure to sick animals. If you do not have a pet with you, please feel free to proceed to our reception area for assistance.
 MBAH is now offering Solensia, an FDA-approved monoclonal antibody therapy, for treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) symptoms in cats. The treatment consists of 2 injections administered in-office 4 weeks apart. If you think that your cat is a potential candidate for this treatment, please complete this checklist and call us at 540-450-8090 to schedule an evaluation and consultation.
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