Our Family Vet

09/04/2026

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08/22/2026

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08/18/2026

🐾 Choosing the Right Veterinary Hospital for Your Pet

When choosing veterinary care, you have options.

🏢 Corporate-owned hospitals may offer advanced technology, specialized services, standardized protocols, and the resources of a larger network.

🏡 Privately owned hospitals can offer personalized relationships, greater flexibility, local decision-making, more thorough examinations, and longer appointment times.

There’s no one-size-fits-all answer—but for families who value personalized, compassionate care and a veterinary team that takes the time to truly know their pets, an independent hospital may be the better choice. ❤️

At Our Family Vet, we’re proud to be locally owned and personally invested in the families and pets we serve.

🐶🐱 Your pet is family. Their care should feel like it.

📞 719-591-9230
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✨ Ready to experience the difference? Call us today or book an appointment online—we’d love to welcome you and your pet to our family.

our Family Vet is your local Veterinarian in Colorado Springs serving all of your needs. Call us today at (719)591-9230 for an appointment.

07/21/2026

Work-life balance is important. I truly believe that.

But so is dedication.

One of the greatest gifts veterinary medicine has given me is the privilege of caring for families and the animals they love. It’s work that fills my heart, but it’s also work that asks a great deal in return.

What people don’t always see is what it takes.

The emergencies that don’t wait until morning. The lunches you never got to eat. Staying long after closing because a patient needed you. The difficult conversations. The tears shed behind closed doors after saying goodbye to a beloved pet. The holidays, weekends, and evenings spent caring for animals because illness doesn’t follow a schedule.

Veterinary medicine can be incredibly rewarding, but it can also be emotionally and physically exhausting. People often see the wagging tails, happy reunions, and adorable puppies and kittens. They don’t always see the compassion fatigue, the weight of difficult decisions, or the countless moments your team puts the needs of others before their own.

So yes—protect your work-life balance.

Take the vacation. Spend time with your family. Rest when you can. Set healthy boundaries.

But don’t let social media convince you that a career in veterinary medicine comes without sacrifice. Every thriving clinic, every successful veterinarian, every dedicated technician, assistant, receptionist, and support staff member has experienced seasons of showing up when they were tired, giving more than anyone realized, and choosing compassion—even when it wasn’t easy.

The privilege of caring for animals is worth it. But it isn’t effortless.

To every veterinary professional: thank you for the unseen moments, the extra hours, the emotional strength, and the unwavering commitment you give every single day. The work you do matters more than you know.

Dr A