Virginia Veterinary Medical Association (VVMA)

09/28/2026

Protect the ones you love! 🐶🐱🐴Have your veterinarian vaccinate your dogs, cats, ferrets, and selected livestock and remember to keep their vaccinations up-to-date. A directory of veterinarians can be found at https://www.vvma.org/. Virginia Veterinary Medical Association (VVMA)

09/27/2026

Help protect the ones you love by vaccinating for Rabies! 💉🐾

VVMA is proud to partner with the Virginia Department of Health every year to help bring awareness about rabies prevention. This year, Rabies Awareness Week is celebrated from September 27 through October 3, 2026.

Promote Rabies Awareness Week in your clinic or practice by downloading the 2026 poster on the VVMA website!

🔗 Poster download: https://vvma.org/Rabies-Awareness
🔗 VDH rabies control: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/animal.../rabies-control/

09/23/2026

Join us next month on 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟮 for another webinar, presented by the Virginia Board of Veterinary Medicine. This webinar is FREE for VVMA and VALVT members!

Webinar description: Legislation passed in July of 2024 allows for microchipping and additional animal health vaccines to be administered at an approved local health department and governing body. Virginia Code § 3.2-6521. Board staff will discuss and compare vaccine clinics held at an establishment and those held outside an establishment at a VDH-approved event, focusing on record keeping and other requirements 💉🐾

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://vvma.org/event-6845447

09/17/2026

We're proud to see two VVMA members featured in the September 2026 issue of Virginia Farm Bureau News—VVMA President, Dr. Sherri Gard and Dr. Bom Harris! 🐴🐄

These incredible veterinarians champion public education and large animal medicine while inspiring the next generation of large animal veterinarians. We congratulate them on this well-deserved feature!

🔗 Read here: https://issuu.com/virginiafarmbureau/docs/fbn_sept_2026

09/03/2026

Polo, good company, and a perfect fall evening—what more could you ask for? 🏇

Join us for Sunset Polo at Great Meadow on Saturday, October 10th! Sponsored by our friends at Nutramax, this social event is your chance to reconnect with veterinarians from across the Commonwealth while enjoying thrilling polo matches, beautiful scenery, food and drinks, and plenty of great company.

🎓 Don't forget to wear your favorite college colors!

🔗 Space is limited, register here: https://vvma.org/event-6825963

08/25/2026

We love highlighting our members! Check out this alumni spotlight, featuring VVMA's Secretary Treasurer, Dr. Courtney Conroy! 🌟

Meet Courtney Conroy '13, DVM '17, associate veterinarian at Clevengers Corner Veterinary Care in Amissville, Virginia. Courtney said the best advice she got was that "No patient walks itself into a veterinary clinic," but that really did happen once! She loves hobby farming and being called "Farmer...

08/20/2026

Are you a large animal veterinarian providing veterinary services for livestock, poultry, or equines in Virginia? 🐮🐴🐔
The VDACS Large Animal Veterinary Grant is open for applications! In its second year, this grant provides up to $110,000 to support a diverse range of large animal practice needs.

Read more about the grant program on our website: https://ow.ly/cTjY50ZzzY5

🕐 The deadline to apply is Sept. 1, 2026.

08/20/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for the first annual VVMA Open House this week 🎉

A special thank you to our event sponsors, Nutramax and TowneBank, for helping make this event possible! We appreciate everyone who came out and made it such a wonderful evening 💙🐾

08/06/2026

Once again, congratulations to the outstanding recipients of the 2026 Virginia Veterinary Awards!

The Virginia VMA (VVMA) held its Virginia Veterinary Conference February 19-21 in Roanoke. The association presented awards and seated new officials.