10/18/2026
💙🐾 Happy National Veterinary Technician Week! 🐾💙
This week, we’re celebrating five incredible members of our River Road Animal Hospital family: Vern, Kaila, Haley, Pat, and Maddie! ❤️
Veterinary technicians are the heart of veterinary medicine. They’re the ones holding a nervous paw, comforting a scared patient, catching the little details, working through the toughest cases, and celebrating every little victory along the way. They give so much of themselves to patients who can’t say thank you and to families who trust us with the ones they love most.
Behind every treatment, every reassuring touch, every late night, and every patient who gets a second chance, there is a team of dedicated people who show up with compassion, knowledge, and an incredible amount of heart.
To our vet techs, thank you for the long days, the hard work, the patience, the laughter, and the love you pour into every patient. Thank you for being advocates for the voiceless, comforters when things get scary, and a source of support for both our patients and our team. Veterinary medicine isn’t always easy, but you continue to show up and make a difference in ways both big and small.
The work you do doesn’t always get recognized, but it matters more than you know. Our patients are better cared for, our clients feel supported, and our team is stronger because of you.
Please join us in celebrating these amazing veterinary technicians this week! If you’ve ever had a veterinary technician comfort your pet or help your family through a difficult moment, take a second to thank them. Their work deserves to be celebrated not just this week, but every single day.
We are so grateful to have them on our team. You are appreciated more than words can say!
