Lakelands Trail Veterinary Clinic

10/21/2026

10/20/2026

10/17/2026

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From our clinic on M-52
Orion 4 year old bengal mix. Our big guy has gone on an adventure and can’t find his way home. He has been gone a few days, if you have seen Orion or have any information about his location we would greatly appreciate it!

10/06/2026

Drop a picture of your Pit Bull ❤️❤️❤️

09/24/2026

NOMV — Not One More Vet.

Four letters that carry an incredible amount of weight.

Having spent more than 30 years in the veterinary profession as a technician, I know firsthand what happens behind those exam-room doors.

The 12-hour days. No lunch. No break. Sometimes a spoonful of peanut butter grabbed in passing is what carries you through the next emergency.

But the physical exhaustion is only part of it.

There is an enormous emotional responsibility in getting it right.

Veterinarians make decisions every day that carry tremendous weight—choosing the right diagnostics, determining the right treatment, guiding frightened families through critical cases, and sometimes having to tell someone that the kindest thing they can do is let their beloved animal go.

They absorb the fear and grief, put their own emotions aside, and walk into the next exam room and begin again.

And today, there is another layer: social media.

A mistake, disagreement or outcome someone doesn’t understand can become a public attack within minutes. Nameless, faceless people can say things from behind a screen they would never say standing across from another human being. Sometimes that criticism even comes from within our own profession.

Words matter.

You never truly know what another person is carrying. Exhaustion, compassion fatigue, grief, pressure, isolation and relentless criticism can converge into a devastating perfect storm.

Veterinary su***de is not something we can afford to whisper about.

Mental health is real. Compassion fatigue is real. Burnout is real. And the human beings caring for our animals need care, too.

The people who fight for our animals when they’re sick and stand beside us when we have to say goodbye deserve our compassion, too.

We can disagree without destroying someone.
We can ask questions without attacking.
We can hold people accountable without forgetting their humanity.

This has to change.

Take care of the people who take care of our animals.

Check on your veterinarian.
Check on your technicians.
Check on your colleagues.

NOMV.
Not. One. More. Vet.