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Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Molly

December 16, 2019

Molly is currently a fourth-year student at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Having been a life-long animal lover, as well as a lover of medicine, Molly knew she always wanted to be a veterinarian. She gained hands-on experience while working at a rural animal clinic in South Carolina, but she is originally from North Carolina. Molly graduated from the University of North Carolina, Wilmington with a Bachelor of Science in biology. During her time at UNC, Molly participated in sea…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Rebecca

December 16, 2019

Rebecca is from North Carolina State University.

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Briana

October 28, 2019

Briana is from Lake Havasu in Arizona. “Every little girl’s dream is to be a veterinarian,” says Briana. “I was stubborn enough to stick with it.” Briana received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Arizona, after which she worked at a couple of clinics in Phoenix. She is currently enrolled at Ross University for her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine, but is completing her clinical year at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine. In her spare time, Briana…

Criag Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Chelsea

September 16, 2019

Chelsea from Ross

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Sierra

September 16, 2019

Sierra is originally from Daytona Beach Florida. As soon as she could talk, Sierra Knew she wanted to be a veterinarian. “There was never anything else I wanted to do,” said Sierra. She has worked in animal hospitals since she was sixteen at the urging of her father. Sierra attended the University of South Florida in Tampa for her undergraduate degree. She then spent the first two and a half years of vet school in Grand Cayman Islands at St.…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Larissa

August 19, 2019

Larissa is a local girl having grown up in Las Vegas Nevada. Larissa always knew she was going to be a veterinarian. “My mom tried to get me interested in other things,” she said. “I tried architecture, golfing, and dancing but I always found my way back to veterinary medicine.” Larissa received her bachelor’s from the University of Nevada, Reno, and is currently a 3rd year Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine student at St. Mathews University School of Veterinary Medicine in…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Sami

August 18, 2019

Sami is originally from Richmond, Virginia. She always wanted to be a veterinarian ever since she was a little girl and she never gave up on that dream. Sami went to Virginia Tech for her undergrad and is now in her 4th year there of her doctorate of veterinary medicine. She has performed some volunteer work through the local SPCA, and has also volunteered on a small farm to broaden her horizons. Sami is particularly interested in emergency medicine and…

How Do I Choose The Right Pet Food?

August 8, 2019

Dr. Kimberly Lutz is an associate veterinarian at Craig Road Animal Hospital in north west Las Vegas. Dr. Lutz discusses the best ways to pick a pet food based on the latest information about “Grain-Free” diets from the FDA. By Kimberly Lutz, DVM Diet is one of the most effective tools for managing pet health and increasing longevity. Diets can even be used to manage certain disease processes. So how do you pick the right diet given all the…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Morgan

August 8, 2019

Morgan was born in Chicago, but moved to Richmond Virginia when she was two. She has always wanted to be a veterinarian. Her grandfather was a vet, as was her aunt, and so for as long as she has been able to answer the question “What do you want to be when you grow up?” she has known that the answer was; “to be a veterinarian.” Morgan attended Virginia Tech for her bachelors; however, in her sophomore year was admitted…

Proactive, not reactive. – Pet Wellness Special 2019

July 31, 2019

The promotion has ended. For dogs and cats, the symptoms of illness and aging are not always visible. For our pet’s general well-being and to improve their life and life expectancy we’d like to make sure that your pet looks as good inside as outside. Bring in your well dog or cat for a physical exam, urinalysis, and major organ blood work screening. We will usually have the results within 24 hours, and the information will provide us with a…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Natasha

July 28, 2019

Help Senior Pets Stay Healthy with Wellness Bloodwork

July 28, 2019

Dr. Lucas Budden is an associate veterinarian at Craig Road Animal Hospital in North West Las Vegas, Nevada and is a graduate of University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. In this blog post, Dr. Budden explains why bloodwork and routine lab work are important for the health of senior pets. By Lucas Budden DVM Puppies and kittens tend to get a lot of the attention, but we love our senior patients just as much. They’ve been through a lot…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Caroline

June 24, 2019

Caroline is from Gaithersburg Maryland. She decided she wanted to come a veterinarian in 8th grade when she started to volunteer for a horse rescue called Days End Farm. She received her bachelor’s from, and in currently in her fourth year of vet school at, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University – more commonly known as Virginia Tech. Caroline is particularly interested in surgery and is excited about being able to work with multiple different doctors. In her spare time,…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Kate

June 12, 2019

Kate originally hails from South Berwick in Maine. In her senior year of high school, Kate was asked by a neighbor to help as he had a beef cow who was calving. “I went over there and I was helping the vet until two in the morning, says Kate. “But it was a lot of fun, so I stared looking into it as a career.” For her undergraduate degree in Animal Science, Kate went to the University of Maine where…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Solitaire

June 3, 2019

Meet Solitaire Solitaire is from Columbia South Carolina. From a very young age Solitaire knew she wanted to become a veterinarian. “There is a video recording of me saying that I wanted to be a veterinarian and guaranteeing my aunt free vet care for life,” says Solitaire. “I was four, and it now seems like I might be living out that promise.” Although being a veterinarian was always an ambition, Solitaire became side tracked after completing her bachelors at The…

Craig Road Externship Program: Allie

May 30, 2019

Allie grew up in Winston-Salem in North Carolina. However, realizing that she wanted to be a vet took a while; “. I was not the five-year-old who knew she wanted to be a vet when she grew up,” says Allie. “I didn’t take the standard route.” Although not sure of what she wanted for a career, Allie always had pets growing up and also got involved in local animal rescues. “In high school I was a gold award girl scout,”…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Jenny!

April 10, 2019

Jenny Hails from Federal Way, Washington, which is south of Seattle. During high school, Jenny found that she was most comfortable in her science classes where she always asked questions and was a very curious student. Coupled with a love of animals, her affinity for science meant that going to school to become a veterinarian was a natural choice. Her interest in animals lead Jenny to volunteer at a shelter in Tacoma Washington full time for a year and a…

Craig Road Externship Program: Jazmyne

March 28, 2019

Jazmyne was born and raised in West Palm Beach, Florida. When Jazmyne was in the 12th grade, she took a biology class, about fish, which piqued her interest in working with animals. For her bachelor’s degree, Jazmyne attended the University of South Florida in Tampa and then went to Ross University in St. Kitts for her doctorate of Veterinary Medicine. She is currently at the University of Tennessee completing her clinical year. Jazmyne has a significant amount of volunteer experience;…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Carter

February 21, 2019

Carter is from Munro, Louisiana. It was not Carter’s plan to become a veterinarian. He attended Louisiana State University thinking of going into physical therapy or human medicine. “I shadowed people in both fields and it just did not feel right,” said Carter. “So, I was in my final semester of a kinesiology degree and I started to see what the requirements were for me to go into vet school.” Carter stayed at LSU for his doctorate in Veterinary medicine,…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Morgan

February 21, 2019

Morgan is from Severna Park, Maryland. The granddaughter of a veterinarian, Morgan was exposed to veterinary medicine at a young age by her grandfather who took her under his wing and showed her “some cool experiences.” She received her bachelor’s degree from Tuskegee University in Alabama, and is currently in her fourth year of her doctorate of Veterinary Medicine at Purdue University in Indiana. Morgan learned about the Craig Road Animal Hospital externship program from Dr. Kimberly Lutz just after…