Lake Nona Animal Clinic

02/01/2025

We are closed tomorrow, Saturday 2/1 for staff training. Should you have an emergency, please refer to the phone numbers listed. We are sorry for any inconvenience this closure may cause. 🐶🐱

01/17/2025

We will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. day on Monday, January 20th. We will re open for regular business hours on Tuesday.

In the case of an emergency, please head to your nearest emergency veterinary facility.

Wishing you all a happy holiday, from all of us at LNAC💙❤️

01/14/2025

Hello Lake Nona Family
We are currently experiencing problems with our internet. It is down and with it our phones as well. Please be patient with us as we try to fix this.
Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause

12/26/2024

We are here to help guide you in the best ways to keep your pets safe and calm during stressful events. With New Year’s Eve coming up, please contact us if your pet is in need of any calming medication for the holiday.

As a reminder we are open from 7:30AM- 12PM on New Year’s Eve, and closed on New Year’s Day.

⭐️

12/26/2024

While requirements may vary by airline, the government of Puerto Rico now officially requires what is listed for pet travel.

Please plan ahead and schedule an appointment with us within 72 hours of departure to ensure you have all the proper paperwork and avoid delays at the airport!

Los requisitos pueden variar según la aerolínea, el gobierno de Puerto Rico ahora requiere oficialmente lo que está en la lista para viajar con mascotas.

¡Por favor, planifique con anticipación y programe una cita con nosotros dentro de las 72 horas posteriores a la salida para asegurarse de que tiene todo el papeleo adecuado y evitar retrasos en el aeropuerto!

12/24/2024

12/21/2024

⭐️⭐️LAKE NONA FAMILY!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Meet Midori 🐱❤️ she is an approximately 2 year old spayed feline who was rescued by 2 of our staff members 1 month ago.

She is looking for her furrrrrever home🏡

This girl is super sweet and has been great with other cats and loves people. She is fully vaccinated.

Midori is FIV+, but currently not showing any symptoms. If you or someone you know is looking for a new addition to the family, please DM US!⭐️

We know sometimes it’s scary to hear that a cat is FIV+, however, FIV positive cats can live relatively normal lives and enjoy all of the things that a regular cat does. These cats will thrive the most with regular vet visits, keeping the fur coat in good shape, and a high quality diet. These guys just have a weaker immune system, and require a little bit of extra attention and love. 😽 Take a chance, and adopt a kitty in need💗💗🐱

Also, look at that face!!! 😍😍😍

11/24/2024

Happy early Thanksgiving from our family to yours! We had a great time together today celebrating our staff, and being thankful to have each other. 🧡🦃 Thank you all for your dedication and hard work through the year, for being there for each other when some days are harder than others, and for everything you do to help our team succeed in providing exceptional care for our clients and patients.

Wishing you all a happy holiday, surrounded by friends and family.

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10/28/2024

We’re excited to be a proud sponsor of Fashion for the Cure celebrated yesterday, October 27, 2024, in beautiful Puerto Rico! 🏖 🇵🇷 Please enjoy a recap of yesterday's extraordinary fashion show!

This amazing event, organized by Dr. Edna Zaida Lopez Lopez's foundation, is all about raising awareness and supporting women fighting breast cancer. 💝

A special thanks to everyone involved in this extraordinary event!

We want to remind all the women and their families that you are not alone.

Join us in celebrating survivors, uplifting current patients, and honoring those we love and miss. Together, we can make a difference! 💓

10/20/2024

⭐️⭐️⭐️TECH WEEK SPOTLIGHT⭐️⭐️⭐️

As we wrap up vet tech week, Please join us in also saying thank you to Raul, our veterinary assistant🐾🩺

Raul is originally from Maracaibo, Venezuela 🇻🇪 He graduated in December 2019 at Universidad del Zulia as a Veterinarian. Raul has wanted to be in the veterinary field since he was young. His family had an animal farm with broiler chickens, 🐓, laying hens 🐔 and at some point also had sheep 🐑, cows 🐮, and goats 🐐 Raul had an interest in wanting to improve his animal husbandry skills, and his dream was to one day be in charge of his family’s farm. 👨‍🌾

He worked in the farm and helped attend to patients in the farm, but eventually decided he wanted to work in a small animal clinic and learn more about small animal medicine to gain more knowledge and experience. He worked at 2 small animal clinics in Venezuela, and was assisting doctors during exams and surgeries.

Raul moved to the United States in may of 2021, and his first job here was when he joined the Lake Nona Animal Clinic family in November of 2022🧡🩺

Raul is always assisting our technicians and doctors when they need a hand. He has a positive attitude, and is always asking how he can help.❣️🐾 he is a team player, and is always willing to grow and learn new techniques and ways to help our pets. He loves to help educate owners on ways to improve their pet’s lives. 🧡

Raul’s ultimate goal is to work towards his veterinary license here in the United States 🥼👨‍⚕️

When Raul isn’t working, he likes to spend time with family, go to the gym, read a book, read vet articles, and watch TV and movies 🎥

We are lucky to have you on our team, and we look forward to continuing to support you as you pursue your dreams.

Happy tech week, Raul! 🩺🐾

From all of us at LNAC🧡

10/20/2024

⭐️⭐️⭐️ TECH WEEK SPOTLIGHT⭐️⭐️⭐️

Please join us in saying thank you to Victoria, one of our veterinary technicians 🩺🐾

Victoria was born and raised and born in Florida🐊 she’s wanted to work with animals since she was 4, and always dressed as a veterinarian for future career day. 👩‍🏫she has special interest in exotics, especially reptiles and arachnids. Her favorite pet is her crested gecko, mars 🦎 Victoria graduated with her CVA 2021, and became a veterinary technician shortly after.

Victoria is almost done with her bachelors in biology/zoology at UCF. And hopes to one day become a DVM and focus in exotic medicine 🦎🥼❣️

Victoria joined the LNAC family in July of 2023🧡 and we have loved having her every moment.

Victoria is detailed, talented, and kind to everyone. She is patient with our clients and gives hugs and kisses to every patient she sees. Although she is a student, she always puts in 100% effort at work, and pushes to become the best at everything she does. She recently started training as a surgical technician, and is enjoying growing in her knowledge and skills.

We are thankful to have you, and appreciate everything you do for us. We are looking forward to watching you pursue your dreams.

Happy vet tech week, Victoria! 🩺🐾

From all of us at LNAC🧡

10/19/2024

⭐️⭐️⭐️TECH WEEK SPOTLIGHT⭐️⭐️⭐️

Please join us in saying thank you, to Brigid, one of our veterinary technicians🩺🐾

Brigid is originally from Columbus Ohio, and raised in Jupiter Florida, she lived until she moved to Orlando, FL in January of 2024. She has always wanted to work with animals since she was young. She owned horses and traveled around the country throughout her childhood with her family, and started training horses professionally when she retired her own horses. 🐴 Once she realized how much she loved the medical aspect of caring for them, she was determined to start a career in veterinary medicine. She started her journey in veterinary medicine in 2018, and worked at the same clinic until she moved to Florida. She started as an assistant, and worked her way into a technician, and hasn’t looked back since.

Brigid joined the Lake Nona Animal clinic team in 2024 🧡 she is our newest technician 🩺

Brigid is kind, skilled, and has adapted well to our crazy staff. 🤡 she is always willing to help out, and bonds with our staff over shared interests. She came in with a smile, and continues to keep the same positive attitude daily. She recently started training as a surgical technician, and is enjoying being able to develop more skills and knowledge in the clinic.

Brigid’s favorite things about veterinary medicine are being able to form bonds with our clients and their pets and constantly learning new things. Something she loves about our clinic is that it’s always filled with laughter and everyone is so supportive of each other. 💗💗

Brigid has a 6 year old catahoula named Asher🐶, An 8 year old husky named Iceland🐶, a 3 year old Sphinx named oola 🐱, and an 8 year old DSH named Cali🐱

When she isn’t working, she loves spending time with her family, taking her dogs on hikes, and reading. 📚📚 she loves to talk to our staff about the books she’s reading and is always giving recommendations for the next new story to check out.

We appreciate you and everything you do for us! we look forward to continuing to watch you grow and flourish on our team.

Happy tech week, Brigid! 🐾🩺

From all of us at LNAC 🧡

10/19/2024

⭐️⭐️ TECH WEEK SPOTLIGHT⭐️⭐️⭐️

Please join us in saying thank you to Shirley, one of our veterinary technicians🐾🩺

Shirley is originally from Ponce, Puerto Rico🇵🇷 she graduated in 2018 from technical school, and began her veterinary career at Ambuvet in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Since the beginning of her career, she has been in love with surgery.

She joined the Lake Nona Animal Clinic family in 2020🧡 and in 2021 became our primary surgical technician and anesthesiologist 🩺 she actually learned most of her English right here in our clinic!

You have probably seen her friendly face for your pet’s dental cleaning, spay, neuter, growth removal, you name It! She is the right hand in surgery to one of our owners and surgeon, Dr. Rivera 👨‍⚕️🥼 She teaches all of our Technicians how to be successful as a surgery assistants, and loves to help them develop and perfect their skills like placing IV catheters, doing blood draws, and taking care of our anesthesia machines and instruments.

Shirley is CPR certified 🚨 and is our go-to technician for any emergency that may come through our door. She is always prepared and ready for anything and everything, and stays calm in any situation that may walk through our doors. She has been teaching our techs all about CPR, and how they can be successful and helpful in any emergent situation.

Shirley is kind, smart, dedicated, funny, and we can count on her. ❣️

Shirley is also one of our outpatients Technicians, and her favorite patients to see are cats and kittens 🐱🐱 she has her own 3 kitties at home, fefe🐱Haru, 🐱and burrito🐱 who are the loves of her life.

When Shirley isn’t at work, she enjoys going to the beach, doing nails, sleeping, and taking care of her plants. She has a lot of plants!! 🪴🌱

We are lucky to have you on our team and we appreciate everything you do for us.

Happy tech week, Shirley! 🐾🩺

From all of us at LNAC 🧡

10/19/2024

⭐️⭐️TECH WEEK SPOTLIGHT⭐️⭐️⭐️

Please join us in saying thank you to Maikel, one of our Veterinary Technicians🩺🐾

Maikel is originally from Nebraska. His parents are military and were stationed there. But, Maikel considers himself a Florida native, and has lived in multiples areas of Florida most or his life 🐊

Maikel has always had a passion for animals and his journey at LNAC actually began with him being one of our clients! He loved the relationship and personal connection he had with his Doctor and saw how well the technicians took care of his pup. So much so, that he wanted to begin his veterinary career at LNAC. He started off as an intern in 2020, and after a few months was able to develop the skills needed to transition to a veterinary assistant. 🩺

He has also been attending UCF since 2020, and has been pursuing his bachelors degree in biology with ambitions of becoming a future veterinarian just like our doctors at LNAC! 🧡🥼👨‍⚕️

Recently, Maikel advanced this summer from veterinary assistant, to a veterinary technician, and we are so proud of the progress he has made. He loves seeing all different kinds of patients, and building relationships with owners. He is appreciative when owners tell him how much they appreciated his help and It makes any bad day into a great one because he knows he made a difference in theirs and their pet’s life. 🐶🥰

Maikel has a 6 year old pit-lab mix named AVA who is the absolute sweetest thing in the world. All she wants to do is cuddle or be loved on and he is always happy to do so after getting home from work or school. She is his ESA, and is super keen
on picking up on people’s emotions which makes the perfect cuddle buddy for those more stressful days. 💤💤🤗

When Maikel isn’t working or at school, he enjoys
going to the beach, exploring new restaurants, watching movies, getting out in nature with AVA, and fishing 🎣

We are lucky to have you, and look forward to continuing to watch you grow on your journey with us and in school with all of your dreams and aspirations.

Happy Tech week, Maikel! 🐾🩺

From all of us at LNAC🧡

10/18/2024

Today our staff is wearing pink with a purpose! - advocating for breast cancer awareness. 💗 support the fighters, admire the survivors, honor the taken, and never give up on spreading awareness. Pink is more than just a color, it’s a symbol of hope and strength.

Happy breast cancer awareness month, from all of us at LNAC 💖💖💖

10/18/2024

⭐️⭐️ TECH WEEK SPOTLIGHT⭐️⭐️⭐️

Please join us in saying thank you to Ami, one of our Veterinary Technicians🩺🐾

Ami is originally from Florida, and her veterinary career began in 2004 when she did clinical rotations. She started full time as a veterinary technician in 2009.

She started working for Lake Nona Animal clinic in 2013 at our previous location for 5 years, and has been working at our current location for 6 years. That’s a total of 11 years of dedication to the lake Nona animal clinic family! 🧡

Ami is one of our primary surgical technicians, and helps teach our techs the ins and outs of surgery. She is also in charge of ordering our laboratory supplies and makes sure we have everything we need to get the answers you need for your fur babies 🐶🐱

Ami has been working for us for a very long time, and we trust her to take on any task that’s thrown her way. She is best known in the clinic for typing all of her medical notes IN CAPITAL LETTERS ‼️‼️🤩 and for being a pink-camo fanatic 🤠

When Ami isn’t working, her hobbies include gaming, reading, watching football, and spending time with her daughter, Savannah 💗 she also loves country music!

She has a zoo of pets at home! 🐶🐱🐍 she has 5 cats Zeus🐱, Tigger🐱, hunter🐱, phase🐱 and Dakota🐱 3 dogs, buster🐶 pit🐶lexi 🐶and Ramsey🐶 2 snakes🐍🐍 and a recently adopted beta fish named sprinkles🐠

We are lucky to have you, and appreciate you and everything you do for us!

Happy tech week, Ami! 🐾🩺

From all of us at LNAC 🧡

10/18/2024

⭐️⭐️⭐️TECH WEEK SPOTLIGHT⭐️⭐️⭐️

Please join us in saying thank you to Jazmin, one of our Veterinary Technicians🩺🐾

Jazmin is originally from Ecuador 🇪🇨 and her animal care experience started in 2019, when she was a volunteer at OCAS. She enjoyed interacting with the cats and dogs and looked forward to creating bonds with them. Her favorite part was helping the animals find their fur-ever home 🥰

She later adopted her first cat from OCAS, Tumbles. 🐱 A fluffy, shy, black cat that she knew was her soulmate. He, along with her dog, Sur and the other animals at the shelter showed her how much she loved caring for animals. That was when she realized she wanted to study Biology (Pre-Vet track) 🥼👩‍⚕️and began her journey in veterinary medicine🐾

Her vet med career began as a kennel technician at a clinic in 2022. There she learned a lot from the technicians. They took her under their wing and guided her to becoming a veterinary technician.

After moving in 2023, she joined the Lake Nona Animal Clinic family🧡🧡

Currently, she has a dog-Sur🐶, a cat-Winter🐱 and took in a cockatiel-Piquito!! 🦜

Jazmin’s favorite things about working in vet med are her patients, cleaning ears, and lots of dark humor.

Jazmin is not only one of our outpatient Technicians, but recently completed her training as a surgical technician so she can continue to help around the clinic wherever she’s needed and grow her knowledge and skills. Jazmin is sweet, funny, and always has a contagious smile on her face. She also recently started helping with international travel certificates for our Spanish clients. 🤩🗺️

When Jazmin isn’t working, she enjoys traveling, writing, and DIY projects. (Did you know she can make you a hat out of paper?) 🤩 🖼️

Fun fact about Sur🐶: he was rescued from Ecuador, then traveling to New York, and then to Florida. He has been by her side every step of the way, literally! 🗺️

We are lucky to have you on our team and look forward to continuing to support you on your journey. Thank you for all that you do!

Happy tech week, Jazmin! 🩺🐾

From all of us at LNAC 🧡

10/17/2024

⭐️⭐️⭐️TECH WEEK SPOTLIGHT⭐️⭐️⭐️

Please join us in saying thank you to Julia, one of our veterinary technicians🐾🩺

Julia is originally from Las Vegas, but started her journey in Oahu, Hawaii, where she lived for almost 10 years. She originally wanted to pursue a career in law enforcement, and attended the Honolulu police academy in hopes of becoming a K9 officer. She ultimately decided towards the end of her training in the academy that she wanted to pursue a career in veterinary medicine instead. She started her vet med journey in Hawaii in 2017 as a kennel technician, and grew into a general practice and emergency veterinary technician in a 24/7 hybrid clinic.

She moved to Orlando, FL in 2021 with her kitty, Kirby🐱and explored speciality training in neurology🧠

She decided her love for veterinary medicine remained in general practice, and joined the Lake Nona Animal Clinic family in June of 2023🧡

Julia is not only one of our outpatient technicians, but recently finished her training as a surgical technician, and is primarily in charge of our international travel certificates so all of our patients and clients can travel the world without worries🗺️ she has a passion for teaching others and loves to share her knowledge with our newer technicians and educating clients. She’s hoping in the future to work closer with exotics 🦜🐢🐰🐨

When Julia isn’t working, she enjoys cooking, reading, thrift shopping, and relaxing at home with her two French bulldogs, Don Chimbo🐶 and Lilo🐶 if she could domesticate a capybara… she totally would. 😜 she also enjoys Latin dancing and has been learning Spanish in and outside of work!

We are lucky to have you on our team and we appreciate everything you do for us!

Happy tech week, Julia! 🩺🐾

From all of us at LNAC🧡