Pet Owner Testimonials

At The LifeCentre, all of our partner practices are dedicated to putting the well-being of your pet first. We work with you, your family veterinarian, and even our partner practices to provide the best treatment and care available.

Please browse and read some thoughts and kind words from caring pet owners just like you.

 

Drs. Cook and Peckens,
I want to express my gratitude and appreciation for taking such good care of Cheyenne. Dr. Cook, your initial suspicion of a foreign body was indeed correct—it wasn't even very large and caused all that trouble for Ms. Cheyenne! Dr. Peckens, thank you for all of your efforts in taking care of Cheyenne and for your professionalism even when I was considering taking Cheyenne home when it wasn't in her best interest. Because of both of you, a wonderful staff, and your wise choice of a treatment plan, Cheyenne is on the mend and corncob-free! I cannot say how grateful I am for you and the staff at TLC! THANK YOU!

Best Regards,
Deanna, Paul and Cheyenne
Seen at Animal Emergency Critical Care

 

After 25 years of working with English Cocker Rescue, I am rarely surprised by any phone calls I get. I was taken aback however, in February 2008 when a woman called begging me to come get her 6 month old puppy ASAP. After finding out who the breeder was and discussing the situation with her, I agreed to get the puppy and bring him back to his breeder. She thought she had a home for him. She also told me he had a cleft palate.

When I rang the doorbell at the puppy's home, I was greeted by 6 children, a Bouvier and an extremely timid dark blue roan puppy with the most beautiful face, who was staring me dead in the eye. He sat there perfectly still and would not budge.

It was over an hour's ride to the breeder. I was not looking for another dog at the time, and was certainly not thinking about a PUPPY! But there was just something about the way we locked eyes, and he seemed to be speaking to my heart in a way I had never experienced before. I couldn't stop thinking about him in the days after he was returned to his breeder.

After some soul searching, negotiations with my husband and research on canine cleft palate, the timid puppy joined our household. I decided to name him Split so he could own the uniqueness of his cleft palate. Our next stop was an appointment with Dr. Chamberlain at the Animal Dentistry & Oral Surgery department of The LifeCentre in Leesburg, Va. I was immediately struck by how kind everyone was. Both Split and I were treated with such compassion. I gained a great deal of knowledge from Dr. Chamberlain that day. We decided on surgery, to be followed up with the insertion of a feeding tube.

April 21, 2009 was surgery day! Mom was nervous; Split couldn't figure out why I forgot to feed him his breakfast! Everything went fine. After a two-day stay in the Critical Care unit, Split came home. The tube feeding went fine. At our one-week check up, Dr. Chamberlain exclaimed, "I'm thrilled!" after looking in Split's mouth. How could I ask for better? We love all the staff in Dr. Chamberlain's office, and couldn't be more grateful for all their wonderful care. Split loves Dr. Chamberlain, Jenn and Michele (and so does his Mom!). Heartfelt gratitude goes out to the Critical Care folks too!
We think Split is just perfect and can't wait to get him started on his career as a Rally-O star. He's also showing promise in Agility. Fun days are ahead thanks to everyone at The LifeCentre.

Anna Bowman
Seen at Animal Dentistry & Oral Surgery & Animal Emergency Critical Care

 

Dear Doctors Bush and Young, and Christine,
Your team is really amazing—we thank you from the bottoms of our hearts for the excellent care, thoroughness, compassion, and honesty you delivered to Lucky and us on Tuesday. It was an exhausting day for everyone but your group was so professional and kind that we felt such great relief driving home with Lucky-boy having some answers and a plan. Lucky is comfortable with his pain meds, our family will be together over the weekend and we will enjoy our time together.

With our appreciation,
The Shreve family
Seen at Bush Veterinary Neurology Service

 

Dear doctors and staff,
Thanks so much for saving Mocca's life! We are so grateful! Special thanks to Dr. Nicholson and Dr. Loveland for a successful surgery, and to Dr. Barnes for her wonderful post-op care. Thanks also to your support staff who took great care of Mocca during his recovery. 

With our gratitude,
Howard, Susan & "Mocca"
Seen at Animal Emergency Critical Care