Since last Fall, I've been spending a great deal of time in Loudoun County. In my duties as a Buyer's Agent, I've helped two buyers get great deals on homes in two different Ashburn 55+ Active Adult Communities. One moved to a condo development by K. Hovnanian and another found a great attached villa in Potomac Green. And right now, I'm helping a buyer who has found a great townhouse in Leesburg. That property should be going to settlement this week.
My favorite find in Loudoun County is an emergency veterinary clinic in Leesburg. I can't take credit for finding it. I will have to give credit to my regular veterinarians at VCA Healthy PAWS in Haymarket. After a bad experience with a local emergency vet, fairly close to my Bristow home, I was given the Leesburg emergency vet as a referral. I was told that unless there was a critical issue like loss of blood, traumatic injury or respiratory distress, that I should take the 45-60 minute trip to Leesburg. I'm glad I listened.
The first trip my husband James and I made to TLC (The Life Center) off of Fort Evan Road in the town of Leesburg, involved a cat (Shadow) with vomiting and diarrhea. Not critical, but not something we were prepared to wait ten hours for VCA Healthy PAWS to open. We had a great experience with Dr. Mark Olcott. He got to us as quickly as he could, ran the necessary tests, listened to our intuition on the food that may have caused this, and sent us home with some meds to help. The bill really wasn't that much more than what we would have expected at our regular vet and, as with all emergency vets, the tests were run onsite.
The second trip was two weeks ago. This time we took another cat (Phoebe) who had started prancing in misery in and out of the litter box about two hours after VCA Healthy PAWS closed. Am I going to let her suffer all night? No way. I know how miserable a urinary tract infection can be. James and I put her in a carrier and drove an hour to TLC. This time we met Dr. Charla McKoy and had another great experience. She listened, ran tests, chatted with us and put us at ease while waiting for the kidney blood work. That night the lab had new equipment and she assured us that the wait had nothing to do with anything other than the lab workers frustration with the new equipment. Thank God we weren't paying by the swear word. Again, a reasonable bill, a relieved cat and another vet I'm happy to have on our roster.
If you live in Loudoun County, or even in Western Prince William County like me, I highly recommend The Life Center (also known as Animal Emergency Critical Care.) They are great vets in a super facility. All they ask that you call ahead if at all possible.
The Life Center/Animal Emergency Critical Care
165 Fort Evans Road NE
Leesburg, VA 20176
703-777-5755
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