“I grew up loving animals and I worked in a veterinary hospital throughout high school and during my undergraduates studies,” Lauren recalls. “I didn’t really decide to pursue it as a career until I was part way through my Master’s Degree in Literature.” She adds, “I started with an interest in English Literature, but about three-quarters of the way through that Graduate program, I decided that my love of animals had gotten the better of me!” Lauren soon finished her education prerequisites and was accepted into the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. She now specializes as a small animal veterinarian, with particular interests in dermatology and soft tissue surgery.
Along with her fiancé, the well-rounded veterinarian is the proud pet parent of a six-year old King Charles Cavalier Spaniel. “His name is Rigsby,” she says, laughing. “And he loves playing fetch with us with his own little lacrosse ball!”
