Featured Pet
Meet Her Royal Highness: Queen Theadora
Greetings, humans. I am AWS’ Pet of the Week and I’m here to tell you I’m the most beautiful cat in the land! You may call me Queen Theadora. Keep reading to find out why YOU must adopt ME! I am…
Your Ray of Sunshine
Rayelle is our Pet of the Week. She is a ray of sunshine to all she meets and will shine as a single pet in her new home.
Double the Snuggles this Fall
Hi! I’m Earl Grey and this is my brother Stormy. We are best buds and are looking for a new home, one that we can live in together! See, we can’t imagine being parted so we’re a “bonded pair,” as…
Who is Lilly?
Hello everybody! It’s so nice of you to wander into my blog space and read all about me! My name is Lilly and I’m a beautiful, four-year-old tabby cat. Can you believe I’ve been here at AWS since May?! That’s…
Groovy Pet of the Week: Ellie
Hey friends! What’s happening?! My name is Ellie and I have been chosen as this week’s Groovy Pet! You may recall my friend, Hank, was last week’s and he described why we’re given this special title. But just to jog…
Traveling Companions
*Update: We’ve been adopted!* Hello everyone! It’s so nice to meet you! My name is Sir Felix Welix Bobelix, but you can just call me Felix for short. I am a handsome, two-year-old orange tabby cat who originally came from…
Guinea Pig Family
Hello everyone! My name is Phoebe and I am a guinea pig up for adoption here at AWS. I also happen to be a mother of two who is looking for a home for my whole family. In other words,…
The Magical Houdini
*I’VE BEEN ADOPTED!* Hello everyone! My name is the magical Houdini, but you can just call me Houdini. Unlike my namesake, I just moved here to Maine all the way from Dallas Texas. But like my namesake, I’ve been leaving…
Manny Needs You!
*Manny has found his foster-to-adopt family!*
Manny is a very special cat looking for a very special person (or people) to care for him.
Stay Positive with Elmer
Hi there! What a pleasure it is to meet you! My name is Elmer and I am a young and active dog who is up for adoption here at AWS! I hope you’re having as good a day as I…
Anatase the Parade Pup
*ANATASE HAS BEEN ADOPTED!* Hi again! It’s me, Anatase! In case you missed all the excitement this weekend, I was in the annual May Day Parade here in downtown Kennebunk. I had never been to a parade before and let…
Learn with Anatase
Hi there! It’s so nice to meet you! My name is Anatase (pronounced a·nuh·tayz), and I’m a young and active puppy who is ready to find my happy family! I can’t believe AWS asked me to be featured on the…
Double the Love
On our last Featured Pet blog we talked about why spring is the perfect time to adopt a dog. What about cats? As it turns out, we currently have three pairs of bonded feline friends who would like to find…
Pet of the Week: April Puppies!
For this lovely April day, we offer a special Pet of the Week blog, featuring some of our youngest and most adorable adoptable animals: puppies! We currently have five puppies who are waiting for their happy homes! We’ve gathered all…
Dream Big with Nate
Hello mate, I’m Nate! It’s such a pleasure to meet you. I feel honored to get to be this week’s featured pet here at AWS because there are so many wonderful animals to choose from. Lucky me! I suppose I…
Are You Feeling Blue?
Hi there, friends! Our names are Jewel, Rocket, and Blue and we’re a trio of bonded parakeets who are ready to find our happy home together! Now that St. Patrick’s Day has come and gone and everyone is done dressing…
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These amazing youngsters recently held a very successful apple cider stand to raise funds for AWS. We are honored by their generosity and inspired by their enterprising spirit! What a wonderful way to celebrate fall! 🧡
It’s not just our licensed veterinary technicians we celebrate this week. AWS’ Community Veterinary Clinic could not operate without the work and dedication of all our Clinic staff, including veterinarians, technicians, assistants, and administrative staff. We want to honor their hard work and thank each of them for their passion, professionalism, and proficiency. They help us achieve our mission of keeping pets happy, healthy, and at home with their families! THANK YOU!
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The third week of October (this week!) is National Veterinarian Technician Week. Started by the American Veterinary Medical Association in 1993, the week commemorates the vital and professional role veterinary technicians play in diagnosing, treating and caring for animals.
We’ve asked our Licensed Veterinary Technicians (LVT) to share with us what is the best part of the job and what is something that public might not know about their work. Today we meet Dottie!
Dottie has 25 years of experience in veterinary medicine and joined AWS part-time earlier this year.
“My favorite two things about being a licensed veterinary technician are trying to make each pet’s vet visit as stress free as possible and in the operating room, monitoring anesthesia. One thing the public might not know about this career is that we do a lot of math! From dispensing medication to monitoring anesthesia, like I mentioned before, math is a regular part of our job!”
