Dr. Alex Lesniak, CPEV

11/01/2025

11/01/2025

Happy Halloween!

10/25/2025

This.
Never be offended if we ask to muzzle your pet or try to look at them without you in the room. Pets are all different. Some are owner protective, some just have bad experiences with previous vet visits, some just have bad anxiety. My own dog is a total sweetheart who was raised to be accepting of veterinary visits but with his anxiety, does not do well with “medical touch”. Therefore it’s often some premeds and a basket muzzle. And that’s okay. It’s not okay, however, to let staff get bit when “they don’t bite”, because we learn to read body language. Please work with your veterinary staff to find the best approach for your pet.

🛑 𝗜𝘁𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 🛑

Period.

When you own a dog, regardless of size, breed or temperament, it’s your responsibility to keep everyone around you safe.

This includes your vet.

This is my dog Roy. He is my absolute world and I love him and would do anything for him. He’s an incredible pet to our family and a small circle of people that he’s chosen.

He’s also a prick to people he has no relationships with. Before me he had a bite hitory and he is absolutely capable of still doing it at 11.5 years of age. He’s got terrible genetics and very thin nerves.

Yesterday he needed vet care.

You know what I did?

✅ I checked reception before I walked in to ensure nobody was in our path.

✅ I had him on a short lead under physical and verbal control.

✅ I kept both of us away from the doorway until we were called in, while keeping an eye out for unexpected people ready to move if needed.

✅ I restrained him appropriately while the vets and nurses did their thing and reassured them that they would be safe not only with my words but with my actions.

✅ I didn’t get offended at their requests around safety or his cage label.

In short, I did everything in my power to help the vets and nurses do what they needed to do safely and go home in one piece.

It bugs me intensely when I see people endangering professionals who are there to help them. Your vet clinic shouldnt end up with staff at the ED because you dont believe in muzzles, restraint or responsible dog handling.

When you own a dog, you have a duty of care to ensure they do not cause damage to other people in EVERY environment and situation. You dont get to pass off responsibility.

If you have a dog who has social issues, thats ok.
Just make sure you keep your community safe 🫶

10/21/2025

10/13/2025

10/13/2025

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10/08/2025

Another conference in the books!
🐓🦃🦢🦜🦚🦩🪿🦆🦉🦅

Had a great time at the Association of Avian Veterinarians Conference in Chandler, Arizona this weekend!
I learned so much including some highlights:
🐔 Chicken Ultrasound hands-on lab (got to snuggle them too!)
🦜 General Procedures lab with practice with live and cadaver birds
🐦 Pigeon Care
🪶 New style of ethical feather trimming and when it’s truly needed
🦩 Liver disease in multiple species
& so much more! I listened to so many great speakers, many of the “stars” of the bird world like Brian Speer, Scott Echols, Lauren Thielen, and saw one of my amazing teachers, Vicki Baldrey from RVC!
I met some great students, techs and vets along the way as well!
I even met up with some friends while there too! While I didn’t have a chance to explore much of Arizona or the casino/pool, I learned so much and had a blast!

09/29/2025

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