Thank your veterinarian contest nominees announced. See if your vet is on the list.

October 8, 8:21 PMDC Dogs ExaminerMichelle Critchell

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Hundreds of pet owners throughout the United States nominated their veterinarians for the third annual Thank Your Vet for a Healthy Pet® contest. The Morris Animal Foundation (MAF) established the nationwide contest to honor veterinarians and the lives they enhance.

Many from around the country sent in positive sentiments about their animal doctors.

Several pet parents from Maryland and Virginia heeded the call for essays about admired vets.

Here are the local nominees. If you see your vet on the list, be sure to send them a note of congratulations.

Maryland
Dr. Tracy Barlup, Longmeadow Animal Hospital, Hagerstown, Maryland

Dr. Dianna Burton, Fullerton Animal Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland

Dr. Tim Cain, Metropolitan Emergency Animal Clinic, Rockville, Maryland

Dr. Brent Cook, Kingsbrook Animal Hospital, Frederick, Maryland

Dr. Timothy Cujdik, Old Court Animal Hospital, Pikesville, Maryland

Dr. Jeanne Feldhaus, Three Notch Veterinary Hospital, Hollywood, Maryland

Dr. Lawrence Giebel, Quince Orchard Veterinary Hospital, Gaithersburg, Maryland

Dr. Jennifer Levitsky, Arnold Pet Station, Arnold, Maryland

Dr. Mitchell Lucas, TLC for Pets, Reistertown, Maryland

Virginia

Dr. Mark Bugin, VCA Annandale Animal Hospital, Annandale, Virginia

Dr. James Hunter, Countryside Veterinary Clinic, Richmond, Virginia

Dr. Jordan Kocen, Veterinary Holistic Care, Fairfax, Virginia          

Dr. Eric Lorens, Pet Clinic of Rocky Mount, Rocky Mount, Virginia

Dr. Jane Morse, Ballston Animal Hospital, Arlington, Virginia       

Dr. Peter Pruckiwski, HoofnPaw, Purcellville, Virginia

Dr. Laney Rhymes, Parkway Veterinary Clinic, Burke, Virginia

Dr. Michael Rosen, Feline Veterinary Clinic, Falls Church, Virginia

Dr. Mark Taylor, Blacksburg, Virginia

Dr. Jessee Webster, Vinton Veterinary Hospital, Vinton, Virginia

Dr. Ross Witter, Annandale Animal Hospital, Annandale, Virginia

Click HERE for a complete list of the national nominees. And, yeah, no D.C. vets were on the list.

The national and regional winners will be featured in the January 2010 issues of Dog Fancy and Cat Fancy and on DogChannel.com and CatChannel.com.  The winners will also receive travel packages to attend the North American Veterinary Conference (NAVC) to be held in Orlando, Florida on January 15, 2010.

The Morris Animal Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit established in 1948, is dedicated to funding animal health research that protects, treats and cures companion animals, horses and wildlife.

Gail Kirkegaard, the Denver Dynamic Dogs Examiner reported about the call for essays in July of this year. To see a video about the 2008 nominees, please visit her site.

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