VCA Lancaster Animal Hospital

Veterinary Support

  • Technician Supervisor

    Karen LaPierre
    School: Certified Veterinary Technician

    Karen has been working as a veterinary technician for over a decade, becoming a certified veterinary technician in 2006. She has been a VCA employee since 2005 and came to Lancaster full-time in 2008. At home, Karen wrangles a herd that includes her husband, two children, one dog, two cats, and a parrot.


  • Technician

    Kerri (aka Trixie) Mouyos

    Trixie grew up on a farm and has always loved all kinds of animals. After graduating from Norfolk County Agricultural High School, she fulfilled her dream of becoming a veterinary technician. She has since gathered over six years of experience in the field, and joined the VCA Lancaster team in January 2010. At home, Trixie and Jarrad care for their son; two dogs, Jack and Marlin; and two rescued horses, Nick and Eli.

  • Technician

    Nicole Walker

    Nicole joined us at VCA Lancaster in April 2009. She is pursuing her associate’s degree in natural resources at Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner. Outside of school and work Nicole loves spending time with her zoo at home, which includes three cats and a leopard gecko.
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Specialty Care

Sometimes sick or injured pets need the care of a veterinary medical specialist. When that happens, VCA specialty hospitals work closely with the general practitioner veterinarians who refer cases to us in order to provide seamless veterinary care to your pet. When your pet is facing any kind of serious illness or injury, our specialty referral hospitals will provide the compassionate and expert care your beloved pet needs.

Our goal is to make sure that when you and your pet are in need that you have access to board certified specialists who are up to date on the very latest developments in their field. In our state of the art hospitals, our specialists also have access to the most sophisticated diagnostic and treatment tools and techniques from ultrasonography and endoscopy to CAT scans and even MRI.

We have over 40 specialty hospitals across the US so there may be one near you. Our specialized services include: behavior, cardiology, critical care, dentistry, dermatology, integrative medicine, internal medicine, neurology, oncology, ophthalmology, radiology, rehabilitation, reproduction, and surgery.

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Emergency Care

In case of emergency, please call us immediately.  We are open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 8-8pm, Wednesday 8-5pm, Friday 8-6pm and Saturday 8-4pm.

VCA Northboro (508-393-8339) and VCA Westboro (508-366-1444) Animal Hospitals are open weeknights until 9pm and Sundays.

After hours, please call one of the following emergency services:
Wachusett Animal Hospital at 978-874-4100 (Westminster)
The Tufts University Foster Hospital for Small Animals at 508-839-5395 (N. Grafton)
Animal Emergency Care at 978-263-1742 (Acton)

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