Melissa O.

Melissa was born in Los Angeles, California, and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She has been an avid animal lover since she could remember, and was always nursing her stuffed animals back to health as a child! Melissa started her veterinary career in 2007, and has been in specialties including oncology and neurology, but emergency/critical care holds a special place in her heart. She may even further her education and obtain her VTS-ECC one day! Melissa has a very sweet Chihuahua named Penny, and a beautiful Domestic Longhair who thinks she’s human and rules the house. Outside of work, you can find her shopping for home decor, doing DIY projects, enjoying the outdoors with her daughter, Emilee, and taking road trips to the beach. She’s also an astrology and horror enthusiast, and is always willing to talk about music; especially bands from the 80’s and 90’s!