CIRCLE L ANIMAL HOSPITAL - Key Persons
Chelsea is the Hospital Manager at Circle L Animal Hospital and brings over ten years of experience working in the veterinary field. Chelsea takes pride in her work by caring for every patient as if they were her very own pet. Chelsea is patient and compassionate when working with clients and their pets. She makes sure that everyone who walks into Circle L feels comfortable with her and with the staff. She enjoys working alongside the team at Circle L and they all share a family bond.
Dr. Leonda Armstrong grew up on a farm in northeastern New Mexico. Her parents raised and bred registered Angus cattle and quarter horses. She was active in 4-H and FFA from age 9 to 19. Leonda showed horses and cattle in both organizations and judged horses on a collegiate level.
Dr. Armstrong completed her undergraduate studies at New Mexico State University where she earned a B.S. in Animal Science and a double minor in Chemistry and Biology. Colorado State University was the next stop, where as a single mom, she studied and graduated as a mixed animal veterinarian.
Upon graduation, Leonda moved to Chino Valley and began practice with Dr. Terry Miller at Circle L. She is very glad to call Circle L Animal Hospital her home away from home.
In April 2007, Dr. Armstrong purchased the practice from Dr. Terry Miller. She implemented many new improvements including becoming AAHA-certified, and strives to hold the highest standards in veterinary medicine.
Her most recent endeavor has been merging Western and Eastern veterinary medicine together. To support this goal, Dr. Armstrong obtained her Acupuncture certification through Colorado State University in 2013 and now has completed her Rehabilitaion studies and certification through the Canine Rehabilitation Institute in June 2016. She feels that being able to treat the whole animal with non-invasive medicine adds another important dimension of care, and gives the best feeling of accomplishment for "Every Patient, Every time." . Dr. Armstrong has a strong desire to work with sporting dogs as well as keeping the senior dogs healthy and moving to improve their quality of life. She is now embarking on the next step of becoming Animal Chiropractic Certified and is studying Chinese Herbology. This will allow her to offer every aspect of care for her 4 legged patients.
She said that the biggest thing in my role at a practice would be my patient care. Patient cares to me is the most important part because I can make difference in not only my patient but the owners as well. They trust us with their family. So I always treat both patient and client as a part of my family.
She treats every patients as her own and make sure they feel safe, comforted let the pets know it is a good place to be. Have a personal connection with every clients/patients.