ated from LSU-SVM in 2004. She has
always loved working with animals
and wanted to be a vet from child-
hood, and was fortunate enough to
realize that dream.
“I had an 8-month-old kitty come
in who had suddenly become very
sick,” she explained. “The owner and
I were racking our brains trying to
figure out what could have changed
to take him from playful healthy cat
one day to dying the next day. Turns
out he had eaten lilies that had just
been given to the owner. He was
treated for the damage the lilies did to
his kidneys and he did great.”
Dr. Cooper is most proud of her
profession’s ability to improve the
amount of time and the quality of
time people get to have with their
pets.
“Our pets are there for us through
so many chapters of life and I am
happy that as a veterinarian I am
often able to add to our pets’ good
years,” Dr. Cooper said.
New veterinarian Dr. Ann Young
is originally from Iowa City, Iowa,
and grew up on a farm that raised
cattle and pigs. It was her childhood
of growing up on a farm that instilled
her love for animals at a young age.
“I loved to help when our local
veterinarian would come out to work
cattle. It was this love for animals and
their bond with people that made me
want to become a veterinarian,” she
explained.
Dr. Young went on to receive her
Bachelor’s in Animal Science from
Iowa State University, and her Doctor
of Veterinary Medicine degree from
Iowa State University College of
Veterinary Medicine. Her most heart-
warming pet is a little Chihuahua that
was found due to a microchip.
“We had a little Chihuahua come
in for an exam after being lost for five
years. The dog had made it all the
way from North Fort Worth to South
Fort Worth in those five years. Thanks
to a microchip this story had a happy
ending, and the dog was reunited
with his very happy family after years
apart,” she said.
Dr. Young is very proud of the
role she gets to play in educating
people about their pets and their
needs, medical and otherwise.
“My goal as a veterinarian is
to try and lengthen the amount of
time you have with your pet, and
this education is a vital part,” she
explained.
For more information about
Holland Lake Animal Hospital and
their new staff of veterinarians, go
to hollandlakevet.com.
Championship Embryo Transfer Service
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pring at Champion Embryo
Transfer Service is baby season
and a time when Dr. James A.
Synowsky gets to see his best work
come to fruition. There are equine
babies everywhere. The grounds
of Champion Embryo are lush and
green, resembling a golf course, and
is the perfect place for a growing
business in the horse industry.
Founded in 2012 as Champion
Equine LLP, Dr. Synowsky took
sole ownership just before the 2018
breeding season and has used the
opportunity to transition to Champion
Embryo Transfer Service, offering the
same great success rates with even
better customer service. Champion
Embryo Transfer Service is a mare-
and-foal-focused equine reproduction
and embryo transfer facility, estab-
lished with the goal of combining a
high reproduction success rate with
exceptional customer service.
“We’ve seen the things that have
really worked and what we like and
made easier for both ourselves and
our customers and continue to push
in that direction to always make it
easier and better for all of us,” Dr.
Synowsky said. “With that, we’ve
built our reputation on
success rates and customer
service. As with any growing
business, there are always
growing pains and we are
doing everything to continue
to have that same reputa-
tion and success rate and
customer service. Without
the customers we’re noth-
ing, and I feel that customer
service is the foundation to
a successful business and
the drive to keep our clients
as up to date as best as we
can.”
Dr. Synowsky was born
and raised in Fort Worth
and spent most of his free
time at his family ranch
hunting, fishing, baling
hay and working cattle. He
graduated with honors with
his Doctorate of Veterinary
Medicine from St. George’s
University after spend-
ing his clinical year at
Oklahoma State University.
After completing a year internship at
Royal Vista Southwest, he was asked
to stay on as an associate veterinar-
Dr. James A. Synowsky
ian and continued there until 2011.
He is the vice chairman of the Texas
Equine Practice Committee for the