Family Vet Group

08/26/2022

Our founder and President, Chase Michalek, chauffeuring around our Regional Director of Operations, Alicia Kuebler, and Crawfordsville Family Vet Practice Manager, Dareth Stonebraker on their recent market visit to the great state of Indiana! Free rides for the FVG team 🤣🤣

07/26/2022

07/26/2022

Looking for the next step to your practice? Learn about how Family Vet Group can move you forward: www.familyvetgroup.com

06/28/2022

We'd like to officially welcome Dr. Katherine (Kit) Mathes to Family Vet Group. She joined our team last week as the Chief of Staff at our animal hospital in Allen, Texas, Allen Family Vet.

Dr. Mathes graduated from Purdue University and moved to Texas in 1995. After practicing almost 5 years in emergency medicine, she has centered her career in compassionate care of pets and their families. Her spare time is spent with her husband and daughter as well as sweeping up fur from her career changed guide dog, Melville and 3 cats ~ Johnny, Marmalade and Amelia.

Dr. Mathes holds memberships in the American Veterinary Medical Association, Collin County Veterinary Medical Association and the American Association of Feline Practitioners. She also is Fear Free certified and Cat Friendly certified.

06/20/2022

We are thrilled to announce our new Chief of Staff at our booming animal hospital, West Asheville Family Vet, Dr. Kristina Hubbard! Dr. Hubbard is excited to be in Asheville with access to farmer's markets, great restaurants, and amazing outdoor activities after her isolation in the Arctic. In her free time she enjoys hiking, biking, gardening, reading, woodworking, and fiber arts. She provides rent-free accommodations to Murgatroyd (a one-eyed, grumpy old man cat), Berlioz (a three-legged orange tabby), Mannheim (a Mississippi foster failure kitten), and Silent (a very mixed breed dog from Alaska's North Slope).

Dr. Kristina Hubbard grew up in rural Nebraska with a menagerie of pets ranging from mudpuppy salamanders from the local bait shop to a sassy doe rabbit won at the county fair (even though animals shouldn't be prizes!). She completed an animal science bachelor's degree at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and finished veterinary school at Iowa State University.

After a few years as a small animal veterinarian in South Dakota, Dr. Hubbard headed south to Mississippi State University for a three year residency in population medicine where she became a board certified veterinary epidemiologist and completed her master's degree. She loved teaching veterinary students surgery and on-site disease outbreak investigations on everything from nutrition disorders in cattle herds to virus outbreaks in animal shelters. Following her residency, she spent the last four years in Utqiagvik/Barrow, Alaska, the northernmost town in the United States on the shore of the Arctic Ocean with 67 days of continuous darkness during the winter months and temperatures down to -72F. During her stay she helped with the Iditarod sled dog race, visited rural Alaska communities to provide veterinary services, and had amazing wildlife neighbors including polar bears, caribou, whales, and snowy owls, making for an unforgettable experience.

06/14/2022

We hosted a special open house to formally celebrate our beautiful, state-of-the-art animal hospital with the Crawfordsville, IN community. The event featured facility tours, games, face painting, Crawfordsville K-9 unit performance, raffles, food truck and even a pie in the face of our Veterinarian, Dr. Tom Martin. Our loyal clients also raised over $200 for local animal shelters. Our amazing team at Crawfordsville continues to provide exceptional care for local pets and from the looks of these photos, knows how to throw a big party! Congratulations to our staff at Crawfordsville Family Vet.

06/13/2022

This weekend our hospital in Bedford, TX was able to make Destanie's dream of owning a puppy come true. Her new puppy, Caesar will receive complimentary care for his entire life from our veterinary team at Bedford Oaks Family Vet. The The 501st Legion also donated their time to make this an event Destanie & her family will never forget. We thank Make-A-Wish North Texas for setting this special day up and our Regional Director of Operations, Bryce Hershenow & the entire staff at Bedford Oaks for making sure the event went off without a hitch.

Welcome to the Family, Destanie & Caesar. Our Bedford team looks forward to watching your special bond grow over the years!

06/08/2022

Our Practice Manager, Sabrina Beck CVT, CVBL was featured on dvm360® this week. We are proud to have our team member's contributing their knowledge to the veterinary medicine community. Sabrina shared her expertise on building and maintaining an effective veterinary team. Sabrina's framework for creating the right team includes:

- Recruit the right people.
- Determine the goals.
- Set expectations.
- Lead by example.
- Monitor and review.
- Reward and celebrate.

You can view the whole article here, https://www.dvm360.com/view/building-an-effective-team.

Finding suitable employees plus fostering a happy, healthy team inspires members and promotes a prospering practice

06/07/2022

Our Dr. Fields of Bellshire Family Vet discussing the importance of staying up to date on your pets heart worm medication this summer.

06/01/2022

Although we’re in the business of taking care of animals, we believe that a practice is only as good as its people. That’s why we build a culture of personalized medicine focused on advocating for doctors and teams who know what’s best for their individual practices. Learn more about our process: www.familyvetgroup.com/about

05/27/2022

Our creative veterinary team at our Orlando hospital disguised their scale as a sandy beach to better accommodate their patients in a "Fear Free" setting. Getting pets on the scale can be one of the most anxious moments during their visit but for these pets, it's just a day at the beach. Great idea, Avalon Family Vet.

05/11/2022

Our veterinary team keeps growing. We are proud to introduce our newest DVM, Dr. Sherri Edgar. Dr. Edgar is our new Associate Veterinarian at our Bedford, TX hospital, Bedford Oaks Family Vet.

Dr. Edgar has a strong interest in internal medicine, pain management, and exotic pet medicine. She received her BS degree from the University of Tennessee, majoring in Wildlife Animal Health. After 4 years working as a veterinary technician, Dr. Edgar returned to the UTCVM-University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine for vet school. Following graduation, she practiced in TN for one year before moving to Utah. After practicing 5 years in the desert, she is back & excited to join the Bedford Oaks family.

When she is not in the practice, Dr. Edgar enjoys travelling and hiking. Other hobbies include crafts, knife throwing to maintaining and propagating a collection of orchids and other tropical plants. She also enjoy spending time with her 3 ball pythons, kingsnake, iguana, and 3 dogs.

05/04/2022

We’d like to welcome Dr. Katie Bucy to the Family! Dr. Bucy is joining our animal hospital in Morganton, NC, Healthy Petz Family Vet.

Dr. Katie Bucy has always been passionate about animals and they have always been a part of my life. She's enjoyed working with many species in her career and can often be found with an animal of some kind by my side. She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from Virginia Tech in 2006, a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Ross University in 2015. She has always related easier with animals than people and loves working with them. Dr. Bucy enjoys the puzzle aspect of finding out what is wrong with them and seeing them flourish. She says the most rewarding aspect of veterinary medicine is where you can follow along with an animal throughout their whole life and become a friend to the pets that they enjoy coming to and seeing. Outside of the office, she can be found working with her horses or out exploring nature with my dogs. She also enjoys reading, knitting, and spending time with friends. Welcome to the team, Dr. B!

04/27/2022

We are celebrating our Client Service Representatives all week for National Veterinary Receptionist Week. Our practices could not function without the amazing communication they provide our teams, the compassion and care they offer to our clients & all the tireless work that does not go unnoticed. This special group is the face of our hospitals & are essential to our continued success. Please join us in thanking our CSR's for all they do 👏👏👏

04/20/2022

When you partner with us, we’ll take some of the pressure off your shoulders so you can focus on doing what you love — like caring for little guys like Blaze (thanks to our Indianapolis hospital for sharing!).

See how your practice can partner with Family Vet Group: https://lnkd.in/gUpaQRu

04/11/2022

One of Family Vet Group’s core values? We promote team member growth and happiness with the expectation that work and life must balance. Learn more about our values and our practices here: www.familyvetgroup.com/about

03/23/2022

Our hospitals are celebrating today (and every day, to be honest). Our veterinary teams light up when they start a new bond with a puppy.

Show us your puppies in the comments below 🐶

Photo credit to: Aspen Allen Family Vet, Phoebe Bedford Oaks Family Vet, Chance West Asheville Family Vet & Odie Oaklandon Family Vet.

03/15/2022

We're are very honored to welcome Dr. Michelle Floyd to Family Vet Group! Dr. Floyd is our new Associate Veterinarian at our animal hospital right outside of Gainesville, FL, Hilltop Family Vet!

Dr. Floyd received her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in 2014 🐊. Prior to UF, she majored in both Biology and Chemistry at Western Kentucky University, receiving her Bachelor's in 2009. While Dr. Floyd entered into the veterinary field with a special interest in shelter medicine and helping those without families, she has found the she truly enjoys the bond she develops with pets and their humans. She loves meeting families and watching their pets grow over the years with them. Dr. Floyd's true passion is playing Ultimate Frisbee, where she competes on a traveling women's team at a national level as well as play in a city league in the Gainesville area.

03/14/2022

Many of our veterinarians met this weekend in Durham, NC for a special continued education workshop revolving around pet dentistry. This exclusive dental wet lab would have not been possible without our sponsors Patterson Veterinary & Boehringer Ingelheim. And a BIG thank you to Westside Animal Hospital - Durham, NC for being such a gracious hosts to our team this weekend. And thank you to our leadership team of President, Chase Michalek & Chief Medical Officer, Kathryn Kraft, DVM, CVA for helping put this incredible event together.

03/01/2022

We’d like to welcome Dr. Deborah Breitenwischer to the Family! Dr. Breitenwischer is joining our beautiful, new hospital in Crawfordsville, Indiana.

Dr. Breitenwischer received her undergrad degree from Purdue University Fort Wayne and then continued her education at Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine & Veterinary Hospital. Following graduation In 2002, she has worked 16 years in the veterinary field in Anderson, IN. Dr. B is excited to join Crawfordsville Family Vet and hopes to have found a place where she can help make a difference for the pets and people. When outside the office she likes to relax with friends, practice yoga, horseback riding and enjoy a good story in any form (book, play, movie, TV).

02/22/2022

We would like to welcome Dr. Melissa Hawkins to our growing team of veterinarians at Family Vet Group. She joins our Asheville, NC clinic, Redwood Family Vet.

Dr. Melissa Hawkins is a 2005 graduate of MSU College of Veterinary Medicine and Veterinary Medical Center. Her love of animals was apparent as a child, when she started training dogs with 4H. Her interest grew, and after going with her father to visit the vet with one of their injured dogs, she knew she wanted to be a veterinarian.

Since graduation, her career has taken her to practice in Pennsylvania, Texas, Indiana, and now Asheville, NC. She has experience in both small animal general medicine as well as emergency medicine. She truly loves being a veterinarian, and finds joy in fostering the bond between pets and their people.

When she's not at work, you can usually find Dr. Hawkins enjoying the Blue Ridge Mountains on foot or by mountain bike with her husband, Nate, and their border terrier, Mac. The 3 of them are supervised at home by their 2 cats, Spooky and Stitch

If you're interested in joining our family, contact us here: https://lnkd.in/guW6ZNx

02/18/2022

We're thrilled to welcome Dr. Amanda Hill to the FVG family. Dr. Hill is our new Chief of Staff at our animal hospital right outside of Gainesville, FL, Hilltop Family Vet.

Dr. Hill graduated a Florida Gator 🐊 with a Bachelor's of Science in 2005. Following college, Amanda moved to the beautiful Caribbean to attend Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine. She completed a clinical year back in Gainesville, Florida at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in 2008. She also taught as an Associate Adjunct Professor at the local Santa Fe College in the Health Sciences Department. Her passions include teaching, elevating hospital systems, reducing stress for pets, and encouraging a healthy work-life balance. In her free time, she loves hiking, biking, kayaking, and serving as a volunteer minister in her community.

02/02/2022

Our latest merger of two clinics in Crawfordsville, IN has been a huge win for the community. A state-of-the-art facility with better technology & medicine. We’re so proud of our leadership team who made this all possible: Kathryn Kraft, Alicia Kuebler & Dareth Stonebraker. More amazing things to come at this hospital!

The merging of two Montgomery County veterinary offices has led to one state-of-the-art facility on the city’s south side. Crawfordsville Family Vet, a pairing of Sugar Creek Animal Hospital …

01/24/2022

Let us take some of the pressure off your shoulders so you can focus on doing what you love. Check out Dr. Reutman's clinic, Oaklandon Family Vet.

Learn more: www.familyvetgroup.com/opportunities

01/05/2022

We are excited to announce our newest Veterinarian joining Family Vet Group! Welcome, Dr. Jessica Robinson, who will be working at our Lakeland, FL based clinic, Highland Square Family Vet.

Dr. Robinson holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from University of Florida, followed by post baccalaureate studies at University of Tampa. Dr. Robinson attended Western University of Health Sciences in California for veterinary school. Dr. Robinson is passionate about preventative care, ultrasound diagnostics and dental care. We're thrilled to have her join the team at our newest clinic in Lakeland.

01/04/2022

It's official ✂️ We've cut the ribbon at our beautiful new 5,500 SF facility in Crawfordsville, IN. Our President Chase Michalek & Regional Director of Operations, Alicia Kuebler were in attendance to celebrate the momentous occasion.

01/04/2022

We had a GREAT 2021 at Family Vet Group — just take a look! And in 2022, we have even more planned.

01/03/2022

We're thrilled to have our Regional Director of Operations Emily Shiver and Practice Manager Rachel Singletary featured in this month's Veterinary Practice News publication. These two have made a major impact in our Florida clinics and have big plans heading into 2022!

Read more: veterinarypracticenews.com/publications/de/202201/index.html?page=16

12/23/2021

Happy Holidays from Family Vet Group! Wishing our employees, clients, and their furry companions a happy and healthy 2022.