Family Pet Health Center

11/13/2024

Dr Carl is still building his book of business and is welcoming NEW clients. Use this code to get your first exam free. Please be sure to share this coupon with friends.
Dr Carl is in the office on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday with a late night on Wednesday.
Call to book at 269-668-5900 or visit
https://www.familypethealthctr.com and book online. Be sure to mention the code when booking your appointment.

11/11/2024

MARK YOUR CALENDARS
On Friday, November 29th Santa will be visiting our clinic from 1:30 to 3:30 pm for photos with your pets. Bring your pet for a photo (donations for Animals Best Friend appreciated but not required).

We will have coffee, hot cocoa and snacks for your visit. We are busy planning the fun and will provide updates on new activities that might be added.

11/05/2024

November VetSource coupon codes

11/5/24 - 11/18/24 - Use code 15APPRECIATE to save 15% on your entire order
11/19/24 - 12/2/24 - Use code 20THANKS to save 20% on your entire order.

10/31/2024

The Family Pet Crew enjoying a little Halloween fun.

10/24/2024

It’s that time of year. Show us your pets in their spooky/cute costumes and be entered to win 5 loyalty paws if you are the winner. Deadline for entry is October 31st. Winner picked on November 6th.

10/18/2024

As we wrap up tech week, we pay tribute to OUR TECHS, essential partners to our doctors. Their tireless commitment encompasses nurturing your pets' growth, ensuring their well-being, and providing empathetic support during life's challenging moments. We thank OUR CLIENTS for acknowledging our tech staff's unwavering dedication with thoughtful comments and recognition.

10/14/2024

Meet Caitlin Anthony, Technican Assistant
Caitlin joined our team June of 2019 as our kennel attendant and has since grown into answering our curbside calls and working as a technicians assistant. She is a jack of many trades in our clinic and loves to snuggle all the animals, especially the kitties.

Caitlin loves all types of animals, she has two German Shepherds, Roxie and Sarge. She and her husband Neko also own two snakes and many chickens.
Please help us in recognizing Caitlin with a comment below for tech week.

10/14/2024

Meet Kayla Petkoff, Veterinary Assistant
Kayla joined our team after completing the tech assistant program at Ross. She fills many rolls in our clinic aside from being a tech assistant. She assists at the front desk, assists in cleaning the surgical suite and serves as a tech assistant.
Kayla has 2 cats and also assists at the SPCA. She has a great love for animals and has a really soft sport in her heart for cats.
Please join us in recognizing Kayla with a comment below for vet tech week.

10/14/2024

Meet Maricela Gamino, Veterinary Assistant
Maricela has a Bachelor Degree in Zoology from Michigan State University. Maricela is currently enrolled in a Veterinary Technician program. Her hobbies include fishing, watching her favorite WWE wrestler “The UnderTaker” and participating in Mud Runs. Maricela also loves spending time with her pets “Alex”, a Chihuahua mix, “Fernanda”, a Siamese mix, “Pili”, a domestic shorthair, “Michael Angelo” a Red-Ear Slider, “and four horses. Maricela is also Bi-lingual and speaks fluent Spanish.
Please join us with a comment for Maricela in tech in the comments section for vet tech week.

10/14/2024

Meet Nessy Shirley, Veterinary Assistant
Nessy just completed 4 years of service with the US Army. She received her veterinary technician training in San Antonio, TX at Fort Sam Houston.

She enjoys gaming, drawing, singing and dancing.

She has a Schnauzer named KoKomelon, a grey tabby named Gump and a Tuxedo named Petunia.
Join us in celebrating Nessy by leaving her a comment below for vet tech week.

10/14/2024

Meet Chris Payne, Veterinary Assistant
Chris has been with Family Pet Health Center for over 2 years. She is a superstar in the rooms with the doctors and absolutely loves her furry patients. The photo shows her with one of her dogs Gizmo.
Chris has been seen laying on the floor with a blanket and comforting a patient. She bring a bright smile, laughter and kindness and empathy to the clinic and her patients.
Please feel free to add your comments here for Chris during our celebration of vet tech week.

10/14/2024

Meet Luana Pereira, Veterinary Assistant
Luana was a licensed Veterinarian in Brazil and worked there for many years in a clinic. She moved to the US around 2013 with her husband Celso. Her veterinary license would not transfer from Brazil to the US since our licensing criteria is different, so she is currently pursuing her Michigan DVM license. Currently, she spends most of her time in the clinic working in surgery with our lead technician Robyn and the doctors.
Please feel free to leave a kind note for vet tech week here for Luana.

10/14/2024

Meet Kevin Doorlag, Veterinary Assistant
Kevin became interested in the Veterinary field during the summer of 2008. He was employed at Allegan County Sherrif's Department working as a corrections officer but knew he wanted a career change. In 2008 he began observing veterinary work here at Family Pet Health Center and decided that he wanted to become a veterinary technician. Kevin was hired in August 2010.

Kevin loves animals and finds that working in the veterinary field is very rewarding. He really loves how everyone works together to help pets recover from illness or injury.

Kevin is very empathetic with the patients and their owners. His caring and concern for both pet and owner is very evident in his work. Kevin strives to make each pet as comfortable as possible during their stay in the clinic.
Please feel free to leave a comment below for Kevin to celebrate him during tech week.

10/13/2024

Meet Michelle Cheatham, Licensed Veterinary Technician
We call Michelle the "cat whisperer" because she really knows how to talk with our feline patients.
Michelle has worked with Family Pet for 4 years and also is very active with the SPCA. She has a large heart for animals and has rescued many dogs and cats. You can be sure that when Michelle is caring for your pet they will get lots of love and purrs. 😀
Please feel free to leave comments for Michelle in the comments section above.

10/13/2024

Stay tuned this week. We will be putting the spotlight on our vet techs in celebration of vet tech week.
We will be posting a photo and a short bio about each. Please join us in celebrating them. Feel free to leave them comments on their post.
Karlean and Robyn have been posted today. More to come over the next couple of days.

Send a message to learn more

10/13/2024

Meet Karlean Clifford, Licensed Vet Tech
Karlean grew up in northeast Wisconsin and always had dogs and cats as important members of her family. From a young age she knew she wanted a career working with animals, and dreamed of some day entering the field of veterinary medicine. With a particular interest in wildlife, Karlean started out volunteering at several wildlife rehabilitation centers in Wisconsin and Michigan. In 1997, she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, then moved to Michigan. Although she spent the next 15 years working outside the field of animal medicine, Karlean always felt there was something missing and longed to return to her life-long passion for a career with animals. Switching her focus to small animal medicine, she returned to school and graduated with an Associate of Science degree in Veterinary Technology from Brown Mackie College-South Bend in 2012.

First coming to Family Pet Health Center as a student, Karlean was thrilled to become part of the staff in 2013. She enjoys working with skilled people who genuinely care about the patients, clients and each other. Karlean appreciates the dynamic challenges and continual learning opportunities a career in medicine offers. Outside of work, Karlean’s biggest interests include music, dance, travel and photography. Her family currently includes three cats, but her greatest passion is being mom to her young son, Tristan.
Please feel free to post your comments for Karlean in this post.

10/13/2024

Meet Licensed Vet Tech Robyn Wixom
Robyn is a licensed veterinary technician that graduated from Michigan State University in 1988.

She is an active 4-H leader with over 20 years of service in Allegan County where she teaches youth about dairy cattle, beef cattle, goats, swine, and rabbits. She is the administrative leader of the Milk ‘n Honey 4-H Club, assistant coach of the Allegan County 4-H Dairy Team and Dairy Superintendent of the Allegan County Fair.

She brings amazing anesthetic talent to our clinic. She is constantly researching and taking classes to make sure her patient monitoring during and after surgery is top notch.
Please feel free to add your comments here for Robyn during our celebration of vet tech week.

10/09/2024

Join us in celebrating national vet tech week!

Next week, we proudly celebrate national vet tech week! Please join us in expressing our gratitude to our incredible veterinary technicians for the dedication, compassion and care they provide to your furry family members every day.

Stay tuned throughout the week next week as we highlight each of our amazing technicians on our social media feed. We encourage you to leave a kind note or share your appreciation for your favorite tech(s) , your words mean the world to them.