We currently have one surgery day per week for scheduled elective client surgery and one day per week for shelter surgery.
We have two RVTs, four veterinary assistants, one manager, three CSRs, a groomer, and one person dedicated entirely to cleaning. We will hire more support staff if needed after new associate arrives; we want to ensure that we have sufficient support staff for doctors and patients.

We use Cornerstone and are paper light.
We have all the usual bells and whistles: digital radiology, digital dental radiology, endoscopes (rigid, flexible; we can get into any orifice!), all the monitoring equipment (Dopplers, pulse oximeters, ECG, etc. We have a full diagnostic lab with digital cytology, telemedicine, diagnostic ultrasound with live assistance, and TonoVet. We have four treatment tables in a spacious open floor plan treatment room. We do a ton of dentistry. We have two surgical suites; we use Hot Doggers, IV fluid warmers.

We have four exam rooms, all with phones and PCs, we are still modified curbside so we spend little time in exam rooms (which I hope never changes). And we have a full service grooming salon inside the clinic. We use only PureVax vaccines for cats, and we tailor preventive care to our clients’ lifestyle with their pets. We have a zero tolerance policy for bad client behavior: if clients are rude to our staff, we fire them.

We are dedicated to our wonderful clientele; we practice high quality medicine and surgery in a beautiful, comfortable setting with a fantastic, skilled, professional and highly irreverent staff, many of whom have been with us for a decade.

I am not an owner who studies reports and pressures associates to produce or implement sales tactics to increase revenue. I believe that if you do the right thing for your patients and your clients, the money will follow, and that has been true for my entire tenure here. For that reason, I eschew reports and sales gimmicks of any kind. I make time to mentor newer graduates and ensure that the clinic is a safe and comfortable environment to learn and practice and grow.

Hesitation to working with a married set of owners can be assuaged by the fact that I’m the DVM owner and I work full time at the practice. My wife is a full time ER nurse at the local hospital and her role includes payroll and accounts payable, which she does from home, so there’s no bickering or weird relationship stuff that can occur when there are owners who are also spouses.

The most important characteristics we are seeking in an associate include good communication skills, a sense of humor, empathy, an understanding and appreciation of the human animal bond, and the importance of developing and maintaining relationships with clients and staff.

Our rural small town is bustling with artists and ranch folks, a delightful mix of wineries, redwoods, hundreds of miles of hiking trails, the world famous Skunk Train, lots of small town charm, and we are just an hour away from the most breathtaking coast in the west, three hours north of the Bay Area and an hour from Santa Rosa which has all the things like Trader Joes, Target, etc. Ukiah, 20 minutes to the south has all features of a larger city, a variety of eateries and boutique shopping.

We have two clinic cats, Bella and Lisbeth. Lisbeth, named for the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo came from a shelter in the Bay Area and has been our clinic greeter, dog tormentor and human comforter for 12 years. She recently had I-131 treatment for her hyperthyroidism and is now in early renal failure, though she is still up for engaging in her hobbies which include ripping open bags of dog and cat food just for fun and tormenting the local swallow population. Our other clinic cat, Bella was run over by her owners as a young cat, and was surrendered to us. She allows the swallows to torment her.