Laurel Hill Veterinary Services, Inc

Dr. Wilcox started his practice under his name July 7, 1969 renting the old office from Dr. Hugh Keeler's widow for doing small animal work and vehicle storage; he also purchased Dr. Keeler's equipment and drug supplies from his widow. In July of 1976 he hired his first associate, Dr. Mark Kester with the intent of forming a partnership with him after his first year of working. With that in mind the name of Laurel Hill Veterinary Service came about. That partnership never developed but the name has stayed with us since. Laurel Hill Veterinary Service saw many associates come and go throughout the years. In 1980 Dr. Wilcox moved out of the old Keeler clinic and into a room located in his garage by his house. This again was used mainly for drug storage and some small animal surgeries and appointments. After several years of working from this small one room office it became cramped and a change needed to occur or he needed to get out of veterinary medicine. He then bought the current property in 1987 with the idea of building a clinic there. New plans were made and ground was broken in November of 1988 and then opened just 6 months later on May 9, 1989. In July of 2001, Dr. Robert D. Fetterman came to work with us. He works both with dairy and companion animals and he has a special interest with llamas and alpacas. In January of 2004, the clinic became incorporated with the name changing to Laurel Hill Veterinary Service, Inc. and Dr. Fetterman became a share holder in the...