Welcome to
My Pet's Animal Hospital
“When I opened My Pet’s Animal Hospital, I wanted to work in a place where we delivered veterinary care in a manner that I would want for my own pets. In order to do that, one has to always maintain the pet parent’s perspective. One has to make people feel welcome when they come in. And one has to deliver quality veterinary care.” – Sam Meisler DVM, founder and owner
Our Mission
Statement
Pets provide our lives with much joy, intrigue, humor, protection, and comfort.
My Pet’s Animal Hospital is a compassionate, honest, and educated team of professionals with clean, well-equipped facilities to serve our pet parents with the latest information and to serve their pets with the best possible animal care always.
We believe that we can achieve this in a patient-focused, friendly and fun environment.
Our purpose is to celebrate and enhance the human-animal bond.
Find Us
Our Locations
What We Do
Our Veterinary Services
We offer a vast array of surgical services including everything from spay or neuter surgery to emergency intestinal obstruction/foreign body surgery. Our most common surgical procedure is the removing of skin masses and various lumps and bumps. Our surgery suites feature full anesthetic machines and monitoring equipment as well as heated surgery tables. Between all of us we have over…
We love
Taking Care Of Your Pet
At My Pet’s Animal Hospital, the loyalty and trust that our clients have for us means everything.
Our Team
Our Veterinarians
Dr. Ashley Ross
Dr Ashley is a native of Arizona and moved out to Tennessee to attend Lincoln Memorial’s College of Veterinary Medicine.
Dr. Sam Meisler
After acquiring his pre-requisites for veterinary school at CalPoly Pomona, Sam went on to the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine graduating with honors in 1991.
Dr. Kathy Stidham
Dr. Kathy is a graduate of Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine.
Dr Emily Harmon
Dr. Emily graduated with her veterinary degree in 2018 from the University of Tennessee.
Dr Taylor Bonar
Originally from Oak Ridge, Taylor studied Animal Science at UT Knoxville and then studied at the UT College of Veterinary Medicine. He worked in Nashville and moved here to Alcoa to be closer to home. He likes hiking, nature watching, reading, horseback riding and target shooting. His current pet inventory includes a cat named Tisi but he hopes to expand…
Latest News
Blue-green Algae Blooms Poisonous to Pets
Many dogs enjoy nothing more than playing in the water. Unfortunately, this seemingly harmless, fun activity has proven fatal for some dogs. The culprit is toxic blue-green algae. Extreme algae blooms have appeared in lakes in the Pacific Northwest, the entire coast of the Mississippi River and Lake Hopatcong, the largest lake in New Jersey. Blue-green algae or cyanobacteria are…
Fighting the Spread of Rabies Worldwide
Rabies vaccination programs here in the United States have been successful in preventing the natural spread of rabies in dogs. There were 125 cases of human rabies reported in the US between 1960 to 2018. Twenty-eight percent of these cases were a result of contact with an infected dog outside of the US. For those infected within the US, the…
Confused About Your Pet’s Prevention Medication?
A reminder alerting me it is time for my dog’s preventive consistently appears on my phone screen at regularly scheduled intervals. Every time, without fail, I find myself feeling confused and uncertain. Does the preventive include heartworm or is it only for flea and tick? It turns out, I am not alone. A recent report discovered 1 in 4 dog…