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
How to More Accurately Convert Dog Years to Human Years
New research from the University of California, San Diego reveals a more accurate formula for converting dog years to human years. Geneticists and biologists involved in the study believe the seven to one year rule is not accurate because dogs mature much faster than humans. A dog can produce their first litter of puppies before one year of age while…
The Human Pet Love Story
According to history, our most ancient animal companion is dogs. Evidence suggests dogs were domesticated by humans between 13,000 and 30,000 years ago. Archaelogical sites have uncovered evidence of early modern humans working with early domestic dogs to hunt mammoths. Approximately 10,000 years ago, dogs were included in artwork which indicates they were admired and perhaps even loved. In 2016,…
The Last Goodbye
John Vincent’s final wish was the opportunity for one last goodbye with his beloved dog, Patch. Mr. Vincent, a former marine who fought in Vietnam, was placed in a hospice facility near Albuquerque, New Mexico earlier this month. Mr. Vincent has no family living near him so before entering hospice, he surrendered Patch, a five year old Yorkshire terrier mix,…