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
Dog Mountain
The heartbreak and grief brought on by the loss of a beloved pet is painful. Dog Mountain was created to provide a place where people can go for healing, reflection and celebration after experiencing the loss of a pet. Created by Stephen Huneck, Dog Mountain is located on 150 acres overlooking a hillside in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. Stephen Huneck is…
Training Dogs to Sniff Out Coronavirus
Research is underway at Penn Vet Working Dog Center at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine to train dogs to detect people who are positive for coronavirus. Nine dogs are enrolled in the study which exposes them to the urine from a hospitalized coronavirus patient. Researchers have fashioned a large horizontal wheel from metal with cans attached filled…
Signs Your Pet Misses You
Though the last few months have been many things, normal is not among them. Being stuck at home for weeks on end has been a challenge. Most of us are not accustomed to spending all our time in our homes. One bright spot has been the companionship of our pets. After sheltering in our homes due to COVID-19, many of…