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• Our History

  The Rutland Veterinary Clinic was established as both a small and large animal practice in the 1950s in Fair Haven, Vermont by Drs. Charles Hults and Donald Icken. They moved the business to a brand new building on the current site in the early 1960's and, as the only veterinary clinic in Rutland, the practice provided care to the dairy, equine, and small animal needs of the county.  When Dr. Hults retired in the early 70's, Dr. Richard Kelleway became co-owner.   In 1986, Dr. Lisa Geovjian became owner of the small animal hospital and practice and in 1999 she renovated the aging facility to provide state of the art veterinary services to the Rutland small animal community, now known as the Rutland Veterinary Clinic and Surgical Center.  In 2009, Dr. Geovjian sold the veterinary practice to Dr. Rob Macpherson, who is the current owner and medical director of the five veterinarian, 30 lay staff hospital.
   
  The Rutland Veterinary Clinic and Surgical Center is the first and longest continuously accredited member of the prestigious American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) in Vermont.  The AAHA demands adherence to the highest standards for patient care, staff knowledge and up to date equipment and facilities.   This was the guiding philosophy of the founders over 60 years ago, and continues to be the goal of the practice today.

  
   

• Our Microchipping Success Story with HomeAgain

  On the morning of July 24th 2009, the Velco Company came in to find a male greyhound on their property.  Delma Schoeppler, a greyhound rescue team member, was contacted.  Delma tried to track the dog via his tattoo information.  When that failed, she brought the dog to Rutland Veterinary Clinic and Surgical Center.   Maureen Lovett, the front desk attendant, used the chip reader to scan the dog and found he had a chip number.  She called Home Again (1-888-HOMEAGAIN) and they were able to identify the dog as “Jake.”  HomeAgain provided three contact numbers for Jake’s family.   The first number had been disconnected, but the second was a cell number which was still in service.  Jake’s family had recently moved into the area from Beverly, MA. (Please don’t forget to inform HomeAgain if you move or your contact information changes!) Jake had escaped that morning and his family was very relieved that he had been found and was waiting safely for them at the Rutland Vet Clinic.  “I made contact with the owners within 15 minutes of Jake walking into our clinic” Maureen said.  Great job HomeAgain!
  

• Our Success with the Trap-Neuter-Return Program

  The Rutland County Humane Society’s Trap-Neuter-Return Program is three years old and is becoming known throughout Rutland County as a source of help for people who are feeding and caring for abandoned, stray and/or feral cats and want to eliminate the growth of their population.  The Rutland Veterinary Clinic and Surgical Center has been an integral part of making the program a success.

  Last spring RCHS received a call from a local farm that had been taking care of an ever-growing feline population for years and was ready to take the next step of spaying and neutering their cats.  The RCHS staff and volunteers surveyed the population and spoke with the cats’ caretaker to develop a plan.  More than 40 cats called the dairy barn home and convened there for their morning meal.  Many of the cats were socialized to their caretaker and were able to be lured into crates.  Others were captured using humane Have-A-Heart traps.  The Rutland Veterinary Clinic and Surgical Center (RVCSC) dedicated an entire day to the project neutering and spaying the 27 cats that were captured during the June trapping.  In late July, another eight cats were captured and neutered or spayed by RVCSC.  The Humane Society left traps with the cats’ caretaker who is now working on trapping the remaining cats.  It is a slow process in that the traps are often found occupied in the morning with a cat that has already been “fixed” (as identified by a “tipped” left ear). 

  Thanks to a farm family unwilling to dispose of their cat population in an inhumane fashion, the Rutland County Humane Society, The Rutland Veterinary Clinic and Surgical Center and many, many volunteers, the TNR program has been a great success in the fight to stop over population and suffering in the feline population.
  

• The Dick Snyder Emergency Animal Fund

  The Dick Snyder Emergency Animal Fund was established to help ease the burden of expensive surgical or medical care for animals in need.  The fund honors the memory of Dick Snyder, a client and friend of the Rutland Veterinary Clinic for many years.  Dick epitomized all that is good and caring in a pet owner and animal lover.  His family celebrated his 74th birthday with a generous donation “to help animals” in his name.  We continue to honor his memory with fund raising efforts of our own.  We are happy to accept any donations you wish to make anonymous or otherwise to assist in the medical or surgical care of animals in need.  Our patients thank you!

• The Pet Loss Support Hotline

  Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine has a Pet  Loss Support Hotline for anyone who has lost a special pet.  The hotline is (517) 432-2696 and is staffed Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. EST.  Callers are welcome to leave a message when calling outside of these hours.  Your call will be returned during their next regular hotline hours.  Please note that calls are returned with a calling card and may appear as "unlisted" on Caller ID.  If you are struggling with grief and unsure how you will recover from the loss of a special pet, please call the hotline.  Their compassionate volunteers are available to listen and can also help you find local support.  The hotline is staffed by veterinary students who have been trained by a professional grief counselor.