Veterinary Support

Technician Supervisor
Amy Smith

Amy Hensley has been with Animal Care for 10 years! She attended Virginia Tech. and has bachelor's degree in Animal Science. Her hobbies include, any sports- baseball is a favorite and movies. Amy's pets include Black dog,Buster,Roscoe,Daisey, Jake,Lexie, and two cats Kitty and Lucy.
Veterinary Assistant
Evelyn Elko

Evelyn is the most amazing team member! At any time you can find here everywhere doing everything to support all the docs and techs and receptionists and groomers! She fills in for us all and keeps us going! In her time away from VCA she enjoys hiking and horses - she lives on a farm and has all kinds of pets and lots of them!
Veterinary Assistant
Crysty Perkins
School: VA Tech, Animal Science

Crysty is new to our team! she has been with us for just over 6 months now! Crysty graduated from Virginia Tech with a BA in Animal Science. She has over 12 years of experience in the animal field. She has worked at the Richmond SPCA, Ambassador Animal Hospital, and Prince George Animal Control. She has been to Tijuana, Chapas, Thailand, Brazil, Germany, Tanzania, Morocco, Romania, and Belize over the years on mission trips with her church.

Crysty also enjoys volleyball, football, hiking, and she is also a wedding and portrait photographer. She has 5 dogs Timo, Kura, Berk, Cyrus, and Tiki as well as 3 cats Huck, Marmalade, and Mishka.

Back in September 2012 She had her first child, a son, who gives her a new purpose for living, whom she loves with an indescribable affection that surpasses all understanding.
Veterinary Assistant
Tara Stevens

Tara has been with Animal Care Associates for 20 years! Outside of work she enjoys reading, watching movies, going to the beach, and spending time with her great dane Daisy Duke, dalmation Dottie Mae, beagle P-Diddle, and cats Blue and Lily Mae.

Our Team

Specialty Care

Sometimes sick or injured pets need the care of a veterinary medical specialist. When that happens, VCA specialty hospitals work closely with the general practitioner veterinarians who refer cases to us in order to provide seamless veterinary care to your pet. When your pet is facing any kind of serious illness or injury, our specialty referral hospitals will provide the compassionate and expert care your beloved pet needs.

Our goal is to make sure that when you and your pet are in need that you have access to board certified specialists who are up to date on the very latest developments in their field. In our state of the art hospitals, our specialists also have access to the most sophisticated diagnostic and treatment tools and techniques from ultrasonography and endoscopy to CAT scans and even MRI.

We have over 40 specialty hospitals across the US so there may be one near you. Our specialized services include: behavior, cardiology, critical care, dentistry, dermatology, integrative medicine, internal medicine, neurology, oncology, ophthalmology, radiology, rehabilitation, reproduction, and surgery.

Emergency Care

In case of emergency, please call us immediately. If it is after hours, please contact one of the following local emergency veterinary centers;