VCA Atwood Animal Hospital

Veterinary Support

  • Technician Supervisor

    Heather Olson

    Heather Olson has been working in the veterinary field for 10 years. She is very experienced in emergency care. She has 4 cats named Fishbine, Snaggle Tooth, Mr. Fuzzy Muffin, and Campbell, and 2 dogs named Madonna, and Pheonix. She has been recently premoted to Technician Supervisor. She enjoys learning new and advanced technologies in the veterinary field.

  • Technician Supervisor

    Jessica Safford CVT
    Veterinary Tech School: Cedar Valley College

    Jess has always been very passionate about animals, ever since she lived on a farm when she was a little girl. She has taken care of many different animals from chickens, to cats and dogs. Jess enjoys coming to work every single day and looks forward to learning anything new. Her interests include senior care wellness, dental care, spaying and neutering all animals to help keep them healthy-not to mention controlling the overpopulation of cats and dogs. Jess is a big advocate for animal rights, and believes every animal should have a chance, and be treated with respect. Jess has been with Atwood Animal Hospital since 2001. Jessica is a staff supervisor.

  • Registered Veterinary Technician

    Melissa Luchetta
    Veterinary Tech School: Lehigh Carbon Community College

    Missy Luchetta is a certified Veterinary technician. She has proven to be a great asset to the company. She moved here from Pennsylvania, where she recieved her certification. At her home in RI she has a dog named Penny, (who is pictured here). In her home town, she has 3 dogs and a rabbit. The dog's names are Copper, Chance, and Buster. The rabbit is Tipsy. She grew up around purina beagles. She really enjoys learning new things in the veterinary field.

  • Technician

    Brittany Clough

    Brittany has been a part of Atwood Animal Hospital's team since March of 2002. She has two dogs (pugs) and three cats. Her main interests include dental care, weight management, and senior pet care. She also enjoys rehabilitating and fostering animals and wildlife such as kittens, geese, ducks and squirrels.

  • Technician

    Amanda Rankin

    Amanda Rose Rankin has been recently promoted to a veterinary technician here at VCA Atwood Animal Hospital. She has always had the deepest compassion for all different types of animals. She currently is learning the many dutues as a technician.  She strives to  learn more and more about the veterinary field to futher advance her knowledge and experiece in animal care.


  • Technician

    Stephanie Rich
    Veterinary Tech School: Becker College

    Stephanie Rich has been in the veterinary field for 6 years. She graduated from Becker college in 2007 with an associates in veterinary technology. She shares her home with her husband Michael, son Christian, Max (dog), Cupid (cat), and Ella (cat). She works as a veterinary technician and receptionist. Stephanie loves helping orphaned animals and has dedicated much of her time to rehabilitating them.

  • Veterinary Assistant

    Kristina Games

    Kristina just joined our team at VCA Atwood and we are very pleased.  She has alot of experinece in this field and has been working with animals since she was 15!  Kristina takes care of the animals in kennel, and helps our veterinary technicians with daily duties. 

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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.

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Emergency Care

In case of emergency, please call us immediately. If it is after hours, check with a local animal hospital emergency clinic.

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