Veterinary Support

Registered Veterinary Technician
Shannon Bulan
Veterinary Tech School: Bel-Rea Animal Institute

Shannon has worked for VCA Lafayette Animal Hospital since August 2004. Her husband Bill is a driver. They enjoy their two children and pets Homer, Jasper, Bob, Eli, George, Alf, Barkley and Charlie. Shannon enjoys crafts of any kind in her free time.
Registered Veterinary Technician
Jennifer Maxey
Veterinary Tech School: Purdue University

Jen started with VCA Lafayette Animal Hospital in 1993. Jen and her husband Dave (professional truck driver) enjoy horseback riding, camping, fishing, reading, archery and firearms. They have an australian Shepherd named Gabrielle, a Jack Russell Terrier named Sadie and an Appalousa named Al.
Veterinary Assistant
Nichelle Crawford
Veterinary Assistant
Ashley Dyer

Ashley has been with VCA Lafayette Animal Hospital since April 2007. She enjoys showing and training horses. She has two dogs, DeOhgee and Mimi and three cats, Belle, Ginseng and Mister. She has an American Quarter horse named Kaycee and a Ball python names Nyx.
Veterinary Assistant
Krista Hardebeck

Krista graduated from Purdue University in May 2010 with a degree in Animal Sciences with a concentration in behavior and well-being. She currently lives in Dayton with her husband Nathan who works at a retirement home. They have two cats: Kit-Kat and Skeeter, and enjoy spending time together any way they can.
Veterinary Assistant
Tara Heath

Tara started with VCA Lafayette Animal Hospital in December 2009 as our full time kennel attendant and maintenance employee, She is now a full time assistant to Dr. Hedges. She has three sons and enjoys reading and gardening. She has one dog, Teddy and 2 cats, Morti and Hermione.
Veterinary Assistant
Tonya Lyman
Veterinary Assistant
Amy Williams

Amy has worked for VCA Lafayette Animal Hospital as Dr. Logan's assistant since February 2007. She is currently Dr. Forde's full time assistant. Her husband Rob is a resident mechanic. She enjoys her son and several pets, Caillou, Betty, Sam.

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.