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ANIMAL HEALTH CARE CENTER is a full-service veterinary medical facility located in Waynesboro, VA. The professional and courteous staff at ANIMAL HEALTH CARE CENTER seek to provide the best possible medical care for their highly valued patients. We are committed to promoting responsible pet ownership, preventive health care and client education. ANIMAL HEALTH CARE CENTER strives to offer excellence in veterinary care to Waynesboro  and the surrounding areas. We observe the following holidays: New Years Eve & Day, Memorial Day, Easter, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Eve and Day.


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  • John B Dunlap

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    Dr. Dunlap was born in Frederick, Maryland. He grew up on a 400 acre beef farm in Brownsburg, Virginia. Dr. Dunlap attended Virginia Tech for his undergrad work, he received his degree in Veterinary medicine from the University of Georgia in 1983. Dr. Dunlap has been working as a Vet in the Waynesb...

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  • Kristin Saunders

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    Kristin is currently in the Veterinary Technology program at BRCC, studying to become a Veterinary technician. She has a twin sister and both have previously graduated from JMU. Kristin has a border collie/labrador mix named Kassie, and a ferret named Jager. In her free time she enjoys running an...

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  • Michele Rankin

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    Michele has been a team member of AHCC for over 3 years. She oversees the kennels, assists the technicians in surgery, and does all of the grooming. She is capable of doing all kinds of clips except for show clips. She is the mother of 2 children and she has 2 horses, 1 dog, and 8 cats. Her hob...

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  • Daphne Pittman

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    Daphne is our office manager at AHCC. She also has extensive experience assisting our Doctors and working in the kennels. Daphne has been employed here for 9 years. She is married to a wonderful man named Joe and has 2 children, Emily and Joey. Her furry babies include a Golden named Leo, a Bo...

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  • Victoria Dunlap

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    Victoria co-owns Animal Health Care Center with her husband Dr. Dunlap. She is a 1991 graduate of Blue Ridge Community College and has her degree in Veterinary Technology. She balances hospital management while still utilizing her technician skills. She is a busy mother of 5 children, Adriana, El...

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  • Angela Townsend

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    Angela Townsend has been in the vet field for over 10 years all over the country including Hawaii. Angela joined the AHCC team in 2009 and has been a wonderful asset. Angela has two beautiful boys, Austin and Blake. Her special interests here are at the hospital are surgical assisting and inventor...

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  • Brett A VanLear

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    Dr. VanLear has worked at AHCC off and on since 1998. He currently is teaching full time at BRCC in the Vet Tech program, but works Fridays and some Saturdays. He will be working full time for us during summer and holiday breaks. He received a Bachelors in Biology in 1993 and his DVM in 1996 from...

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  • Tammy Steele

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    Tammy is a 1991 graduate from BRCC in the Vet Tech program. She has been working off and on in a veterinarian office since then. She is married with 2 girls and 1 boy. She also has 4 dogs and 1 cat. She enjoys physical fitness, spending time with her family and is deeply involved in her children...

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  • Elexis G Comer

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    Dr. Comer received her DVM from VMRCVM in 2007. She also has a Bachelors of Science from Va Tech. She has practiced small and exotic animal medicine in Florida and Virginia. Dr. Comer will see birds, reptiles and small mammals. She is married to her wonderful husband of 13 years, Jamie, and has...

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  • Megan McMillion

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    Megan joined AHCC in February 2011 and recently graduated in 2009 from the Vet Tech program. She has been in the veterinarian field since 2005 and is originally from Richmond, VA where her family resides. She has 1 dog named Hank, 2 cats, Hazel and Fred. Megan is currently learning the ins and ou...

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  • Pat Hamblin

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    Pat joined AHCC in January of 2011. Pats friendly demeanor makes her a wonderful receptionist. She has 2 children and 3 grandchildren. She was previously employed by Rockingham Co. Pat loves animals and used to be active in farming. Now she enjoys a slower pace of sewing and cross-stitching. V...

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  • Katrena Critzer

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    Katrena has been a long-term client of Dr. Dunlaps and started working for us as a receptionist in March 2011. She is married to a wonderful man, Kenny and has 3 daughters. Her other babies include 2 dogs, Blondie and Kountry, 3 cats, Sassy, Tinker, and Ellie May. She enjoys photography, woodwork...

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  • Justin Miller

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    Justin graduated in 2010 from Blue Ridge Community College with an Associates Degree in Veterinary Technology. He has been in the vet field since he was 16 years old. Justin joined the AHCC staff in April of 2011. He loves animals of all kinds. His menagerie includes 4 dogs, 2 cats, 3 ferrets, 2...

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  • Cierra Clark

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    Cierra recently joined the AHCC staff in June 2011. She has been in the vet field for over 2 years. She has a son Kabren, a dog named Lexi, and a cat named Jewel. Cierra enjoys spending time playing outdoors with her son, hiking, and spending time with her friends. View

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  • Jeff Randozzo

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    Jeff is a senior at Riverheads high school. He enjoys football, wrestling, and hanging out with his family. He joined the Ahcc staff in March of 2012. He enjoys riding his dirtbike in his spare time. He has a German shephard named Jack. View

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Monday
7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday
7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday
7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday
7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Friday
7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Sunday
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM for boarder pick up only
For after hours emergency care Shenandoah Valley Regional Veterinary Emergency Services (540) 248-1051





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We now treat small mammals, birds, and reptiles.  Call for an appointment today!

"Angel" Paws for a Cause....
Our hospital has started a fund to raise money to help families who may not be able to afford pet care.  The paws  are in remembrance of a special patient named "Angel"
Paw prints start at $1.00 donation, once donation is paid your pets name is placed inside the paw print and hung on our Wall of Paws.

We also offer full grooming packages including, baths, nails, hair clips.  Please call today for details.



When our staff steps into our hospital, we become a client's advisor & a patient's advocate

We recommend Health Insurance for your pet  http://www.petinsurance.com/

We now offer care credit to help finance your pet's care http://www.carecredit.com/

Please understand that we are unable to diagnose potential problems over the phone.  If you are concerned about your pet's health please call us to set up an appointment for a physical exam &/or a consultation in the clinic to discuss any questions or concerns that you may have regarding your pet. We also ask your understanding in,  that by law we are unable to prescribe medications for a pet that we have not seen within one year.  We are also unable to prescribe medication for a condition that was diagnosed by another doctor in another facility. Under these circumstances we will need to examine your pet before we can prescribe or refill medications.

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