About Us
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Dr. Lauren Harper

Dr. Lauren Harper

DVM, Owner

Dr. Lauren Harper, our owner and operator here at All Creatures Animal Care, has been working in mixed animal practices in West Monroe, Louisiana since 2008 and decided to open All Creatures Animal Care in 2015. Dr. Harper received her Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Science from Louisiana Tech University and her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Western University of Health Sciences located in Pomona, California. Dr. Harper participated in many externships involving small animal surgery, emergency medicine, exotic/zoo animal medicine, herd health management, exotic hoof stock medicine, and public health relations. Dr. Harper and her team combine their compassion for animals with their years of experience in treatment to bring the best in veterinary medicine to your pets and large animals. Dr. Harper is a mother of two children named Birdie and Leo. Their household consists of farm animals, wildlife rehabilitation animals, and their personal animals; Brittany (Brittany Spaniel), Blue (Australian Shepherd), George and Mustache (Siamese Cats), Dakota (American Quarter Horse), William (American Miniature Horse), Ranger (Appaloosa Pony), and a few parrots. Dr. Harper enjoys quality time with her children and traveling.
Dr. Natalie Wong

Dr. Natalie Wong

DVM, cVMA - Associate

Dr. Wong has a Bachelor’s Degree in Entomology from the University of California, Riverside, and her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Colorado State University. In veterinary school, she tracked mixed animal medicine with an exclusive bovine and equine elective focus. She is a recipient of CSU’s Beef Clinical Excellence Award and several livestock medicine scholarships. Dr. Wong is certified in large animal acupuncture (cVMA) and holds a DVM license in Texas. Her favorite thing about veterinary medicine is that it allows her to act with justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God. Dr. Wong has always been a nerd and is blessed to have a career where learning is constant. She loves all creatures- she has a sphynx named Muddy, a three-legged super-mutt named Lt. Dan, two ball pythons named Punchy and Rain, a crested gecko named Bacardi, and a miniature zebu bull named Murcielago. In her spare time, she likes to ride horses, make friends, and spend time with her boyfriend, Lucas, who is an impressive first-time dog dad and oral maxillofacial resident at LSU Shreveport.

Kate Neal

Kate Neal

Hospital Director

Kate has been working as a veterinary technician since 2004. She is the former animal curator of the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo employed from 2006-2014. She completed her RVT license in 2009 from Penn Foster College. She joined the All Creatures Animal Care team in 2018 and has been an invaluable asset ever since! She loves animals and is very skilled at working with all types. She brings a wonderful smile and personality that radiates to the entire hospital.
She enjoys spending her free time with family, fishing, and riding horses.

Nancy Guidry

Nancy Guidry

Veterinary Technician

Nancy is part of ACAC since May 2019, Her favorite part of veterinary medicine is being involved with the medical treatment of animals and helping make a difference in their outcome in well-being. Also, she loves that every day is different and there is always something new to learn. She was graduated from Jasper Henderson High School and she has 10 years plus years of veterinary experience

In her free time, she enjoys gardening, spending time with her family, and doing anything outdoors. She also loves weight training and fitness. Nancy is living with her pets namely: Maebel (Treeing Walker), Tank (Boxer), Leelah (Chihuahua), Moses (Catahoula Cur), Lenora (Great Dane), and Callie (Cat.)

 

Taylor Fanning

Taylor Fanning

Veterinary Technician

Taylor graduated from LSUS with a degree in Biochemistry in 2020. She is pursuing a career in veterinary medicine by applying to DVM programs. She enjoys learning about medicine and animal healthcare and welfare. She also enjoys seeing patients in the clinic and being involved in treatment plans. She loves dogs and cats. She is eager to learn more about exotics and large animal medicine. She started volunteering with therapy dogs at the Glen Retirement System when she was in 8th grade throughout high school and college. In high school she was introduced to the Shreveport Fire Department and Ark-La-Tex K9 Search and Rescue. She learned and helped train dogs in Mantrailing (mostly bloodhounds, shepherds, and retrievers).  She volunteered much of her time in high school until now helping with K9 search and rescue training.

She enjoys spending time with her 3 dogs at home- Sir- German Shepherd, Yoris- German Shepherd, Lyla- Labrador Retriever

Katie

Katie

Receptionist

Katie is our receptionist who always has a smiling face when you walk in the door. She is originally from Vicksburg Mississippi but made her way over to Mississippi State University in Starkville, MS and graduated in 2018 with a degree in general studies and minors in both marketing and interior design. She didn’t quite know what she wanted to do after college but always knew she had a strong love for all creatures. She started out at an animal sanctuary in 2019 and the rest is history! Pictured with her is Blue, her Staffordshire Bull Terrier. She is so happy to be a part of the ACAC family and is looking forward to growing with them.

Rogeria

Rogeria

Veterinary Assistant

Rogeria started working at ACAC in August 2022. She currently attends Louisiana Tech University as a pre-veterinary student. Rogeria loves to see all the different kinds of patients that come into the clinic. Her favorite part of veterinary medicine is comforting the animals that are sick and helping with treatment. When they are in a new environment it can be scary, so she treats them like they’re her own with lots of love and care. It makes her day to see how happy the owners are to see their pets after treating them. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, going fishing, and being outdoors. She also has a spoiled duck dog named Chase (Labrador Retriever), who gets lots of her attention.

Katherine

Katherine

Veterinary Assistant

Katherine started working at ACAC at the beginning of October 2022. She is currently a pre-veterinary student at Louisiana Tech University. She enjoys the variety of pets that she gets to care for at the clinic. She loves getting to learn something new every day since every day here is a little different. Her favorite part of veterinary medicine is making a difference in the outcome and well-being of the pets and owners that she sees. In her free time, she enjoys hanging out with her family and friends, playing sports, hunting, and working on her family’s ranch. Growing up on a ranch, they have a lot of herding dogs. Some of her favorites are June (black mouth cur), Blue (mountain/Catahoula cur mix), Doc (Catahoula cur mix), Butter (Catahoula cur), and Toot (Catahoula cur). She also loves to ride her horse, Gus (American Quarter Horse).

Hunter

Hunter

Kennel Assistant

Hunter started working on ACAC in April 2022. He graduated in 2018 from Louisiana Tech University with a Major in Animal Science and a Concentration in Pre-Vet. His favorite part of veterinary medicine is being with animals all day and spending time with them. Hunter always tries to make the patients feel comfortable and safe when they are dropped off for appointments, staying after surgery, etc. One of the great things about All Creatures Animal Care is he has an excellent opportunity to be with a wide variety of patients from dogs and cats to snakes and lizards.

In his spare time, he enjoys cuddling with his little lab-hound mix, Alita, and spending as much time with her as possible. He also enjoys hunting, working out, and spending time with his family.

Terra

Terra

Groomer

Terra is our on site groomer with over 15 years of experience in grooming all breeds of dogs and cats, young or old. She always makes sure love and attention is given to her grooms so they feel safe and secure during their grooms. Terra is a mom of boston terriers! In her spare time, she loves to paint and also operate her own craft business! She loves SEC football and spending time with her nieces and nephews.