About Us
Dr. Lauren Harper
DVM, Owner
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.