BRYAN - Key Persons


BreAnne Mabis

Head Nurse Bre has been with our clinic since October of 2013. She has 1 dog, Benelli, and 3 cats- Pitter, Caroline, and Lettie. Her favorite hobby is dance.

Brooke Schooley

Job Titles:
  • Veterinary Assistant
Brooke joined us in June of 2021. She has 2 cats Belle and Tony. Her hobbies include crafting, kayaking and spending time with family and friends.

Carrie Bly

Job Titles:
  • Registered Veterinary Nurse
Carrie joined our team in March of 2016. She graduated in 2014 from Brown Mackie College. She has two cats, Melvin and Jeffrey and one dog, Walley. She enjoys watching movies and hanging out with her friends and family

Chris Tomlinson

Job Titles:
  • Office Manager
Chris has been with our clinic since 1999. She has 9 cats, so I'm not going to list all of the names! She enjoys cycling, spinning, gardening, and spending time with her two grandchildren.

Christa Burns

Job Titles:
  • Veterinary Assistant
Christa has been with us since February of 2021. She has one big gray cat named Ben ans a goofy dog named Cowboy. She enjoys spending time in nature, hiking, playing with bugs, and spending time with her daughter. She is the youngest of 5 siblings in her family.

Dawn Bany

Job Titles:
  • Customer Service Representative
Dawn has been with our clinic since 2008. She has 2 dogs, Hope and Grace, and 8 cats. She enjoys spending time with her family.

Dr. Austin Kleman

Job Titles:
  • Veterinarian
Dr. Kleman joined our team in spring of 2014. He completed his undergraduate studies at Defiance College in Molecular Biology. He is a 2014 Summa Cum Laude graduate of The Ohio State University. Dr. Kleman has a cat, Latrine and a dog, Chloe. He enjoys tennis, basketball, watching movies and any sports, reading, and spending time with his wife, Beth, and daughters. He is available for appointments Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday mornings, and rotating Saturdays.

Dr. Brent Pettigrew

Job Titles:
  • Owner
  • Veterinarian
Dr. Brent Pettigrew is a 1975 graduate of Michigan State University He started Fountain City Veterinary Hospital in 1976. This became the first practice in the area devoted entirely to pet animal medicine. He has 2 cats named Popeye and Crowder. Dr. Pettigrew enjoys traveling, cooking, and fishing.

Dr. Darcy Adams

Job Titles:
  • Medical Director
  • Veterinarian
Dr. Darcy Adams is a Fairview High School graduate and received her degree in Veterinary Medicine from Michigan State University in 1986. She has been with us since 2003. Dr. Adams has a dog, Siri. She has 5 cats- DuWayne, Opie, Parker, Thor, and Lennox. She enjoys cycling,camping, gardening and spending time with her daughters, Malin and Michaela. She is available for appointments Tuesday, Friday, and rotating Saturdays.

Dr. Marinna Mercer-Buehrer

Dr. Mercer joined our practice as a Doctor in June of 2022. She has worked at our practice since 2015 so her face may be familiar to you. She is married to her husband Nate and they have 1 cat, Ivy.

Heather Prowant

Job Titles:
  • Registered Veterinary Nurse
Heather joined our team in July of 2016. She graduated from Stautzenberger College for Veterinary Technology. She has 2 dogs, Sawyer and Vegas, and 2 cats, Lionel and Hickory. She enjoys being outdoors with her husband and sons.

Joni Barnes

Job Titles:
  • Senior Veterinary Nurse
Joni is a graduate of Columbus State Community College and been with our clinic since April of 2000. She has two dogs, Echo and Hercules, and 3 cats, Moses, Samson, and Delilah. She enjoys cooking and spending time with her family; her husband, daughter and son.

Kayla Chapman

Job Titles:
  • Registered Veterinary Nurse
Kayla joined our team in April of 2018. She has a small animal background but recently worked the past few years as a vet tech in the dairy field. She graduated in 2013 from Ohio State and Columbus State Community College. She has 3 dogs: Bug, Sadie, and Gretel and a leopard gecko, Oreo. Her hobbies are CrossFit and hanging out with her family.

Lexi Yackee

Job Titles:
  • Veterinary Assistant
Lexi joined our staff in April of 2021. She is a current student at Stautzenberger College studying to be a Veterinary Technician. Lexi has 8 dogs- Baby, Evie, Duke, Bruiser, Wriggley, Oakley, Archie, and Emmie. Her hobbies are volunteering at the humane society, crafts, and being outdoors with her husband and family. Veterinary Assistant Alexis joined our practice in October of 2021 as a Veterinarian assistant. Alexis enjoys teaching pottery classes, hanging out with friends, and listening to music. Alexis has 1 dog and 2 cats. She enjoys her role as a veterinarian assistant because she loves to care for animals.

Rose Bustos

Job Titles:
  • Registered Veterinary Nurse
Rose has come to our practice in August of 2020 from a hospital in Kentucky. She is a 2018 graduate of the Veterinary Technician Institute at International Business College. She has 4 dogs, Khloe, Bourbon Lola and Lucky Lou. She has 3 cats named Tilly, Khaled and Alice. She also has a snake named Cornflake. Rose enjoys long boarding, reading, and spending time with her family.