OUR STORY
The original Waunakee Vet Clinic
1924 - Dr. O.A. Otteson founded the mixed animal Waunakee Veterinary Clinic
1954 - Dr. Lloyd Otteson formed a partnership with his father after completing his veterinary studies
1961 - Dr. Ted Poelma joined the practice when Dr. O.A. Otteson retired
1974 - Dr. Stephen Sash joined the practice
Waunakee Vet Clinic’s new addition in 1983
1974 - Waunakee Veterinary Clinic purchased the Middleton Veterinary Clinic to expand their practice area
1978 - Dr. Robert Klostermann joined the practice
1979 - Dr. Ross Mauer joined the practice
1981 - Dr. Tom Cameron joined the practice
1982 - Waunakee Veterinary Clinic founded the Deforest branch of practice
1984 - Karen Lange joined the practice as the first Certified Veterinary Technician
1985 - Dr. Sandra Larsen joined the practice
1987 - The doctors separated their practice internally where the small animal veterinarians served only small animal clients and the large animal veterinarians served only large animal clients
1988 - Dr. Jeffery Loomans joined the practice
1991 - Dr. Barry Kleppe joined the practice
1995 - Waunakee Veterinary Clinic formally separated into the following entities:
Dr. Sandra Larsen continued with Waunakee Veterinary Clinic and served small animal
Dr.’s Sash, Kleppe, Loomans, and Mauer formed Waunakee Veterinary Service and served large animal. They continued to share the West Main Street building with Waunakee Veterinary Clinic
Dr. Klostermann took over what is today known as Middleton Veterinary Hospital and served small animal
Dr. Cameron took over what is today known as Deforest Veterinary Clinic and served small animal
2003 - Dr. Shane Schweppe joined the practice
2007 - Dr. Johnie Ambrosy joined the practice
2008 - Dr. Andy Grapa joined the practice
2010 - Waunakee Veterinary Clinic left the West Main Street building and moved across town to their current location
2018 - Dr. Eric Rohner joined the practice when Dr. Mauer retired
The new Waunakee Vet Service building
2021 - The building on West Main Street was sold and Waunakee Veterinary Service moved to their temporary home on West Street
2020 - Dr. Jeffery Loomans retired
2022 - Dr. Leah Statz and Janelle Bruner joined the practice
2023 - Waunakee Veterinary Service moved out of town to their new location on County Highway V
