The Village Vets is proud of our association with local pet rescue groups, and we continue to be the leader in pet rescue veterinary assistance in the Atlanta area. Not only do we help by offering discounted services for these groups (our Petfixers program) but we also help with two separate funds set up in honor of loyal pets and dedicated families.
in Dekalb County
217 N. McDonough St.
Decatur, GA 30030
(404) 371-0111
Fax: (404) 371-8539
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in Gwinnett County
1227 Rockbridge Rd.
Suite 300
Stone Mountatin, GA 30087
(770) 717-1650
Fax: (770) 717-1675
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Animal Emergency Center of Decatur
217 North McDonough St.
Decatur, GA 30030
(404) 371-9774
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Dekalb-Gwinnett Animal ER
6430 Lawrenceville Hwy.
Tucker, GA 30084
(770) 491-0661
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The Village Vets:
- Mon - Fri: 7:30am - 6pm
- Sat: 8am - 2pm
Lilburn-Stone Mtn. Office:
- Open Sundays 12 - 4pm
Decatur Office:
- Closed Sundays
Closed Major Holidays
The Village Vets practices are voluntarily accredited by the American Animal Hospital Association. Learn more.
Starr Gay and Steve Forman first brought their pug puppies, Sassie and Sissy, to The Village Vets in the fall of 2007. Sissy was a robust and healthy looking puppy. Sassie, on the other hand, had failed to keep up with her sister and was very small for her age, lacking the energy of a normal puppy. After a series of diagnostic tests, Sassie was diagnosed with a portosystemic shunt which caused her liver to be underdeveloped and prevented her from thriving like her sister. Starr and Steve were determined to save her. We referred Sassie to the UGA Veterinary Teaching Hospital to see if her shunt could be corrected surgically. Time was running out for Sassie, her liver was functioning very poorly and her condition was nearing a critical state. Luckily her shunt was one that could be corrected. She underwent surgery and within weeks her liver was beginning to function like a normal healthy organ. Sassie's change was amazing over the next few months, her weight and size increased at a rapid rate and she began to act like a normal, healthy and playful puppy. Today she is a healthy and thriving adult, there is no sign of the rocky start she had.
Kayla, companion to Thea Cornelia Beavers and Bruce Beavers, was an important part of The Village Vets family. Over the last couple of years, she battled a chronic liver disease which eventually took its toll. She was strong, happy, and supportive to the very end... and an inspiration to both two and four legged beings. She passed quietly at her Oakhurst/Decatur home on the afternoon on November 1, 2003, surrounded by people she loved and who loved her. Thea's words put it best:
