Full-Service Veterinary Hospital Located in Okeechobee, FL
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At Cowtown Animal Hospital, our receptionists play a vital role in keeping the hospital running efficiently while providing the warm, friendly service our community has come to expect. Their goal is to ensure every client feels supported, informed, and confident about their pet’s visit.
From answering phone calls and scheduling your pet’s appointments to helping guide you through your visit, our reception team works hard to make every experience smooth, comfortable and stress-free.
At Cowtown Animal Hospital, our veterinary assistants are an essential part of our team, helping us deliver the compassionate, hometown veterinary care our community trusts.
Our assistants work hard to ensure that every pet is comfortable, safe, and well cared for throughout their visit or boarding stay. From preparing patients for exams and procedures to assisting our veterinarians and technicians during treatments.
With gentle handling and a genuine love for animals, our assistants are dedicated to making every pet’s experience as calm and stress-free as possible while ensuring the highest standard of care.
At Cowtown Animal Hospital, our veterinary technicians are dedicated, trusted, and highly trained team members who have a love for animals like no other.
Working closely with our veterinarians, our technicians assist with medical procedures, perform diagnostic testing, monitor anesthesia, and provide treatments that support your pet’s health and recovery. Their knowledge, skill, and attention to detail help ensure that every patient receives safe, effective, and compassionate care.
Through teamwork, expertise and a deep commitment to animal health, our veterinary technicians help make Cowtown Animal Hospital a trusted place for quality veterinary care in our community
Dr. Laurie Cook graduated from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in 1988, earning honors in Large Animal Surgery and Rural Animal Medicine. After graduation, she practiced in Montana for a year and a half in a mixed-animal practice, where she focused primarily on equine medicine and surgery.
In 1990, Dr. Cook returned back to Florida to marry her husband, Richard and to start a family having two sons, Brandon and Dylan. During this time, she balanced a demanding schedule practicing large animal medicine during the day while also working in small animal emergency medicine at night.
Dr. Cook transitioned away from large animal practice in 1993 and spent the next eight years practicing small animal medicine in Royal Palm Beach, Florida. In 2001, Dr. Cook opened her first veterinary hospital, In Jupiter, Florida, where they lived and raised their two boys.
After a decade of practice, and as their sons began college, Dr. Cook and her husband decided to pursue a lifelong dream of owning a farm. They sold their home and veterinary practice in Jupiter and relocated to Okeechobee. Both Dr. Cook and Richard share a passion for the outdoors, a deep love for animals, and an interest in hunting. In 2014, that passion led them to establish a Whitetail Deer Farm, combining their hobbies with a dedication to wildlife and conservation. Together, she and Richard focused not only on breeding exceptional whitetail genetics but also on educating children and young adults about wildlife appreciation and the deer industry through internships and volunteer programs.
While developing their farm and being one of the only whitetail veterinary consultants in the state of Florida. Dr. Cook continued practicing small animal medicine at a local veterinary hospital.
In 2021, Dr. Cook was given the opportunity to open the doors of Cowtown Animal Hospital where she continues to provide the highest level of veterinary care for the small animals in our community, embracing her special interest in internal medicine, dermatology and soft tissue surgery.