Dr. Meredith Thomas

As a teenager, Dr. Thomas started helping her dad at Lanett Animal Clinic. He was a major mentor and confidante during her teen years. Her first job was being a kennel attendant and she enjoyed being able to take care of all the pets and exceled at bathing dogs. She continued working at the clinic while attending college classes moving into a receptionist role on Saturdays, veterinary assistant at times- preparing rooms for doctor, and surgery nurse taking care of pets pre and post surgery. She enrolled in Auburn University the fall of 1997 and attended 3 years before entering Tuskegee's College of Veterinary Medicine graduating there in 2004. For the next 3 years she maintained working at Lanett Animal Clinic until moving away to Birmingham area at the start of 2009. It would be over ten years until she returned in a full time capacity to Lanett Animal Clinic. She served as the first practice owner for Alabama Spay/Neuter Inc. and completed over five thousand surgeries during her time there. Next, she went back into private practice part-time at Calera Animal Hospital. She is a very inquisitive individual which led her to pursue an additional career requiring her to attend Aveda Institute for 9 months and obtained status as a license esthetician or skin care specialist (for people). Before moving back to run clinic she worked part-time at a Merle Norman Cosmetics serving as main esthetician for almost 4 years while continuing working part-time in veterinary medicine. In her own words: "Dr. Jerry E. Thomas' legacy lives on through his children. I guess deep down in my heart I always knew I'd eventually take over dad's clinic. I can remember stating such in an 8th grade English presentation. This clinic holds so many fond memories of growing up and having fun taking care of pets and meeting clients. My hope is to continue doing this for decades to come."