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Scroll down and get to know the people that make Garrison Animal Care Clinic such a wonderful place to be every day.

Dr. Scott Carpenter

Dr. Scott Carpenter

Principal Veterinarian

Dr. Carpenter was born and raised in Arvada, Colorado. He attended Arvada West High School and in 1987 graduated from Colorado State Universityu2019s College of Veterinary Medicine. After graduation he worked as an Associate Veterinarian at Aspen Arbor Animal Hospital before opening his own practice, Arvada West Veterinary Hospital, in 1990. During that time he began his relationship as the primary veterinarian for Golden Retriever Rescue of the Rockies (GRRR) an organization that helps rescue-rehab and place unwanted, abandoned or surrendered Golden Retrievers into loving forever homes.

Since then, Dr. Carpenter has received multiple awards from the Colorado Veterinary Medical Association including Colorado Veterinarian of the year in 2008. His care, compassion, and service has been noted across the state as well as with local nonprofit organizations including Golden Retriever Rescue of the Rockies, Scottie Rescue, Safe Harbor Lab Rescue, Colorado Underdog Rescue and Golden Freedom Rescue.

Dr. Carpenter and his wife, Deb have been married for 38 years and live in Golden with their cohort of pets, including their award-winning show dog, Eclipse, a Belgian Tervuren. He and Deb have three amazing children along with four beautiful grandchildren. Dr. Carpenter is well known throughout Arvada and Broomfield for his drive and dedication to pets and their owners. Patient care always comes first and this focus will continue during his time at Garrison Animal Clinic.

Katelyn

Katelyn

CVT

Katelyn is a Colorado native who graduated from Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology with an associates degree in veterinary technology in 2014. She enjoys snowboarding in the winter time and spending time outdoors with her Catahoula Leopard Dog/Border Collie mix, Jackson. She also has a Schnauzer terrier mix named Harper and a tuxedo cat named Scooter.
Shantel

Shantel

Receptionist/Tech Assistant

Shantel was born and raised in Colorado and has been a veterinarian receptionist for a little over 3 years. She has worked as a veterinarian assistant for 2 years, and is currently going to school to become a Veterinarian Technician.

Shantel loves working with animals… she loves being able to help owners make their pets’ lives healthier and happier.

In Shantelu2019s spare time she loves to read, explore and spend time with her family and friends.

Stephanie

Stephanie

CVT Lead Tech

Stephanie is a native to Colorado and graduated from Bel-Rea in 2006. Her passion is Surgery and Radiology. Stephanie has been working with Dr. Scott Carpenter for 11 years as his technician. If she is not working she enjoys spending time with her family and 2 amazing Labradors.

Garrison Animal Care Clinic is now closed

Our Hours

Our Hospital is Now Closed

Our Address

9124 West 6th Avenue Frontage Road
Lakewood, CO 80215
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CONTACT INFO

Phone: 303-202-6200
Fax: 303-202-6202
Email: garrisonanimalcare@gmail.com

In case of emergency:

Please contact WellHaven Pet Health Lone Tree. They are located at 10016 Commons St., Lone Tree, CO 80124 and their phone number is 303-396-6136.

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Dear Valued Clients,

We hope you and your family are doing well during these challenging times.

After much thought and consideration, WellHaven leadership has made the decision to join our veterinary clinic with our other local WellHaven hospitals. Over the next couple of weeks, we will continue to follow our current schedule. Our last day seeing patients at Garrison will be June 24, 2022.

Please visit our website https://wellhaven.com/locations/ or scan the QR Code for a list of local WellHaven and affiliated hospitals. Please be sure to call ahead to check for availability.

To obtain a copy of your pet’s medical records please email us at recordsgarrison@wellhaven.com so we can email your pet’s records directly to you, or the veterinary clinic of your choice.

If your pet has a Care Companion Plan (wellness plan) at Garrison Animal Care Clinic you will no longer be billed for the plan as it has been cancelled effective immediately. If you have additional questions about the wellness plan you can email recordsgarrison@wellhaven.com.

We are so grateful for your support of our practice over the years and will greatly miss seeing all of you and your pets. Thank you for trusting us with the care of your pet(s), we wish all of you the best.

Sincerely,
The Team at Garrison Animal Care Clinic