The Oregon Veterinary Clinic was founded as a mixed animal practice in 1972 by Dr. Jim Orvick and Dr. Larry Mahr.

In 1999 Dr. Orvick and Dr. Mahr split the large and small animal practices, and the Oregon Veterinary Clinic continued as a small animal practice with Dr. Orvick and Dr. Mark Peters.  After practicing in a small animal clinic in Madison for several years, Dr. Orvick's wife, Dr. Sara Orvick joined the clinic in 1999.  In May of 2000, Jim and Sara's youngest daughter, Rachel, and her vet school classmate, Jim Stevenson joined the practice.

On July 1, 2003, Dr. Rachel Orvick and Dr. Jim Stevenson formally purchased the Oregon Veterinary Clinic from Dr. Jim Orvick.  About the same time Dr. Stevenson's wife, Molly and Dr. Craig Schley joined the practice.

Yes we had two Dr. Jims, two Dr. Stevensons and three Dr. Orvicks.  To confuse matters further Dr. Rachel married Dr. Schley….  Sara Orvick decided this was a great time to retire and has found her calling on the golf course.  Jim Orvick took some time weaning himself from extra long work weeks, but is now easier to find on his bicycle than in the clinic.

In 2006 Dr. Didi Heisler joined Dr. Jim Orvick, Dr. Rachel Orvick, Dr. Mark Peters, Dr. Craig Schley, Dr. Jim Stevenson and Dr. Molly Stevenson as a veterinarian at the Oregon Veterinary Clinic.

The Oregon Veterinary Clinic is a full service veterinary practice.  We offer comprehensive medical, surgical and dental care services for companion animals. Our clinic is equipped with a full service laboratory that allows our doctors to obtain important information within minutes. In-house testing includes full blood chemistries, electrolytes, hematology, blood gasses, clotting times, full urinalysis and fecal exams. We have a complete radiology department with a rapid automatic x-ray processor.  Our ultrasound unit is available for abdominal and cardiac imaging and for early pregnancy diagnosis.

Our surgical staff is well equipped to handle most soft-tissue and orthopedic problems. Procedures include the following: Spays, neuters Tumor removal / biopsy C-sections Fracture repair (bone plates and pins) Cranial Cruciate (ACL) repair Other joint repair

All surgeries/anesthesias are monitored by both a technician and monitoring equipment that includes pulse oximetery, ECG, blood pressure, respiratory rate and temperature.

Glaucoma screening is available using our Tonopen.