Dr. Laurie Kavanaugh
DVMDr. Laurie Kavanaugh earned her undergraduate degree in Biology and her veterinary degree from the University of Georgia in 1990. Throughout her career, she has worked in shelter medicine, small animal general practice, and exclusively in small animal emergency medicine, giving her a broad range of experience caring for pets in every stage of life.
She has a special interest in integrative and alternative medicine and has completed advanced coursework through Chi University, where she is pursuing further studies in integrative medicine. Dr. Kavanaugh is also a Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Veterinarian, with a passion for helping pets and their families navigate aging, chronic illness, and end-of-life care with compassion and dignity.
Outside of the hospital, Dr. Kavanaugh enjoys fiber and folk arts, including handspinning. A lifelong homesteader, she raises angora rabbits, pygora goats, dairy goats, kiko goats, and rex rabbits for fiber and farming. She shares her home with her three adult daughters, five senior dogs, four young Great Pyrenees, eight cats, a macaw, and a pionus parrot. She has been embracing the homesteading lifestyle since her late teens, long before it became a popular trend.
