Meet Our Doctor

Dr. Douglas Owens received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine. He is a retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel who has more than 20 years of experience caring for animals with routine, specialty, and critical illnesses. While serving as a military veterinarian, he completed a three-year residency in Small Animal Internal Medicine at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine. Some of the positions he has held include Chief of Internal Medicine and Outpatient Clinics at the U.S. Army Military Working Dog Center, Chief of the Animal Health Branch at U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, and the Chief of the Animal Health Branch at US Army Medical Department Center and School where he led instruction to veterinarians and technicians in both general and advanced medical & surgical care of animals. His veterinary career has focused on many aspects of general and specialty medicine, battlefield health trauma surgery & research, and public health. Dr. Owens has a special love of marine mammals and exotics and has worked at SeaWorld San Antonio as a relief veterinarian for over a decade. Dr. Owens enjoys volunteering for scouting, youth sport programs, and with his church. His personal interests include music, classic cars, hiking/backpacking, camping, wilderness survival, scuba diving, and all things water sport related. He is married with four children and has multiple family pets including a Great Pyrenees, Boxer, Tortoiseshell cat, American Shorthair, Teacup Poodle, and other exotic pets.