Veterinary Team
Meet Our Veterinary Team
Meet the Veterinarians & Team of Animal Care Clinic. We’re pleased to provide exceptional vet care for your pets!
Get To Know Our Team
Our Veterinarians
Dr. Joe Westerhof
Veterinarian
Dr. Westerhof is a veterinarian grew up in Blue Grass, Iowa. He has been practicing for 20 years. He attended Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine after receiving a degree in agriculture. After graduating in 2003, he put his agriculture background to good use in southern Wisconsin working nearly exclusively with dairy cattle for 2 years. An opportunity came up in 2005 that allowed him to get closer to home. The next two years were spent in Eldridge, Iowa where he expanded to pets, horses, and animal shelter medicine. Dr. Westerhof joined Animal Care Clinic in 2007, and eventually bought the clinic at the beginning of 2011. He pride himself for his common sense of approach to medicine and surgery that keeps the best interest of the pet and owner in mind. He has 2 pets that are Labradors. In his free time, he likes to spending time with his son, Restoring Cars, Mountain Biking and outdoor activities.
Dr. Diane noll
Relief Veterinarian
Dr. Diane Knoll had been in mixed animal private practice for 36 years in Iowa, then sold her practice in 2018, returning to relief work. Aside from this path, she also does shelter medicine and in-home euthanasia. She and her husband have a small farm with 4 children and 13 grandchildren, keeping her busy in between trips with Christian Veterinary Mission to Nicaragua and Haiti.
An additional passion calls her to Zambia, Africa frequently, where she and her husband lead a ministry to over 500 orphans, beginning with a feeding program and now growing to a Christian academy for the orphans in the community. Diane’s current veterinary interests are the history of veterinary medicine, ethics, women’s topics, and the survival of the small-town veterinarian.
Our Vet Assistants
Katie, Vet Assistant
Katie is working in a Animal Care Clinic as a Vet assistant. She has been practicing for 8 years. She pride herself as she enjoys helping client’s pets with care, to know them and their pets. Also loves the connection she builds with clients and pets, she loves to communicate with pets. She has a Labrador. In her free time, she likes to spend time with her parents and 2 brothers. She enjoys playing games with them all night. She also loves to teach swimming lessons and enjoys time with youth.
Abby, Vet Assistant
Abby is working in a Animal Care Clinic as a Vet assistant. She has been practicing for 18 years. She pride herself as she enjoys creating relations with client over the years and her care for all pets as her own. She has 2 cogis, Axle and Camber. A chocolate Lab named willy. Plus 2 cats Bo and Tink, That she found at the clinic door in a box 9 years ago. In her free time, she loves to going on adventures with her family. When not on the softball field, she loves to travel, RZR rides with the family.
Taylor, Vet Assistant
Taylor is working in a Animal Care Clinic as a Vet assistant. She has been practicing for 5 years. She pride herself for her caring nature for pets and owners feeling. She has 2 pets that are Mini Dachshund and Stepherd & Husky mix. In her free time, she likes to spend time with her boyfriend, friends and dogs. She enjoys going to concerts and shopping.
Jessica, Vet Assistant
Jessica is working in a Animal Care Clinic as a Vet assistant. She has been practicing for 12 years. She prides herself as she enjoys taking care of pets and creating a relation with clients that makes them comfortable to trusting them with their furry family members. She has a 3 pets, 2 boxers and a mix breed rescue. In her free time, she likes to spending time with her family and her toddler around. She loves travelling to different places anytime she gets a chance.
Client Service Representatives
Betsey Shewell
Melissa
Melissa is working in a Animal Care Clinic as a Client Service Representative. She has been practicing for 24 years. She pride herself as she enjoy visiting the clients, to know them and their pets. She has 2 long haired Dachshund. First one’s name is Maisy, who is 3 years old and second one is Daphne, who is 1 year old. In her free time, she loves to spend time with her husband and her sons. She enjoys going out with them like travelling, going to sporting events. She also enjoys reading, cooking, watching television with her dog on her lap.