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Collaborate With Our Experienced Veterinarians

Our team dynamic is one of diversity, inclusion, trust, and participative leadership. At AECC, our staff continually sharpens their technical skills and increases their breadth of knowledge by working with and learning from their peers.

Meet Our Team
AECC veterinarian and vet tech examining an emergency pet patient

Collaborate With Our Experienced Veterinarians

Our team dynamic is one of diversity, inclusion, trust, and participative leadership. At AECC, our staff continually sharpens their technical skills and increases their breadth of knowledge by working with and learning from their peers.

Meet Our Team
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We Provide Exceptional and Compassionate Care

We strive to provide medical excellence and collaborate closely with our veterinary community to ensure their patients receive the care and treatments they deserve.

Our Services

We Utilize State-of-the-Art Equipment

Practice cutting-edge techniques and save lives with the latest technologies in veterinary medicine. Learn advanced procedures and expand the horizons of animal medicine.

Our History

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In 1994, Sheri Fastenrath, DVM, identified the need for an emergent care facility for owners and their pets in the Huntsville area. Unfortunately, there were not many overnight emergency options for medical treatment in the surrounding area.

In response to that need, Dr. Fastenrath and other local veterinarians formed a committee to lay the plans for what would become the Animal Emergency Clinic of North Alabama. The community's response was so overwhelming that many of the area veterinarians also came aboard and agreed that there was a need in the community.

A Brown/White Beagle (Dog) Being Examined by a Veterinarian

In 1994, Sheri Fastenrath, DVM, identified the need for an emergent care facility for owners and their pets in the Huntsville area. Unfortunately, there were not many overnight emergency options for medical treatment in the surrounding area.

In response to that need, Dr. Fastenrath and other local veterinarians formed a committee to lay the plans for what would become the Animal Emergency Clinic of North Alabama. The community's response was so overwhelming that many of the area veterinarians also came aboard and agreed that there was a need in the community.

Veterinarian's Desk with Dog & Hands

The Animal Emergency Clinic of North Alabama was founded by Dr. Sheri Fastnrath, Dr. Charles Horton, and Dr. Mark Russell, Dr. Mike Wilson, Dr. Wilson McManus II, Dr. Charles Young, Dr. Sammy Linderman, and the late Dr. Lewis McCurdy. In 2018, we became Animal Emergency & Critical Care. In 2020, AECC began offering 24-hour emergency care, and we are currently the area’s only 24-hour emergency animal hospital.

Employee Testimonials

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“I love my job, because it allows a collaborative environment. The whole team works together to solve problems. We all support each other and work together to offer creative feedback and then make our ideas a reality. Monthly in clinic CEs and opportunities for specialized CEs allow for educational growth.”

Megan Alford, LVT

Megan wearing scrubs with logo of dog and cat

“I love my job, because it allows a collaborative environment. The whole team works together to solve problems. We all support each other and work together to offer creative feedback and then make our ideas a reality. Monthly in clinic CEs and opportunities for specialized CEs allow for educational growth.”

Megan Alford, LVT

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