About Us

Spring Valley Animal Hospital provides comprehensive veterinary services for the convenience of our clients. Serving Columbia’s pet community since 1978, our staff includes, full and part-time vet techs as well as an on-site groomer. We provide a general medical practice that includes surgical, dental, emergency services during business hours and a full grooming and boarding facility.

We board animals at Spring Valley Animal Hospital as a service for our clients on a reservation basis. Each animal is kept in an individual cage in our air-conditioned and heated facility and each cage is cleaned daily with a disinfectant for your pet's health. All animals are fed daily with a well-balanced diet. Special diets and medications can be accommodated upon request for a small fee.


We require annual vaccinations for dogs and cats including:

canine distemperDOGS

  • Rabies
  • Canine Distemper
  • Hepatitis
  • Letospirosis
  • Parainfluenza
  • Parvovirus
  • Bordatella

feline distemperCATS

  • Rabies
  • Feline Distemper
  • Rhinotracheitis
  • Calici
  • Feline Leukemia

Whether your needs are medical or include boarding or grooming, visit the caring vets and staff at Spring Valley Animal Hospital.



Dr. Alexander

Robert B. Alexander, V.M.D.
Owner and full-time veterinarian

Duties/Responsibilities:
Preventative medicine, medical and surgical care of pet animals

Education/Professional Training/Accreditations

  • B. S. - Penn State University
  • V.M.D. - University of Pennsylvania
  • Internship: Henry Berg Memorial Hospital of the ASPCA
  • Residency: Henry Berg Memorial Hospital of the ASPCA
Hobbies/Personal Information
  • Hobbies: Fishing, relaxing at the beach
  • Wife: Ellen
  • Children: Bryan, Kimberly
  • Dog: Rufus (Norwich Terrier)
  • Originally from Pittsburgh, PA
  • Moved to Columbia in 1978 after seven and a half years in New York City
Lauren

Lauren Turnage
Vet. Tech.

Duties/Responsibilities:
Restrain animals, run lab tests, fill prescriptions, clean and restock, care for pets in boarding

Education/Professional Training/Accreditations
Currently a student at Penn Foster, pursuing my degree in Vet. Tech.

Hobbies/Personal Information:
Harley – German Sheppard/Chow mix (6 years old)
Kilala – Clico (4 years old)
Steve – Chow mix (6 months old)
I enjoy watching movies
Erin

Erin Mahan
Master Groomer

Duties/Responsibilities:
Dog and cat groomer: specialty haircuts, maintenance grooming, sedation grooming. I also look for any apparent health issues that the doctor needs to know about.

Education/Professional Training/Accreditations
Graduated from S.C. School of Dog Grooming in December 2005. Apprenticed at Rainbow Grooming in Columbia. I was also a groomer at Diva Dogs, which won Columbia’s best runner-up for dog grooming in 2007. Now I am working here and loving it!

Hobbies/Personal Information:
I have my own menagerie at home; Titus, a 2-year-old Bulldog mix and Shalico, a one-year-old Mini Dachshund, and three Armadillo Gilded-tail Lizards: Poncho Peyote, Godzilla, and Rosie O’Donnell. I also have a Bearded Dragon named Diamonds and two Brackbear hamsters named Pedro and Petunia.

My hobbies are painting (I did an 8’x8’ mural on my mother-in-law's living-room wall!) and jewelry making. I am originally from Nashville, Tennessee, and have been living here since July 2005.
Megan

Megan Stanley
Vet. Tech

Duties/Responsibilities:
Run lab tests, hold animals, clean and restock, feed and walk boarding dogs

Education/Professional Training/Accreditations
Junior at USC majoring in biomedical engineering

Hobbies/Personal Information:

  • Bella: rescued mixed breed (1.5 years old)
  • Quirvo: Beta fish
  • Murph: Hamster
  • Lived in Columbia since I was 4 years old
  • Born in Charleston
  • I have been competitively horseback riding since I was 4
  • Compete in hunter/jumpers
Melinda

Melinda Hydrick
Receptionist

Duties/Responsibilities:
Answering phone, scheduling appointments, checking clients in and out

Education/Professional Training/Accreditations
Irmo High school

Hobbies/Personal Information:
I am originally from Georgia, but have lived in Columbia for about 30 years. I love working at Spring Valley Animal Hospital and have been here for 10 years. I love spending time with my poodle Tommie, my bird Chevy, and my cat George. My husband and I love to travel and spend a lot of time in the mountains. We also show cars, so we are always traveling to different shows.
Shannon

Shannon Crowley
Full-time veterinary technician

Duties/Responsibilities:
Restrain animals, draw blood, run lab work, take x-rays, prep and assist for surgical procedures, dental prophylaxis, care for hospitalized pets and animals in boarding, fill prescriptions

Education/Professional Training/Accreditations

  • Graduated from Midlands Technical College in 2002 with an associate's degree in accounting
  • Graduated from Newberry College in 2005 with a B. S. in veterinary technology and a minor in biology
  • I also attend continuing education courses for veterinary technicians
Hobbies/Personal Information:
I enjoy spending time with my husband Brandon, and our 4-month old son, Caleb. We also have a 10-year old hound mix, Dakota. I am a very family oriented person and enjoy having large family get-togethers. I was born in Sumter, South Carolina, but have lived in Columbia most of my life.

Shana

Shana Fleming
Vet Tech

Duties/Responsibilities:
Run lab tests, hold dogs, clean stock, walk dogs

Education/Professional Training/Accreditations
I am a certified Veterinarian Assistant. I graduated from Midland Technical College, and I am certified in dog first aid. I also have a cosmetology license.

Hobbies/Personal Information:

I enjoy spending time with my dogs Royal (pit bull), Bronse (pit bull), Diamond (pit bull), and Cujo (chihuahua). I enjoy fishing and doing hair. I’ve lived in Columbia for nine years. Originally from Washington, D.C.
Doreen

Doreen Wright
Office Manager/Technician

Duties/Responsibilities:
Coordinate staff schedules, hiring duties, order and maintain inventory, client relations. Restrain pets, run lab work, blood draws, prep and assist for surgical procedures, perform dental prophylaxis, take x-rays, and care for hospitalized and boarding animals.

Education/Professional Training/Accreditations
Bachelor of Science in Biology from Ursinius College-1989
Master of Social Work from USC-1993
Various continuing education classes for veterinary technicians

Hobbies/Personal Information:

I am originally from Brick, New Jersey. I moved to Columbia in 1991 to attend the Master of Social Work program at USC. I have worked at Spring Valley Animal Hospital since April of 1992. I am a single mom living with my daughter Kayla (age 13) and my three dogs – Jerry (golden retriever), Stacey (collie), and Coconut (mix) and two cats – Peeps and Sunny. I enjoy music, dance, yoga, and reading in my spare time as well as attending Kayla’s horse shows.

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