Our caring and compassionate veterinary care team
We’re pleased to provide exceptional vet care for your pets. Please call us at 478-272-4004 to speak to one of our staff members.
Dr. Richie and Dr. Sam Hatcher
Dr. Richie was born and raised here in Laurens County on a family farm. He graduated from West Laurens High School in 2000 where he was a member of the WLHS Raider Brigade and played baseball. Dr. Richie went to Mercer University for his undergraduate degree in Psychology and performed in the jazz band. He graduated from the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine in 2011. Dr. Richie has practiced in Laurens County since graduating with the exception of a year in which he also worked at the emergency clinic in Warner Robins. Dr. Richie’s primary interest in veterinary medicine is soft-tissue surgery. In his spare time, Dr. Richie enjoys, hunting and shooting traditional archery.
Dr. Sam was raised in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia where she grew up with a dream of becoming a veterinarian from the age of 6 and playing soccer all the way through her first year of college. She graduated from the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine in 2013 as a member of the Phi Zeta Honor Society. After graduation, Dr. Sam started her career at Ocmulgee Veterinary Clinic in Eastman, GA where she still works part-time today. Her main interests in veterinary medicine are internal medicine, mainly endocrinology, and ultrasound. Outside of veterinary medicine, Dr. Sam still plays soccer and enjoys DIY crafts and decoration (several examples of which you can see throughout the clinic).
Dr. Richie and Dr. Sam have three beautiful children; Hudson, Colt, and Collins who you very well may hear and see around the clinic often and who keep them busy outside of the office. They also have 3 dogs (Tilly, Jolene, and Booth), two cats (Wilbur and Julie), two donkeys (Linus and Lucy), and three goats (Patrick, Evie, and Dottie).