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Holland Lake Animal Hospital
Expanding to Create More Years Together with Your Pet
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olland Lake Animal Hospital
was started 40 years ago by
Dr. Frank Nelson and bought by Dr.
Mark Langevin. Langevin was born
and raised on a ranch in Calgary,
Alberta, Canada, and knew going
to veterinary school was the right
choice after an “a-ha” moment in
college.
“I had a Rottweiler who was bred
and she was delivering puppies and
had problems. So, we [Langevin and
his father] brought her into the vet.
He was an older vet and had not
done surgeries in a long time and
did not have oxygen to perform the
surgery. My dad went to the hospital
to get oxygen and we helped the vet
do a C-section on the dog. That’s
what really struck me to go ahead
and do it. The pups didn’t live, but
we saved her. The rest is history.”
Dr. Langevin graduated veteri-
nary school from the University of
Saskatchewan in 2008 and moved
to Weatherford, changing his career
path to small animal medicine three
years ago. He bought Holland Lake
Animal Hospital because he loves
being able to work in Weatherford.
Now a full-service hospital, Holland
Lake Animal Hospital welcomes both
emergency treatment cases and pet
patients in need of routine medical,
surgical, and dental care. Beyond
their first-rate pet care, they make
their clinic comfortable, kid-friendly
and calm, so your pet can relax in
the waiting room and look forward to
meeting their vet. It’s the office atmo-
sphere and staff that sets them apart
from other vet clinics.
“You can go to any vet clinic and
get the same thing. What separates us
is the atmosphere. My team is what
drives it. We have the friendliest
staff that is hardworking and knows
everyone by name. The little things
go a long way in service. It’s all
about how you personalize it,” Dr.
Langevin explained.
Holland Lake Animal Hospital
Dr. Natalie Hanson Brown, Dr. Domini Cooper, Dr. Ann Young
has a veterinarian and personnel on
duty six days a week who are trained
and equipped to handle both life-
threatening and non-life-threatening
care. Holland Lake Animal Hospital
moved to their new location at 1320
Santa Fe, right across the parking
lot from their old location, and has
grown by leaps and bounds. They’ve
grown so fast that they brought in
new vets to help serve your family’s
best friend better than ever.
Oklahoma native Dr. Natalie
Hansen-Brown attended both under-
graduate and veterinary school
at Oklahoma State University in
Stillwater. Moving to Parker County
in 2013, Dr. Hansen-Brown spent
five years working at Millsap
Veterinary Clinic before moving over
to Holland Lake Animal Hospital
here in Weatherford. She knew at a
young age that she wanted to be a
vet and help people with their pets.
“I have wanted to be a veterinar-
ian for about as long as I can remem-
ber,” she explained. “It was a child-
hood love for animals that initially
sparked my interest in veterinary
medicine, but it was the unique rela-
tionship that each person has with
their animals that has really driven
my career in veterinary medicine.
I cannot see myself doing anything
else. Veterinary medicine is exciting
with endless possibilities and no two
days are the same.”
The most interesting case for her,
she said, was when she delivered
a calf with a rare genetic defor-
mity called schistosomes reflexus.
Although fatal for the calf, it was
exciting to be able to save the cow
and spare her a C-section. Dr.
Hansen-Brown is most proud of the
relationships she has built with her
clients and patients over her tenure.
“These clients place their trust in
me to provide the best care for their
pets. It is truly humbling to see the
following I have developed in Parker
County in just over five years and the
kind words so many have shared with
me as I transitioned to a new clinic. I
hope to continue to foster these rela-
tionships and build new relationships
at Holland Lake Animal hospital,”
she said.
Dr. Domini M. Cooper grew up
in northeast Louisiana and gradu-