Saving lives one bark at a time

                                                         


 Saving lives one bark at a time

Dr. Rachel Teribury

Veterinarian

 

When veterinarian Dr. Teribury says “My whole life has revolved around animals. I have wanted to help them for as long as I can remember.” You know she is telling the truth. “It’s funny when I was a kid I grew up on a farm and had a ton of farm cats. When they would get sick I would pick them up and place them in the top of the barn on the stacks of hay to rest and they would always come out looking better then they were. So either me or the hay had a magic touch.” Walking into Dr. Rachel Teribury’s veterinarian office located in Linden PA, right outside of Williamsport immediately you notice a subtle smell of vanilla and lavender in the air. A black carpet lays atop of the shiny wood floor, surrounded by a stone like layout making it really pop. As you continue walking forward you find yourself in the waiting area with all matte black furniture. The sound of happy dogs and cats ring out in the air.

 When your name gets called to go to the desk you notice all the top notch medicine they are also selling behind the counter. Most of the medicine is held in green bags, but as there are different brands the designs and colors are different. There are painted pictures of dogs behind the counter with a blue backdrop on the chocolate lab dog, and green for the orange striped cat. The desk practitioner is very friendly in her all blue scrubs and loud blonde hair. She wears a stethoscope around her neck and has a no.9 pencil behind her ear. You also notice a doctor in yellow scrubs walking a cocker spaniel dog with black and white spots all over it back to its owner. The owner was ecstatic to see her dog, she was wearing a pink shirt and white pants and could not wait to pet her dog. After completing a successful surgery Dr. Teribury steps out of the surgery room and leads you into the appointment room.

 As you walk into the room you quickly notice a long brown couch and some other single chairs to sit. There is a silver table in the middle of the room that is used for pointing out what is wrong with your animal. There are windows that align on the hallway side that are slightly tinted for privacy. Along the bottom of the wall cartoon wheat and old school plows stretch across the whole room there is also an occasional blue tractor breaking up the pattern. As you sink into the couch you acknowledge more paintings one on an old farm house which is painted white and beat down, there is also a red barn in the background giving it the impression that a hard working family once lived here. The other was a simple picture of a cow chewing grass in a hayfield. The room definitely has a country more farm like feel which is comforting in a way.

“I had to slowly work my way from the bottom of the barrel all the way to the top. It takes way more dedication then you would think to be a vet.” I noticed a Cornell big red pin on her black and red scrub set. “ When I was at Cornell they were the number one veterinary school in the country. I took a huge gamble on myself going there and was very satisfied with my time. I graduated at the top of my class and was employed immediately after.” She also praises her working staff as being the most highly rated staff in the general area. “I like my staff right now they are highly skilled and trained and know how to get things done. Having a good staff is like having a good roster on a sports team.” They are not just good workers however. “Aside from being the best workers they are also amazing individuals, I know that whenever I need something outside of work they will always be there for me as I will be there for them.”

 Dr. Teribury is also no stranger to some odder animals coming in. “Within the first month of working here straight out of college a client brought an iguana in. After learning everything about mostly cats and dogs in college it was kind of a curveball, but it ended up being a more simple surgery. As for most recently we had a racoon come in that had papers verified by the state that it was a house pet.” With odd pets also come some larger ones. “I have worked on pigs, cows, goats, and horses. We are required to know every species and how to operate on them (with the exception of horses.”) When you exit the room you see another dog walk past this time it is an all white west highland terroir. You could also grab a dumb dumb from the candy jar with multiple different options on the way out. “When a client leaves they should be able to have something sweet knowing that their pet is in the best care possible."