Who We Are

Practice Philosophy
It is our philosphy that all pets should be evaluated medically as individuals. This means that we try to tailor your pet's health care needs depending on their age, breed, and overall health status. Thus, we perform such procedures as wellness exams, vaccinations, diagnostic tests, and surgeries depending on what your pet's needs and risk factors are.

We believe that recent studies have shown that many vaccines last much longer than the typical 1 year interval when they are normally given. This is not to imply that vaccines are unimportant, just that they need to be given at more appropriate intervals, which is 3 years in many cases. There are many other health related issues that are more important to your pet's health, and those are the areas that we try to focus on. We believe that semi-annual or annual exams, along with appropriate diagnostic blood testing is the best way for us to keep your pet healthy by detecting problems early in the course of a disease, when most problems are treated more easily and successfully. This is the main reason that we have invested in such technologies as blood testing equipment, x-rays, and ultrasound.

Another area of focus for us is pain management for your pet. This involves giving pain medication when needed for certain disease conditions such as arthritis, for injuries, and for surgical patients. Most of our pain medication is delivered in the form of either an injection or an oral medication. We also have the ability to greatly decrease surgical pain and discomfort through the use of our surgical laser. Laser usage allows patients to have less pain, swelling, and bleeding from a surgery, thus increasing the rate at which healing takes place.

Tim Anderson, DVM
Dr. Anderson is a native of Stronghurst, IL, about 2 hours west of Bloomington-Normal. He received both Bachelor's and Doctorate degrees from the University of Illinois. A 1996 graduate of the College of Veterinary Medicine, he practiced in Pontiac, IL, from 1996 until opening Hawthorne Park Animal Care Center in Bloomington in 2005. Dr. Anderson's wife Lana is a manager with JCPenney, where she has worked for the past 17 years. They have 2 young sons, Alec and Andrew, and 2 cats, Winston and Lexi. Winston is an 8 year old DSH, while Lexi is a 6 1/2 year old DSH. Dr. Anderson and his family are active members of Eastview Christian Church. Dr. Anderson has several special interests in practice including senior pet medicine, cancer therapy, ultrasound, and laser surgery. He is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Assoc., Illinois State Veterinary Medical Assoc., and the Veterinary Information Network. Locally, he is a member of the McLean County Chamber of Commerce, Business Network International, and a board member of the Humane Society of Central Illinois.

Melissa Beutke CVT
Melissa is a native of Long Point, IL, in northwest Livingston County. She is a 2001 graduate of the Certified Veterinary Technician program at Joliet Junior College. She and her husband Dan currently live oustside of Flanagan with their 3 year old daughter Brynna. They have 3 dogs: Jeb, Zia, and Hannah. In addition, they have 2 cats, Forrest Gimp and Layz. Melissa enjoys working with all small animals, as well as some of her family's livestock.

Cherry Page, CVT
Cherry is a native of Pontiac, IL, where she currently resides. She attented Parkland Colege in Champaign and became a certified veterinary technician in 1981. She has worked as a veterinary technician for over 20 years at Town & Country Animal Hospital and Pontiac Veterinary Hospital. She finds her position to be very rewarding for both herself and our patients because of her love of animals and interest in medicine. Cherry's family is a happy and loving mixture of 2 dogs (Shadow and Lila), and 5 cats (Patches, Magnolia, Chase, Atticus, and Virgil).

Amy Morgan
Amy has been professionally grooming pets for the past 20 years. She resides in Shirley, just south of Bloomington-Normal with her husband Stan. They have 4 children: Kristy (a pre-vet student who works on the horse farm at U of I), Jake (who is in eighth grade), Alexis (who is in fifth grade), and Brian (who is in fourth grade). The family has three pets; Freckles (a Jack Russell/Rat Terrier mix), Tess (an 18 year old quarter horse), and Cinnamon (a 29 year old quarter horse). Amy enjoys grooming because it allows each dog or cat to have their own personality and allows them to walk around looking great.