Privately Owned. Veterinarian Led.

A Different Kind of
Veterinary Network

We bring practices together under private ownership—without outside investors—so communities never have to choose between warmth and world-class care.

Our Story

Great Lakes Veterinary Group started with a simple observation:

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Communities were being forced to

between the warmth of a family practice and access to modern veterinary medicine.

choose

Small practices couldn’t afford the equipment. Corporate groups brought the equipment—but lost the soul.

We believed there was a third option.

The Third Option

So we built a network that does both.

One that brings practices together under private ownership, without outside investors, we could negotiate like a corporation while operating like a family. We could bring ultrasound machines to towns that never had them. We could keep prices accessible. And we could let doctors be doctors.

Our Story

Three Pillars of Great Lakes

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Negotiate Like a Corporation

Our purchasing power means better equipment, better supplies, and better prices—benefits we pass on to every practice and every patient.

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Operate Like a Family

Every practice keeps its name, its team, and its identity. We don’t impose corporate templates. We support what already works.

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Let Doctors Be Doctors

Clinical decisions are made by clinicians. Period. No corporate playbooks. No treatment protocols designed by accountants.

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Today

We operate across the region.

Each practice with its own identity, its own team, and its own community.

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Practices

across Indiana & beyond

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Network

privately owned

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Outside Investors

not now, not ever

What unites us is a shared commitment to accessible, high-quality veterinary care—and a shared refusal to sacrifice that mission for short-term profit.

Leadership

The People Behind the Network

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Tyler Vargas

Director of Operations | Director of Recruitment & Marketing

Tyler oversees operations across all Great Lakes locations, ensuring every practice delivers on our promise of accessible, quality care. He’s not a distant figurehead. He’s the person who answers when you have a problem, and he takes that responsibility seriously.

Join the Network

If anything here got your attention, just reach out. We’re real people and we’re happy to talk.