About
All Creatures Veterinary Clinic
We take pride in caring for your pets as if they were our own. You can have confidence that our veterinarians and staff are going to provide the very best care, no matter the situation.
Our Mission & Vision
At All Creatures, we strive to provide the best possible care for all of your pets & livestock. There’s not a case too big or too small for us to handle. Our highly trained and experienced team of veterinarians provides your family with many resources to help find the best solutions for you.
From your first call to schedule an appointment through your visit, our professional and friendly staff will make sure you and your pet have the best possible experience. With locations in Manchester, Monteagle, Morrison, and Tullahoma, we’re proud to serve Coffee, Marion, Franklin, Moore, Warren and Grundy Counties.
Our full service clinics are prepared to serve you no matter the situation. We’re able to do comprehensive blood work in house. We have on-site digital x-ray and ultrasound capability. We are prepared for any surgical procedures such as spay and neuters and orthopedic surgeries.
Preventative care is extremely important for your pet & livestock. We’re always ready to provide routine care such as dental cleaning, vaccinations, deworming, flea and tick treatment and heartworm prevention.
Professional
Highly Trained Veterinarians
We have five vets ranging from 40+ years of experience to new graduates from veterinary school. This keeps us up to date on new medicines and surgical techniques while maintaining decades of experience from practicing senior veterinarians.
Dr. Jeff Keele
Dr. Jeff Keele is a native of Manchester and graduated from Coffee County Central High School in 1994. His family has lived in Manchester for eight generations. Dr. Keele received a bachelors’ degree in Animal Science from MTSU and his degree in Veterinary Medicine in 2004 from UT Knoxville. He is married to his high school sweetheart, Beverly, and has two children; a son Riley and a daughter, Audrey. Dr. Keele is an avid outdoorsmen, enjoys raising cattle, and loves to scuba dive.
Dr. Ross Capps
Dr. Ross Capps graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine in 2014. He attended Lipscomb university for his bachelors of Science in Biology. Ross is married to Clara Margaret and they have a pit mix named Kenyan Drake and a Labrador Retriever (duck getting machine) named Jeudy and a cat, DeAndrew White. Ross enjoys hunting, sports, the outdoors, growing watermelons and sweet corn.
Dr. Gordon Bijvoet
Dr. Gordon Bijvoet graduated from Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2018. He attended UT Martin with his Bachelors Degree in Animal Science/ Veterinary Science. Dr. Gordon has a dog named Haley, cattle and cats. He enjoys working on his registered Gelbvieh cattle farm, working out and playing tennis.
Dr. Mandy Willis
Dr. Mandy Willis grew up on a farm in west central Kentucky and graduated from the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2005. She practiced in rural, mixed animal practices for 3 years after graduation. Dr. Willis started a large animal practice in 2008 and worked in this capacity for 12 years. In April 2021 she joined All Creatures as a mixed, but predominantly large animal practitioner. It is a passion of Mandy’s to serve the rural veterinary patients, their owners, and farm operations. Outside of work she enjoys spending time with her husband Whit, a local Hillsboro farmer, and her son Hagan. Also, she enjoys walking, hiking, and spending time with God, the Creator of all things.
Dr. Sarah Porter
Dr. Sarah Porter grew up on a family farm in Murfreesboro, TN. Dr. Porter went to MTSU and received her undergraduate degree in Agribusiness and Agriscience. She attended the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine for her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine. After vet school, she completed a one-year internship at Tennessee Equine Hospital in Thompson’s Station, TN. She has a special interest in Equine lameness, performs joint injections, and is a certified animal chiropractor. Dr. Porter is excited to treat all animals.
Dr. Vanessa Hale
A Tullahoma native, Vanessa Hale spent her teenage years raising Boer goats on her family’s farm in Normandy, TN. Her passions for science and animals found their perfect union in veterinary medicine. Attending the University of Tennessee in Knoxville to study Animal Science, she received early admittance into the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine. She graduated with honors with her degree in Veterinary Medicine in 2012. After nine years developing her skills in companion animal medicine and surgery in East Tennessee, she has returned home to Middle Tennessee. She is also currently coauthoring a fantasy book series (A Destiny Among Worlds) with her two brothers. In her spare time, Dr. Hale enjoys photography, hiking, and cooking.
Dr. Mikey Agnello
Dr. Mikey Agnello grew up in Olney, Maryland having fun adventures with his sister and all of their cousins. He received a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in 2017, and then graduated from the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine as a part of the class of 2022. He loves the outdoors and spending time with friends and family – hiking and playing sports are some of his favorite pastimes. It was through his school’s Christian Veterinary Fellowship that he also discovered a passion for mission work. He has been blessed to serve alongside wonderful friends and colleagues in North Carolina and Honduras, and he hopes to stay involved in mission trips throughout his career.
Dr. Bonnie Wakefield
Dr. Bonnie Wakefield, no stranger to lower middle Tennessee, grew up in Fayetteville, TN. She graduated from Sewanee in 2019 before earning her DVM from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville in 2023. Outside of the clinic, you can find Dr. Wakefield hiking throughout the Cumberland Plateau with her fiancé Ryan, working out or training for the occasional half marathon. On quieter weekends she loves gardening, trialing new baking and cooking recipes or reading a good book surrounded by her Golden Retriever, Skye, and two cats, Gracie and Manchego.
Dr. Jessica Cripps
Dr. Jessica Cripps grew up on a family beef farm in Murfreesboro and Morrison, TN. Dr. Cripps went to MTSU and received her undergraduate degree in Animal Science with a minor in Biology and Chemistry. She attended the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine for her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine in 2023. She has a special interest in rural veterinary patients and food animal medicine. Outside of the clinic, you can find Dr. Cripps working on the farm, hiking with her dog Millie, or painting scenic pictures.
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