Our Doctors

Doctor Gary Lattig and his Lhasa Apso, "Pookie Bear"

Doctor Gary Lattig

Veterinarian, Owner

My interest in veterinary medicine stems from my fondest childhood memories, when my parents moved to a small farm in Idaho. It wasn’t a large piece of land, but it was one that required patience and hard work. Even though I was young, I was old enough to help Dad with the field plowing and chores with the animals. We had horses and cattle, dogs, cats and chickens. I participated in 4-H, and raised steers for sale in that program.

I attended the University of Idaho and earned my B.S. in Zoology. I then transferred to Washington State University where I earned my Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 1971. After graduating, I came to Modesto to work at Modesto Veterinary Hospital. I met my wife Linda here, and we have raised our family in Modesto since that time.

I am a member of the American Animal Hospital Association, American Veterinary Medical Association, California Veterinary Medical Association and the Northern San Joaquin Veterinary Medical Association. I am on the Board of the Veterinary Emergency Clinic Inc., and a past member of the UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital External Advisory Board.

It is a part of our interest to help young people find out if veterinary medicine should be a career and have hired part-time helpers, and volunteers, from local high schools and colleges.

Outside the clinic, I enjoy backpacking, camping in the Sierras, being on a tractor, and being grandpa.

Doctor Debbie Greer and her dog, "DeeDee"

Doctor Debbie Greer

Veterinarian

I have been practicing veterinary medicine in Modesto since graduating from the University of California at Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine in 1983. I currently live in Modesto with a menagerie of animals from horses, dogs, and cats to turkeys, goats, and chickens. In my free time, I love to ride horses in the mountains, boat and fish. I spent a number of years volunteering for Alley Cat Guardians to help reduce the pet overpopulation. “Beyond just loving animals, they need a voice of reason and compassion. I hope that I am that voice.”

Doctor Sarah Gottschalk

Doctor Sarah Gottschalk

Veterinarian

I grew up in upstate New York, with a large number of household pets – namely cats, dogs, and various gerbils, guinea pigs and domestic rats. My mother informed me that my first sentence was “Llama eat cracker,” so evidently I have always been interested in animals. After graduating from the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2001, I practiced in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, until my husband (who is a dairy vet) and I moved to California. Here I am a member of the board of the Nothern San Joaquin Veterinary Medical Association, among other veterinary professional organizations, and am also a member of the Stanislaus County Animal Advisory board.

In my free time, I also enjoy biking, hiking, reading, cooking, and am working on a master’s in public health. I also love living within driving distance of the ocean, which is a first for me. My husband and I are the companions of two grey cats and of a small brown dog, who clearly beleives that “a cat is a puzzle for which there is no solution.”