Meet The Doctors

Dr. Butch Schroyer is a Lexington native, a graduate from Lafayette High School, the University of Kentucky and earned his veterinary degree from the College of Veterinary Medicine at Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.

Dr. Schroyer is active in many areas outside the veterinary practice.  He is a past President of the Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association, a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, American Animal Hospital Association and the Central Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association. He serves as one of two representatives for the state of Kentucky on the National Council of Veterinary Economic Issues.  Dr. Schroyer is a lifetime member of the Auburn Alumni Association and a member of the Bluegrass Chapter of the Auburn Alumni.   

 
Past activities have included being a board member of the Lexington Humane Society, chairman of the Oversight Committee of the Lexington Humane Society for the Lexington/Fayette Urban Government, and past Vice President of the Central Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association. 

Dr. Schroyer was instrumental in the 1983 decision to implement euthanasia by lethal injection at the Lexington Humane Society in order to eliminate the antiquated altitude chamber.

Dr. Schroyer is dedicated to the veterinary profession, believing in preventative care for pets and compassion in all that he does. 

Dr. Schroyer and his wife, Charlsey have a family of dogs, cats, and birds at home that are all spoiled rotten!  He looks forward to spoiling yours too here at the Animal Care Clinic, "Where pets are people"!

Dr. Melissa Egan is a Lexington Native.  She attended Tates Creek, and earned a B.A. in English at the University of Kentucky while working at a nearby veterinary hospital. After an epiphany that she truly wanted to be a veterinarian, she returned to UK for another 3 years of science and math courses.  Dr.Egan received her DVM degree from Ross University in St. Kitts and attended a final clinical year at Auburn University.

Upon graduation, Dr. Egan worked briefly on a part-time basis with Dr. Schroyer, but accepted a full-time position at another area hospital.  She is delighted to have been asked to join the team at Animal Care Clinic, and has been part of the ACC team since January 2006.

Dr. Egan and Her Husband, John have four children: Jack, an orange tabby cat who was a cruelty case at Auburn University,  Sam, a shepherd/husky mix who was rescued as a stray in the country, another rescued orange tabby,  Marlowe,  who was found (at a day old) by Sam under bushes.  Their newest edition is Romy, a older calico cat that needed a home.  They are proud members of the Palomar neighborhood, and hope to be first-time home buyers in this area in the near future.

Our Newest DVM Dr. Michael Putnam is a native of Hoopeston, Illinois.  He graduated from Hoopeston East Lynn High School in 1986. He attended Eastern Illinois University, where he graduated in 1990 with a degree in Zoology and a minor in Chemistry.  He then attended Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine, where he received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degree in 1995.  He practiced as an associate veterinarian in Arizona and Illinois for five years before buying, owning and managing his own hospital from 2000 to 2007. 

Dr. Putnam enjoys all aspects of small animal medicine including exotics, with particular interest in advanced surgical and diagnostic procedures, such as orthopedic surgery, endoscopy, laparoscopy, laser surgery, chemotherapy, and ultrasound.  His services were utilized by 17 regional veterinary hospitals for referral of difficult medical and surgical cases.  After selling his hospital, he has visited multiple veterinary hospitals in central Kentucky as a relief veterinarian, before being added to the staff at Animal Care Clinic in Lexington. 

Dr. Putnam stresses the importance of preventative health care to every pet owner in an effort to improve their pets’ quality of life.

Dr. Putnam is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association, and will soon be a member of the Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association.  He has also served as the county Rabies Administrator for Adams County and McDonough County in Illinois, and was an instrumental member of the McDonough County Humane Society.  He also sat on the Board of Directors for McDonough County.  During his two years as McDonough County Rabies Administrator, Dr. Putnam oversaw the daily activities of the local animal shelter.  He helped the shelter increase the adoption rate to a level where more pets were adopted than euthanized.  This was the first time the shelter achieved this goal in over thirty years.

Dr. Putnam and his wife Tammy have two children, Colton and Mackenzie.  The family has recently suffered the loss of their dog of seventeen years “Tazz,” leaving “Jobe,” a four year old African Grey Parrot, as their only pet.  Tammy is certain that there will soon be additions to the family of the four-legged or feathered variety!