About | Summers Ridge Vet Clinic

About Us

Summers Ridge opened in Janesville, MN in 1986 under owner and primary veterinary doctor, Troy Summers. Since then, Summers Ridge has grown into a multi-species medical practice. In 2012 Summers Ridge moved into a new facility which allowed for an expansion from 900 sq. ft. to 2300 sq. ft. This increase in space also allowed for an expansion of services and products by adding a secondary exam room, more kennel space, and a grooming room. Shortly after, Summers Ridge added state of the art monitering equipment for surgeries, new digital x-rays, blood work machines, and laser therapy. These advanced veterinary technologies have allowed Dr. Summers and his staff to engineer a greater focus on small animal medicine and surgery. Our clinic is currently built of a team of two doctors, seven technicians, accounting and kennel staff. Our mission at Summers Ridge is to provide high quality medical care in a personal, welcoming, small town environment for you and your pet.

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Meet the Staff.

These qualified individuals are dedicated to providing the best possible care for your pet.

Attended Southern Illinois University as a forestry major before attending the University of Illinois Department of veterinary medicine where he received a bachelors of veterinary medicine in 1983 and a doctor of veterinary medicine in 1985. Dr. Summers has been practicing in Janesville for over 30 years. For the last 20 years, his focus has been small animal medicine and surgery. Dr. Summers two main hobbies are golfing and fishing.

Hannah graduated from Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2017. Prior to that she majored in Biology at Gustavus Adolphus College. She enjoys working on small animals and horses. In her free time, she goes for runs with her German Shorthaired Pointer, Gunner.

Nicole is a certified veterinary technician and a graduate of Rochester Community and Technical College. She grew up in Waseca, MN with a younger sister, Jennifer, and several pets. Currently Nicole has three cats, one dog, and five rabbits. In her spare time, she likes to go horseback riding, snowmobiling, and spending time with family and friends.

Kris is a graduate of the Faribault Area Vocational Technical Institute - Practical Nursing Program. She and her husband Chuck have three children, Angie, Sarah, and Justin. She lives on a small farm where they have beef cattle, miniature cattle, goats, and pot belly pigs. In her spare time, Kris enjoys spending time with her family and dogs, Mattie, Simon, Violet, Cooper, and Jonathon.

Missy is a Veterinary Technician who graduated from the University of Minnesota Veterinary Technology Program at the Waseca campus. She spent 10 years as a VT for South Central Veterinary Associates in Janesville and has recently joined our staff. She and her husband Tom have four sons Dylan, Luke, Tyler & Hunter. They live in rural Waseca on a small farm and care for 1 horse, 5 dogs, 3 cats and 1 hedgehog. She enjoys hunting, fishing, and spending time with family and friends.

Emilee is a veterinary assistant who grew up outside of Waseca on a small farm with her parents, brother, and sister. The farm consists of 30 cattle, 1,000-head hog barn, three dogs, a horse, and a donkey, along with 70 acres of farm land. She now lives in Waseca and owns her own energetic cattle dog mix named Addy. Emilee loves camping, hiking, being on the lake, and sharing laughs with family and friends.

Krystal is a certified veterinary technician with an associate's degree from the Minnesota School of Business in Rochester. She grew up on a small hobby farm between Waterville and Elysian. She now resides in Elysian where she has a yellow lab named Faith and an orange cat named Cheeto. She still helps out on her family's farm, and in her spare time she enjoys being outdoors, fishing, and spending time with her family and friends.

Rita has been working as veterinary assistant with us since June 2016. She was born and raised in Janesville with her 4 sisters. She has 2 dogs who she considers her kids. Max is a Mastiff x Rottweiler x Lab mix and Charley is a miniature doxie x spaniel mix. One of her hobbies includes spending time with family and friends. She is very passionate about animals and giving her all to everything she does.

Tennelle is certified veterinary technician and earned a degree in 2006 from Argosy University, Twin Cities. While in school, she interned with South Central Veterinary Associates in Janesville, Mapleton, and Wells. After graduating, she worked as the Shelter Coordinator for the Blue Earth Nicollet County Humane Society. Tennelle has been with Summers Ridge since 2007. She lives in Mankato with her husband Darwin, daughter Alexa, and dog Zeelow, and two cats Reega and Anelys.

Grace graduated Ridgewater College in Willmar, MN and received an A.A.S in veterinary technology in 2014. After graduation she did a 12 week internship at Summers Ridge Vet Clinic before being hired as a full-time employee. She grew up on a nearby hobby farm where they have 3 dogs, 4 horses, 2 miniature horses, 2 goats, 2 pigs, 1 sheep, cattle, and cats. Her favorite pastime is hanging out with friends and family, and she also loves to ride horse, swim, and be outdoors doing just about anything!

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“From routine office calls to emergency surgery, the doctors and staff at Summers Ridge Veterinary Clinic have been there for us. Their professionalism, as well as the empathy they have demonstrated while caring for our pets, is outstanding. How fortunate we are that Summers clinic calls Janesville home! " –Lynn G.

"We have been taking our pets to Dr. Troy for 25 plus years. He and his staff are friendly and gentle with our pets. We have never felt rushed at an appointment and they answer all questions making sure you understand everything before we leave. Our breed of dog requires specific blood work and X-rays to be done and for the results to be sent to Germany. Without hesitation Dr. Troy has taken on this challenge. Thank you Dr. Troy and your staff for giving quality care to our pets!" -Chris and Betty S.

SUMMERS RIDGE

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Janesville, Minnesota

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