Douglas G. Gates grew up in Cuyahoga Falls. Following his education and four years as an associate at an animal hospital in Amherst, Ohio, he returns home to establish the Cuyahoga Falls Veterinary Clinic, Inc., at 1907 State Road.

As his loyal and dedicated clientele had come to expect the highest quality of primary veterinary care, Dr. Gates relocates to the present address at 3305 State Road to have the space needed for he and his staff to provide the best care for their patients.

Ryan G. Gates joins the Cuyahoga Falls Veterinary Clinic and the two doctors share a philosophy of providing high-quality care for their patients along with treating the pets' owners with respect.

After 37 years of practicing veterinary medicine, Doug retires. His contribution to animal health and the human-animal bond in the Cuyahoga Falls area is immeasurable. He provided jobs for many through the years, and more importantly, he provided wisdom, council and mentorship to his employees that will be appreciated beyond his retirement from veterinary medicine. Dr. Ryan purchased the practice with the goal of maintaining Cuyahoga Falls Veterinary Clinic's place as providing high-quality veterinary care for the community. Read more here.

In keeping with our mission of providing compassionate and comprehensive care for our patients, Dr. Kendra Nicholas joined the Cuyahoga Falls Veterinary Clinic team! Her time with us was short, as she left to take a job with the USDA in exchange for tax-free student debt forgiveness, but her compassionate care and kind spirit left an impression on our clients and support team.

Over the years, as technology has improved and their education has advanced, Drs. Ryan and Jenn have added new services to the clinic, such as laser surgery, ultrasonography and endoscopy, among others while not compromising on the traditional aspects of veterinary medicine, such as the physical examination and preventive medicine. In keeping with the clinic's mission statement, the aim of the Cuyahoga Falls Veterinary Clinic is to provide excellent medical and surgical care for your pet.

It seems when Covid rolled around, most Americans went out and adopted two cats and a dog. On top of that, many veterinary clinics and hospitals, in an effort to limit human contact, also limited their patient care to only the most dire of emergencies. When animal owners of northeast Ohio were told by their veterinarians they couldn't be seen, those owners called around for help. In response to those seeking help, we at Cuyahoga Falls Veterinary Clinic did not say, "No." Nearly overnight we outgrew our building, ushering in a nearly four year period of curbside service while we satisfied the state health departments and completed a massive expansion and renovation project. Dr. Springer joined our team in 2021, bringing her surgical skills and wonderful work ethic, and complemented our team in just the right ways at just the right time. Following our expansion and renovation project, we reopened the doors to the public in November of 2023 having added three exam rooms, doubling our lab space, increasing our treatment room capacity by 50%, renovating the old employee break room to a second surgery suite, adding a new and larger employee break room, and doubling our laundry capacity.