Our Veterinarians at Richland Hills Animal Clinic
Dr. Dost
- Veterinarian
What I do at Penny Paws: Vaccinate pets and educate owners on preventative medicine to keep their pets healthy and happy for as long as possible, but also diagnose and treat them when they become ill. I’m also there to alleviate pain and suffering during the animals last moments and provide support to the owners during that difficult time.
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
First Pet: Cocker spaniel named T.C. who I got on my 10th birthday and lived to be 16 years
Current Pets: Jazabel a 12-year-old pitbull and Hank my 8-year-old three-legged pit bull.
What I like best about helping animals: Being able to see them return to their normal behavior and activity and the happiness it brings to their owners.
Dr. Preissinger
- Veterinarian
What I do at Penny Paws: See and assess patients throughout the day, diagnosing diseases and problems as well as preventative measures.
Hometown: Joshua, TX
First Pet: Popcorn – mixed breed
Current Pets: Sheba – black cat
What I like best about helping animals: Animals are honest, when they feel better they show it, the don’t hide their feelings even if it means a bite on the arm.
Dr. Miller
- Veterinarian
What I do at Penny Paws: I love performing surgery, but also do preventive medicine, internal medicine, dermatology, dentistry, and a wide variety of general practice roles.
Hometown: Yale, Iowa
First Pet: I think it was a cat named Mischief.
Current Pets: Boston Terrier named Amy Farrah Fowler and 2 chihuahua mixes named Puck and Firkin.
What I like best about helping animals: Helping those who can't help themselves is very satisfying.
Dr. Ryland
- Veterinarian
What I do at Penny Paws: Work with owners & the technicians to care for patients
Hometown: Bridge Creek, Oklahoma
First Pet: Shayla, Great Dane
Current Pets: Gunner, Australian Shepherd & Shasta, Quarter Horse
What I like best about helping animals: I love it when I can teach owners new things about caring for their pets and building relationships with clients.
Our Veterinarians at Fort Worth Animal Clinic
Dr. Bolla
- Veterinarian
What I do at Penny Paws: Veterinarian
Hometown: India
First Pet: Raju a mixed breed dog
Current Pets: None
What I like best about helping animals: I like to see them happy. They are such innocent, gentle creatures.
Dr. Preissinger
- Veterinarian
What I do at Penny Paws: See and assess patients throughout the day, diagnosing diseases and problems as well as preventative measures.
Hometown: Joshua, TX
First Pet: Popcorn – mixed breed
Current Pets: Sheba – black cat
What I like best about helping animals: Animals are honest, when they feel better they show it, the don’t hide their feelings even if it means a bite on the arm.
Dr. Miller
- Veterinarian
What I do at Penny Paws: I love performing surgery, but also do preventive medicine, internal medicine, dermatology, dentistry, and a wide variety of general practice roles.
Hometown: Yale, Iowa
First Pet: I think it was a cat named Mischief.
Current Pets: Boston Terrier named Amy Farrah Fowler and 2 chihuahua mixes named Puck and Firkin.
What I like best about helping animals: Helping those who can't help themselves is very satisfying.
Our Veterinarians at Arlington / Mansfield Animal Clinic
Dr. Miller
- Veterinarian
What I do at Penny Paws: I love performing surgery, but also do preventive medicine, internal medicine, dermatology, dentistry, and a wide variety of general practice roles.
Hometown: Yale, Iowa
First Pet: I think it was a cat named Mischief.
Current Pets: Boston Terrier named Amy Farrah Fowler and 2 chihuahua mixes named Puck and Firkin.
What I like best about helping animals: Helping those who can't help themselves is very satisfying.
Dr. Ponsford III
- Veterinarian
What I do at Penny Paws: Associated Veterinarian
Hometown: El Paso, TX
First Pet: "Happy" was a Miniature Schnauzer. He was a present on my eighth birthday.
Current Pets: One Great Dane, four cats, and two birds
What I like best about helping animals: Being able to help creatures who have difficulty communicating with humans, yet are so dependent on us for their well-being and quality of life.
Dr. Vera
- Veterinarian
What I do at Penny Paws: At Penny Paws I have the pleasure of treating pets, loving on them and educating clients.
Hometown: Keller, TX
First Pet: Quelonio, a turtle that ran away from us at the age of 10 years old
Current Pets: Jolie, a pink eared schnauzer mix
What I like best about helping animals: The satisfaction of knowing I have made someone’s life a little better.
Our Veterinarians at Grand Prairie Animal Clinic
Dr. Miller
- Veterinarian
What I do at Penny Paws: I love performing surgery, but also do preventive medicine, internal medicine, dermatology, dentistry, and a wide variety of general practice roles.
Hometown: Yale, Iowa
First Pet: I think it was a cat named Mischief.
Current Pets: Boston Terrier named Amy Farrah Fowler and 2 chihuahua mixes named Puck and Firkin.
What I like best about helping animals: Helping those who can't help themselves is very satisfying.
Our Vision
We are here to help people live a better, more enriched life by serving the healthcare needs of their pets. Helping people, helping pets is what we do.
Our Plan
We accomplish this through our network of Veterinary Community Outreaches and Animal Clinics that provide quality veterinary health care that is easily accessible, convenient and affordable to the people of Texas.
Our Values
That serve as our guiding lens for all situations include:
- doing the right thing, even when nobody is looking
- using the golden rule with every patient, client and team member
- choosing to have a positive attitude and creative mindset
- being honest, even when it is easier to not be
- being compassionate with others and pets because we all suffer