Eastwood Veterinary Clinic

Your friendly neighborhood vet clinic. At Eastwood Veterinary Clinic, we believe every pet deserves compassionate, judgment-free care. Serving the East Atlanta and Decatur communities of Oakhurst, Kirkwood, East Lake and beyond, our mission is simple: to provide high-quality veterinary medicine while prioritizing your pet’s health, comfort, and happiness. From accurate diagnoses and effective treatments to proactive prevention and education, we’re here to help you give your pets the wonderful life they deserve

Our story started in 2019. My name’s Jack (the one on the right) and this my partner in life (and now business), Dr. Aaron Howerton. We met playing volleyball years ago. One thing led to the next and whaddayaknow? Here we are, playing the game of life together and opening a veterinary clinic in one of our favorite neighborhoods in Atlanta. How did we get here? Dr. Howerton has been in the vet-med field for 15 years, but his first gig out of vet school (University of Missouri, 2023) was at a high-volume general practice vet clinic in NE Atlanta. He was almost immediately dismayed by the corporate nature of the practice: it existed first and foremost as a business, doing what was necessary to make money above all else. Within his first two years at this clinic, the exam fee alone went from ~$85 to $120+ and he went from seeing 12 minimum appts per day to seeing 20+. Prices — and the corporate mandate for more appointments per day — was continuing to rise, and practicing “good” medicine was getting increasingly difficult and feeling less and less possible. And I, in my cush, start-up, work-from-home gig, listened to him day after day, growing in sympathy pain: for him, his team, but also for his patients and clients. At about 10,000 appointments in, I looked at him and said, Should we do something about it? I’ve always wanted to be part of creating something. Something that was actually additive to my community. Something that ultimately resulted in someone (or ideally many-ones) feeling glad that [fill-in-the-blank] existed in their neck of the woods. Aaron’s experience out of school clarified this vision for me, and provided focus for both of us: we could start a clinic right in our backyard. A vet clinic that cares about pets and people first. Nothing “special” necessarily, but one who’s neighbors know they always have a doctor, a team, and place, just down the road, that they can truly trust with their animals’ health. And in an environment that was safe, affordable, and free from judgment. That’s why we started Eastwood

Mission — To provide high-quality veterinary medicine while prioritizing your pet’s health, comfort, and happiness. From accurate diagnoses and effective treatments to proactive prevention and education, we’re here to help you give your pets the wonderful life they deserve