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Who We Are

Racine, WI veterinary care!

Welcome to Racine Veterinary Hospital, your local veterinarians in Racine, WI. We’re pleased to provide a wide variety of veterinary services for animals in Racine and surrounding areas. At Racine Veterinary Hospital, we are focused on providing the highest quality services with the highest levels of customer satisfaction – we will do everything we can to meet your expectations.

With a variety of offerings to choose from, we’re sure you’ll be happy working with us. Look around our website and if you have any comments or questions, please feel free to contact us. We hope to see you again!

Our Mission

Our clients are the heart of Racine Veterinary Hospital, and we seek to be the most trusted and respected veterinary care provider in our community. Respect and honor for the human-animal bond are at our core, and we strengthen it through this pursuit. We provide exemplary medical care and serve our clients and patients with empathy, compassion, and gratitude. We continuously strive to listen and learn, so that we can respond to the needs of pets and their people. Education is a pillar of progressive veterinary care, and our team of lifelong learners continually seek new means to improve our offerings. The commitment of our staff to our mission allows us to maintain the tradition of compassionate care, trademarks of Racine Veterinary Hospital.

We serve you and your pets by providing the highest standard of compassionate medicine, surgery, dentistry and preventive care.

We serve the suffering animals in our community by providing veterinary services to the local animal charities.

We serve the students of our community by education through internships and lectures.

We serve the suffering people of underprivileged nations by directing our profits to Christian charities that help them.

Vision Statement

Racine Veterinary Hospital strives to be a trusted and cherished provider, and works to ensure clients and patients are treated with the utmost compassion, empathy and respect. Through education, communication, and collaboration, we will partner with pet owners to design veterinary care plans that are most appropriate, and ensure a full and healthy life.

Our Values

Collaborative
We believe that, in forming a working partnership with the client, pets will receive care tailored to the needs of all.Clients lmow their pet best, and their input is critical to their pet’s life of wellness.

Compassion/Empathy
We value the well-being of all people and animals and aim to treat everyone with kindness and dignity.

Ethical
At the core of veterinary care ethics is a commitment to uphold the veterinary oath and our own moral code. We communicate with clarity and authenticity in honor of our trusted relationships.

Happiness at Work
We value work-life balance and happiness in the workplace. We vow to make our office a safe and enjoyable place to work, respect boundaries, and support our teammates.

Innovative
We believe it is important to educate ourselves and explore new treatments, therapies, and technology to bring the best health care to our client’s pets. In addition, we believe it is important to pass this information on to our clients in ways that they can care for their pets at home.

Passion For Our Work
We believe it is important to have a passion for the pets we work with. It is not enough to come to work out of obligation, but to do so with joy knowing we will take care of our clients and exceed their expectations regarding their pet’s health.

Personal and Professional Integrity
We believe it is important to treat everyone, whether internally or externally with the same professional respect. Our professional integrity will also be shown in how we treat and care for your pets.

Teamwork
We believe in the importance of teamwork. We recognize that our team’s success depends on each of us using our abilities creatively while working together towards our collective goals.

Meet Our Team

Dr. Thomas Mano
Veterinarian

Dr. Tom Mano was born and raised in Racine and has lived here for most of his life. He graduated from St. Catherine’s High School in 1970 and went on to attend Iowa State University. There, he earned his BS in Zoology (1975) and his DVM (1979).

Post-graduate work included an internship in small animal medicine at Rowley Memorial Hospital in Springfield, MA as well as a variety of career options including large animal medicine. Ultimately, Dr. Tom decided to pursue companion animal care and joined Racine Veterinary Hospital in 1983.

In his spare time, Dr. Tom enjoys gardening, spending time with his black Labrador EZ, and vacationing in Door County.

Dr. Bruce Jens
Veterinarian

Dr. Bruce Jens is a 2000 graduate of the University of Wisconsin. His professional interests include the evaluation and treatment of orthopedic conditions, internal medicine, dermatology, and preventive medicine.

When not caring for pets, Dr. Bruce enjoys boating, cooking, travelling and riding his motorcycle.

Dr. Amy Hantschel
Veterinarian

Dr. Amy Hantschel is a 2021 graduate of UW Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. Her professional interests include companion animal care including cats and dogs, as well as exotics such as reptiles, small mammals and birds.

Her favorite components of medicine include preventive medicine, soft tissue repair, and chronic pain management.

When not caring for pets, Dr. Amy enjoys hanging out with her herding dogs Benson and Norman, road trips, playing board games and escape rooms with friends.