Northwest Florida Animal Clinic

Since 1998, the Northwest Florida Animal Clinic has served the pleasure and performance animal community of the Emerald Coast. We are proud to be the oldest large animal clinic in Santa Rosa and Escambia counties. Our location between the two counties is convenient for our clients and allows our rapid response to emergencies. We are ready to meet the demands of this expanding clientele with the latest technology and expertise. To educate our growing community, NWFAC hosts annual educational seminars to disseminate new advances in veterinary care with topics including reproduction, lameness evaluation, parasite control, nutrition, chiropractic, and dentistry.

Hospital Facilities

Large animal treatment area with 1 set of stocks and weight scale
Small animal exam rooms for cats and dogs
Surgical suite with gas anesthesia
Six-stall barn with adjacent pasture turnout
Cattle chute and head catch
In-house USDA certified Coggins laboratory
2 fully stocked ambulatory vehicles

6736 Quintette Road
Pace, FL 32571
Phone: 850-994-0900
Fax: 850-994-4174
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Mon-Fri: 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Sat: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM on the 1st of the month.
After Hours Emergency? Call: 850-994-0900

Dr. Keith Weekley

Dr. Weekley grew up in Cantonment and attended Troy State University after graduating from Tate High School. He played football in the 1987 Division II National Championship team while attending TSU. He earned Bachelors and Masters degrees from the University of Florida College of Agriculture before attending veterinary school at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Upon graduation, he worked in a mixed animal practice in Alabama and at the former Milton Animal Clinic before opening NWFAC in 1998. He is married to Heidi, and has two children, Adam and Olivia. His hobbies include fishing, hunting, and golf.

Dr. Sara Clark

Dr. Sara Clark graduated from Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in Blacksburg, VA. After graduation, she completed an equine internship at Pilchuck Veterinary Hospital in Snohomish, WA. Tired of the rain, Dr. Clark moved to sunny San Diego, CA and worked at East County Large Animal Practice. Dr. Clark recently moved to Milton, FL and started working at NWFAC in May of 2008. Dr. Clark specializes in animal chiropractic. She received her animal chiropractic education at Options for Animals, animal chiropractic school in Wellsville, KS. Dr. Clark enjoys all aspects of equine medicine, especially preventative medicine, geriatric medicine, and chiropractic. When Dr. Clark isn't working on horses she enjoys riding her two horses, Ivan and Francis. She also enjoys playing with her dogs Cali and Moose, snowboarding, fishing, and spending time with her husband, son and daughter.

Robin Cooper

Robin joined NWFAC team in May 2008, as a small animal technician. She attended Kilgore College where she was on the rodeo team. She graduated from Colorado Mountain College, Glenwood Springs campus, where she obtained her degree in Veterinary Technology. She enjoys the blood and guts of surgery as she has extensive experience in that area. Along with her horses, she has 2 goats and 1 Border collie. In her off time, she enjoys barrel racing, watching movies, barrel racing, and barrel racing!

Julie Harris

Julie was previously with NWFAC for over a year, and rejoined the practice in January 2009, as a technician. She has been working with horses since she was 5 years old and has shown halter and western pleasure, but her passion has been barrel racing since 1997. She currently owns "Banjo" the beagle, "Jasmine" the Doberman, and "Skip" the Quarter Horse.

Shelli Buractaon

Receptionist.

Shelli joined the clinic in September 2011. She is originally from Southern Oregon and moved to Northwest Florida in 2009 with her husband and 2 boys. They currently have a Staffordshire Bull Terrier "Diesel", and Snowshoe Cat "Hank" and they are fostering a Boxer "Wrigley".

Janine Smothers

Technician

Janine Smothers is a recent biology graduate of the University of West Florida and plans to continue her schooling in the coming year to become a veterinarian. She has been riding horses since she was nine years old with a focus on dressage. She owns a horse "Flea" and a cat "Rajah".