About Us

Dr. Eugene Wilson DVM

Dr. Wilson graduated from the College of Veterinary Medicine at Michigan State University in 1985 and practiced in western Michigan and in Indiana for the next few years. In Indiana he practiced at a small animal and exotic animal veterinary hospital. He also took care of the animals at Potawatami Zoo in South Bend where they had a terrific exotic cat collection (Black Leopards, Lions, Tigers, Bobcats and Snow Leopards), plus Bears, Wallabies, Hoof Stock and various Monkeys, including Chimpanzees. He was also involved with the Indiana Wildlife Rehabilitation Society which provided medical care for injured wildlife from Hummingbirds to Deer and consulted with the Laboratory Animal Department at Notre Dame University. In 1988, Dr. Wilson purchased a practice in Westland Michigan which he operated for 15 years before coming to Holland.

He started visiting the Holland area regularly in 1998 and was very impressed with the people and the culture of the area. "When one goes into a store or business in the Holland area, there is an attitude of real concern, an attitude of service, which I find attractive," states Dr Wilson. He found the pace to be relaxed and people in the area to be very hospitable. So, it did not take long to decide that Holland was the place he wanted to practice, and he wanted to build a very unique and intriguing practice that would be a credit to the area.

His practice philosophy is to empathize with the owner, thoroughly diagnose problems, educate the pet owner and offer treatment options for their beloved pet. Continuing education is a very high priority for Dr. Wilson because veterinary medicine, like its human counterpart, has progressed very rapidly and some things done 5 years ago are now obsolete. Medical Care is indeed medical and caring; they go hand in hand. "All my life I have had pets and I remember the worry, the pain and the tears of each one when it was ill or injured," Dr Wilson recalls, "and that needs to translate into the way I deliver medical care."

Dr. Wilson is a member of:

  • The American Veterinary Medical Association
  • The Michigan Veterinary Medical Association
  • The Western Michigan Veterinary Medical Association
  • The Western Michigan Academy of Small Animal Practitioners
  • The American Heartworm Society
  • The Veterinary Information Network