Dr. Meghan McClure, DVM
Dr. Ryder Holderman, DVM
Dr. Libby Lyons, DVM
Meet Our Veterinarians | Gulf Breeze Animal Hospital
Dr. Meghan McClure, DVM
Meet Our Veterinarians | Gulf Breeze Animal Hospital
Dr. McClure is a native of the Pensacola, Florida area. She received her bachelor’s degree in biology in 2009, from Mississippi State University. Being the bulldog fan that she is, she continued her education at Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine and graduated in 2013. She has a special interest in soft tissue surgery and internal medicine.
When not practicing medicine, she enjoys cooking, hiking, and gardening. She loves spending time with her husband and two kids. She has two golden retrievers, Benson and Matilda, and her cat Venus.
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Dr. Ryder Holderman, DVM
Meet Our Veterinarians | Gulf Breeze Animal Hospital
Dr. Holderman is originally from Ontario, Oregon. He previously owned Eastern Oregon Animal Health from 2005- 2019 and worked at Tiger Point Animal Hospital from 2019-2020, then at Pace Veterinary Clinic from 2020-2022.
In his spare time, he enjoys golf, tennis, and spending time with his family. His wife, Claire, is a Spanish Professor at the University of West Florida. He has a daughter, Sydney and son, Isaac. He also has a yellow lab, Jasper, and King Charles named Dash and an orange kitty, Tigger.
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Dr. Libby Lyons, DVM
Meet Our Veterinarians | Gulf Breeze Animal Hospital
Dr. Lyons is originally from Gulf Breeze and a graduate of Gulf Breeze High School. She received her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Florida and spent some time in the financial services industry in Jacksonville prior to vet school. She attended Auburn College of Veterinary Medicine.
She has a special interest in emergency medicine and critical care. When not practicing medicine, she enjoys going to the beach, power lifting, and yoga. She loves spending time with her 3 legged beagle mix, Riley.
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Meet Our Staff | Gulf Breeze Animal Hospital
Our veterinary hospital’s staff is comprised of a group of caring and hard working individuals whose goal is to provide excellent care to our patients and their owners. Our entire staff strives to ensure that the best pet health care is provided to all of our patients. We focus on our patients as members of the family.
Drew
Drew joined our practice after relocating to Florida. She has been in the veterinary field for three years. She has one cat named Franklin. Drew enjoys spending time with friends and family.
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Lorin
Lorin has her AA degree in psychology and has worked in the veterinary field for more than 20 years. She is originally from Gettysburg, PA and enjoys spending time with her family, animals, horses, paddle boarding, and traveling. She and her husband, John have 5 children. Her son, Rich brought them to the Gulf Breeze area when he started working for Andrews Inst. She has 5 grand children and keeps busy with them. She has one cat, one dog, a cockatoo, and a horse.
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Patty
Patty is our lead receptionist. Patty joined our family in 2011. She has worked in customer service for the past 35 years. Patty has two sons and enjoys spending her free time with family and friends. She loves all types of animals and currently has two dogs, Carli and Nola.
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Kate
Kate has been in the medical field for over 10 years. In May of 2021, she transitioned into the veterinary field and she loves it! She and her husband live in Navarre with their dog, Freya.
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Brittany
Brittany moved back to the Gulf Coast and joined our family in October of 2013. She graduated from the veterinary technician program at Sanford Brown College, in March of 2013. She lives in Pensacola with her boyfriend, and their cats, Damien, Dexter, Teenie, Kevin, and Blair. In her spare time, she enjoys reading and watching football.
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Alysia
Alysia joined our team in February 2021. She graduated from veterinary technician school in 2004 and has been working with animals ever since. She and her husband, Chris live in Gulf Breeze with their two sons, three dogs and one cat, Seagle who they found on the beach. She enjoys jet-skiing, coaching her son’s soccer team, and traveling.
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Reece
Reece is a veterinary technician and our facilities manager. Reece joined our family in October of 2014. He has worked in the animal care industry since 2007. In his spare time he likes to spend time at the gym. He and Kevin live in Pensacola with their dogs, Bindi and Sugar Bear and their cat, Pickles.
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Ross
Ross has been in the veterinary field for 20 years. He graduated from tech school in 2005. He enjoys being at home with his wife Lea and they have a Himalayan cat named Oscar. He loves spending time at our beautiful beaches!
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Aubrey
Aubrey is originally from Colorado and completed the vet tech program at Pensacola State College. She enjoys going to the beach, football, and spending time with her kids and family. She has three dogs and a rat named splinter.
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Joy
Joy is our practice manager and veterinary technician. She has been with Gulf Breeze Animal Hospital since 2008. She has been in the veterinary industry for over 20 years, working her way up from kennel technician at the age of 17. In her spare time, she loves going to the beach and working with the youth at her church. She lives in Gulf Breeze with her husband, Daniel, and their beloved dogs and cats.
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Our veterinary hospital cares about giving your beloved pet the best life possible, not just about helping them when they are sick. Our comprehensive pet health care and attention to pet owner education is about helping give pet owners the tools they need to
keep their pets happy and healthy for years to come. Our pet hospital's team of dedicated veterinarians provide a broad spectrum of diagnostic procedures through in-house testing and the use of external laboratories.
Our pet clinic also includes a pharmacy, in-hospital surgery suite, ultrasound capabilities, k-laser therapy, digital X-ray, and a closely supervised hospitalization area. We truly enjoy what we do and love getting to know our clients and their pets. We hope to see you soon!
This is the only place we trust with our fur babies! Dr. McClure and the staff are always friendly, attentive, and knowledgeable. We’ve taken our 5 dogs here for almost 10 years. Patty is always the first one to greet us with a smile coming through the door! Brittany and Reece are always great with the boys making them feel comfortable. If you want to be treated like family this is the place you go!
Lauren B.
I am really amazed and pleasantly surprised how much this hospital cares about not only the pets, but they actually listen to the owners and brainstorm the best way to take care of your pet(s). Def recommend this Business if you are looking for a pet hospital! Max thanks them too! :)
Elaine M.
My husband and I continue to take our furbaby to Gulf Breeze Animal Hospital! We drive over 45 minutes for them. Ms Patty at the front desk is our favorite!! With our shepherd being extremely stubborn, she’s always us make it a smooth appointment from the time we get there to the time we leave!! Our Athena absolutely adores her, and Patty has loved each pet we have brought in from ours to my moms! She is so accommodating to us and I am forever grateful! We love you!!
Megan G.
When we moved here, we had an older great Dane whose nails needed clipped. Everywhere else we took him vets were nervous. When we brought him here, the techs Reese and Alecia took such good care of him. Within minutes they already had him back and his nails clipped. It was such a relief to us that we finally found a vet that could take care of him. We want to thank you both so much and Katie at the front desk was absolutely amazing. I would only recommended Gulf Breeze Animal Hospital.
Emily B.
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