Meet the people behind Pharr Road Animal Hospital.

Nicholas Petty – DVM

Dr. Petty graduated from Auburn University in 1967. He then served for two years in the United States Air Force in North Carolina. Afterwards, he practiced veterinary medicine in North Carolina for two years before joining Atlanta Pet Hospital. He bought the animal hospital and started Pharr Road Animal Hospital in 1976. Pharr Road Animal Hospital moved to its current location in 1990.

Dr. Petty has been a long-time member of the Georgia Veterinary Medical Association and the American Veterinary Medical Association. He was past president of the Animal Emergency Clinic in Sandy Springs, which is now under different ownership. He has lived in Buckhead since coming to Atlanta in 1971. Pharr Road Animal Hospital has been the overriding passion in Dr. Petty’s career.