Veterinarian & Animal Hospital in Lebanon, NJ
The family-owned hospital where your pet is family too.
100% locally and family owned, serving Lebanon with expert, Fear Free veterinary care.
Expert veterinary care in Lebanon.
South Branch Veterinary Services proudly serves the communities of Lebanon, Clinton, Annandale, Pittstown, Stanton, High Bridge, and Flemington. We are a small business, owned by working veterinarians, and part of Symbios, a family of six independently owned New Jersey animal hospitals that back each other up. The name comes from symbiosis, together, life: the mutually caring bond between people and their pets. That bond guides every visit.
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Care tailored to your pet
Wellness & Prevention
Annual exams, vaccines, parasite prevention, and nutrition guidance for a long, healthy life.
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Cleanings, digital radiographs, and oral surgery, because dental health is whole-body health.
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Spay/neuter, soft tissue, and orthopedic procedures performed with precision and care.
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Same-day attention when something just isn't right and your pet needs to be seen now.
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Digital radiology, ultrasound, and an in-house lab for faster, clearer answers.
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Specialists across our family for advanced and referral-level care, coordinated by the team who already knows your pet.
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We love Dr Schepp and the entire staff at South Branch. We are new patients and have been treated like family. I can't say enough good things about this practice.
Weekend care at Hunterdon Hills Animal Hospital
Need to be seen on a Saturday or Sunday? Hunterdon Hills Animal Hospital in Whitehouse Station keeps weekend hours, 8 AM to 4 PM, for the whole Symbios family. Call your usual number any time; on weekends it routes straight to the Hunterdon Hills team, and your pet's records are already there.
Part of the Symbios network
A family of 6 neighborhood animal hospitals across New Jersey, every one 100% independently and family owned. Each is rooted in its own community and run by its own doctors and front desk team, with colleagues across the family comparing notes behind the scenes. Specialists, extended weekend hours, and shared records are all just down the road.
The personal touch of your neighborhood hospital, with a whole family of doctors behind it.
Owned by the veterinarians who care for your pets.
This hospital is part of Symbios Animal Health, a family of six New Jersey practices owned by working veterinarians. They live in these communities, they practice in these hospitals, and they answer to the families in their exam rooms, not to investors. That is what 100% family owned means.
Meet the owners →-
Dr. Nick Pope Co-owner · Symbios Animal Health Nick grew up on an Oklahoma farm, inspired by his grandmother, who managed a multi-doctor veterinary clinic in his hometown. That is where his belief in veterinarian-owned practice began. He lives on a small farm in Somerset County with his wife, Dr. Elizabeth Pope, their sons Benjamin and William, their Labradors, Nora and Brody, and a small herd of cows, goats, and chickens. When he is not at one of the hospitals, you will find him fishing the Raritan or golfing.
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Dr. Elizabeth Pope Co-owner · South Branch Veterinary Services Elizabeth grew up in New Jersey knowing she wanted to be a veterinarian. She met Nick at Oklahoma State's veterinary program, and the two returned to New Jersey to build something of their own. She has been part of South Branch Veterinary Services since 2017, with a focus on internal medicine, dentistry, and leading the South Branch team.
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Dr. Jan Cailles Co-owner · Oldwick Animal Hospital Dr. Jan Cailles has practiced veterinary medicine in New Jersey for more than twenty years. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, she built Oldwick Animal Hospital in Tewksbury Township, where she lives with her daughter, Margeaux. She brought her hospital into the Symbios family and remains one of its owners, with professional interests in emergency medicine, zoo animal medicine, and family practice.
Care that starts before the waiting room
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Request a visit online, day or night, and our team will confirm the details with you.
New patient forms
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Emergency & urgent care
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