Southwest Virginia Veterinary Services was established in 1975 by Drs. Bayard and Margaret (Peggy) Rucker following their graduation from the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine. The original hospital, Lebanon Veterinary Clinic, was located on Highway 71 just outside of Lebanon, Virginia. Our beautifully maintained hospital was built in 1985, remodeled and added onto in 2008-2009, and is located just off the Highway 19 bypass in Lebanon. SVVS offers many features to meet the needs of you and your pet. We are a full-service facility offering complete surgical, radiological, and medical care; including intensive care for those severely ill and/or injured patients. We also offer boarding, puppy socialization, and a full retail area, where you can purchase grooming products, treats, and supplements.

Mission statement 

At Southwest Virginia Veterinary Services, we have dedicated our lives to the care of you and your pet.  We are committed to use our education and our experience to enrich the lives of those in our care.  We promise to constantly seek to improve our knowledge so that we may always exceed your expectations and provide the best service and treatment for you and your companion.  We also promise to treat with compassion, to handle with respect, and to manage with kindness all those pets and people who choose to become a part of our veterinary family. 

Vision Statement 

The vision of the Doctors and Staff of SVVS is to always exhibit caring and compassion for people and their pets: by treating clients as friends and hospital team members as family. 

Core Values 

Compassion: We believe compassion is at the heart of our practice and demonstrate it through our understanding and empathy in all areas of our services. 

Respect: SVVS will always show RESPECT toward our clients, our patients and each other and we expect the same in return from our clients. 

Love: It is important in this life to always love what we do. SVVS strives to share the love of this profession with the animals and the people that walk through our doors. 

Integrity: SVVS has a responsibility to maintain the morals and dignity of the profession and to be worthy of the trust and respect of colleagues, clients and the general public. 

Education: Here at SVVS we strive to improve our knowledge, skills and state-of-the-art hospital to always be able to provide the best medical care possible to our clients and patients.