Dr. Rose EgerDr. Eger actually has wanted to be a veterinarian for as long as she can remember. She really used to think that she could talk to animals (obviously had a good imagination as a child!). But times were different when she was growing up and women just didn’t become doctors as often as they did in later years so the dream remained a dream until her husband Mike asked her if she really still wanted to be a vet after he had graduated and gotten a job. Five years later, she was Dr. Rose Eger and a lifelong dream was fulfilled. She just doesn’t think she can talk to the animals anymore (or at least she doesn’t admit it).
Mike is her office manager and the man behind the scenes. Together they have had a number of animals over the years. Currently they have two dogs and 1 cat, all of them throw aways. Jonesy, the cat, was literally thrown from a moving car on Becker Road as a 10 week old kitten. Although battered and comatose, she had an indomitable will to live. She is now the queen of the house and rules over two dogs.
Blue is our oldest dog and he was run over by his owners when he was 12 weeks old. They brought him to the hospital and then abandoned him. Animal control was called and they relinquished him to the hospital. He was the sweetest puppy; even though his femur bone was in pieces, he just kept wagging his tail. Now years later, he is still wagging that tail, it just has a few gray hairs on it.
Pete is the younger dog and he was a humane society pup. He grew up into a big goofball that howls like a husky and plays with the cat as much as with the other dog. He loves water as long as it’s not in the dreaded pool and he can always be found with a tennis ball in his mouth so he probably has some lab in him as well.
When not working and not taking care of her animals Dr. Eger likes to garden and has a back yard full of things like star fruit, papaya, mango, pineapple, lime, figs and coconuts. In addition she has a number of tropical flowering plants including orchids to brighten the area. She also likes to travel but being a business owner she doesn't travel nearly as much as she would like. In addition, Dr. Eger is fluent in German and has a basic knowledge of Spanish.
