Our Team
Veterinarian/Owner
Dr. Tovrea
Dr. Laurel Tovrea is a 2004 graduate of The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine. GO BUCKEYES!! She has practiced in the Fort Walton Beach area since she graduated. She loves living in paradise!
Dr. Tovrea lives in Shalimar with her husband, Gavin, and her 4 feline kids: Jeter Bean, Cowboy Dan, Furrgus, and Truvy. Her older daughter, Honour, is an aerospace engineer on Eglin Air Force Base. Her younger daughter, Faith, is majoring in pre-med at University of Central Florida.
Dr. Tovrea is very active in her church, and sings in the Chancel Choir, the 9:30 Praise Team, and a women’s a cappella group. She also plays in the handbell choir.
Her special interests at work include dentistry, internal medicine, soft tissue surgery, and small mammal medicine.
Dr. Tovrea is a member of the following professional organizations:
- American Veterinary Medical Association
- Florida Veterinary Medical Association
- American Veterinary Dental Society
- Miracle Strip Veterinary Medical Society
- Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians
- American Association of Feline Practitioners
- A recommended veterinarian on the House Rabbit Society website
Dr. Tovrea loves her patients and clients and can’t imagine doing anything else!
Veterinarian
Dr. Wells
Dr. Rebecca Wells graduated from the University of Florida’s College of Veterinary Medicine in 2006. She has practiced small animal medicine in Fort Walton Beach and the surrounding area since her graduation. Dr. Wells was a consulting veterinarian for Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park for 15 years and is currently a consulting vet for “Sweet Pea” at the Navarre Beach Sea Turtle conservation Center.
Dr. Wells loves her small animal patients and helping their families provide the best care for them. When she is not working, she spends her time homeschooling, spending time with her family, practicing yoga, and decorating cookies.
Veterinarian
Dr. King
Dr. Amanda Jo King is a Florida native, having grown up in Largo. After attending Cedarville University in Ohio for her undergraduate degree in Biology, she returned to Florida and received her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Florida in 2011. She practiced equine medicine for the first few years of her career, but then switched to companion animal medicine after marrying her husband and moving to Warner Robins, Georgia.
Her husband was in the Air Force and still works on base, and they have lived in Georgia, Florida, and South Korea. They have a young son and daughter as well as 2 cats and a dog.
Dr. King especially enjoys practicing feline medicine and wound management. In her free time she enjoys being outdoors and running. She is excited to be at Crossroads Animal Clinic and looks forward to taking care of your pets!
Veterinarian
Dr. Long
Dr. Wendy Long is originally from Athen, Alabama, and attended vet school at Auburn University. She owned her own clinic in the Athens area for 20 years. In 2022, she bought her home here in Valparaiso and moved full time to our area in 2024.
She enjoys spending time with her fiance, Jackie. They spend their free time riding their Sea-Doos, traveling, working in the yard, and playing with their 4 dogs, Rottweilers Hank and Lucy, French Bulldog Kesha, and Havanese Bonnie.
She knew she wanted to be a veterinarian since she was 7 years old. She has special interests in internal medicine, dermatology, reproduction, and surgery. She loves making pets and their owners feel better and strives to make sure that owners are informed about their pet’s health and understand the reason behind the testing, treatment, and medications.
Our team combined has 30 dogs, 28 cats, 3 horses, 3 lizards, 3 chickens, 2 fish, 2 rabbits, 2 turtles, 1 rat, and 1 snake!
Client Service Representatives
Lisa, Jo, Kristen, and Leigh Ann are the friendly faces you’ll meet when you enter the clinic. They will check you in and show you around. Just ask for a tour! They can also answer any questions you might have and make sure you have everything you need once your appointment is completed.
Technicians
Jennifer, Brenda, Niki, Jaci, Sherri, Adriana, Becca, Monica, Jenny, and Laura are our technical team. With over 70 years of experience between them, they can answer any question you might have. They assist the doctors in all things, including routine appointments, surgery, and dentistry. They’re also the ones snuggling your pet as they recover from anesthesia.
