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Fall announcement:

Dear Valued Clients, Friends and Family,

Hello everyone! I hope you all have had a good summer and have had a chance to enjoy this beautiful fall weather. It will be interesting to see what the winter brings. We are doing well, busy as ever! Drs. Hensen, Lee and myself are getting into a good routine. 

We are reaching out now to ask for your help. Our current concern in this election is Proposition 129. As you study the issues and fill out your ballot, we’d like to let you know what we know and what our position is. 

Prop 129 would establish a “mid-level” veterinarian called a Veterinary Professional Assistant (VPA). This idea has been a yearly issue in the state legislature for over 15 years and is driven by big corporate medicine as a way to have cheaper labor under the guise of dealing with a “shortage of veterinary care”. This shortage has already been addressed in the marketplace as the veterinary colleges around the country have increased their class sizes and a couple new schools have opened up. Plus, our state legislature and Medical Board of Examiners have revised what duties Veterinary Technicians/Nurses can do, allowing them to legally do more in assisting doctors. 

This position is also dangerous because students will receive only online training and no clinical work is required. Since animals cannot speak to us, the hands-on physical exam is the key component to proper care, and this is absent in their training. Additionally, there are no licensing or continued education requirements, and the state medical board has been left out of this discussion. 

The Colorado Veterinary Medical Associates, American Veterinary Medical Association and Colorado Tech Association have all come out against this proposition. Well over 60% of CSU Veterinary College clinicians are opposed to this, and over 80% of veterinarians polled in Colorado would not hire one of these graduates. 

For more information, go to KeepOurPetsSafe.com or cacvt.org/vpa-position-statement. And if you have any questions, feel free to contact us directly. We are happy to speak with you, and would appreciate you speaking with friends and family to combat big money, out-of-state influence here in Colorado. 

Thank you!

Dr. Cor


At Fillmore Veterinary Hospital, we treat your pets like the valued family members they are.


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  • Meet The Team

    Fillmore Veterinary Hospital is proud to serve the Colorado Springs, CO area for everything pet related. Our veterinary clinic and animal hospital is run by Cor VanderWel DVM, Karen Ricketts DVM, Connie Lee DVM, and Amanda Hensen DVM all licensed, experienced Colorado Springs veterinarians.

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  • "Dr.Cor and staff are amazing. They don’t make you feel like they are rushing you at all. Dr. Cor explains everything to you in English terminology not veterinary terminology so you understand everything that is said and done. The staff Works with you for appointments and return phone calls. I highly recommend Fillmore Veterinary Hospital for your fur babies"
  • "Dr Karen is great! With a kind spirit she helps me care for my 12 yr old Chihuahua, with arthritis. We are happy to have met Dr. Karen. My dog Sassy is doing much better in her care. All the young women working around & with Dr. Karen are awesome as well. Thank U Fillmore Vet!"
  • "Dr Webb is an amazing veterinarian, he is very knowledgeable, compassionate and kind. I would choose him to care for my fur babies EVERY TIME!"
  • "They are like family! I have taken all my dogs to them for 15+ yrs! They would always treat my animals as their own. We just had to put down our last dog, Nicky, our Golden Pyrenees. He was 13 and having hip issues causing him a lot of pain and it was time to let him go. Dr. Alex was so compassionate and loving to both us and my fur baby during the process. I can never thank them enough for all their love and careMaybe we will rescue a dog again in the future and I wouldn’t take my fur babies anywhere else!"
  • "Dr Cor has been my family's vet since the 90s and his staff helped provide shelter info to re-home my mother's cat after she passed. She valued his knowledge and years of experience as a veterinarian. My two furballs see Dr Webb and he is exceptionally knowledgeable as well as patient when it comes to all my feline questions.Thank you Dr Cor, Dr Webb & Staff - JuJuBeans & LuLuBug "
  • "We love this place; the staff has always been welcoming, professional and friendly!"
  • "I have been going to Dr. Karen Ricketts since she graduated from Vet School years ago and have known her since she was a junior high student. She is very professional, compassionate, extremely knowledgeable, thorough, loves animals and seeks the best possible outcome for your animal and for you as the owner. I can't recommend her highly enough! And, my dogs have all loved her!"
  • "We love Fillmore Veterinary Hospital. They have taken good care of our animals for a long time, and the staff is always friendly and helpful. We would like to especially thank Dr. Alex for going above and beyond as a veterinarian and also a friend. He has sat on the floor and cried with us when we’ve had to say farewell to fur friends, and rejoiced with us over good news. All of our pets love him, and most recently, our big boy, Balto, has needed extra special help due to cancer. Dr. Alex handed over his cancer care to a specialist, yet he remains a concerned and faithful friend who monitors Balto’s treatments and blood work, and encourages us, and stands with us through a really rough time. He always has a kind word and a gentle spirit. Dr. Alex is one of the most compassionate and capable people we know, and we highly recommend him, and Fillmore, to all of our friends. Thank you, Dr. Alex!"
  • "Dr Cor and the staff are amazing! They've taken great care of both my dogs and my husband's parents dogs as well. You can tell Dr Cor and his staff really care about the animal as well as the owner. I would recommend them to everyone!"

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Tuesday:

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