Caldwell Mill Animal Clinic

Dr. Jordan and Dr. Crowe soon began discussing plans to open a new practice in the then sparsely populated Inverness area. They located Caldwell Mill Animal Clinic in an area that would become a prime spot on the corner of Valleydale Road and Caldwell Mill Road. A small house was there and Dr. Crowe and Dr. Jordan purchased the property and renovated the house into a start-up veterinary practice.

As this process moved forward, Dr. Jordan and Christenberry, who were friends and fraternity brothers from college days, stayed in close contact about their future together. Dr. Christenberry graduated from Auburn University’s veterinary school in 1986 and practiced in Fayetteville, Tennessee for one and a half years before coming to Birmingham to work at Green Springs Animal Clinic and Hoke Animal Clinic for Dr. Ross Cryar and Dr. Mike Hoke. In December of 1988, Dr. Jordan and Dr. Crowe opened Caldwell Mill Animal Clinic. Dr. Jordan was the workhorse who provided the blood, sweat, and tears to breathe life into a fledgling practice. Dr. Crowe provided financial support, encouragement, and business advice from years of experience. Through all this, all three of the doctors, Dr. Jordan, Dr. Crowe, and Dr. Christenberry, knew the potential of Caldwell Mill Animal Clinic and the community in which it stood. And so, dreams were dreamed and deals were struck after months of negotiation.