Drs. David and Leah Gray are glad to be back in their hometown and to welcome you to River’s Edge Pet Medical Center. We are located next to Tom’s Garden Center in the North Albany Plaza right off of Hwy 20. Our facility is a full-service veterinary hospital plus emergency service for small animals and horses. Our goal is to provide a lifetime of quality healthcare for your “best friend” and family pet. We are proud of our dedicated commitment to outstanding veterinary medicine, surgery and compassionate pet healthcare. We strive to learn each day and are committed to continuing education for both staff and doctors. It is our attention to detail both from both a technical view and from the human-animal-bond point of view that allows us to reach our personal and professional goals.
We honor free exams for local humane societies including Safe Haven, Heartland, and Willamette. We also provide services and donate to local humane societies and other non-profit organizations, such as Chintimini Wildlife Center and Community Veterinary Clinic in Eugene, OR for homeless pets.
Staff
Dr. David Gray
Dr. David Gray, son of Pat and Gary Gray, graduated from Philomath HS in 1985 and completed a bachelor’s degree in Animal Science from Oregon State University in 1991. David graduated from Oregon State/Washington State Colleges of Veterinary Medicine in 1994. After receiving his DVM degree, Dr. Gray worked as an associate veterinarian in the Albany area but soon joined the Army Veterinary Corps and served for three years. During this time, he was stationed at Fort Lewis, Guantanamo Bay, and in Japan. After his army commitment, Dr. Gray practiced both routine and emergency medicine while living in Sacramento as well as in Idaho where he lived for 5 years. After almost a decade of both owning and operating critical care facilities, he eventually chose to move back home to Albany and open River’s Edge Pet Medical Center.
Dr. Gray is a member of the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society and the American Veterinary Medical Association. His professional interests include animal emergency medicine, preventive health and working with clients to choose the best, most affordable medicine for their pets. His personal time is best spent with his children, cutting wood for donation thru LOVE INC of Linn County to families in need, or out on the golf course perfecting his swing.
Dr. Leah Gray
Dr. Leah Gray completed a bachelor’s degree in Biology from Western Oregon State College in 1993. Leah graduated from Oregon State/Washington State Colleges of Veterinary Medicine in 1997. After receiving her DVM degree, Leah completed an internship in equine medicine and surgery at Tacoma Equine Hospital in Tacoma, WA. Leah was accepted to an equine internal medicine residency at the University of California at Davis and completed her board certification in May 2001. She is a member of the American Association of Equine Practitioners, the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, and the American Veterinary Medical Association. Dr. Leah practices nearly exclusively on horses out at the farm or at our equine facility in North Albany on Palestine Ave. Her interests include neonatal and critical care.
Dr. Leah works to sustain a balanced life with career, family, friends, service as a church elder, community service, and volunteer at the kids’ school. Dr. Leah tries to stay fit, active, and healthy with running, hiking, and horseback riding. Dr. Leah and Dr. David Gray have two young children, Mason 9 years and Madison 6 years that attend Santiam Christian Elementary School.
Dr. Tess Jarmain
Dr. Tess Jarmain grew up on a small cattle and tree farm on the central Oregon coast. Surrounded by an abundance of farm animals and wildlife, she developed a love for all animals early on. Pursuing her passion she attended Oregon State University and earned a degree in Animal Sciences before continuing on for her DVM. After graduation she worked at a mixed animal practice and recently switched to focus on small animal emergency. Dr. Jarmain is also interested in small animal surgery and dentistry.
Dr. Jarmain loves living in Oregon and all things outdoors. She especially enjoys being close to the ocean where she can often be found crabbing, fishing, surfing or playing on the beach with her dogs. She is also interested in rock climbing, hiking, camping and world traveling. During the long Oregon winters she loves baking, snowboarding, reading good books and spending time with family and friends. Dr. Jarmain and her husband, Brad, live in Philomath with their two whippets and two cats.
Dr. Emily Kalenius
Dr. Emily Kalenius is a longtime Oregonian. She lives in North Albany with her husband Will, daughter Sophia, and their yellow lab, Aslan. Dr. Kalenius graduated first in her class from Oregon State University
College of Veterinary Medicine in 2008, and has been an associate at River’s Edge for 3 ½ years.
When she’s not at work, she is an avid long distance runner and also enjoys hiking and mountain climbing. Her
veterinary interests include internal medicine, cardiology and emergency medicine.
Dr. Natasha Dye, DVM
“I believe in caring for all my patients as if they were my own pets; with empathy, patience, and quality medicine.”
Dr. Dye began working in the veterinary profession in 2000, at a mixed animal practice in rural Missouri, where she grew up. From there, her experience grew as she moved west to attend Arizona State University for undergraduate studies. While in Arizona she gained experience in the emergency veterinary setting as a certified technician. Shortly after moving to Oregon, she attended Oregon State University, College of Veterinary Medicine. Before and during her time at OSU, she worked at River’s Edge as a technician. In 2012, after graduating veterinary school, she joined our team of veterinarians.
Her special professional interests include critical care, anesthesia for critical patients, and multi-modal pain management.
Dr. Dye lives with her Labrador named Chopper, and two Persian cats; Shaliczar and Baby Kitty. In her spare time she enjoys the outdoors with hiking, camping, and floating the rivers. Her hobbies include target shooting, cooking, gardening, and muscle cars.
Dr. Andrea DesBiens
Dr. Andrea DesBiens was born in the Midwest though found her permanent residence in Oregon with her family when she was a child. She completed her undergraduate work at Oregon Institute of Technology in Klamath Falls, Oregon receiving a Bachelors degree in Health Sciences. She then graduated from Oregon State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2010. Dr. DesBiens has a strong interest in internal and emergency medicine.
Away from River’s Edge Pet Medical Center, she enjoys reading as well as running, mountain biking, and snowboarding with her husband, Jacob. She is also interested and excited to begin traveling and hopes to start with a trip to Ireland, England, and Scotland. She and her husband share their life with their two mini dachshunds, Scout and Coli, and their cat, Sparta.
Facilities
Reception area
The reception area is designed to provide a comfortable, safe area for you, your family, and your pet.
Exam room
Our exam rooms are large to accommodate the entire family. They are a low stress environment to get to know you and your pet. The rooms are fully equipped to do a physical exam and to consult on the long term care of your pet.
Surgery room
Our surgery room is equipped to provide a full range of routine and emergency care. We can monitor several vitals, mechanically breathe for the patient, and decrease the anesthesia risk of those patients that are critical and/or geriatric.
Hospitalization
Our hospital area is prepared to deal with the neonate or the 200 lb patient, the critically ill patient, a respiratory crisis, or the routine care needed after a spay.
Ultrasound
We are equipped to do ultrasound exams to facilitate the medical workup of your pet. We also utilize this technology on the farm to work up the injury, illness, and reproductive health of large animals.
X-ray
With our x-ray equipment we are able to fully examine your pet. Whether it is an individual tooth root with our dental x-ray, whole regions of the body with our stationary unit, or going to the farm with our portable units to work up problems with your farm animals.
History
After three years in California, the Gray’s, along with their menagerie of dogs, cats, and horses, moved to Coeur d’Alene, ID where they started their own veterinary practices, Prairie Equine Hospital and North Idaho Pet Emergency. The Gray’s two children, Mason, ten, and Madison, seven, were born in North Idaho. After being away from home for about ten years, they felt it was time to move back to the Willamette Valley and be closer to family and friends. The Gray’s have been happily married since 1996.
River’s Edge Pet Medical Center is a full-service veterinary hospital devoted to the healthcare of your pet. Veterinary medicine is not far behind human medicine with advances in diagnostic imaging, surgical procedures, and medical treatments. Our Doctors’ extensive experience in small animal emergency medicine and surgery will provide your pet with life-saving alternatives that may not have been available just a decade ago. Dr. Leah Gray is board certified in equine internal medicine and can provide expertise in that area.
Our goal is keep your pet healthy. Contact us today with your questions. We look forward to serving you!
