Our Mission
Auburn Hills Animal Hospital is a full-service veterinary medical facility, located in Auburn, IN. The professional and courteous staff at Auburn Hills Animal Hospital seeks to provide the best possible medical care, surgical care and dental care for their highly-valued patients.
We are committed to promoting responsible pet ownership, preventative health care and health-related educational opportunities for our clients. Auburn Hills Animal Hospital strives to offer excellence in veterinary care to Auburn and surrounding areas.
Please take a moment to contact us today, to learn more about our veterinary practice and to find our more information about how Auburn Hills Animal Hospital can serve the needs of you and your cherished pet.
Our History
Robert Hargarten first began his practice in 1982, working out of an old farmhouse on Indiana Avenue focusing on large animal care for 15 years.
In 1997 he recognized the need to expand, and he built the clinic we now know as Auburn Hills Animal Hospital. Dr. Hargarten continued to grow and expand the clinic. He mentored his nephew, David Hargarten, from a young age and in 2010, when David graduated from Purdue, Dr. David Hargarten joined the clinic as our second Veterinarian.
A few years later they were joined by another young doctor, Dr. Thomas Hitzeman, who had also grown up mentoring here and graduated from Purdue. In 2013 Dr. Hitzeman joined the clinic as our third doctor.
Since then, one of our assistants here decided she wanted to pursue a Veterinarian degree and went off to college. Now in 2023, Dr. Therese Schafer has joined Auburn Hills Animal Hospital as our fourth doctor.
