Dr. Mark Bolton is the owner of Barrie Animal Hospital. He was born and raised in Shanty Bay and attended Eastview High School in Barrie. He grew up with lots of pets and spent a lot of time working on neighboring farms. He liked helping the animals and wanted to become a surgeon. In high school, he worked at clinics and travelled to different farms with large animal veterinarians. He did many farms duties including milking cows. He did his undergraduate work at the University of Guelph before attending the Ontario Veterinary College.
As one of our veterinarians, Dr. Bolton keeps our patients healthy. He performs examinations, gives vaccines, does wellness blood testing and parasite prevention. He treats sick animals and performs surgery as well as dental cleanings and surgical extractions of teeth.
Dr. Bolton and Dr. Schmidt have two kids, Lauren and Carter. They also have a Doberman named Stella, a donkey named Moritz, two ponies named Foxy and Scout, and Dr. Bolton’s favorite pet, a guinea pig named Twinkle Toes. The family enjoys working around the farm, boating and swimming in the summer and skiing and tobogganing in the winter.
Dr. Bolton has attended many extra courses on general and orthopedic surgery, dentistry and oral surgery. He feels most fulfilled performing a complicated surgery or successfully completing a difficult dental case. Watching the pets go on to heal and be comfortable is very rewarding.