Welcome to Red Barn Animal Hospital

Dr. Stover specializes in preventative care for pets of all ages, behavior management, and low-stress handling visits. She and her husband, Rob, are the parents of 4 very active boys from 1 to 8 years old. When not at work or chasing the boys, she enjoys watching the sports that Rob coaches at Sycamore High School.

Practicing veterinary medicine since 1977, Dr. Getzelman opened Hampshire Animal Hospital in 1986. After selling the practice to Dr. Stover, he continues to see patients a couple days each week. Now that he is semi-retired, he has a lot more time to spend with his wife, Brenda, and their grandchildren.

A 1998 Salutatorian of her class at University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Stone has been one of our doctors since 2009. Her special interests include feline medicine and senior care for dogs and cats. She shares her home with her husband on their farmette with dogs, cats, fainting goats, chickens, and more.

Dr. Gilbertson graduated from University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine in 2008 and has been on our team since 2017. She specializes in internal medicine, especially geriatrics, and surgery. Besides spending time with her husband and daughter, she loves to go running and has completed several marathons.

Dr. Downs has been in practice for 13 years, and we welcomed her to our team in December 2022. Her special interests include internal medicine, ophthalmology, ultrasound, and surgery. When not at work, she enjoys yoga, hiking, baking, hockey games, and spending time with her husband and three children.

Dr. Barnstable’s special interests include integrative medicine, surgery, low-stress visits, and health care for exotic pets. He worked on both coasts before returning to the Midwest and joining our staff in November 2022. When he's not spending time with his wife and two children, he loves to play board games, especially HeroClix - a game like chess with superheroes.

Diana joined Red Barn Animal Hospital in February of 2018. She is also a garden writer, photographer and speaker who dreams of one day attending the Chelsea Flower Show in England. She and her husband, Don, have three grown daughters and five beautiful grandboys – Jack, Luke, Tommy, Louie, and Johnathan.

Jacki joined our staff in 2018. She shares her home with her high-school-sweetheart husband and Rooster, a black domestic short hair kitty; Gus, a very chatty Maine Coon cat; Bauer, a black lab who is always by her side; and Colt, a hound mix adopted from Anderson Animal Shelter, who is cuter than he is smart.

She received a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts with a focus on photography. She still loves photography and also traveling - especially to the Tennessee Mountains, hiking, cooking, swimming, and mini-golf tournaments.

Bridget joined Red Barn Animal Hospital in 2015. She has three pets: Marty McFly – an orange and white cat who is a lover and a fighter; Norman –a calico cat who is so sweet but so moody; and Mack – a senior yellow lab who eats anything and everything! Bridget enjoys spending time with her husband and two sons and traveling.

Meghan has been with Red Barn Animal Hospital since 2016. She received her Associate of Applied Science in Veterinary Technology from Rockford Career College in 2011.

She has two dogs, Fraser and Fisher – both lab mixes and both named after hockey players, and a Lynx pointe Siamese who was adopted on National Cat Day. Meghan’s favorite parts of veterinary medicine are assisting in surgery, client education, wound care, and chemotherapy. In her free time, Meghan enjoys spending time with her family, crafts, hockey, fishing, and spending time outdoors, especially in the Upper Peninsula.

Olivia joined the staff of Red Barn Animal Hospital in 2019. Her pets include Rebel, an orange longhair tabby who is a fluff monster; Casper, an old domestic short hair who loves anything that involves food; Rudy, a young domestic short hair who acts like puppy-like chewing on everything and waiting at the door for her to come home.

In her free time, Olivia loves to do anything outside. She also enjoys bowling with friends, snuggling with her furry kids, watching TV and movies, and an occasional concert and Cubs game.