About Us

Harper's Animal Clinic in Americus, GA, is a Christian-based full-service small animal hospital. We offer a wide range of quality veterinary services for all stages of life. Our services and facility are here to assist you in routine preventive care, detection and treatment of diseases, and medical and surgical care as necessary.

We hope you will allow us to become your partner in your pet’s health care. Our goal is to treat your pet with the same care and compassion as we would our own. Our employees are considered an extension of our family and are committed to providing personal attention to the unique concerns of each individual pet.

Dr. Samuel G. Harper grew up in Americus, Georgia, where he graduated from Southland Academy. He earned a B.S. in Biology from Georgia Southwestern College in 1979. He received his DVM degree from the University of Georgia in 1983 and returned to his hometown of Americus to practice veterinary medicine. After five and a half years, Dr. Harper, his wife, and their three children left for missionary service with the International Mission Board from 1989 to 1999, serving one year in Costa Rica and the remaining time in Peru. On May 15, 2001, he re-opened his practice, Harper's Animal Clinic, Inc., where he is currently practicing small animal medicine and surgery. He and his wife have five children and two grandchildren.

Dr. Lynn Albano grew up in Maryland and started showing dogs in conformation shows at the age of 6. She competed in Junior Showmanship as well as breed competitions with her English Springer Spaniels and competed in the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club show three times, placing in the Junior Showmanship finals twice. She attended Rutgers University for undergraduate and graduated in 1989 with a degree in Political Science. Dr. Lynn thought she might want to be a lawyer and started working as a legal assistant. But God had other plans.  After a few years in the legal field, God called her to be a Veterinarian. She returned to Rutgers part-time to get the prerequisite courses needed for veterinary college. She and her family then relocated to Virginia where she attended Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine and graduated in 2004. She has worked as a small animal Veterinarian since that time. She enjoys most aspects of veterinary medicine, especially preventative medicine, internal medicine and geriatric care. Dr. Lynn has been married to her husband, John for 33 years. They have 4 kids and 2 grandkids. Dr. Lynn has 3 dogs - all Australian Shepherds, and two cats. In her free time, Dr. Lynn loves training her dogs and competing in the sport of dog agility.