Your Pets are Our Family
Johnston Animal Hospital opened its doors in February of 1977. Initially, Dr. G.W. Rauton III ran a mixed animal practice. Over the years, Johnston Animal Hospital has become primarily a small animal practice. The original hospital has had three major additions including a boarding kennel and has been remodeled several times in order to keep up with the many advancements in veterinary technology. Johnston Animal Hospital offers digital radiography, ultrasound, in house blood analyzers, and a full surgical suite. Johnston Animal Hospital offers the most up to date preventive care, internal medicine, soft tissue and orthopedic surgery, radiography, ultrasonography, epidemiology, dermatology, opthamology, and dentistry. Johnston Animal Hospital also provides boarding, grooming, and emergency services for its patients.
In 2011, Dr. G.W. Rauton IV joined his father in practice at Johnston Animal Hospital. In 2017, Johnston Animal Hospital added an additional veterinarian, Dr. Leigh Anne Barefoot, to their growing team to better provide the best possible care for their clients and pets.
Our mission is to treat our clients like family and to treat our patients like they were our own pets!
Our Staff
George W. Rauton III, DVM
Dr. G.W. Rauton III (Bill) grew up in Johnston, SC and graduated from Strom Thurmond Highschool in 1968. He then attended Clemson University majoring in Animal Sciences. Dr. Rauton was accepted in veterinary school after only three years of undergrad and graduated from the University of Georgia’s College of Veterinary Medicine in 1975 with his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine. He then worked in Thompson, GA for one and a half years where he met his wife Sally Middlebrooks Rauton. He returned home to Johnston and opened Johnston Animal Hospital in 1977. Dr. Rauton has two children, Kathryn R. Rector, a local real estate attorney and Dr. G.W. Rauton IV, his partner in Johnston Animal Hospital. Dr. Rauton enjoys hunting, fishing, and farming on his farm in Johnston.
George W. Rauton IV, DVM
Dr. G.W. Rauton IV (George) is a hometown boy from Johnston. He graduated from Wardlaw Academy in 2001 prior to attending Clemson University where he graduated in 2005 with a BS in Animal and Veterinary Sciences. Dr. George then began working on his Masters degree at Clemson prior to attending the University of Georgia’s College of Veterinary Medicine. He obtained his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine degree in 2011. Dr. George immediately returned to Johnston to begin practicing with his father, Dr. G.W. Rauton III, at Johnston Animal Hospital.
Leigh Anne Barefoot, DVM
Leigh Anne received her BS in Animal and Veterinary Sciences from Clemson University in 2009. She then attended Tuskegee University’s School of Veterinary Medicine, where she received her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 2013. Dr. Barefoot has been with Johnston Animal Hospital for over a year now. She lives in Lexington, SC with her husband, Scott, and her niece, Faith. They enjoy spending time with their two dogs, Baloo and Dahlia, and their two chinchillas, Pepper and Poncho. They also spend as much time as possible at the lake and enjoying the outdoors.
