Tom Furman, D.V.M., M.S., Owner and Veterinarian

 Dr. Tom Furman practices large and small animal medicine, with special interest in surgery, equine dentistry and beef cattle management.
  Dr. Tom graduated from Kansas State Veterinary School in 2004. After graduation he went on a traveling internship for one and a half years. He spent three months in Las Vegas doing primarily small animal surgery with several board certified surgeons. The surgeries included knee, hip, fracture, and soft tissue surgeries. He worked at the Oklahoma City Sale Barn pregnancy testing cattle and then went on to Redcloud, Nebraska for training in multiple food animal surgeries and industry procedures.   Dr. Tom spent time in Canada where he worked with a large feedlot consulting practice that serviced 35 feedlots in the area. While Dr. Tom was in the Great White North, he also gained extensive training in equine dentistry from the veterinarian that invented the powerfloat.  Back in the States, Dr. Tom practiced at Littleton Equine Medical Center, a prestigious equine hospital in Colorado. He gained special training in colic management, lameness evaluation, and treatment. From there, he went to Piedmont, South Dakota to do some reproductive work that included artificial insemination, semen collection, and embryo transfer with cattle and horses.   Dr. Tom brought all of his experiences back to Alliance in June of 2005 and has put his knowledge into practice for the benefit of his clients, both large and small.    Dr. Tom currently holds veterinary licenses in the states of Nebraska, Wyoming, Nevada, and South Dakota. He has a Beef Cattle Management Certification from the University of Nebraska, serves on the Nebraska Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA) Board of Directors, and on the Box Butte General Hospital Board of Directors. Dr. Tom graduated with a Masters Degree in Epidemiology from The University of Nebraska in December 2014. He also received the Young Veterinarian Of The Year award from Kansas State University for his contributions to veterinary medicine through practice and education.   Dr. Tom enjoys practicing veterinary medicine, educating clients, and operating a cattle ranch with with his dad in Alliance.  

My black lab mix, Colt, can tell you I am a HUGE animal lover.  I also consider myself a people person, so when the opportunity to work at the clinic presented itself, I was thrilled to take advantage of the opportunity.

I firmly believe that you should treat others how you want to be treated and this resonates through so many others at the clinic that I really consider my coworkers like family.  Even though my educational background revolves around early childhood education, I truly enjoy working with both the amazing clients and pets that come to The Animal Center.

 My family always said I would become Dr. Doolittle...My love and passion for animals runs deep.  As a technician, I love that no day is ever the same and I have the opportunity to help make animals that are sick well again and help prevent animals from becoming sick with the right wellness care.  Some days we have mysteries that we have to solve, but finding the answer is so rewarding.

I graduated from the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis where I studied Veterinary Technician and Equine Industry Management.

Working smarter, not harder is one of my personal philosophies as well as that you have to be 2% smarter than what you are working with.  My husband Nick and I have two children, Arkaya and Nickoli  as well as three dogs, Carley, Abby and Letty and two cats, Jebe and Mama Kitty. My daughter Arkaya just took on her first bottle calf adventure to add to our pack.