Eastgate Pet ClinicDr. Robert Gilmore's Biography
Dr. Robert Gilmore was born to an Air Force family, and has lived in various parts of the country as a child. He lived in Tachikawa, Japan for 5 years. The family moved to Boise in 1970.
Dr. Gilmore graduated from Capital High School in Boise in 1974. He attended the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho, where he received a B.S. degree in Bacteriology in 1977 and a M.S. degree in Veterinary Science in 1978. He completed his M.S. degree while in his first year of veterinary school. He graduated from Washington State University in 1982 as a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.
Following graduation from veterinary school, Dr. Gilmore practiced in Gresham, Oregon. He moved to Merced, California and married Dr. Mary Fowler in 1983. During the three years he practiced companion animal medicine in California, Dr. Gilmore was the primary veterinarian for the San Joaquin Raptor Rescue Center. Dr. Gilmore provided free medical care and surgery for numerous owls and hawks during this time. He was given an honorary lifetime membership in the Raptor Rescue Center when left California.
Dr. Gilmore returned home to Boise and established the Eastgate Pet Clinic in 1986. Drs. Gilmore and Fowler have two children, Jonah and Amaris. Amaris is currently the youngest black belt in the Boise branch of the International Karate League, having diligently practiced Shorinryu karate since the age of 8. www.ikl.org
Dr. Gilmore holds a black belt in Shorinryu, having earned that rank at the age of 46. He can be found working out with the Boise dojo 3 nights per week. Anyone wishing to learn traditional karate is invited to contact Dr. Gilmore.
Dr. Gilmore's hobby is collecting antique Japanese swords. He has been actively collecting for about 20 years. He has accumulated a reference library of over 100 books on Japanese swords, many of them written in Japanese. His collection of swords and spears currently span the 16th to 20th centuries. Dr. Gilmore also occasionally acquires antique European swords, but his references are somewhat limited at only 12 volumes. He has recently taken an interest in Bronze Age weapons, and has found that having his own X-ray machine has been invaluable in identifying fakes.
Anyone who has a Japanese sword that they might wish to sell or have “vetted” is encouraged to contact Dr. Gilmore at the office. He is always happy to look at a sword and give advice on care and maintenance.