Bolton Central Vets4Pets

I qualified from Edinburgh in 1993 and have worked in Small Animal Practice since graduating.

I had my own practice for 18 years but with increasing paperwork and management demands, gave it up at the end of 2018 to get back to clinical practice.

I’m a very experienced medic and surgeon able to do a wide range of general and specialist procedures, so there’s little that’s possible in general practice that I can’t or won’t do, but always with respect to the owners wishes.

I have a long history of working with breeders and as a bull breed specialist vet and did work as the senior vet in a specialist practice for a time, doing many corrective surgeries often needed by these dogs, and numerous caesarean sections with excellent outcomes.

I also love rabbit and ‘small furry’ medicine & surgery and I’m enjoying seeing the large number of these patients we have here as well as all the dogs & cats.

I intend to stay at Vets4Pets for the rest of my career and hope to see the practice flourish with what myself and the team have to offer you and your pet. 

I’m Steven, the Practice Manager and Head Veterinary Nurse here at Bolton Central. I started my career in the Veterinary industry in 2008 where I began nursing in private independent practice. I joined the Vets4Pets group roughly 5 years ago and headed over to Bolton Central to manage the day-to-day running of the surgery in February 2018. I still enjoy nursing where I can and have a keen interest in surgical and anaesthesia nursing. At home, I have a Dachshund X called Arlo along with two cats Eric & Chandler. In my spare time I enjoy socialising with family & friends, camping and also playing snooker & pool.

My name is Abigail. I am new to the Vets4Pets team after having a career change from the leisure industry. I am looking forward to being the first point of contact for our customers and seeing your fury friends. I intend to undertake further education in the future too progress to be a registered veterinary nurse. I have a Welsh section D horse named Saffron, three cats named Peppa, Terry and Gordon and a bearded dragon named Rango.

I have been nursing for 17 years since qualifying in 2005 and have worked in a mix of emergency referral and first opinion practices. I am an accredited dog trainer with The Institute of Modern Dog Trainers and I am currently studying for my advance diploma in Canine Behaviour Management. I am also a Fear Free Certified Professional, one of a handful of nurses in the UK to obtain this qualification and I am passionate about ways to help reduce your pets fear and stress in our veterinary clinic. I have two dogs L.B (Little Boy) bull terrier cross and Bradley the Shih Tzu and spend most of my spare time either walking the dogs, training the dogs, training other peoples dogs or attending workshops about training dogs. I am a self confirmed crazy dog lady and love meeting new dogs and their owners every day.

My name is Natalie, I have worked at Bolton Central Vets4pets since May 2022. I starting nursing in 2019 and completed my training at The College of Animal Welfare while working at a large first opinion practice.

I have a keen interest in consulting and am currently undertaking a certificate in Veterinary Nurse Consults with the hope to be able to offer a wide range of clinics for our patients.

At home, I have a Chihuahua and a cat who are best friends and regularly go on walks together.

Hi, my name is Sophie. I joined Vets4Pets as a receptionist in March 2018. Since being a child I have always had pets from fish, to most small animals, chickens and dogs. At the moment I have a Pomeranian, 1 year old who is called Coco. I am excited to be working at Vets4Pets, being able to learn new skills and experience in administration and customer service whilst having the opportunity to work with animals, which is my passion! In my spare time I enjoy going out with family and friends, festivals and going on plenty of holidays.

Hi, my name is Megan and I have been client care advisor at Bolton Central Vets4Pets coming up to 2 years in July. I have a husky called Maya who loves going for long walks on my days off. Growing up I had plenty of pets and have always had a passion for working with animals and absolutely love seeing all of our clients and their furry family members on a daily basis.

Hello, my name is Kirsty I’m a Pet Health Advisor here at Bolton Central Vets4Pets. I love to help people and what better sector to help people with than one where your passion Lies. I have a cat and dog myself – A Jack Russell called DeNiro, and a cat called Archie – so I understand the unbreakable bond that we have with our furry friends. I’ve come to learn in my nearly two years here that this understanding is key when trying to assist with the best care for your pets!

Another great passion of mine is performing, with this Industry being what I trained in, in my time outside of work I am a working actress and get to share this passion through teaching performing arts to ages 4-18 three times a week. I feel incredibly lucky to be able to pursue this career whilst also doing a job that I love and am forever supported by my lovely Colleagues here.  I try my best to be a friendly face as your first point of contact with our practice – as in the words of Annie ‘you’re never fully dressed without a smile’.​

Hello, I'm Rebecca and I started working at Vets4Pets in August 2022. I was super excited to start working here as a Pet Health Advisor as I'm very passionate about helping pet owners and their animals. In my spare time I love to read, bake, play games and watch films. I also enjoy taking my dog, Betsy, out on long walks. I'm really interested in animal care and in the future I hope to become a Veterinary Nurse by undertaking further education.