Vets4Pets Alsager

I knew from being a small child I wanted to be a vet and I finally achieved my dream when I graduated from Glasgow Vet School in 2010. I spent just under a year working in a practice in Newcastle-under-Lyme and then moved on to a busy hospital in Nantwich where I saw a large and varied case load. After 2 years there I had my little boy, Toby, and returned to a new job at a 1 vet branch practice so I could spend a bit more time with my family. I am just returning from maternity leave with my 2nd child, Emily, and I am really looking forward to joining the team at Alsager and getting to know you and your pets. I love all aspects of my job but I have a particular interest in medicine cases. I really enjoy day to day consults because this is when I find out more about you and your animals which makes sure I can address the needs of each patient as an individual. In my spare time (and there isn’t much with 2 children at home!) I like to eat out, go to the theatre and cook for friends and family.

I secured my first job in a veterinary practice at the age of 14 years old when after a two week work experience placement I was offered the opportunity to work as an animal care assistant after school, at weekends and during school holidays. This lead to me qualifying as a veterinary nurse from Rodbaston agricultural college in 1996. I spent 2 years working at the PDSA in Stoke on Trent before travelling to New Zealand were I worked in a referral hospital in Auckland for a while then continued travelling around the country picking up work as I went including fruit picking, planting trees and working in a saw mill before finishing my travels in South East Asia. On returning to the UK In 2000, I had various head nurse positions in practices in Lancaster, Biddulph and Congleton. During this time I also worked weekends at the local emergency out of hours clinic and eventually in 2014 accepted a position of head nurse there. In 2015 I came to Longton Vets4Pets as head nurse where I met Lindsey before the opportunity at Alsager came up. Main interests are anything small animal but particularly enjoy wound management, radiography, anything surgical and very much enjoy nurse clinics which gives me the opportunity to get to know clients and to be involved in helping to keep their pets fit and healthy throughout their lives. Hobbies - I'm a retired rugby player after 25 years but still very keen spectator. I enjoy fishing, walking our two dogs - Vinnie an English springer spaniel and Bodhi a Hungarian Vizsla, reading, cooking, camping and anything else that involves me being outdoors. I look forward to welcoming you and your pets here at Alsager.