Newmarket Vets4Pets

Iain Cope graduated in 2006 from Edinburgh University and has worked in mixed, small animal, and exotics and zoo practices. He gained his certificate in Zoological Medicine in 2011 and since 2014 is an RCVS recognized Advanced Practitioner in Zoological Medicine. Iain is the JVP of Vets4Pets Newmarket and is pleased to be able to offer a cat, dog, rabbit and exotic animal practice with the latest equipment and facilities. Iain also teaches nurses and veterinary surgeons and talks nationally and internationally. He has been published in peer reviewed veterinary journals and participates on boards and committees. Iain owns a tortoise called Matilda and four Leopard Geckos.

Zoë graduated from the University of Nottingham in 2018 and has been part of the Vet4Pets Newmarket team ever since. Unable to decide if she is more of a dog or cat person she has particular interest in both dog and cat medicine and surgery. Zoë has a post graduate certificate in small animal (canine and feline) medicine.

Outside of work Zoë is a rugby player for Shelford Rugby Club and Harlequins supporter - a great way of letting off some steam! She is also an avid movie fan and at home Zoë has house cats, Harley and Quinn, to keep her entertained.

Tegan qualified as a veterinary surgeon at the Royal Veterinary College in London and joined the Vets4Pets Newmarket team in September 2022. She currently enjoys all aspects of small animal first opinion practice and is looking forward to getting more involved with the various exotic species that visit the practice.

Outside of work, she enjoys baking (with varied success), walks, and playing piano. At the end of a long day she is most likely to be found on the sofa with a good book or starting a new Netflix series.

Varsha graduated from Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University in 2020 and further pursued her Master of Science degree in Global Wildlife Health and Conservation from the University of Bristol. Varsha qualified to practice as a Veterinary Surgeon in the UK in 2022, with a dream of working in Wildlife conservation in the future. Varsha is super excited to be a part of our team and to work with all the different exotic patients we see.

In the evening, Varsha loves to play board/card games with her husband or just cosy up with a good book.

Emily qualified as a Registered Veterinary Nurse in 2014 and achieved her Advanced Diploma in Veterinary Nursing in 2019. She has worked in first opinion and referral hospitals around Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire before joining Newmarket Vets4Pets in October 2016.

Emily loves all aspects of nursing, it gives her a great sense of satisfaction to be able to help and care for sick animals back to health. Emily has a keen interest in anaesthesia, nursing clinics, neonatal care and nursing exotic patients.

At home Emily has two cats (Beanie and Lola) and two tortoises (Squishy and Pebbles).

Becca qualified as a Registered Veterinary Nurse from Anglia Ruskin University with degree and bachelors with applied animal behaviour qualifications in 2019. Becca has worked in 2 different practices before joining our Vets4Pets Newmarket team where she took a lead in exotic anaesthesia. Becca’s favourite part of the job is giving our patients back to their happy owners at the end of the day and particularly enjoys working with rabbits.

In her spare time Becca love trying out new recipes, drawing and doing DIY projects for her tribe of rabbits. She has 3 lovely bunnies, Evie, Ivy and Roo to keep her busy at home.

Vikki qualified as a veterinary nurse in 1999. Once qualified she worked her way up to head nurse in her first practice. After leaving general practice Vikki went into referral practice and remained there for 17 years. Whilst there Vikki spent a lot of her spare time teaching animal degree and diploma student nurses at the College of West Anglia. Vikki joined the team at Vets4pets Newmarket in 2021 and her favourite part of the job is meeting new clients and their pets.

In what spare time Vikki has she can be found riding horses and looking after her horse Penelope, Minnie the Shetland Pony, her small herd of sheep and flock of chickens. If that wasn’t enough to keep her busy she also has a lovely group of dogs and cats. When Vikki’s spending time away from animals she is either skiing or swimming!  

Shannon Grimwood CertVNECC RVN

Shannon Qualified in 2016 and worked in first opinion practice for 3 years, before moving on to referral and emergency/out of hours practice across Suffolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire. After gaining 3 years experience in referral practice, Shannon decided to settle closer to home and joined Vets4Pets Newmarket in April 2022.

Shannon's main interests include Anaesthesia and Emergency and Critical Care nursing of which she gained an advanced nursing certificate in Emergency and Critical Care in 2021.

Since joining Vets4Pets Newmarket, Shannon has particularly enjoying furthering her knowledge and skill set in exotic patients, and is the practices Zoo Nurse which involves attending the site visits and assisting with any procedures.

Shannon has a naughty ginger kitten called Rupert to keep her entertained at home and enjoys regularly visiting her parent’s 2 Irish Wolfhounds and Deerhound!
In Shannon's spare time, she enjoys socialising with friends, horse riding, swimming and country walks.

Katie has been qualified as a nurse for 14 years, and enjoys her role as you never stop learning! Katie is the proud owner of 3 Terriers: Smudge (Border Terrier x Jack Russell), Tiggy (Border Terrier) and Speranza (Yorkshire Terrier x goodness knows what!). Smudge has been in the family since she was 7 weeks old and is now 12, and Katie rescued both Tiggy and Speranza, which has been incredibly rewarding.

Katie's main hobby is photography, particularly animal and nature photography and prefers to be behind the lens rather than in front of it!

Brandee moved to Newmarket from Orange County, California, in 2016. Originally working in the beauty industry, getting her beauty therapy qualifications in the UK. Brandee always knew she wanted to work with animals so when she temporarily moved back to the States and worked at a Doggy Day Care and Training Facility she decided to move away from beauty and stick with animals. Brandee joined our team at Vets4Pets Newmarket in 2021.

In her free time Brandee plays video games on her Playstation and loves to cook yummy vegan food. Brandee also enjoys going on adventures with her husband and Staffie, Benson.

Natalie joined the team as Practice Manager in November 2021 and was previously the Head Veterinary Nurse in a small animal hospital in Cambridgeshire. Before Head Nursing, Natalie worked as an Emergency and Critical Care Veterinary Nurse in a large referral hospital, where she also managed the student veterinary nurses and was a clinical coach involved in their training.

Natalie’s interests are the emergency care of patients and has completed the Vets Now Emergency and Critical Care Certificate. She enjoys the business side of her role and is enrolled with the University of Liverpool studying towards a Post Graduate Certificate in Veterinary Business Management.

Natalie has many pets, which includes two crazy cockapoos Daisy and Duke, 2 bearded dragon, 2 rabbits, 3 guinea pigs, many fish and of course Sheldon the Giant African Land Snail!

Lily joined the Vets4Pets Newmarket team in October 2021 after having previously worked as a receptionist at a hairdressers. Having worked in kennels whilst at college studying animal care, Lily knew she wanted to work with animals. Her favourite part of the job is chatting to our clients and seeing all the animals arriving for their appointments.

Lily loves to listen to music, especially songs from the 80's, and enjoys cuddles with her cat Morris in her free time.