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Lucy Travers BVSc CertAVP MRCVS
Lucy qualified from Liverpool University in 2006 and gained a Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice in 2017. She has always worked with companion animals bar the odd alpaca and pet sheep! Having experience in many areas of small animal work she enjoys soft tissue surgeries such as abdominal surgery, BOAS procedures and anal sac removals. She is an OV (Official Veterinarian) and so can write animal health certificates for pet travel. She has a young yellow Labrador called Ginny
Anna-marie Knight BVetMed GPCert (Derm) MRCVS
Anna-marie qualified from the Royal Veterinary College in 2002. She has a special interest and advanced certificate in skin and ear disease (Dermatology). She is a very competent surgeon and also has a qualification in veterinary acupuncture. She also holds the OV qualification. She has two dogs, a Labrador called Betty and a Border Terrier called Boo.
Anna Atkins BVetMed MRCVS
Anna graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 2000. She has always worked in small animal practice, working for the PDSA for 14 years. She is a very experienced soft tissue surgeon and has a keen interest in ultrasonography and in particular echocardiography (heart ultrasound scanning).
She has a British Shorthair cat called Fergus who she rescued when he was a tiny kitten.
Catrina Durose BVetMed MANZCVS MRCVS
Catrina also graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 2009. Over the last ten years she has specialised in Emergency and Critical Care medicine gaining a certificate whilst spending time working in Australia. She brings us a wealth of experience and knowledge in this area.
She enjoys hiking with her two terriers Kora and Kia,
Rachel Angus BVMS MRCVS
Rachel graduated from the University of Glasgow Veterinary School in 2010. As well as working with us on Thursdays, Rachel also works for the PDSA. She has a special interest in soft tissue surgery and will mainly be found in the operating theatre! She is also very skilled with the ultrasound machine.
Cécile Swann
BVM BVS MRCVS
Cecile graduated from the University of Nottingham in 2014. Lucy and Cecile worked together when she was newly graduated. She has a special interest in Orthopaedic surgery and she is about to begin a certificate in advance surgery. She has a lovely old crossbreed dog called Tilly.
Sally Gough RVN
Sally has been working as a veterinary nurse since 2005. She is a clinical coach which means she works with Bottle Green training to teach our students. She has particular interests in anaesthesia and emergency medicine and enjoys walks with her energetic Jack Russell terrier called Eddie.
Amiee Nicholas RVN
Amiee is a qualified veterinary nurse. She has been working in Veterinary practice since 2014 and has experience with a range of exotics species including otters and possums! Amiee has a passion for lab work, anaesthesia and looking after our patients, particularly those in cat ward. She is pictured here with her cat Pippa who she rescued as a tiny kitten.
Sue Williams RVN
Sue has been working as a nurse for many years. She is very experienced and enjoys all aspects of her role from consulting to anaesthetics to hospital care. She often has the task of monitoring anaesthetics of our tiniest patients, a role that can be very challenging. She enjoys walking her dog Nixie and running.
Laura Hurst RVN
Laura joined us from another Derby practice. She has great experience and we are very pleased she decided to join us. She is a very calm manner with our patients and is very dedicated to her role. Laura has a special interest in Dentistry and enjoys performing scale and polish procedures.
Chloe Rathbone RVN
Chloe has recently qualified as a Royal Veterinary nurse. She flew through college and is excited to further her role in nursing. She is enjoying all aspects of the job, with a particular interest in rabbits and rodents. She has a dog and 3 cats at home. She is pictured here with her cat toast.
Harriet Peck RVN
Harriet qualified as a Veterinary Nurse in 2021. She has come to us from a larger hospital and brings a keen interest in Emergency and Critical care medicine. Harriet has a lot of experience nursing very sick animals and also in transfusion medicine, helping with the Pet Blood Bank. She is also interested in pet nutrition.
Megan Corbin
Megan is now in her third year of training to become a qualified Veterinary nurse. She has always had an interest in animals and we have known her since she was at school. She just kept coming back to Veterinary after spending time at University and dog grooming. She has a cheeky Cockerpoo at home called Loki.
Rachel Edwards
Rachel is also in her third year of training to become a qualified Veterinary nurse. She joins us after starting her training in a large Veterinary hospital. She is very interested in small mammals and exotics but enjoys all aspects of the job.
Gill Reed
Gill has worked in Veterinary practice for many years. She is a very friendly welcoming face and looks after us all. She does all of our insurance admin and so if you have a question to ask about that she is your person. She has 4 dogs that keep her busy and her daughter has just qualified as a Vet
Sarah Steele
Sarah has worked at a Vets for years doing both reception and animal care roles. She is always a friendly welcoming face and enjoys being front of house. She has a menagerie of cats, dogs and horses at home.
Stacey McMeechan
Stacey is the new face in our reception team. She has worked in veterinary for several years in both first opinion and referral practice. At home Stacey has a rescue dog called Lolly and a Tortoise called Penny.
Tia Hathaway
Tia joins us after already spending time as a Veterinary care assistant. Tia plays a very important role in the practice looking after our in-patients, making sure they have comfy beds and food after surgery. Helping with cleaning duties and answering the phones.
Tia likes travelling and spent some time In Thailand caring for Elephants!
Emma - Jayne Rudkin
We now are offering an in-house physiotherapy service run by Emma - Jayne who has a BSC hons in Veterinary physiotherapy.
In her words 'Veterinary Physiotherapy aims to provide a treatment that is non-invasive supporting musculoskeletal, neurological conditions as well as post and pre-operative conditions using an individually developed treatment plan. It also provides support for senior pets that have begun to struggle with their daily routine. Veterinary Physiotherapy can provide support for every individual whether it is performance enhancement or maintenance care, we aim to provide each animal with a high-quality life.'
We want to become an integral part of our local community. Having worked in other small practices, we understand the importance to pet owners of being able to build a lasting relationship with their veterinary team. We feel the best place for a practice is within the heart of the community.
We will always do the right thing for you and your pets. We will always give you our honest opinion on treatment options and will be completely transparent on pricing. Every pet has different needs and there is no 'one size fits all' so we will tailor our medicine and preventative care to your pet.
Being a small company ourselves we are very keen to support local business. We will only use people we know and trust. We have been in Derbyshire for many years now and have built strong relationships with local companies. The pet cremation service we use is one we have known personally for years.
We will do all we can to ensure your pet is not scared when coming to the vets. We will provide longer appointments for pets that need a bit more time. Late admission appointments will reduce stress for nervous pets that need to stay with us for procedures.
We want to look after our environment for all the animals that inhabit it. We will recycle everything we can and use recycled/recyclable products wherever possible. Our new building has an advanced heat exchange system reducing environmental impact.
We are able to provide a first opinion surgery and although this means we can do most things, for more advanced procedures your pet may need to be referred for further treatment. We work with local specialists and will always use a service we can discuss cases easily with.
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