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Gus is the practice owner. He has been awarded Advanced Veterinary Practitioner status by the RCVS. He graduated from Sydney University in 1994 and has been working in small animal practice ever since. Gus has several pets including rabbits, guinea pigs, horses, two Whippets and a cat called Brian. Gus enjoys spending time with his family and running.
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Jo qualified in 1985 from Bristol and joined St Kitts in September 2011. Jo enjoys all aspects of small animal practice and meeting our lovely clients. Jo has 3 children, Otto the Sporting Lucas Terrier, 2 cats and hens.
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Steve qualified as a vet from Liverpool University in 1983 and worked in various parts of the country before settling in the local area with his partner and their two cats, Boris and Enzo. He has a particular interest in veterinary cardiology and sees many cardiorespiratory cases at our Hartley Wintney branch. In his spare time he enjoys travel and photography, both people and animals being favourite subjects.
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Nathalie has been a qualified vet since 1994. She studied in Liege (Belgium) and worked in Belgium and in France before coming to England. Nathalie joined this practice in December 2007. She enjoys working with all four legged creatures and has a little weakness for large cats and Retrievers of any types. In her spare time she enjoys family life, cooking and walking her rescue lurcher Maple.
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St Kitts Veterinary Group welcomed Fiona Walker to the team in 2019. Fiona is originally from Australia and qualified as a vet in 2008. Fiona moved to the UK with her husband and 2 young children. She enjoys painting, walking and cycling in her spare time.
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Tadanori qualified as a vet in Japan in 2006 and qualified as MRCVS in 2010. Tadanori has keen interests in small animal medicine and imaging. He obtained his certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice (Small Animal Medicine) in 2017. Tadanori would like to further broaden his skills in small animal surgery. He moved from Richmond to Hampshire with his family, including his wife, son and Jack Russell Terrier, Harvey. Tad enjoys walks in the parks with Harvey, reading and spending time with his family.
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Anna joined our veterinary surgeon team here at St Kitts Veterinary Group in 2019. She has lots of animal experience and has been qualified since 2008. Anna has 2 lovely cats of her own whom she enjoys spending time with. In her spare time, she is also a keen runner and enjoys kick boxing. Anna is looking forward to getting to know you all over the coming months.
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Joyce qualified from Edinburgh University in 1991. She has worked in a variety of mixed and small animal practices before joining St Kitts in June 2007. She enjoys the variety of general practice and also getting to know the clients and their pets. Joyce has a son and twin daughters. In Joyce’s spare time she enjoys walking with her Labrador Jessie who, everyone agrees, is her best behaved child by a mile.
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Roz qualified in 2002 from Liverpool University and has worked in various parts of the country. Roz has interests in soft tissue surgery along with diagnostic ultrasound. Outside of work Roz is busy with 2 young children, 2 cats and a dog. She is looking forward to meeting you and looking after your furry friends!
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Karolina joined the group in August 2018. She qualified in 2005 in Poland and has been working in the UK for the last few years. Karolina enjoys D.I.Y, embroidery, and gardening.
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Kate graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 2003. She spent a period of time travelling abroad interspersed with periods of locum work. She moved to Surrey 10 years ago and has been working in small animal practice ever since. Kate has a particular interest in feline medicine and creating a cat friendly environment within the clinic. She lives with her husband and a 3 year old crazy black and white cat called Basil. Out of work Kate enjoy's cooking, eating out and wine tasting. She loves travel and has travelled extensively in Australia, New Zealand, Asia and South America.
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Sabina joined St Kitts in October 2017. She has been qualified and working in practice since 1999. Outside of work Sabina enjoys spending time with her husband and daughter and has 2 rescue cats named Bobby and Billy. Sabina’s hobbies include Indian classical dance, painting and playing the violin.
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Paul grew up locally in Yateley. He qualified as a veterinary surgeon from Bristol University in 2007. Paul spent 4 years working in small animal practice before moving over to shelter medicine at a branch of Battersea Dogs and Cats Home. Paul has a strong interest in canine and feline medicine in particular. In his spare time he enjoys spending time with his wife, 2 sons and his cat Thomas. They can often be found outdoors or baking and cooking.
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Courtney joined St Kitts Veterinary Group in January 2020. She graduated in 2016 from The Royal Veterinary College, London. Courtney enjoys all aspects of the job, especially performing surgery. She lives with her husband in Newbury. Together they have two dogs, two cats and chickens, along with some marine fish. Outside of work Courtney enjoys spending time with her family and going on country walks. She loves to travel and has a lot of places yet to visit.
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Julie is the head nurse of St Kitts Veterinary Centre; she has been nursing since 1999 and qualified in 2004. Outside of work Julie enjoys spending time with her husband and her two children .
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Amanda joined the team at Basingstoke in June 2017 and has a keen interest in all things feline, she is proud to have achieved a distinction in the Advanced Award in Feline Friendly Nursing. Amanda is currently studying towards her Diploma in Advanced Veterinary Nursing. At home Amanda enjoys the company of her husband and three cats Tank, Lilith and Bryan.
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Sarah has been working in veterinary practice since 2003 and qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2007. She joined the St Kitts Veterinary Group in June 2016 after working in an out-of-hours emergency vets. Sarah has 2 daughters, and a Rottweiler named Cooper. Sarah enjoys spending time with her family,cycling and going for walks with Cooper.
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Gail qualified in 1979 and worked in veterinary practice for another 12 years in a variety of surgeries, finally as head nurse for 6 years. She then took a break until 2007 to bring up her 3 daughters. Gail feels lucky to do a job that she loves, meeting wonderful people and their animals. She has a variety of pets, Golden Retrievers, a Labrador, cats, chinchillas, guinea pigs, a degu, gerbils, budgies and fish.
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Sam has worked at St Kitts since early 2012. Sam qualified as a registered veterinary nurse in March 2016. Sam enjoys baking, and "picking up" during the shooting season with her two lively springer spaniels.
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Marie qualified in 2004 and joined our branch surgery, St Kitts Vets in 2011. Since having her daughter and son she now works at our Basingstoke branch. Marie really enjoys spending time with clients and animals during nursing clinics, and has now become an oral care nurse.
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Louise qualified as a Veterinary Nurse in April 2017. Outside of work Louise enjoys taking the family dog for long walks, spending time with her family & baking! She also has two cats at home, one of whom is a three legged rescue cat.
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Laura has been working in practice since 2012 and joined St Kitts Group in January 2019. Her main interest is in emergency critical care and she enjoys all other aspects of nursing. On her days off she enjoys swimming, walking, cooking and travelling to new places.
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Chloe qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2013. She has worked in a couple of different practices since starting her career in 2010. Chloe enjoys horse riding, walking and spending time with her family.
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Coral started at St Kitts Veterinary Group in October 2017. She started veterinary nursing in 2013 and qualified in 2017. When she isn't working she enjoys spending time with her dog Solo and cat Evie as well as doing lessons in ariel hoop.
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Sarah joined St Kitts Veterinary Group in December 2014. She has spent time working both at our Basingstoke and Hartley Wintney branches. Sarah qualified as a registered veterinary nurse in December 2018. She has three cats called Rosie, Alfie and Pablo, and two guinea pigs called Sunny and Violet.
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Hannah qualified from the Royal Veterinary College in July 2018. She previosuly spent some time with us in 2017 whilst completeing her university studies. Hannah joined the St Kitts team in 2019 as a qualified veterinary nurse. She has keen interests in dance and enjoys spending time with her 2 cats.
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Joanne grew up in Yateley, and loves spending her free time walking in the local countryside/heath-land with her husband, son and Mini Schnauzer. Jo passed her vet nursing exams in 2000 and in 2004 moved into Referral work to gain her diploma in Advanced Veterinary Nursing (Medical). Jo has a particular interest in medical nursing and caring for our older pets. After becoming a Mum in 2010, Jo started to work part-time in local small animal practices and joined the team at Firgrove in October 2019.
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Alex qualified as a veterinary nurse in March 2019 and joined St Kitts Veterinary Group in November 2019. He has a keen interest in surgical nursing, anesthesia and orthopaedics, and also enjoys studying complimentary therapies such as physiotherapy, hydrotherapy and laser therapy. Outside of work Alex enjoys watching horror movies, documentaries and ice hockey. He is a big history fan and often goes metal detecting to find historic items. Alex also enjoys camping and visiting ancient or historic sites around the UK with his dog; a one-year-old female Chow Chow cross called Nuggs”
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Felicity worked both at St Kitts and Firgrove for a number of years, gaining her veterinary care assistant qualification. After a spell away working in the hospitality industry, Felicity affirmed her desire to train to be a registered veterinary nurse. She decided to return to the fold, joining the team at Crookham Park in January 2016 and qualifying as a Veterinary Nurse in 2020. When she is not at work, Felicity has two golden retrievers and various reptiles to keep her busy.
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Genine joined the company as an auxiliary nurse and is now training to be a veterinary nurse. She has previously worked as an auxiliary nurse at Fitzpatricks referrals. At home Genine has a Yorkshire terrier named Daisy, a Miniature Schnauzer named Darcy and a cat named Miss Lulu.
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Louise joined the nursing support team at St Kitts Veterinary Centre in 2018. Louise is now enrolled in veterinary nursing college as a student veterinary nurse. She has previous animal assistant experience from her last job. Outside of work Louise enjoys spending time with her husband and their 2 children. She is also kept busy by her 9 month old Staffordshire Bull Terrier puppy, Dexter and her 2 Guinea pigs Oreo and Ginger.
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Sarah started with the practice in 2007. She enjoys both the friendly atmosphere at Firgrove and the variety of animals that come through the door. Sarah has a very busy life looking after 3 children and all her various animals including dogs, cats, ferrets, chickens, pigeons, hamsters and chinchillas as well as fostering for the RSPCA and caring for orphaned and injured wildlife.
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Elinor joined the team in September 2018 as a student veterinary nurse. Elinor has previous experience working in a cattery. She currently shares her home with her 2 rescue cats, her Miniature Dachshund puppy and 5 hamsters.
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Sophie started with us as a kennel girl and is now working full time. She is currently studying to become a veterinary nurse. Outside of work Sophie enjoys socialising and watching horror movies.
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Milly has been working at Basingstoke since 2006. When not at work, Milly enjoys spending time with her partner and her very handsome cat Norman.
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Alison has been working in the veterinary industry for 8 years. She joined the Firgrove team in January 2019. She has studied to be an animal nursing assistant and has her City and Guilds in anaesthesia. Outside of work Alison enjoys socialising and football.
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Wendy joined Firgrove shortly after it opened in 2002. She works part time to enable her to spend all her spare time with her horse and two Lurchers. Wendy has also enjoyed fostering various dogs/puppies for rescue centres to help them socialise and progress away from the stressful kennel environment. Wendy has a particular soft spot for the Lurcher and Greyhound type.
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Victoria started volunteering with us at the end of 2018; she joined the Crookham Park branch as a permanent member of the team in September 2019. Victoria has a degree in Equine studies and used to help exercise the military police horses in Aldershot. She also has previous veterinary experience working as a part time veterinary receptionist. Outside of work Victoria has two children and a husband to keep her busy, along with her rescue cat Louie who she took on in January 2020.
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Yvonne joined St Kitts as our receptionist in 2010 after deciding it was time for a more fulfilling work life; she enjoys the friendly atmosphere provided by staff and clients, when not dealing with her characterful Jack Russell and two daughters.
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Kate joined the St Kitts team in March 2017. She previously worked in a boarding kennels and cattery for eight years. Kate lives with her husband, her cat named Fanta and her dog named Harvey. Kate enjoys travelling and going for walks
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Lesley has worked at St Kitts as a receptionist since 2012 and has now taken on the role of our Pet Health Care Plan administrator. She has previously worked as a veterinary receptionist for many years. Out of work Lesley loves spending time with her dogs, horses and grown up children.
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Fiona joined our St Kitts Veterinary team in 2017. She has a chocolate Labrador called Molly who she enjoys long walks with and a 16 year old Cat named Stella.
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Joanne joined the St Kitts team in October 2019 and works part time as a receptionist across our branches. She has previous veterinary reception experience, and a varied work history of being a chiropodist, tax inspector and learning support worker. Outside of work Joanne enjoys spending time with her husband, 2 sons and her 2 cats; she also volunteers at Pennyside Alpaca farm just outside of Hook.
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Gemma has previously worked in a pet shop for just over 7 years. She has studied animal care and equine studies via short courses through a home college. Gemma spends most of her spare time with her 2 children and 2 cats Lucky and Max. She has owned a variety of pets from fish, shrimps, to guinea pigs, hamsters and rats, and she even had a horse many years ago.
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Katie joined the Basingstoke practice in December 2018. She has studied Zoology at Holloway University. Katie has a keen interest in exotic pets, this has led to her breeding snakes, lizards and African Pygmy hedgehogs as a hobby for 5 years. Katie's other hobbies include spending time with family, reading and knitting.
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Nicola joined the staff at Firgrove in 2008 having spent the previous 15 years working at the local cattery. She enjoys both the new skills that this position gives her and the friendly atmosphere provided by the staff and clients.
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Andrea joined Firgrove as a receptionist in March 2015, after an 18 year career in retail. Andrea has three grown up children, two very lively working Cocker Spaniel dogs, a cat, two chickens and a tarantula.
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Caron joined our Firgrove reception team in June 2017. Caron also continues to work as a freelance book keeper in her spare time. She has two teenage daughters and a keen cyclist husband. She fits in very well to the team as an avid animal lover! She currently has Darcy the pony, a crazy Dalmation Domino and Syrian hamster Bean.
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Clare joined the Firgrove team in January 2019. She previously ran her own dog boarding business so has lots of experience with pets. Clare looks forward to seeing you all on reception.
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Anna started at St Kitts Veterinary Group in April 2018 as practice manager. She has been working in practice since 2005 and qualified as an RVN in 2009. Outside of work she enjoys swimming, running and taking Barney her rescue Labrador for long walks.
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Sam qualified to AAT NVQ Level 4 in accountancy. She has worked at St Kitts since 2008 as our accountant. Sam has worked in various finance roles for the past 15 years. At home Sam enjoys spending time with her two children, as well going on walks with her 2 dogs, Rosie and Sora.
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Laura has worked with us since 2008. She took a short break in 2012 to be a first time mum and re-joined us in 2013 to continue working as a RVN. She qualified from MYF training college in 2005. Laura has now taken on the role of marketing and management support. Outside of work Laura enjoys spending her time with her husband and 2 children. She has a keen interest in films and loves to curl up with a good book. Laura has a cat called Bella and two noisy Guinea pigs called Cherry and Zippy.
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Jo has been a veterinary nurse all her working life, starting out at the RSPCA Putney Animal Hospital where she did her training and worked her way up to theatre Supervisor. Jo then joined a private practice in South Croydon as head nurse and stayed there for 8 years. She moved to Yateley in 2000 and has worked at Firgrove since it opened in May 2002, helping to build up a successful, friendly surgery. Outside of work Jo enjoys spending time with her husband and son.
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