ANIMED VETERINARY GROUP - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Receptionist / Referral Co - Ordinator
Aimee started working at Animed in January 2022, she is a receptionist and has recently taken on responsibility of referral co-ordinator supporting our vets arrange external transfers. Aimee enjoys all aspects of the job; helping with clients and meeting animals.
Outside of work, she enjoys going to the gym and spending time with family and friends. Aimee's family have a dog, an American Kita.
Alex graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 2007 and worked in mixed and equine practices in the South of England and Australia before joining the Animed equine team in 2012. She holds a certificate in advanced veterinary practice and has a particular interest in lameness and poor performance, although enjoys all aspects of equine practice.
In her spare time she is kept busy with her sons Jasper and Wilf, her two dogs George and Sherlock and riding and competing her own horse. Alex routinely works on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
After graduation from the University of Liverpool, Alex worked for two years in a busy mixed practice in Cornwall. Following this she returned home to Hampshire to work as a locum whilst furthering her equine experience. In May 2017 Alex completed an externship in neonatal medicine at the Hagyard Medical Institute in Kentucky, USA and then joined the Animed equine team on her return. Alex enjoys all aspects of equine medicine. In her spare time she can be found riding and competing her own horses.
Alex arrived in the UK from New Zealand in 2001, for a working adventure with his wife, Tracy. They planned to return to NZ after 4 years or so but are still here and loving it. Alex comes from a farming background in NZ and started his UK adventure running a group of practices in London. When these practices were acquired by a bigger group, Alex set up and headed their Practice Integration Team and spent the next few years bringing newly acquired sites onboard. A career change saw Alex and Tracy moving to Hampshire in 2021 to take up his current role of Practice Director. Heading such a skilled and diverse team is a real joy with no day being the same.
In his spare time, Alex loves exploring Hampshire with Tracy and their rescue dog, Parker (short for Nosy Parker).
Alicia graduated with distinction from the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies in 2019 and joined Animed Vets shortly after. She enjoys all aspects of veterinary medicine but has developed a keen interest in both soft tissue and orthopaedic surgery, so try the operating theatres if you're looking for her. Alicia is also currently working towards her Postgraduate certificate and subsequently Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice. Outside of work she enjoys Latin dancing, playing the piano, arts and crafts, and baking.
Anna qualified from Liverpool University in 2008 and worked in mixed practice for six years before deciding to focus solely on small animal work. Anna joined the team at Animed after relocating from a practice in Salisbury where she completed her certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice. Anna enjoys all aspects of practice but is particularly interested in surgery. In her spare time, she is a keen sailor and also plays the cello.
Caroline qualified from the Royal Veterinary College in 1982, and was employed as a small animal vet at the Wickham hospital just after qualifying. She is founder member of Animed Veterinary Group, becoming a junior partner before the practice was sold to CVS in 2008. Caroline has remained a small animal GP based at the hospital at Shedfield.
Job Titles:
- Dispensary Co - Ordinator and Pet Bereavement Councilor
Charlene has worked at Animed since 2002, originally as a ward nurse. After having two children she found the reception role suited better. She was our head receptionist but has recently moved to dispensary. Her passion is dogs, especially bull breeds, and she owns two Staffordshire Bull Terriers of her own named Lulu and Paddy. She also owns two leopard geckos and a rat. Pet bereavement is something very close to her heart and she is pet bereavement advisor at Animed.
Charlotte graduated, with honours, from the Royal Veterinary College in 2012 and joined Animed Vets shortly after. Having completed regular placements with us as a vet student she knew she would enjoy working here and has been with us ever since. You can now find her at our Locksheath branch on Wednesdays and Thursdays where she has been based since 2014. Charlotte thoroughly enjoys all aspects of the veterinary role from getting to know the clients and the animals that own them, to surgery, which she particularly enjoys. Outside of work she is kept very busy with one small human and two rescue cats, with any spare time spent going to the gym, running along the beach, kayaking or simply with a cup of tea and a good book.
Cora graduated with honours from the Royal Veterinary College in 2018 and joined Animed Vets shortly after. She enjoys all aspects of veterinary work, with a particular interest in medicine cases. Cora likes being in general practice and will always be looking out for training which will help to hone her skills and add depth to her knowledge of better animal care. Cora looks back fondly to the days when she was a "foster parent" with SPCA Hong Kong and helped to look after sickly dogs and puppies, with 13 dogs to her credit. For now, she has to be satisfied with watching her little fighter fish, Hooch, play. Outside of work, she enjoys playing video games, trying out new recipes in her kitchen and dancing.
Daisy joined Animed in 2023, she loves meeting the wide variety of clients and their furry friends, learning something new every day and hoping to progress into veterinary nursing.
Daisy loves to get lost in a fantasy book, paddleboard and wild swim with her partner in the warmer months and spend plenty of time with our zoo. Between them they have two cats, a bearded dragon, a leopard gecko, a crested gecko, a brazilian rainbow boa, a corn snake, fish and our newest addition is a white tree frog.
Marc enjoys the varied caseload and unique challenges our practice affords us, while working with a talented and supportive team. He has a particular interest in soft tissue and laparoscopic surgery.
He enjoys gardening, and is attempting to grown all his own food. His house is full of rescue animals with three cats; Ryan, Meg, Felica and a Chihuahua called Sophie.
Started working at Animed in October 2019, starting as reception/admin. Then moved onto the Small Animal Accounts team. She is now starting as a patient care assistant from February 2023, and looking forward to being hands on with the animals.
Outside of work, Ellise enjoys going to the gym and socialising with friends and family. She has a family dog named Vinny, he is a Staffordshire Bull Terrier.
Emma started at Animed in April 2021, based at Shedfield. Emma enjoys spending her spare time with friends and family, walking, theatre and getting lost researching ancestry.
Job Titles:
- Clinical Coach and Deputy Head Nurse
Emma started nursing in 2003. She qualified and became a registered veterinary nurse in 2008 and became a clinical coach in 2010, helping to teach other student nurses the skills they need to work in practice. Emma was part of a management team as head nurse of a group of small, busy, local practices in the Southampton area in January 2016. However, the more time she spent away from nursing, the more she realised that it will always be her first passion.
Emma joined us at Animed in February 2018 to further her knowledge and nursing skills in a busy, hospital environment, working within a large team with a wealth of veterinary knowledge.
Fae started working at Animed in January 2024 as a Patient Care Assistant. She has achieved Level two in Animal Care. Fae enjoys being able to give the patients the best level of care she can provide and ensuring they have a comfortable stay whilst in hospital.
She has a three year old chocolate lab called Arlo who she normally spends most of her time walking on group dog walks and taking him to explore new places, she also enjoys horse riding when she has the time to be able to do it.
Job Titles:
- Registered Veterinary Nurse
Gemma is in her second year at Sparsholt college training to become a veterinary nurse. She has a particular interest in anaesthesia and emergency critical care which she is gaining experience in by working with the MiNightVet team, which is based at the Shedfield practice out of hours.
Gemma has worked at Animed Veterinary Group since June 2014 at the Cowplain surgery; a bit of a change to working at the IT company she was at previously. Her favourite animals are ponies, of which she has four, a Quarter Horse cross, New Forest, British Spotted and a Shetland. Gemma also has a dog and a cat which has moved into the yard. In the past she also had guinea pigs, rabbits and a ferret. All of her time out of work is taken up with her children and animals.
Job Titles:
- Registered Veterinary Nurse
Georgia started work at Animed as a patient care assistant and has progressed to a qualified Registered Veterinary Nurse. She enjoys surgical nursing and anaesthesia.
Grace started working at Animed as a Receptionist in November 2022. Her favourite part of the job is meeting new animals. She has a Parsons Russell called Lucky and a horse called Elmo.
Grace graduated from the University of Surrey in July 2020 and joined the team at Animed shortly afterwards. She enjoys all aspects of veterinary practice, but has a particular fondness for the care of elderly patients and sighthounds, having spent several happy years as a teenager working with a greyhound rescue centre.
In her free time she enjoys doting upon her lurcher and spending time with family and friends.
Hannah has been working at Animed since 2018 and has recently become Head Nurse. She graduated as a nurse in 2017. She thoroughly enjoys the interaction with the animals.
Job Titles:
- Registered Veterinary Nurse
Hannah started working at Animed in 2021. She particularly enjoys caring for inpatients within the practice.
Heidi is currently studying at Sparsholt College as a Student Veterinary Nurse. She particularly enjoys caring for inpatients within the practice.
Outside of work Heidi enjoys socialising with friends and going for dog walks. At home, Heidi has a rescued budgie named Barry.
Helen started working at Animed in 2022 as a weekend receptionist. She enjoys meeting all the lovely animals and working with amazing colleagues.
Jacek started in December 2021 as a veterinary surgeon. He mostly enjoys daily interactions with pets and chatty owners. He finds the job very rewarding seeing his patients getting better and solving problems.
Jacek has a great companion named Ares, a six year old German Shepard. In his free time he enjoys long walks with his boy. Jacek also plays football mainly as an attacker.
Jack graduated from Cambridge University in 2015 and, after a short stint in mixed practice, has worked in small animal practice since. During this time, he developed a particular interested in internal medicine, which lead to completion of the BSAVA post graduate certificate in small animal medicine and becoming a RCVS Advanced Practitioner in Small Animal Medicine
Outside of work, Jack enjoys taking long walks with his labradoodle Daisy, and inflicting his cooking on those around him.
Jo graduated from the University of Bristol in 2005 and first joined the Animed equine team in 2006. She has obtained her RCVS certificate in equine medicine and is an RCVS advanced practitioner in equine medicine (internal medicine). In 2012, Jo left Animed and subsequently worked for two large equine hospitals where she continued to develop her interest in equine medicine, dentistry and poor performance. Jo returned to Animed in 2015 and manages the equine clinic alongside Susannah Denton. When not working or running around after two small children, Jo enjoys sailing, skiing, riding her bike or a well behaved horse occasionally. Jo works on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and every other Friday.
Jodie started at Animed Veterinary Hospital as a Practice Administrator in November 2022. She is enjoying learning new processes and working within a friendly team. Jodie has two cats, one dog and a horse. She enjoys socialising and horse riding.
Josh started working as a receptionist in early part of 2020. He enjoys being able to help animals. Josh plays rugby outside of work and has a dog.
Julie joined Animed in 2011 and is responsible for managing the equine accounts and insurance claims. She has always worked in finance and has completed the AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) qualification. Julie loves working at Animed as it enables her to combine her passion for figures with her love of animals. In her spare time Julie can be found out on the water - sailing or motor boating, unless it's raining then she heads to the gym. She particularly likes visiting Dartmouth in Devon and escapes there whenever possible.
Kate started working at Animed in October 2022 on reception and is now working as a patient care assistant. She has always loved animals and finds it rewarding helping them get the care they need. Kate has a Veterinary Assistant Diploma qualification. She has a soft spot for reptiles and exotics.
In her spare time she enjoys creating art of various medias, videogames and walking in forests & mountains.
Katie started working at Animed in May 2021 as a receptionist. In October 2021, Katie transferred across to be a PCA. Katie's ambition is to become a nurse. She thoroughly enjoys her job, especially being hands on with the animals.
Outside of work, Katie enjoys reading and music. She also volunteers at a local Alpaca rescue centre. Katie has five dogs and 2 cats.
Job Titles:
- Registered Veterinary Nurse
Kelly has recently qualified as a Registered veterinary nurse in June 2022, after completing her veterinary nursing diploma at Sparsholt college. She has an interest in Anaesthesia and wards. In the future Kelly would like to work towards an anaesthesia certificate.
Kim has been at Animed Veterinary Group since 2008 and really enjoys her role as practice administrator. She and her husband have a chocolate Labrador called Mylo who is very entertaining.
Job Titles:
- Registered Veterinary Nurse
Kirstie started working at Animed in 2002 and graduated as a nurse in 2003. Kirstie thoroughly enjoys running nurse consults, providing care to all animals.
Outside of work, she enjoys walking her dogs and looking after her children. Kirstie has three dogs.
Krystle started working at Animed Vets as a receptionist in 2015, she has worked across all the branches. She enjoys helping animals and meeting our clients. Outside of work, enjoys horse riding, often competing. Krystle has a dog.
Laura started at Animed in 2022, she is very interested in soft tissue surgery and orthaopaedic, as well as neurology. She is currently studying in PgCert Small animal surgery. Outside of work, Laura enjoys travelling, swimming, meeting up with friends for walks and dinners.
Job Titles:
- Registered Veterinary Nurse
Laura qualified as a Veterinary Nurse in 2001, she joined the team at Animed in January 2024 in her consulting nurse role. Laura works mostly between the Hedge End branch and the main hospital. She has worked previously as a senior nurse and clinical coach in a variety of small animal practices. She loves to provide a friendly, welcoming nurse clinic to her patient's and works hard to build on patient confidence within the consulting room. Laura has a special interest in Feline medicine and Behaviour and loves nothing more than to have a cuddle with her feline patient's.
She has 3 cats herself Lily-Lou, Gustavo, Lando and has a Horse on part loan called Nikko. She is also a mum of two teenage boys and is a keen gardener and loves the outdoors including walking, running, cycling and Horse riding.
Lauren started working at Animed in July 2023. Lauren absolutely loves helping animals. She is a HUGE animal lover so she loves to get stuck into all different roles at the hospital and giving lots of cuddles and attention to the animals that come in. Lauren also thrives on helping people and enjoys working in an office environment, particularly as a receptionist, no day is ever the same working at Animed! Lauren has two Cavapoo's called Dolly and Bear but she dog shares them with my dad as she moved into a flat. She also has a cat called Callie that currently lives with her and hoping one day she will have a golden retriever when she buys her first house. Lauren also is registered as being a carer for people with learning disabilities, which she does on the side of working at Animed. She has NVQ2 Business Professional in Administration is probably the most relevant to the role.
She has two young children so when she is not working, she is being a mummy and going on lots of adventures with her family .
Leah started in March 2022 as a Patient Care Assistant, and is now studying to become a Veterinary Nurse. Her favourite part of the job is being hands on in wards and helping make sure the animals are all comfortable, have their medication, and feel loved when they're away from home!
Leah enjoys cycling and loves taking her dog, Dougie, out on long muddy walks. She also likes having time to wind down with her family.
Lorna is a part of the Animed Equine team, so she is out on the road and also in the clinic seeing the horses, ponies and donkeys we look after. Lorna enjoys the varied nature of her work, but especially wound care and medical cases. Lorna has a lovely, slightly mad spaniel who comes to work with her. Outside of work she enjoys hiking, being on the water in any form and watching sport of any description!
Louisa joined Animed in 2017 and works as an account administrator, although she was a client for a long time before that. She previously worked in pet insurance before moving to Animed.
Louisa has three dogs, two horses. Outside of work she enjoys riding and caring for her horses and walking her dogs, mainly in the New Forest.
Job Titles:
- Registered Veterinary Nurse
Louise started at Animed in 2018, she graduated as a nurse in 2006. Before, joining the team here at Animed, she worked at other Veterinary Surgeries in the local area. Louise enjoys being based on the wards to provide care and comfort to all animals who are in as inpatients.
Louise enjoys getting to know her patients and their owners, making friends with nervous dogs/cats. She enjoys all aspects but particularly is interested in behaviour and emergency, and critical care.
Louise enjoys hockey, reading and long walks. She has two dogs, Oscar (Cairn Terrier X Shih Tzu) and Derek (Patterdale) and one cat named Teddy.
Madison started working at Animed February 2021 as a patient care assistant, she enjoys working in this field to be able to help animals. Madison started her apprenticeship as a student veterinary nurse in January 2022.
Outside of work she enjoys horse riding. Within her family, she has horses, two dogs, a cat and a tortoise.
Mary is the laboratory technician for Animed Veterinary Group and has been working here since July 2018. She qualified from the University of Portsmouth with a BSc (Hons) in biomedical science in June 2001. Her job is to test samples in-house, dispatch samples to external laboratories and import emailed results from our external laboratories onto client records. She routinely tests blood samples on our in-house analysers and looks at blood smears, skin samples and urine under the microscope. Mary is a mum of two grown up children, and Nana to a new granddaughter. She has one rescue cat, 4 tortoises ranging from 90 - 10 years old and a lot of tropical fish. When not at work she fills her time sailing, working on her allotment & knitting.
Megan joined Animed in March 2017 as a receptionist having previously worked in kennels. Megan transferred over to Equine in December 2019. She is very much enjoying seeing the other side of animal care and working in the team. Megan has a dog and taken on frogs.
Mia started working as a PCA at Animed in December 2020. She particularly enjoys supporting in Theatre.
Outside of work, Mia enjoys horse riding. Her family has Horses, cats and a dog.
Natalie joined Animed in 2023 as a Patient Care Assistant, she will be starting her Nursing studies in September. She loves helping to care for animals, holding them for different things and watching interesting surgeries! Natalie has BScs(hons) in International Wildlife Biology and Diploma in Animal Management and Science.
Her hobbies are photography, exploring and learning new things, and she absolutely loves anything to do with dogs especially my puppy spaniel Margot.
Nicola has worked for Animed since 1997, starting as a receptionist when the hospital was located in Wickham which is about a mile from the site we are at now. At home her family has Labradors which she has shown all over the country having qualified for Cruft's many a time. Nicola also has three ponies which have also been shown with much success.
Paola joined the team here in Animed Veterinary Hospital in October 2021. She decided to become a vet at the age of eight, when she started to pick up stray cats and dogs she had found in the street and take at home. After agricultural college, Paola studied Veterinary Medicine at the University of Bologna, in Italy, where she graduated in 1996. She found a job straightaway in Bologna in "Giardini Margherita" surgery, where she had been practising as a student. The clinic eventually expanded into a hospital and she kept on working there for the following 24 years dealing with emergencies and anaesthesia and routine visits, covering day and night shifts as well. Over the years she developed an interest in Veterinary Neurology and in 2015 she obtained a Neurology Postgraduate Certificate (GP Cert Neurology, ISVPS). After a work experience at the Animal Trust Hospital in Newmarket, she realized that she would have like to work in the UK.
In her free time she likes hiking with her family and her Labrador and travelling to blue sky countries. Paola is quite sociable and goes out often with her friends. When she wants to relax, she plays classical guitar and listens to music.
Pene started work on reception at Animed in January 2023. Pene has worked for CVS at the Harbour Vets for 28 years, starting in a nursing capacity and changing to reception after having children. Pene has rescued many animals over the years and at the moment has three cats, a dog and two guinea pigs. Pene loves meeting like-minded, animal mad people through her job!
Rachel graduated from the University of Bristol in 2023 and joined us at Animed shortly after. She enjoys all aspect of veterinary work with special interests in internal medicine and ultrasonography.
In her free time Rachel enjoys making pottery, cold water swimming and talking her dog Monty for walks in the woods!
Robin graduated with honours from Edinburg in 1993. He spent 3 years in Devon before moving to Animed in 1996. Apart from short stint away from Animed in 2020, it has otherwise been "home". Robin holds post graduate certificates in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging achieved in 2000 and Veterinary Cardiology achieved in 2011. Robin spends much of time imaging and performing diagnostic procedures on patients from both within Animed and from practices within the area. The best bit about the job is that it is really interesting. Everyday is different and presents new challenges. Robin gets immense satisfaction in improving the quality of life of his patients, some of whom can be critically ill, with the diversity ranging in size from a mouse all the way up to a Shire Horse. Animed has a fantastic group of skilled and motivated people and Robin is proud to be part of the team.
Outside of work, Robin enjoys cycling, sea swimming and running and where possible hill climbing with his dog, Max. He also has a cat Lucy; although it is still undecided who is the boss.
Ruth graduated in 2003 with a degree in Equine Studies. Since then she has worked with horses abroad and across the South of England in a variety of disciplines ranging from Thoroughbred studs to Olympic eventers. She enjoys all aspects of her job but always enjoy the more random, unusual cases the most. Out of work Ruth spends most of my time running round after her two children, looking after our pony Zebedee and walking our dog Senka
Sami started at Animed in September 2021 as a Practice Administrator. Outside of work, Sami enjoys spending time with her family, baking, enjoying the outdoors. Sami has a family Labrador.
Sammie is a RVN, joining Animed in 2023 and has a level 4 diploma dog behaviourist. Best part about being a veterinary nurse is seeing animals come in poorly and leave feeling better. Sammie lives on a farm with two goats, chickens, a horse and her children's pony , two dogs and two cats.
Most of her spare time is spent outside taking her children out on adventures or spent with the animals.
Sandy has been with the practice since 1999 working on reception. She has two horses which she shows at County Level and also has an elderly cat which she rescued from Animed many years ago.
Sarah re-joined Animed Veterinary Group in January 2019 and now works as one of the receptionists at the Cowplain branch. Many years ago Sarah worked at the old hospital in Wickham as a trainee veterinary nurse, but she left to have her children. Sarah has recently completed training and is now a Pet Bereavement Advisor.
Outside of work she enjoys spending time with family and friends and she loves to go out walking with her two French Bulldogs, Dexter and Hugo.
Sarah Denham joined the equine unit in 2021 as an equine nursing assistant, and previously worked as a forensic scientist but have returned to my original passion of horses. She has over 35 years' experience with horses and is particularly interested in rehabilitation and equine nutrition. Outside of work I am heavily involved in endurance riding and ride secretary for several national events, as well as competing her own horse and crewing for her daughter and friends at competitions at home and abroad. Sarah enjoys walking with her partner and dogs Connie and Peggy.
Sarah joined Animed as an equine nursing assistant in 2017. Her passion for horses started at the age of eight and she has owned her own horse for several years. Prior to joining the Animed team, Sarah ran her own livery yard and has groomed professionally for a number of clients. She enjoys the surgical side of veterinary medicine and assists with many procedures. Sarah is particularly fond of miniature donkeys and horses. In her spare time she enjoys long walks with her beloved dog named Elvis, husband and youngest son, Lucas.
Job Titles:
- Registered Veterinary Nurse
Stephanie started her training at Animed Veterinary Hospital in 2001 through MYF training and qualified as a registered veterinary nurse in 2006. She loves being part of the surgical team so you will mostly find her in theatre with your anaesthetised furry friends. Steph has completed the BVNA oral care dental course in 2019 and the ISFM Icatcare feline nursing certificate with distinction in 2022 and is constantly trying to improve our feline friendly status within the hospital.
At home Stephanie has three rescue cats: Phoebe who is an asthmatic, Euro, her lovable stray and Roo. She has a great love of animals and wouldn't be anywhere else.
Sue works as a receptionist at Locks Heath surgery.
Outside of work she enjoys eating out, walking her dog and being with family and friends.
After graduating from Liverpool in 2001, Susannah worked in mixed practice in the New Forest before joining the large animal team at Animed in 2003. Since 2006 she has been concentrating solely on equine work and in 2009 gained a post graduate diploma in animal behaviour from the University of Southampton. She has a keen interest in all areas of equine general practice, especially dentistry and geriatric care. Susannah manages the equine clinic with Jo Dyson. In her spare time Susannah enjoys running, walking her two dogs named Minnie and Pickle and watching her children play lots of sport. Susannah works on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Job Titles:
- Registered Veterinary Nurse
Toni joined Animed in 2018 as a Patient Care Assistant and qualified as a Registered Veterinary Nurse in February 2023. She particularly enjoys anaesthesia and surgical nursing.
Outside of work Toni spends her time flying high in multiple types of aerial arts, video gaming and learning Japanese. At home she has two lovable young rescue cats, Luna and Cosmo, who constantly keep her on her toes.
Tracy moved to London from New Zealand in 2001, and relocated to Titchfield in April 2020 to join her husband Alex, the Practice director at Animed. They adopted Parker (short for nosey parker), a Spanish rescue in November 2021, and love having a dog back in lives. Tracy works at Hedge End on Fridays, and also handles new client registrations.
Vicki is one of the receptionists at the Hedge End branch, having worked at Animed since 2016 and is still loving it. She has always has a passion for animals and loves being able to meet and greet all your pets. Vicki has a Golden Retriever named Bonnie as well as two young boys, all of whom keep her busy outside of work. In her spare time she enjoys socialising with friends and family.