CHARLOTTETOWN VET CLINIC - Key Persons
Dr. Pater has joined the CVC team as a locum vet and is here to help us as a few of our…
Dr. William (Bill) Best grew up in Annapolis Valley, NS and graduated from Ontario…
Job Titles:
- Small Animal Veterinarian
Dr. Cassie Brown graduated in 2012 from AVC and spent over 10 years in a mixed animal…
Dr. Colleen Dickie started her veterinary career with the clinic after graduating from AVC…
Following in his father's footsteps, Dr. David Best started his veterinary career with the…
Dr. Daley graduated from AVC in 2019 and joined our team here at the Charlottetown…
Jody was born and raised in PEI. After graduating from AVC in May 1998, she joined a mixed animal practice in Sunderland Ontario in June 1998. She worked as a small animal clinician 70% of the time with the remaining 30% of her job doing routine and emergency large animal calls. Two years later, Jody joined another mixed animal practice in Brooklin Ontario but was exclusively a small animal practitioner in this clinic from 2000-2012. In March 2012, Jody started her journey here with us as a fill in for a maternity leave and well…the rest is history!
Jody enjoys spending as much time in nature as possible and is often found walking her dogs in the fields and woods on her property and exploring the river that runs through the property.
As a rescuer, Jody has shared her life with many incredible animals, all of them with unique and special personalities. Among the many cats who have become part of her family, the one feline that has evoked the greatest sense of awe and amazement was her beloved Starr, who entered her life at dusk on a cold March evening in Ontario when she was standing in the middle of the road on her way home from work. It was apparent from her initial assessment that Starr was blind but despite her visual disability, Starr had an incredible amount of patience and tolerance for all other creatures in the house. Starr continued to amaze everyone who made her acquaintance with her loving, friendly personality as well as the ease with which she climbed stairs and maneuvered furniture and her ability to play with and actually find her favorite toys. Starr, like so many animals with disabilities, made up for her sensory loss with highly acute senses of small and hearing and an exceptional appreciation and love of her new life.
Jody's bucket list includes:
Traveling to Ireland, Scotland, Australia and New Zealand
Traveling to underdeveloped countries to offer mission work for the people/animals in need
Winning the lottery in order to fund an animal sanctuary
Dr. John Drake, raised in Meadowbank, P.E.I. joined the clinic shortly after his graduation from Ontario Veterinary College in 1985. John's special interest lies in the dairy industry but deals with all species. He has been very involved nationally with the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association.
Dr. Karen Strehler grew up in Bonshaw PEI, and now she lives in Albany with her husband.
Makayla Mosher grew up in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and graduated from the Atlantic…
Dr. Rose is from Wittenburg Nova Scotia. She graduated from AVC in 2009 and was a…
Dr. Stewart Higginbotham grew up Ontario, where he later attended the Ontario Veterinary…
Job Titles:
- Registered Veterinary Technician
Emily has been an RVT since 2017 and has joined the CVC team in 2021. Emily is a great…
Job Titles:
- Small Animal Veterinarian
Dr. Cassie Brown graduated in 2012 from AVC and spent over 10 years in a mixed animal…
Dr. Hounsell joined our team in August of 2022 helping to fill in for maternity leaves.