VET - Key Persons
Feilding is Ellen's home town and she has had a winding path to join The Vet Team. Dairy cows in the beginning, graduating with a Diploma in Vet Nursing, nursing at Massey, then travelling to Levin to help the crew there.
She has a soft spot for small fluffy dogs and cats of all kinds - at home she has a cavoodle called Archie, and a polydactyl (lots of toes) cat Emmy.
Ellen enjoys travelling, spending time with family, and having green fingers in the vege garden. You'll also find Ellen out on her bike often and enjoying a cocktail or two.
Holly may be a familiar face to some of you, she has spent many years suffering from having to work with Malcolm as his head nurse and practice manager both at the old Pitama clinic and our new College Street Hospital. After a break to start her lovely family she is back having fun with the new team and bright new hospital.
Holly has a Diploma in Vet Nursing but missed the bird lectures because she's terrified of birds. So please don't bring her any tiny orphan fledlings in the spring :)
Creating mischief at home while she is at the hospital, are her 2 daughters, partner Tom, and Doug the big scary cat.
Job Titles:
- Registered Veterinary Technologist
Jess is a registered veterinary technologist. After graduating with a Bachelors degree in Veterinary Technology from Massey University, Jess dabbled in the dark art of anaesthesia, then emergency and critical care, before joining the wild side of general practice, where she gained her cool, but lost many pens. When she isnt asleep (which is any time of day), she is our go to for knowledge and loves teaching.
Her passion is providing the best possible care and experience for our four legged visitors as well as their two legged carers.
Jess has a special interest in pocket pets and has collected a home zoo consisting of chickens, quails , rabbits and a chinchila along with a room dedicated to every type of house plant available. In her spare time, Jess loves playing with all things technology, drinking very weak tea, and reformatting excel sheets.
Many may recognise Malcolm from his Pitama Road days at Andersons Vet Hospital. After 2 years of doing locums in Sydney and Lower Hutt, and missing all his four-legged friends and clients, he is excited to be back in his own bright new hospital and helping as many people and pets as he can fit into his days.