Veterinarian
I have been part of Tasman Bay Vets for 5 years. I enjoy working in a mixed animal practice where there is never a dull moment! I enjoy the challenges that we get here. I also enjoy the Community feel of the Motueka/Mapua region and the clients, who are great to deal with.
While I am a mixed animal vet and can tackle anything that is thrown at me, I have a particular fondness for cows, having grown up on a dairy farm! I also enjoy small animal medicine and I like the challenge of diagnosing disease and performing soft tissue surgery.
When I’m not at the clinic, I enjoy being in the Great Outdoors. I am a keen mountain biker, kayaker, tramper and climber, so living in the Tasman Region I am a bit spoilt for choice on weekends.
I am currently owned by 2 cats, Dharma and Elie who arrived on the scene shortly after I started in my first job in Ashburton. They are two Tabby Moggies. I am also at the beck and call of Khumbu, a 12 month old Chocolate Labrador.
Growing up on a dairy farm I have always been exposed to animals and I knew I wanted to do a job that involved working with animals. When I was about 14 years old a vet came out to our farm and post-mortemed a cow that had dies. The cow was huge and the vet was small! As an impressionable teenager I was blown away by the vet when she practically jumped right inside this cow to do the post mortem. I was sold and the rest is history!