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Vets The surgery currently employs five general practioners in addition to our specialist referral vets. Each vet brings to the team their own areas of special interest and expertise which allows us to offer such a wide range of services.
Nick Stuart BVM&S MRCVS	Mark Norcott BVsc MRCVS	Rachel Mowbray BVSc MRCVS
Vale Vets was originally based in Broadwell, Dursley and was started by Nick Stuart who took over Mike Robinson's practice. Nick bought the farmhouse at Stinchcombe in 1997 and converted it to the Animal Hospital. Nick now manages the practice as well as seeing his clients at the hospital and carrying out home visits. Outside work, Nick enjoys sailing, gardening and walking with his dog Paddie.	Mark has been at Vale Vets since 2000 and is now Associate Partner. He is interested in all aspects of small animal practice with a particular interest in internal medicine. He is married to Sarah who is a teacher and enjoys playing football and cricket for local teams. He enjoys travelling with recent trips to India, Japan, Canada and Peru. Mark has a cat called Florence who came into the hospital as a stray.	Rachel has been at Vale Vets since 2002 and carries out most of the work on more unusual pets, such as snakes, tortoises, iguanas, chickens and ducks. At home, Rachel has a staggering 24 pets including three skunks called Peanut, Freddie and Flossy, and a Border Terrier called Nutmeg. Rachel and Nutmeg recently won a bronze medal in the Agility World Championships in Helskinki for Great Britain; Rachel was both a competitor and team vet. In what remains of her spare time, Rachel enjoys mountain climbing, playing the piano and guitar, and attending the theatre. Rachel is currently studying for a postgraduate qualification in soft tissue and orthopaedic surgery.
Sarah King BVsc MRCVS	Ella Robotham BVsc MRCVS	Emma Fretwell Chiropractor
Sarah qualified from Bristol University in 1999. She joined us permanently in July 2009, having already done some locum work with us before. Sarah grew up in a veterinary family (her grandfather had is own practice and her aunt is also a vet). Like most vets her pets are rescued ones! She has two cats including Bob the hairy tabby that had been abandoned in a box. Her latest addition is a young ex-race horse who is currently recuperating from a fractured knee. However most of her time is spent looking after her identical twin daughters. Out of work, she love the outdoors - riding, going to the races and skiing. She also enjoys cooking and baking for friends.	Ella has been with Vale Vets since June 2010. She qualified from the Royal Veterinary College, London in 2007 and worked in mixed practice for two years before specialising in small animals. Ella has moved to Dursley with her two rescue dogs - a well-behaved Collie x Labrador Seren, and a much less well -behaved Poodle x Jack Russell Terrier Koto. Ella enjoys both medicine and surgery, and is looking forward to training in acupuncture.	Emma originally qualified in 2000 from Oxford Brookes University, as a human Chiropractor, then with further education as a chiropractor for animals. Her studies have taken her to US and to Germany with the International Veterinary Chiropractic Association, where she has completed all the education available at present. Within the Association she is a Board Examiner, School Inspector, and now lectures on Chiropractic techniques. She is also Team Chiropractor for the Agility GB teams for 2009, and 2010. Chiropractic care for animals is a drug free approach to pet health care and can improve our animal companion's health and quality of life. In conjunction with regular veterinary care, chiropractic care can reduce / decrease pain, and add quality to your animal's performance, movement and well being. All animals regardless of their age can benefit from periodic checkups. The adjustments are gentle and most animals noticeably enjoy their treatment.
Alison White BVsc MRCVS
Alison qualified from Liverpool University in 2009 and spent two years in mixed practice in The Forest of Dean. She now wants to concentrate on small animals and so spends part of her time working on cases with our referral vets. Alison lives with her cat Cheryl and in her spare time she enjoys baking cakes!
Nurses
George Hills RVN D32/33 Assessor	Pippa Roberts Deputy Head Nurse, RVN A1 Assessor	Helen Binge RVN
George joined Vale Vets in March 2010 as our Head Nurse and is now our practice manager. She qualified in 1998 and has worked in practices through out the south west. George is a qualified assessor and works closely with our trainee nurses. She enjoys both medical and surgical work. In her spare time George enjoys mountain biking and is learning to play the harp.	Pippa joined vale Vets in 2000 and qualified in 2003. As a qualified NVQ assessor, she assists George in the training of the nurses. She works primarily as one of our medical/cardiology nurses and has a keen interest in animal physiotherapy, having completed a course in 2008. Pip has a Lurcher called Ella, three rabbits and is the proud owner of three hermit crabs as well as tropical fish. Outside of work Pip, is an active member of the Sealed Knot civil war re-enactment group, where she displays her musket skills dressed as a Cavalier!	Helen joined Vale Vets in 2006 and qualified in 2008. She has a keen interest in surgery and leads the team of surgical nurses at the practice. At home she has a large collection of animals including a number of exotic species such as tarantulas, snakes, a skunk and tortoises. Helen enjoys visiting local schools and community events to share her knowledge of exotic animals and show off her amazing pets!
Danni Cross RVN	Nikki Pitts RVN	Julie Ridler RVN
Danni joined Vale Vets in 2006 and qualified in 2008. Danni specialises in behaviour and holds a Nursing Certificate in Animal Behaviour which means that she is now qualified to treat cat or dog behaviour problems. Danni loves dog agility and regularly competes with her two dogs Molly and Copper. If you would like to see Danni to discuss a behaviour problem your dog or cat may have, simply give us a call to arrange an appointment.	Nikki joined Vale Vets in 2005 and qualified in 2007, after coming to us as a school work experience student a few years earlier. She has a keen interest in exotic species and has completed a Certificate in Exotic Species Nursing. Nikki is also very interested in the Cavalier King Charles Spaniels and has campaigned to raise awareness of the hereditary problems that can be associated with the breed. She currently owns her own CKCS called Jake, as well as a hand-reared kitten, three rescue cats, two tortoises and two finches.	Julie joined Vale Vets in 2002 and qualified in 2006. She works as one of our medical/cardiology nurses. Julie has a beautiful daugther Leah who keeps her very busy and is expecting a baby due in April. In her spare time, Julie enjoys socialising. She also has a pampered puss called Alfie which is a rescued stray.
Anne Roberts RVN	Maya Bull BSc (Hons) RVN	Carly Smith Head Nurse RVN
Anne joined us in 2004 as a qualified nurse. She has worked in several practices across the region, and helps to run our very successful nurse clinics. Outside of work Anne plays the fiddle and enjoys folk music. She is a keen walker along with her husband and lurcher Murphy; she also enjoys cycling, and is a cross country skier.	Maya joined Vale Vets on placement in September 2007 and has graduated with a Bsc(Hons)in Veterinary Nursing Science from Hartpury College. Maya enjoys doing agility with her Staffordshire Bull Terrier called Duke. She also has two giant rabbits, two dwarf rabbits, two chinchillas. In her spare time Maya also enjoys both skiing and rock climbing with her husband Tom.	Carly qualified in March 2007 and has worked for a variety of practices in the South West. She is now our head nurse and is looking forward to pursuing her interests in surgical nursing and the rehabilitation of patients at Vale Vets. Outside of work she enjoys looking after her geriatric jack russell terrier and carrying out home improvements.
Lauren Griffiths RVN	Kathryn Grewer RVN	Natalie Brooks
Lauren is now a fully qualified veterinary nurse. Having lived in Cam all her life, she particularly likes the variety and friendly atmosphere within the practice. Lauren is proud owner of Edward, a Poodle cross Border Collie, two cats called Daisy and Spike, and a rescue rabbit called Porridge!	Kathryn joined the practice in September 2008, as a trainee nurse and she is now a fully qualified veterinary nurse. Kathryn lives in Bristol and leads an active social life, and enjoys spending time with her two cats Dougal and Pepper.	Natalie lives in Cam. She is a trainee nurse currently studying for her level 2 in Veterinary Nursing. Outside of work, Natalie is a keen member of the Dursley Hockey Club and The Severn Area Rescue Association.
Annabelle Morgan	Liz Matthews	Linka Sendall
Annabelle has recently finished the National Diploma in Animal Management at Hartpury college and joined Vale Vets in July 2010 and is now working as a trainee veterinary nurse. She has an active social life and enjoys travelling to different countries; recently she visited Borneo where she helped with Sea Turtle conservation and spent a few days at Sepilok Orang-utan Rehabilitation Centre which she thoroughly enjoyed.	Second year veterinary nurse student and studies at Warwickshire College. Her particular interest so far is in surgical nursing. She has an Airdale Terrier called 'Chewy' and two rabbits 'Ernie' and 'Lola.' In her spare time she loves to go horse riding in the Cotswolds and socialising with friends. In the future she plans to go travelling.	Linka has rejoined Vale Vets as a Mature Student nurse, having worked as a referrals secretary for three years. She has three naughty dogs including two wire Vizlas called Bodi and Bear and Ella the Weimaraner. In her spare time Linka loves cooking and walking. She is also kept busy by two teenage sons!
Receptionists
Michelle Calvert Head Receptionist	Margaret Nugent	Nicky Hughes
Michelle is our head receptionist, she joined Vale Vets in February 2010. Michelle is a registered nurse who has been qualified for 10 years, she has experience of working in many different practices. Michelle likes to spend her spare time doing photography, keeping fit and looking after her daughter.	Since joining us in 1995, Margaret has enjoyed meeting people through her role as a receptionist. As well as two dogs and two cats, she feeds a pair of swans who return each year to nest in her front garden. Outside of work, Margaret enjoys spending her time gardening.	Nicky joined Vale Vets in 2003 and has since worked as a receptionist. She spends much of her spare time walking her two dogs and running around after her daughter who very much enjoys riding ponies. Nicky also likes to visit Cornwall with her family in their much loved campervan.
Sue Jones	Barbara Linton	Sally Shapland
Sue is a Receptionist at Vale Vets and joined the practice in 2007. As well as owning a Jack Russell and a cat called Crystal. Sue enjoys spending time with her family, although rather too much of it is as a parental taxi service to her children!	Barbara came to Vale Vets as a Receptionist in 2004, after 30 years as a British Airways Stewardess. Owner of four cats and two rabbits, Barbara enjoys keeping fit, and cooking for her family and friends.	Sally has been a Receptionist at the practice since 2003, and has lived in Cam for a large part of her life. She has two Black Labradors and two Border Collies, as well as goldfish, and enjoys spending time dog training, and carrying out DIY on her home.
Dot Smith	Amy Swirski
Dot joined Vale Vets in 2010 as a part-time receptionist, after 20 years in the nuclear industry in the UK and France. Dot owns a Bichon Frisé called Matilda and also enjoys looking after and walking neighbours' dogs. Dot also enjoys helping out on her parents farm, swimming, gardening and foreign travel.	Amy has recently joined our reception team having always wanted to work with animals. She has a little dog called Misty, two gerbils and some fish. In her spare time, Amy likes to take Misty for a walk, go horse riding and watch Motorcross!
Administration
Alison Billett
Since 1999, Alison has been the Accounts Administrator for Vale Vets. Having lived in Dursley all her life, Alison likes to walk in the local area with her Bassett Hound called Beauty. In her spare time, Alison enjoys swimming and spending time with her family.
Driver & Maintenance
Arthur Willcox
Arthur is a familiar face to many Vale Vet clients because of his role as the Pet Taxi driver, a position that he has held for about 10 years. He also carries out general maintenance for the practice, in between keeping everyone entertained. Outside work, Arthur enjoys gardening, and owns two cats called Angel and Soula.