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THE WATERLOO WEST ANIMAL HOSPITAL FAMILY
Dr. Makkapati
Veterinarian
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Dr. Mahboob
Veterinarian
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Alexa
Alexa graduated from St. Petersburg College, in Florida, in 1999. She moved to Canada in 2001. She has always worked in small animal hospitals with a special interest in exotic medicine, pocket pets, birds, reptile in Florida then mainly feline and canine medicine and surgery in Canada. She has been practicing in Guelph and Kitchener since moving to the Great White North in 2001. She has taken alternative medicine courses; naturopathic veterinary medicine, chiropractic veterinary medicine and acupuncture through St. Petersburg College. She is particularly interested in nutrition and completed the Veterinary Nutrition Advocate Certification through Hill’s in 2008 and her Purina Nutritionist Consult in 2010. She has taken continuing education in Dental and Oral Surgery for Pets and Intra Oral Dental Radiology with Dr. Hale at Hale Veterinary Clinic in Guelph, Ontario from 2006 to 2010. She has been a member of the American Animal Hospital Association since 2001.
She has a 10 year old Toy Poodle named Vanilla and Cornish Rex named Fleecy. He is 6 years old. She spends many hours volunteering with parakeet rescue organization.
She has been married for 10 years and is the proud mother of her 3 year old daughter Sophie.
She is an avid scrap booker for over 4 years! She values her family time and donates her time for every guide dog charity walk in the Quad city Area.
Melissa - VMR
Outstanding!
Melissa graduated in 1999 from Ridgetown College with a degree in Veterinary Medical Receptionist (VMR). She started working at Waterloo West Animal Hospital in 2000 and has been a superb appreciated addition to our family. She has been a member of the American Animal Hospital Association since 2000. She has attended numerous continuing education sessions with the College of Veterinarians of Ontario (CVO) and the AAHA since 2000. She completed the Hill’s seminar on Hospital Management in Guelph Ontario in February 2009. She attended the Medical Nutrition Life Stages lecture in Kitchener Ontario in September, 2009.
She has two pets, her dog Clyde and her cat Teeks.
She and her husband welcomed their new baby girl Ruth on October 18, 2009.
Her favourite pastimes prior to her new charge were snowmobiling in winter, the occasional ice fishing, long walks with Clyde and playing on her Dart Team.
Jen - RVT
Fabulous!
Jen graduated from Ridgetown College in 1995 with her veterinary technician degree and became a Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) and a member of the Ontario Association of Veterinary Technicians (OAVT) in 1995.
She has been one of our pillars at Waterloo West Animal Hospital since 1999. She has been a member of the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) since 2000. She attends annually the OAVT conference in London, Ontario and was at the AAHA conference in 2000. She has completed her certification in Advanced Emergency Medicine and Critical Care in April 2008 and Cytology in November 2008 through Lifelearn in Guelph, Ontario. She has attended numerous continuing education sessions with the College of Veterinarians of Ontario (CVO) and the AAHA since 2000.
She has three cats, Churchill her Silver Tabby boy, Winston and Thatcher her Brown and White Tabby boy.
She enjoys spending time with her family and friends and has personally helped many owners with their continued pet care through direct assistance and client education.
Jenna - RVT
Terrific!
Jenna graduated in April 2009 from St.Clair College in Windsor. She has completed her Hill’s nutrition course in 2009. She has completed her certification in Advance Urinalysis through Lifelearn in Guelph, Ontario in 2009. She has been a registered Veterinary Technician since 2010 and completed her Veterinary Technician National Examinations in 2009. She has also completed her WHIMS certification in 2009 as well as her certification in first aid in 2009. She has been a member of the American Animal Hospital Association since 2009.
Charmain - RVT
Fantabulous!
Charmain graduated with Honours in 2008 from University of Guelph from their Veterinary Technician program. She has been a Registered Veterinary Technician since 2008 and a member of the American Animal Hospital Association since 2010. She has completed the Veterinary Nutrition Advocate Certification through Hill’s in 2008.
She completed her first aid training in 2008. She is experienced with small animals and exotics. She started working here at Waterloo West Animal Hospital in 2010. Welcome Charmain!
She recently got married on June 26, 2010 and she and her husband just purchased their first home together. She has a dog named Winnie, a shih Tzu cross, 10 year old girl. She is looking forward to taking her girl for nice long hikes on their new property.
She enjoys in her spare time attending Truck Pulls, reading, cooking, baking, working on and maintaining Web sites and walking Winnie, not necessarily in that order! She also enjoys knitting, crochet and sewing.
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