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our team
Caty Swain BVSc GPCert(SAP)
Joint Venture Partner and Veterinary Surgeon
I qualified as a vet 15 years ago from my hometown of Melbourne, Australia. Since then, I’ve worked with Australian wildlife such as echidnas, possums, wombats and the odd lethal tiger snake! I left Australia 13 years ago and have travelled to all corners of the world, lived and worked as a vet in Hong Kong for a year, worked all over the UK, and started working in Companion Care Poole in 2000.
I worked as a wildlife vet in South Africa last year and was taught, amongst other things, how to dart-gun rhino and other animals from open helicopters to sedate and then operate on them, as well as working with cheetah, elephants, giraffes, and doing DNA and relocation to help boost the population of the endangered Black Rhino of which there are only 4000 left in the world. I’m leaving for Africa in a couple of weeks to do another short stint of this amazing and rewarding charity work...a real privilege and quite a contrast to Small Animal Practice in Dorset, which I also love!
Richard Cordery MA VetMB
Veterinary Surgeon
Richard qualified as a veterinary surgeon in 1989 and has worked in Devon and Dorset since then, with a few months working in New Zealand while travelling round the world. He has worked at Companion Care since 2006. He is married and has two daughters. They have a Golden Retriever called Reef and a cat called Marble. Richard enjoys working with their church Kids Club in Christchurch and his hobbies are birdwatching, walking, cycling, practical conservation work and photography.
Daniel Makin BVMS
Veterinary Surgeon
A relative newcomer to Companion Care Poole in May 2009, Daniel graduated from Glasgow vet school in 2003. Since then he has worked in several practices including two years in New Zealand. Daniel’s main interests are surgery and also cancer management and chemotherapy. Originally from Manchester Daniel is thoroughly enjoying life down in Poole. He’s a keen skier and also enjoys horse-riding.
Sara Cavaller
Veterinary Surgeon
Sara Qualified as a veterinary Surgeon in 1995 , and she has worked in several practices in the Midlands and here in the south. Sara has been working for Companion Care for 4 years on a part time basis, as she has a four year old son and nine month old baby. Originally from Spain, Sara misses the Spanish weather, but she loves her roast dinners.
Vikki Naylor VN
Head Veterinary Nurse
Vikki has worked with us at Poole Companion Care since January 1999. In the last 2 years she has taken on the role of practice manager as well as being the head nurse. Vikki is also an NVQ assessor for the trainee nurses we have here. She has a keen interest in dog behaviour and enjoys doing behavioural consults with clients who need an extra bit of help. Vikki has a 12 year old cat called Treacle.
Vicky Szarat VN
Veterinary Nurse
Recently qualified as a veterinary nurse, Vicky has worked for Companion Care since 2003. She started at the surgery as a part time receptionist while studying for her A-levels in Art and English. Vicky also gained a Diploma in art and design and has just started training to become an A1 student vet nurse assessor. In her spare time Vicky enjoys shopping and nights out.
Sinead Murphy
Veterinary Nurse
Sinead has worked at Poole Companion Care now for 4 years. She started out as a nurse’s assistant and is now a qualified veterinary nurse. She has a Havanese puppy at home called Pip, and a rabbit called Ronnie. In her spare time Sinead enjoys socialising and going to the cinema.
Vicky Knight
Student Nurse
Vicky has worked as a Nurse’s Assistant at Companion Care for 3 years and is now a Trainee Nurse. She has always wanted to work with animals and has 2 dogs, 2 cats and a snake called Bert!
Amy Borrett VN
Veterinary Nurse
Amy recently qualified as a vet nurse and has worked for Companion Care for five years. Her background has always been animal connected. She has a National Diploma in Animal Care, a degree in Zoology and now an NVQ in Veterinary Nursing. At home Amy has two male cats, a 10 month old son and a husband so when not at work she’s kept busy!
Jeni Wood VN
Veterinary Nurse
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Jeni has been with Companion Care for almost 12 years and during that time she qualified as a nurse in 2004. She left in 2005 but was drawn back to the surgery in 2007 as a part time nurse after having her son. Jeni’s main interests are exotics, dentistry and running pet weight watchers clinics. Jeni recently got married. Her son, husband and two cats (Izzy and Paddy) keep her busy at home..
Vicky Effemy
Nurses Assistant
Vicky Ballard
Student Veterinary Nurse
Vicky has just started her veterinary nurse training after working as a nurse assistant since May 2010. She has a Lionhead rabbit called Chewbacca and has her heart set on getting a dog very soon!
Becky Flay
Receptionist
Becky has worked part-time at Companion Care for 2 years. 30 years ago she trained and qualified as a Veterinary nurse (called a RANA in those days!). This was followed by a long and successful career as a professional dog trainer. In Becky’s spare time she breeds and shows ocicats and currently has a grand champion in the making.
Becky Smith
Receptionist
Becky has worked at Poole Companion Care for over a year now. Every day is different and she enjoys meeting lots of people and animals. Becky has A levels in English, psychology and IT. She has a Persian cat called Loki (named after The God of Mischief!) who she loves very much and keeps her entertained! She also has a rescue cat called Scwuffy who has a split personality!
Coral Mahon
Receptionist
Before joining Companion Care, Coral worked for Pets at Home for 3 years. During those three years she studied for her Biology, Psychology and Law A-Levels. Coral enjoys live music so is often at concerts or festivals. Coral loves cats and used to have 8. She also has a dog.
Yvonne Adams
Receptionist
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