Dr. Katie Andre

I’m one of those vets who always wanted to be a vet.  I grew up in the Midwest with three sisters and assorted pets: dogs, cats, the mice from school who came home for the summer as a couple and returned as a multitude, even a tank of silkworms that kept all of us busy one summer defoliating every mulberry tree on the block.  Those worms made so much noise chewing that we had to keep them in the garage!

At Kansas State University, I became involved in wildlife rehabilitation, raising ferrets, and working for a crisis intervention hotline.  The crisis management skills I learned at the hotline came in very handy the time I brought 15 baby raccoons home for my parents to “coon-sit” for a week, and the time one of my ferrets latched onto my mother’s hand and would not let go.  My family deserves a medal for putting up with me and my four-legged companions.

I graduated from KSU in May 1986, and fled the Midwest with 200 pounds of dogs in a mini-pick-up.  New Jersey here we come.  I was fortunate to be hired in a very busy five doctor practice with a lot of team effort and supervision-a wonderful environment for learning what they failed to mention in vet school.  One of the great people I met there is a board certified surgeon from Australia.  Working with him gave me far more experience and ability in surgery than I could have found elsewhere.  I also worked with a wonderful technician- Colleen.  She has since become a wonderful vet and I am happy to have her in my practice.  I spent a total of ten years in New Jersey before I overdosed on east coast humidity and Phoenix beckoned.  Currently I share a home with two greyhounds, a mastiff, 4 cats, a turtle, 4 fish tanks and a chameleon named Walter.  I feel very luck to be doing what I love, loving what I do, and slowly but surely making strides to make Bethany Animal Hospital into all I dream it can be.

 

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Dr. Colleen Salmon

I am the quintessential Jersey Girl.  I grew up in New Jersey, and it is there I discovered my passion for veterinary medicine.  I graduated from Ross University School of Veterinary medicine in May of 2000, but I have been working in veterinary hospitals for the past sixteen years.  I knew I wanted to be a vet from the time I was ten years old, and I feel blessed that I have a career doing what I love by helping pets and their people.  I love internal and preventative medicine and I feel lucky to work here at Bethany Animal Hospital with Dr. Andre and her wonderful staff.  Dr. Andre and I have known each other for the past 13 years and we make a great team, especially since she loves to do surgery and I don’t!  I currently live in a house with my cat and my two dogs, all of whom I adopted from St. Kitts while I was in vet school.  I loved the island and hated the bugs! 

I look forward to meeting you and your pets!

 

 

Marci

Hospital Manager

Hello, my name is Marci and I am the Hospital Manager. I have been in the field for over 12 years and graduated from The Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology in 2001. I have been a Certified Veterinary Technician since 2003. I absolutely love what I do and where I work and I am so lucky to work with the doctors and staff at such an amazing place. We have such a great team of compassionate, educated and knowledgeable technicians, assistants, and receptionists that truly love having the opportunity to begin caring for pets at all stages of life and watching them grow, as well as watching the bond between the pet and owner grow throughout the years.  I have one dog, Dori, and three cats, Nani, Leeloo, and Tugger. My love for animals is something that I am so happy to pass down to my son, Christopher, who is 2 now, but one of his first words was puppy! I look forward to meeting you and your furry family members!!

 

 

Jennifer

I began my career at Bethany Animal Hospital in June of 1998.  Since that time I have become Dr. Andre’s right hand woman in surgery.  I look forward to helping in the care of your pets!

 

Terry

 

My name is Terry. I am a Certified Veterinary Technician and have been in the veterinary field for 24 years. Growing up in San Diego where my family bred and showed Keeshonds for many years, my first memories of veterinary clinics were at the age of 6. Our veterinarian’s nurse taught me how to bottle feed a litter of abandoned kittens. It was at that moment that I know this is what I wanted to do. I never wanted to be the doctor. Nope, I wanted to be the nurse! I have a great pride and compassion in caring for our clients and their pets here at Bethany Animal Hospital. I am especially fond of geriatric pets and enjoy being a patient advocate. I look forward to meeting you and to being your pets nurse!

Anna

 

Hi my name is Anna and I graduated from Long Technical in 2001 as a Veterinary Assistant. In 2005 I took the State Board Exam and became a Certified Veterinary Technician. I can say this is the most rewarding career I could have Chosen. I am married and have 2 children. I also have 2 dogs, Rayden and Lilly, and 5 cats, Angelina, Celeste, Gordo, Homer, and Cracker.

 

 

Christina

 

Hi my name is Christina! I am a Veterinary Technician Assistant and I’ve worked her for about a year. I currently have 5 Red Eared Sliders, 1 Snapping Turtle, 1 cat, 1 hamster, 1 frog, a Mississippi Mud Toad, and 4 Leopard Geckos at home. I am currently going to school to get my Associates in Veterinary Technology and will be graduating soon. I look forward to meeting you and your pets!!

 

 

Jolinda

 

My name is Jolinda and I am a Veterinary Technician Assistant. I’ve been in the field for over 4 years and have been here at Bethany for almost 2 years. Working here has been a blast and everyday I learn something new!! I have one cat named Samgol Maganya.

 

 

Ashley

 

My name is Ashley and I have been working as a receptionist here for going on 2 years now. I look forward to meeting you and to assist in the care of your pets!!