Support team

Kim has been at Animed Veterinary Group since 2008 and really enjoys her role as practice administrator. She and her husband have a chocolate Labrador called Mylo who is very entertaining.

Nicola has worked for Animed since 1997, starting as a receptionist when the hospital was located in Wickham which is about a mile from the site we are at now. At home her family has Labradors which she has shown all over the country having qualified for Cruft’s many a time. Nicola also has three ponies which have also been shown with much success.

Sami started at Animed in September 2021 as a Practice Administrator. Outside of work, Sami enjoys spending time with her family, baking, enjoying the outdoors. Sami has a family Labrador.

Alex started at Animed in September 2021 as a practice administrator. Alex enjoys spending time with my young family, playing video games, tasty food and listening to musical soundtracks. He currently has one cat and two ponies.

Louisa joined Animed in 2017 and works as an administrator, although she was a client for a long time before that. She previously worked in pet insurance before moving to Animed. Louisa has three dogs, two horses and one cat. In her spare time she enjoys riding and caring for her horses and walking her dogs, mainly in the New Forest.

Ellise started working in October 2019 as reception/admin and most recently started working in the accounts. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with family and friends. Ellise has a family dog named Vinny, he is a Staffordshire Bull Terrier

Charlene has worked at Animed since 2002, originally as a ward nurse. After having two children she found the reception role suited better. She is now our head receptionist. Her passion is dogs, especially bull breeds, and she owns two Staffordshire Bull Terriers of her own named Lulu and Paddy. She also owns two tortoises, fish, two leopard geckos, tree frogs and a hamster. Pet bereavement is something very close to her heart and she is pet bereavement advisor at Animed.

Josh started working as a receptionist in early part of 2020. He enjoys being able to help animals. Josh plays rugby outside of work and has a dog.

Sarah re-joined Animed Veterinary Group in January 2019 and now works as one of the receptionists at the Cowplain branch. Many years ago Sarah worked at the old hospital in Wickham as a trainee veterinary nurse, but she left to have her children. Outside of work she enjoys spending time with family and friends and she loves to go out walking with her two French Bulldogs, Dexter and Hugo.

Sammy started as a receptionist in August 2021 and is based at Shedfield. Sammy went to Hartpury to study Equine Muscular Therapy. He mostly enjoys travelling. Also spending time with his horses at any given point, three horses, Velvet being the baby he has raised since birth. Four dogs and two cats, Tiggy and Finley.

Sandy has been with the practice since 1999 working on reception. She has two horses which she shows at County Level and also has an elderly cat which she rescued from Animed many years ago.

Emma started at Animed in April 2021, based at Shedfield. Emma enjoys spending her spare time with friends and family, walking, theatre and getting lost researching ancestry.

Vicki is one of the receptionists at the Hedge End branch, having worked at Animed since 2016 and is still absolutely loving it. She has always has a passion for animals and loves being able to meet and greet all your pets. Vicki has a Golden Retriever named Bonnie as well as two young boys, all of whom keep her busy outside of work. In her spare time she enjoys socialising with friends and family.

Gemma has worked at Animed Veterinary Group since June 2014 at the Cowplain surgery; a bit of a change to working at the IT company she was at previously. Her favourite animals are ponies, of which she has four, a Quarter Horse cross, New Forest, British Spotted and a Shetland. Gemma also has a dog and a cat which has moved into the yard. In the past she also had guinea pigs, rabbits and a ferret. All of her time out of work is taken up with her children and animals.

Moved to London from New Zealand 20 years ago, and relocated to Titchfield in April 2021 to join husband Alex, the Practice Director at Animed. They don't have any pets currently, so enjoys seeing all the fur babies that come in to the clinic. They hope to start fostering for Cats Protection again soon.

Charlotte started at Animed in October 2021, based at Shedfield. She enjoys gardening and making creations using metal work. Charlotte has two dogs, a cat, a tortoise, a bird and three horses.

Krystle started working at Animed Vets as a receptionist in 2015, she has worked across all the branches. She enjoys helping animals and meeting our clients. Outside of work, enjoys horse riding, often competing. Krystle has a dog.

Alannah started in August 2021, based at Shedfield. Alannah does not currently have any pets but her and her partner want to get a dog as soon as they move out. She enjoys weight training at the gym, reading, and walking.

Mary is the laboratory technician for Animed Veterinary Group and has been working here since July 2018. She qualified from the University of Portsmouth with a BSc (Hons) in biomedical science in June 2001. Her job is to test samples in-house, dispatch samples to external laboratories and import emailed results from our external laboratories onto client records. She routinely tests blood samples on our in-house analysers and looks at blood smears, skin samples and urine under the microscope. Mary is a mum of two grown up children, and has three cats, four chickens, lots of tropical fish and an allotment.