Support team

Kim has been at Animed Veterinary Group since 2008 and really enjoys her role as practice manager. 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.

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.

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.

Jayne works at Locks Heath and Gosport as a receptionist. She used to be a vet nurse at Animed many years ago when the old hospital was at Wickham, but left to have her son. Despite doing a variety of jobs in between, she always had a yearning to go back to the veterinary world so when the receptionist position came up she jumped at the chance and is loving every second! At home Jayne has three chickens and two fish which are a great source of amusement to her four grandchildren. In her spare time she tends to her vegetable garden, reads books, and knits a variety of things including hats, dolls clothes and baby cardigans.

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.

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.

Trudy is the insurance administrator here at Animed. She helps smooth the insurance claims process for our clients having joined the Animed team in 2015 after 21 years in the insurance industry. Trudy has been involved with Animed since she was a child when she first brought her rabbits in for vaccinations. Away from work she enjoys riding her horse and walking, especially visiting the beautiful Western coast of Scotland.

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.

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.