Name: Kelli

Position: Licensed Veterinary Nurse

Education: Bel-Rae Institute of Animal Technology in Denver, Co

Hometown: Coopersville, MI

Pet: "Ruger" a 6 year old Treeing Walker Coonhound

More about Kelli

• Kelli worked at an animal emergency hospital for 7 years.  She then decided to plant her roots with Cascade Hospital for Animals.
• She was drawn to work at Cascade Hospital because everyone is so professional and kind.  The doctors are amazing and everyone works as a team.
• The "lesson from mom" that she still lives by today is "never judge a book by its cover, you may just not know their story."
• She loves the one on one interaction with pets and their family.
• Outside of work, Kelli enjoys gardening, hunting, fishing and antiquing
• Her favorite subject in school was agricultural science
• The one thing she could not go a day without would be her dog "Ruger"
• Kelli is surprisingly good at singing
• Her favorite author is Nicholas Sparks

 

 

Name: Emily

Position: Licensed Veterinary Nurse, Certified Canine Rehabilitation Assistant

Education: Bachelors of Science from Aquinas College, Bachelor of Veterinary Technology from Michigan State University, Certified Canine Rehabilitation Assistant from Canine Rehabilitation Institute, Certified in Animal Hospice and Palliative Care 

Pets:  "Rue" a special needs 6 year old Bullmastiff, "Myrtle" a 11 year old Malayan Box Turtle, and "Hashbrown" a five year old chicken.

More about Emily:

• Emily enjoys reading, especially fantasy books with zombies, magic, and vampires.
• She also enjoys movies and has a knack for movie trivia.
• Emily enjoys kayaking and being outdoors.
• Her family is very active, and in her free time she is very busing with her daughters' swim and water polo meets. 
• Her dog Rue (shown below) was born deaf. Emily communicates with her via sign language! 
• Emily recently finished her certification for Animal Hospice and Palliative Care in August 2022 (shown below). She is very excited to have this certification, as it will work nicely with the senior pets she sees in rehab.  
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• Emily performing laser therapy on Dr.Paplawskys' dog, Bernie. She has been certified as a canine rehabilitation veterinary nurse since 2014.  
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