Our Team
Sabrina Woods RVT
I am the full time Registered Veterinary Technician here at Mountainview Animal Hospital. I graduated from the Veterinary Technician program at Seneca College in 2003, and have been working at Mountainview Animal Hospital since. A Registered Veterinary Technician handles many of the same responsibilities in a veterinary clinic that nurses handle in a hospital. Some of my responsibilities include administering anesthetics, running laboratory tests, taking radiographs, nursing animals and client education. My favourite part of my job is being able to help and care for sick animals, and to watch our clients’ puppies and kittens grow into healthy adults. I enjoy working at Mountainview Animal Hospital for many reasons, but am extremely proud to work with doctors and staff who all share the same focus of patient and client care as I do.
I share my home with my husband Chris, and our two cats “Snappy” and “Kelso.”
Lisa Marshall RVT
I am a full time Registered Veterinary Technician here at Mountainview Animal Hospital. I graduated from the Univeristy of Guelph with a degree in biology in 2005 before going on to the veterinary technician program at Ridgetown College. I started here in June 2009 after my graduation from Ridgetown. I grew up with cats and dogs and always knew that I wanted to work with animals. I look forward to new things everyday at work and meeting our clients and their pets. My home is shared with my cat “Charlie” and my dog “Flirt” who I adopted from Ridgetown.
Melanie Bowie, RVT
I am the Part Time Registered Veterinary Technician here at Mountainview Animal Hospital. I am a 1996 graduate of the Veterinary Technician Program at Seneca College.
I have been working here at Mountainview Animal Hospital since January 2009. After taking 16 months off to raise my son, Liam, I am finally returning to the work I love and have missed.
I have worked in small animal hospitals as a Veterinary Technician for 13 years now and am thrilled that I can combine my absolute love of animals with my interest in nursing care and medicine. There is always something new to learn as a Veterinary Technician and it continues to challenge me in many ways. I am proud to be working at Mountainview Animal Hospital.
I share my home with my husband Kevin, son Liam, our 10 year old Labrador Brandy, and 7 year old cat Andy.
Michelle Burt
I am one of the full-time receptionists at Mountainview Animal Hospital. I completed the Veterinary Medical Receptionist Program at Ridgetown College in 2000 and have been working at Mountainview Animal Hospital since November of 2005. During this time I have greatly enjoyed working with the staff and our clients. I share my home with my husband Donny, our 2 dogs, Alex and Tisha, and our cat named Bailey.
Lindsay Smith
Stephanie Cousens
I began working at Mountainview Animal Hospital in August of 2004 as a part-time Animal Attendant. After completing high school, I was hired on full-time. Although I have no formal training, my love for animals has inspired me to learn more. I have had extensive on the job training in animal care.
I have recently gone back to school and I am continuing on as a receptionist at Mountainview Animal Hospital .
I live at home with my family, which includes a german shepherd named Jade. I also have a thouroughbred named Dallas; though, he is much too big to live at home with me.
Helena Roberts
I am the full time animal attendant here at Mountainview Animal Hospital, and have been working here since July 2009. I love being apart of the team and learning something new everyday. I couldn’t ask to be in a better atmosphere, handling and caring for animals is something I really enjoy and meeting the clients and their pets. I have been brought up with many different animals from rodents, birds, cats and dogs. I currently live at home with my family and our two dogs Shreddie and Geezer.
Carol Thompson
I am one of the part-time receptionists and have been working here since August, 2009. I am very proud to be a part of the team at Mountainview Animal Hospital. I have a great love for animals including their care and wellbeing and look forward to meeting the many clients and their pets. I share my home with my husband, two sons, and my dog Kreo.
Dayna Neville
I started working at Mountainview Animal Hospital in August 2009 as a part-time receptionist but was recently given the opportunity to be a part-time animal attendant. Working as an animal attendant I get to work closely with all the animals and I am loving every minute of it. I look forward to meeting you and your pet. I currently live at home with my family and I have 2 cats; their names are Kiara and Hailey.
Leanne Francescutti
I am one of the part-time animal attendants here at Mountainview Animal Hospital. I started out here as a co-op student in September 2008 and I had such a great experience that I was all too eager for a job. I was then lucky enough to attain a job here in July of 2009 and have been here ever since. I am greatly interested in animal care and hope one day to further my education in this area. I grew up with a cat named Beej and after 21 years of being convinced that he was going to live forever, he sadly passed away in February of 2010. It was a sad time, but my family and I are just glad that he left us with 21 years worth of laughs and amazing memories.
Nike
Nike was the resident cat at Mountainview Animal Hospital. She was adopted by Dr. Ewing in November 2001 and immediately made herself right at home. Her duties include eating, drinking, shedding, and occasionally vomiting a fur ball on Dr. Ewing’s desk and computer monitor. She was also responsible for providing entertaining stories for Dr. Ewing to write about in the newsletter. Her favourite part of the day was attempting to steal her human co-workers lunches; on a really good day she may manage to run off with a quarter chicken from Swiss Chalet. She was also working on a plot to re-program her automatic feeder to feed her more often.
Sadly, on Friday February 5, 2010, Nike lost her battle with cancer. Although she lived to be almost 16 years old, to the humans she leaves behind, it was not enough time. We thank her for the love, the cuddles, the purrs and all the moments she made us laugh. She will always hold a special place in our hearts and she will be forever missed.
