Our Doctors
Dr. Justene Tedder
South African born and Canadian trained, Justene is happy to practise veterinary medicine in beautiful Salt Spring Island after spending time in Alberta.
Justene and her husband Christo and their cat Nala moved to the west coast when they bought the clinic in 2012.
Justene is passionate about giving her patients and clients personalized care and comfort.
She is also training in Veterinary Chinese Medicine including Herbal Medicine and is soon to be certified in Veterinary Acupuncture. Dentistry is another passion for Justene as she knows that she makes such a difference to the quality of life for her patients.
Dr. Caroline Matyas
Bio coming soon!
Our Support Staff
Kim McIntyre – Registered Veterinary Technician and Director of Public Contact
Kim grew up on Salt Spring Island and through numerous career paths and life experiences she has found her passion in veterinary medicine. She loves her job and truly appreciates that all of the skills she has acquired over her lifetime are put to use in her position at the clinic. She loves giving clients and their pets personalized care and attention.
A Registered Veterinary Technician, she recently completed her level one Fear Free training and is our first certified Fear Free professional.
When not at the clinic or studying, she spends time with her family, her dog Teddy, her feisty mare Tara and her cheeky miniature horse Buddy! She loves practicing horsemanship and developing herself to the best of her abilities. Her most favourite place is on the back of her horse in the wilderness with the sun on her back.
Gabi – Registered Veterinary Technician and Director of Medical Services
Fiona
Bio coming soon!
Isabel
Bio coming soon!
Miki – Office Administrator
Miki is our office queen. She keeps our paperwork in line and our inventory updated so we can help our patients best. She is also in charge of our online pharmacy and food store.
Miki is originally from Japan but has lived in Canada for many years. She now lives in Seattle with Neeko the chatty cat, Bella the cuddle dog plus her human husband, and enjoys exploring beautiful PNW with them.
Ali Lopez
Bio coming soon!
Christo Snyman
Christo is our jack of all trades
His is always ready to lend a helping hand and say “Hi” to the animals!
Ask him about his previous career as a safari guide in South Africa.
Donna – Virtual Assistant
Donna is a remote worker living in the Philippines. She has been working as a freelancer for more than 12 years. She is an experienced Virtual Administrative Assistant with a demonstrated history of working in the internet industry. She is skilled in web development, training and coaching, data entry, and bookkeeping.
She has 16 dogs — a labrador, a golden retriever, a shih tzu, a border collie mix, a mini pinscher mix, and 11 rescue dogs. For her, dogs are family and that means no one gets left behind.
Zeena
If you’re lucky, once in a while you might meet a small smiley face at the clinic as Zeena much prefers the cushier lifestyle of being a couch or chair hog!!!
RIP to this cutee. She is now in doggo heaven.