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About Our Staff
| Susan-Hospital Administrator I have been with the hospital for almost sixteen years. My job title is Hospital Administrator but you will often see me outside; building, landscaping, painting, even digging holes! I also do large quantities of paper work, take care of the inside of the facility, help with the animal patients and their parents when needed as well as a variety of other tasks. Currently, I am studying Acupressure through Tall Grass Institute and have been able to, under the direction of Dr. Mills, include this into our massage therapy sessions. I am blessed to say that I love my job and really enjoy both our clients and the excellent team of people I work with. My husband and I currently share our lives with three kitties, a beautiful Australian Shepherd named Cinnamon, an adorable Border Collie named Tobias, a wonderful funny Dalmatian named Patch as well as an Arabian mare named Outragus Faith. No that's not a typo, just how they spelled it. :) I also get to share my office with three other kitties that are pictured below. |
We are the official greeters and the most important of all the staff here. We are the best paid, with good food, warm beds, lots of attention and yummy treats. Sebastian-I am a little shy but am getting over that gradually. I like people, I just know they can't ALL be trusted. Aramis - I love everyone, including dogs, and everyone loves me! Sometimes, I love people so much I just have to give them a little love bite, I'm working on being more gentle. I love to watch the other staff freak out when I approach an unfriendly dog and for some weird reason they don't like it if I try to help one of the patients who is being treated. I guess it could be because I use the other staff members as a climbing post but personally I don't see the problem. |
| Last but NEVER LEAST- Aramis,Sebastian |
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| Who's Who Dr. Brenda Mills I started working in the field of veterinary medicine as a volunteer in 1990, assisting in my veterinarian’s office when I was home from college. I worked my way into a paid position, assuming many of the duties of a veterinary nurse over the course of the next four years. I graduated from the University of California—Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in 1998, and started my first job as a doctor three months after recovering from surgery for a ruptured disc. I came to Livermore in July of 2000, and bought the practice from Dr. Robert Hibner in 2002. The clinic that I started at in 1990 is a small practice with one full-time doctor and one part-time doctor. It is the type of place where you commonly refer to a pet’s owner as “Fluffy’s mom, “and clients come to expect their pet to be treated as an individual. It was there that I learned the importance of a veterinarian’s role as an educator. I also learned that behavior issues, whether they pertain to the pet’s behavior in the clinic or at home, are central to the veterinarian-client-pet relationship. By making our hospital a “pet-friendly” environment, and by helping Mrs. Smith tame Spunky’s “jumping up” problem, we can enhance the lives of people and pets much more than by practicing medicine and surgery alone. I also believe that any good veterinary practice should stand on a firm foundation of freeze-dried beef liver. My behavior experience includes courses in animal behavior and in developmental psychology at the undergraduate level, required and elective courses in animal behavior in veterinary school, attending numerous seminars by behaviorists and trainers, and extensive extracurricular reading. In addition to offering new pet counseling and limited behavior consultations, I have taught new puppy classes and have assisted in instructing classes in the sport of Dog Agility. I have a keen interest in orthopedics, specifically canine sports medicine, which has arisen from my own involvement with the sport of Agility. I take every opportunity that I can to learn more about lamenesses and orthopedic exams from the local orthopedic surgeons, from Dr. Mike Gleason, DC (member of the AVCA), and people like Darryl Millis DVM, who runs the canine physical therapy and rehabilitation unit out of the University of Tennessee. In order to enhance our ability to treat and care for all our patients I completed a course of study in Acupuncture through the University of Colorado. I received my certification in 2006. This has greatly added to our capacity to treat many disorders and to manage pain in a non-invasive way. Otherwise, my greatest joys are new puppy and kitten exams, making cats purr, and making friends with frightened dogs. |
| Sabyl - Lead RVT Sabyl has been with the hospital for five years. She keeps everything running smoothly in the back. Often that means she will be the person who goes over treatment plans with our clients so Dr. Mills has time to treat more patients. She also provides our patients with massage therapy and rehabilitation/fitness therapy. |
| And Jeremiah |
| I live in Susan's office and occasionally you'll see me chasing someone down and yelling at them to give me treats. I have some physical challenges so I have ramps that let me get up and down onto the desk. I tolerate the other two maniac boys that live here and if they get out of line I let them know it! I may be sweet but I'm tough as nails! |
| Krista - Customer Service Rep. Krista has been with the hospital for two years. She came to us from Starbucks Coffee and was initially worried about the sight of blood! Since then she has learned the language, learned treatment protocols, learned what are considered emergencies and even watches surgeries when time allows. She manages the scheduling, the phones, sometimes rooms clients and occasionally helps hold patients for procedures. |
| Veronica - RVT Veronica joined us earlier this year and works in the back with Sabyl and Dr. Mills. She brings a calm dedication to everything she does and is a welcome addition to our team. Plus we get to play with her Yorkie 'Chibi' when she brings him to work. |
| Sue - Whatever is needed Sue keeps this place clean, organized and helps out in any area that she's needed. That means filing, holding patients, doing laundry, feeding or walking animals, whatever. She has been a God send and we are so glad she is part of this team. |