Veterinary nurses

Head Nurse

Alice graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in June 2008 after completing a four year degree in veterinary nursing. During her training she spent time in several different veterinary practices including referral practices and here at Farthings. Alice started work at Farthings in June 2008, becoming an assessor for student nurses in 2009. Since November 2010 Alice has been the practice’s head nurse and head of training. She has an interest in anaesthesia and critical care and she completed a certificate in this in 2012. Alice has been learning British sign language since 2008 and is able to assist with veterinary consultations in sign language if required. Alice currently has two much loved guinea pigs, Cyril and Malcolm.

Deputy Head Nurse – on maternity leave

Louisa qualified as a registered veterinary nurse in 2013 and before working here she worked at Pet’s Corner in Horsham. Her favourite part of her role at Farthings is helping to run the puppy parties. She has a lovely Cavalier called Sasha and a young Cavalier X Jack Russell called Ruby. They like nothing more than going for a walk with the other nurses and their dogs.

Deputy Head Nurse and Supervisory Patient Care Assistant

Sarah has worked at Farthings since 2006, both full-time and now part-time. She is a deputy head nurse. She has three children (Marco, Luca and Mia), two guinea pigs (Buttercup and Daisy) and a naughty tortie cat called Rosie.

Deputy Head Nurse

Caron has been nursing since 2006. She qualified in 2010 and joined Farthings in April 2011. Caron’s main interest at work is caring for our feline patients. She has a strong interest in feline behaviour and in 2013 completed a certificate in feline veterinary nursing. Caron has a little boy called Jacob who takes up most of her spare time, along with her naughty cat named Oscar and two rabbits, Pepsi and Sprite. When she does have time, she enjoys sailing and racing yachts with her family. Caron also runs a very successful pet sitting business in Horsham called “Caron’s Pet Care Service”.

Senior Nurse

Frances qualified in 1998 while practising at the RSPCA Hospital in North London. She has worked at the Royal Veterinary College in clinical research as well as outpatient diagnostics for ophthalmology and dermatology. In 2002, Frances received her diploma in dermatology for veterinary nurses, achieving the highest marks over all. She has published a book on veterinary dermatology and has written several articles for the Veterinary Nursing Journal. Frances has also trained in the Galen massage method for animals and completed the BSAVA physiotherapy merit award. She runs our outpatient rehabilitation clinics and helps the vets set up physiotherapy programmes for patients receiving orthopaedic surgery. Currently Frances also teaches veterinary nursing at Brinsbury College.

Nicky originally joined Farthings in 1988, qualified as a veterinary nurse in 1995 and went on to become the head nurse for nine years until leaving to have her son in 2007. Nicky returned to Farthings in 2011. At home she has a cat called Slinky, a rabbit, a guinea pig and some fish. In her spare time she loves gardening.

Lily undertook her nurse training with Farthings and Plumpton College and became a fully-fledged veterinary nurse in August 2014. In her spare time she competes in show jumping competitions with her two horses, Milly and Liberty, and enjoys walking her three dogs, Dotti, Bella and Archie.

Leannda qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2013 and has five years of experience of working in a veterinary practice. She has two dogs called Toby and Olah and a cat called William. When not working Leannda enjoys walking her dogs and spending time with family and friends. She also enjoys camping and cycling (but only when the weather is nice).

Amy started at Farthings at the end of November 2013 and is now a qualified veterinary nurse. She is particularly interested in animal behaviour and is working towards a diploma in this subject. Amy previously completed a two year course in animal welfare at Brinsbury and then worked for a year as a kennel assistant within a veterinary practice. She lives with her three dogs, all of which are Jack Russell crosses, Dora, Bella and Bobby.

Hayley came back to Farthings in 2017, having worked here for four years previously before taking some time off. She has a special interest in anaesthesia.

Student Veterinary Nurse

Becky started working at Farthings in February 2016 as a kennel assistant and is now training as a student veterinary nurse. She has previously worked with big cats in Florida and has her own cat at home.

Student Veterinary Nurse

India started volunteering at Farthings whilst studying for her A-Levels and is now employed full-time while studying as a student veterinary nurse. Her hobbies include painting wildlife and baking which keeps the nurses and vets very happy. She has three very noisy Balinese cats called Daisy, Alfie and Otto, as well as a very old tortoise called Gilbert, a chameleon and a bearded dragon.

Student Veterinary Nurse

Lily joined Farthings in March 2014 and started studying veterinary nursing in January 2016. She helps run our popular puppy parties. At home she has two dogs, two guinea pigs and four chickens.

Student Veterinary Nurse

Arabella started working at Farthings as a kennel assistant in 2015, before beginning her student veterinary nurse training in January 2016. At home she has two cats, Boo-Boo and Spencer (who is very naughty). She also has a lovely rescue dog from Greece called Millie. In her spare time she likes to socialise with her family and friends, and is hoping to get back into horse riding in the near future.

Kennel Assistant

Flossie started at Farthings in June 2017 as a kennel assistant. Inspired by her Grandad, who was a vet, she hopes to start her vet nurse training in the near future. At home she has a Labrador called Olive and two rabbits.