Veterinary nurses

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.

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, Liberty and Jimmy, and enjoys walking her four dogs, Archie, Peppa, Winnie and Doris.

Leannda qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2013. She has a special interest in diabetes, and runs diabetic clinics at our Horsham surgery. Leannda has two cats of her own, Oakley and Juno, who you will often see at our Billingshurst surgery.

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.

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.

Caron has been nursing since 2006, qualified in 2010 and joined Farthings Veterinary Group in April 2011. She has a strong interest in feline behaviour and nursing, and in 2013 completed the ISFM certificate in feline nursing. As our practice 'Cat Advocate’, Caron is working on making our surgeries more cat friendly. Away from work, Caron runs her own pet sitting service, CK Pet Care Service.

Jody started nursing in 2002 and graduated from Harper Adams University in 2007. Jody has a diploma in Companion Animal Behaviour and a special interest in behaviour therapy and dog training. She has certificates in Dermatology and very much enjoys helping with skin cases. She has working gundogs at home and a gorgeous retired police dog called Kiwi. Jody loves all things Disney and enjoy spending time with her dogs and young family.

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.

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.

Becky joined Farthings in September 2021. She became a qualified veterinary nurse in 2017. Outside of work she has a Chorkie called Wilfred.

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.

Gertruda joined Farthings in February 2020, she is studying to be a veterinary nurse. She has always dreamed of being a nurse as has loved animals since a young age. Outside of work she likes to meet up with friends and enjoys hiking. One day she hopes to own her own dog, to be a companion on all her adventures.

Georgia started working as a receptionist in 2020 and then went on to become a Patient Care Assistant and is now studying to be a veterinary nurse. At home she has a Miniature Dachshund called Gino.

Sam worked at a veterinary referral centre for a year before starting at Farthings Veterinary Group in the autumn of 2018 to develop her career. She began as a Patient Care Assistant and has now progressed to Student Veterinary Nurse. Sam owns four dogs, four cats and six reptiles. She especially enjoys doing agility with her Border Collies and has an interest in canine behaviour.

Alice joined Farthings in May 2020 as a Patient Care Assistant. She will go onto becoming a Student Veterinary Nurse in January 2022 and will study at Plumpton. Alice has grown up with cats and is looking to get two kittens in the near future.

Katie started as one of our receptionist in November 2019 and is now a patient care assistant. Katie loves seeing all the adorable animals and makes sure they get lots of attention on arrival. She has two dogs, a Labradoodle called Ralph and a Springador named Izzy, and three hamsters who get properly spoilt with toys, treats and cuddles.

Becca started in October 2020. She has always loved animals, having hamsters as a child and a puppy called Fergus, a Border Terrier. In her spare time, Becca likes horse riding and spending time with friends and family.