Heather
Veterinarian
She graduated in 2001, which makes her the “geriatic” of the team! She realised fairly quickly that she preferred consulting work to surgical work, and so you will most often find her in the consulting room, as opposed to the surgical theatre. She is married to Simon, and has two children, Matthew and Jaime, who have perfected the art of keeping her on her toes. Her family is completed by their dog Lucky, and their four cats, Pi, Covid, Sidney and Barling. Away from work, she unwinds by running (a lot), watching cricket, enjoying music, doing Sudoku, and spending time with loved ones.
Bronwyn
Veterinarian
She graduated in 2008, and very soon came to find that she far preferred doing surgery to consulting. She is currently juggling working overseas in England for a couple of weeks at a time, and working at the practice, as well as working on a Certificate in Surgery. In between that and caring for her little mini farm of a dog, a bird aviary, and five cats, she enjoys playing the piano, walking on the beach, gardening and napping. Lots of napping!
Jeanne
Veterinarian
After graduating in 2008, she worked in a mixed animal practice in Estcourt, KZN. She then spent two years in Twickenham, working with only small animals. After returning to South Africa she worked at a number of different practices, as well as doing some time in welfare work, in Cape Town. She does a mix of consulting and surgery at PVVC, and has a special love for soft tissue surgery. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her friends and family (two small boys keeping her very busy!), running, mountain biking and gardening.
Jenni
Veterinarian
She grew up in Pinelands and knew from a very young age that she wanted to be a vet. She is fortunate enough to have parents that love all kinds of animals too, and so has had many different kinds of pets over the years-the older Pinelanders may remember their pig, Lloyd. She graduated in 2010 and has been working at PVVC since Jan 2022. She does mainly the afternoon consulting shifts, and filling in for the other vets when needed. She also really enjoys surgery and can often be found volunteering her skills for various sterilisation drives in her free time. Jen got married to Chris in 2024, and they have 2 gorgeous cats, Molly and Koos. In her own time she enjoys relaxing with loved ones, various crafts, especially embroidery, hiking, spending time outdoors, doing various puzzles on my phone, and watching series.
Jenny
Receptionist
Jenny has been a part of the PVVC family as receptionist from day 1, and so knows the ins and outs, and many of our clients, better than most. She goes about things in her quiet, gentle way, and is almost like that magic fairy who gets things done without anyone realising they’ve been done! While she is no longer able to have pets of her own, she is the real “mom” of Jonty and Myrtle, our practice cats, always making sure they’re safe, warm, happy and well fed. We’d all be a bit lost without her.
Ruth
Receptionist
From a childhood that embraced budgies, bantams, mice, guinea pigs, cats, dogs and chameleons as pets, to university where bats and snakes joined the fold, she’s always loved “all creatures great and small” (well, maybe not spiders so much!) and four years of zoology at Natal University provided fascinating insights into what makes them tick. Now in her dotage she is a complete foster fail, and her four hand-reared cats have each found a space in not only her heart, but her bed, pillow, kitchen counter or toilet seat. Kermit, Fergus, Jeeves and Munchkin, together with Shrek, a little Senegal parrot, dog Carley, and a very long-suffering husband complete their household. Running silly distances, music, gardening, creative writing, wandering the hills and beaches of the Wild Coast, laughing with her family, and special friends complete her!
Asoze
Receptionist