![]() My first pet was when I was 11 months old and was a white cat named Snowball. My love for animals started before I was knee high to a grass hopper. They enjoy going for walks-in the summer of course (they don’t really like the cold all that much), chasing small rodents in their backyard, and burrowing themselves into any blanket-like thing they can get their little paws on! I am currently owned by two dachshunds! Oscar, and Mya. I have been working in the animal health industry since 2011 and have enjoyed every minute of it. Hey there! My name is Samantha (aka Sam #1) and I am the receptionist at Parkside Animal Hospital. There’s a room here just for cats, and that is where you’ll find me! I look forward to meeting you and your feline friends in the years to come! Registered Veterinary Technicians They are an amazing group, and the hospital is a Cat Friendly Certified Practice, all of which goes a long way to making a cat’s veterinary visit a positive, engaging experience. I am very excited to be working with the team at Parkside Animal Hospital. My partner Dale and I live with 3 cats: Nala, Mary and Bean Sprout. I have 2 grown children, who are currently in school, finding their passions in life. All good reasons to move back to the Bay area, in addition to being close to my sister and her family, who live here too. In my spare time I enjoy outdoor activities such as snowshoeing in the winter and back country canoe camping in Algonquin Park in summer. I spend a good part of my time sharing my knowledge about cats with other veterinarians and veterinary teams. Since earning my board certification in feline practice in 2013, I have expanded my activities, and am now an online consultant, an author, an editor, and an international lecturer on all things feline. From 2007 to 2020 I owned and operated the Charing Cross Cat Clinic in Brantford, Ontario, a veterinary clinic exclusively for cats. I graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 1999. I spent a number of years in Toronto working in the field of cancer research after which I turned my attention back to my childhood passion, veterinary medicine. In my early years of post secondary education I earned degrees in molecular biology and immunology. I recently relocated to the area and have been delighted to be back. While I have been living in Southern Ontario for many years, North Bay is my hometown. Denis and I am one of six Canadian board certified feline medicine specialists, board certified with the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners in the specialty of feline practice. Looking forward to meeting you and your furry companions soon! I have maintained my outlook since childhood that pets are first and foremost family, and that is exactly how I plan to treat yours. Outside the clinic you can find me hiking and canoeing with my northern mutt, Ernie, or cuddled up with a book and my tabby cat Morty. The next four years solidified my passion for companion animal medicine and surgery, and upon graduation in 2020 I found myself exactly where I hoped I would be - providing compassion and care to the beloved pets of my hometown! My love of animals and the outdoors lead me to obtained a Bachelor's of Science in Zoology at the University of Guelph, in which after completion I walked across the street to the Ontario Veterinary College for my Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree. Her response was "why don't you become a vet" - and the rest was history! Born and raised in North Bay, at the ripe age of four I asked my mother if it would be okay if I spent most of my time with animals. Julie Hansford and I am beyond thrilled to be one of the veterinarians a part of the Parkside family. My special interests are dermatology (especially allergies), internal medicine, reproduction and laparoscopic surgery. ![]() ![]() The best part of my job is the people and pets I have the pleasure of interacting with. I can often be found at the barn with my horses, Abbott (an Oldenburg gelding who is a snuggle bug and a challenging partner) and Murphy (a Trakehner gelding who is a 10 on the hot/crazy scale), with my whippet Johnny and pocket bully Lilah or chasing around an adorable 4 year old named Briar with my husband Chris. I was thrilled to get into the Ontario Veterinary College after two years of science at the University of Guelph and graduated as a Veterinarian in 2008. It all started with my childhood cat, Linus, who lovingly tolerated being endlessly fussed over, dressed up, and toted around and has progressed throughout my life. Being able to provide the kind of veterinary medicine that we strive for at Parkside has been a lifelong goal for me. Hailey Bertrand and I am very excited to be the Veterinarian and Owner of Parkside Animal Hospital.
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