Sophie is our Client Relations Specialist. Her care giver died of cancer and the family was not having any luck finding her a new home. Liz was asked to do a nail trim after she had been alone in the house for about a month. It was immediately apparent that Sophie was a special feline so she was brought to The Cat Clinic to find a new family. She made herself right at home here and fit in so well that it was decided she should fill the very big job of being our Client Relations Specialist. You'll normally find her in the front office supervising the comings and goings. |
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Dr. Liz O'Brien |
Born and raised in Hamilton, Dr. Elizabeth O'Brien,
DVM, Diplomate American Board of Veterinary Practitioners
(feline practice), is the current owner of The Cat Clinic. Dr. O'Brien
has been associated with The Cat Clinic since the first summer of
operation as Dr. Chernesky's first High School Student.
Dr. O'Brien graduated from the Ontario Veterinary
College in Guelph, Ontario in 1985. Today, Dr. O'Brien is the only
Board certified Feline Specialist in Hamilton with only 4 in Canada.
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| Inspired by the famous Chicago Feline
Practitioner, Dr. Barbara Stein, Dr. Sandra Chernesky, seen
here with " Rajah", pioneered the first "Feline Only"
practice in Hamilton, and the second in Canada. She continues to enjoy
the ever changing face of feline medicine as an associate veterinarian
at The Cat Clinic |

Dr. Sandra Chernesky |

Dr. Diane Bourdeau
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Dr Diane Bourdeau graduated
from the Ontario Veterinary College in 1988. She was the owner
of a small
animal practice in Cambridge for 10 years before she decided to
pursue her life-long ambition of feline practice. When not working
at the Cat Clinic, Dr Bourdeau is busy at home with her 4 children,
and 3 cats.
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Dr. Christine Hilton, DVM joined our team in 2002 as a part-time veterinarian. Having graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 1994, she brings with her experience in such things as ocular disorders, and ultrasound. She now maintains the primary role as our Housecall Doctor but you still may see her around the clinic as she does take appointments in hospital as well as out. Dr. Hilton has 2 beautiful cats at home, Jenny and Katie. |
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Angelina Johnstone RVT
Angie learned at a young age, her love for animals. She first began working with them in 1988 as a co-op student and decided to pursue a career as a Registered Veterinary Technologist. She graduated from the three year St. Lawrence College program in 1993 where she earned both the Board of Governors scholarship and The MTC Animal Clinics Award. She has been working at The Cat Clinic since 1998. At home, Angie and her husband Joe enjoy their very large clan of 3 dogs Jazzy, Chanel & Hoover, 4 cats Spider, Brat, Squirt & Booger, a rabbit named Nabbit as well as a snake and the occasional foster pet needing a home. |
Angelina Johnstone |
Rebecca Hardwick |
Rebecca Hardwick
Rebecca has been with the clinic since the summer of 1998. She came straight out of college after graduating with High Honours from the Animal Care Program at Sheridan College . She has three cats at home, Eli, Quincey and Cuddles all of whom have been rescued from different animal shelters in the area.
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Donna Elliott
Donna came to the Cat Clinic shortly
after graduating from the Animal Care Program at Sheridan College
in 1982. She's
been an integral part of The Cat Clinic for over 20 years! At
home, Donna and her husband Mike enjoy their two children Emmit
and Sierra, their dog Beethoven, cat Tiny, rabit Hoppy, and
two lizards.
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Donna Elliott |
Maria Brock |
Maria Brock
Maria and her family originally came from England. She has been with The Cat Clinic since 1996. She has worked as a full time technician for the last several years. At home, Maria and her husband Michael have a full house with 4 children Frank, Michael, Matt & Emma as well as several fish tanks with African Cichlids, a two dogs named Sasha and Gizmo and four cats named Arnold, Lucy, Sabbath and Daren.
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Leslie Sweeney
Leslie Sweeney, Practice Manager
Leslie has been with The Cat Clinic and the Village Clinic as the Practice Manager since 2003. She graduated in '96 from the Animal Care Program at Sheridan College with honours, and was the recipient of the Cormack Animal Hospital award for high academic achievement. In addition to managing our two practices she also acts as a management consultant and has fully computerized and set up veterinary programs for several clinics. Leslie has also taught Veterinary Facilities Management Courses at Sheridan College for the Animal Care program.
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Leslie Sweeney |
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Janice Munghen
Janice originally trained as a Hair Stylist but after being a client for many years she decided to volunteer in early 2004. By fall of the same year she had joined The Cat Clinic staff as a part-time assistant. At home Janice and her boyfriend fiancee Wayne are graced with the presence of 5 cats, Jonny, Junior, Jerry, Janey and Tilly. |
Linda Hardwick
Yes you guessed it, we were lucky enough to have Rebecca's mom join our team. Linda has been our weekend receptionist since spring of 2005. While working on one of the busiest days of the week she has been able to utilize her years of experience serving the public as a floral designer. Her friendly and compassionate nature will be one of the first things you notice as you come in the clinic, and her love of meeting new people will no doubt be close behind. |
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Alex Gill
Alex has joined us as our new full time receptionist. She brings with her, experience in customer service and a real appreciation for cats. She lives with 4 cats and recently helped raise three very young kittens. Alex's friendly face will be the first to greet you when you walk in the door. |
Emma Brock is the newest member of our team. She is the daughter of Maria, graciously agreeing to work for after school a couple afternoons a week. She has quickly proven herself to be an indispensable part of The Cat Clinic. Currently in grade 10, Emma aspires to become a Veterinary Technician or an Animal Control Officer. |
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