Exotics

Sarah qualified from Cambridge University Vet School in 2000, where she was president of the University Veterinary Zoological Society. She then spent 18 months in mixed practice in Kent before moving to Leeds in 2002 to join Holly House Veterinary Hospital. She has a particular interest in treating reptiles, especially chelonia, and small pet mammals, and gained both the RCVS certificate in Zoological Medicine and the ESVPS General Practitioner certificate in Exotic Animal Practice in 2006. She now also holds RCVS Advanced Veterinary Practitioner (AVP) status in Zoological Medicine. Sarah has presented at BVZS congress and is lead author of a chapter in the forthcoming BSAVA Manual of Reptiles. She is currently preparing to study for the RCVS Zoological Medicine Diploma (Reptilian).

Ellie qualified from Bristol University Veterinary School in 2012. During her student years she was involved in wild animal rehabilitation and relocation in South Africa and completed her final year elective rotation at Bristol Zoo. Ellie started work at Holly House soon after graduating and in 2015 completed the ESVPS General Practitioner certificate in Exotic Animal Practice.  Ellie has been a keen herpetologist since childhood and continues to have a special interest in reptile medicine and surgery.