Kathy I., Registered Veterinary Technologist

Kathy graduated as a Veterinary Technologist in Saskatoon, SK in 1996. She has been with VCA Mayfield Animal Hospital since 1999, and is proud to be part of such a caring and progressive team. In June 2006, she earned her specialty designation from the Academy of Veterinary Dental Technicians (AVDT), becoming the first Canadian Veterinary Technician Specialist in Dentistry. She also received the Alberta Animal Health Technologist of the Year Award in 2009. Kathy teaches dentistry to other RVT’s throughout western Canada, and lectures at veterinary conferences in both Canada and the United States. She has written various veterinary dentistry magazine articles, contributed to the AVDT textbook Small Animal Dental Procedures for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses, and is the author of the textbook An Introduction to Pet Dental Care for Veterinary Nurses and Technicians, published in 2022. She currently serves on the AVDT Maintenance of Credentials committee.

When she’s not busy thinking about animals’ mouths, Kathy spends time with her husband and three children, her many rescued pets, and enjoys running in Edmonton’s river valley.