Veterinary nurses

Claire began her veterinary nursing career at Cedars and qualified in 2002, before gaining her Diploma in Advanced Veterinary Nursing (Surgical) in 2008. In 2012, Claire left Cedars to work as a referral nurse at Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists near Winchester. Claire continued to visit Cedars regularly as a client and re-joined the Cedar team as Head Nurse in 2019. Claire juggles her many responsibilities efficiently, while always ensuring our patients take first priority! Claire and her partner share their home with a cat and two gorgeous Staffies.

Helen started working at Cedar Vets over 20 years ago as a weekend kennel assistant. In 2006, after moving away to go to university and travel the world, she returned to the practice to start her veterinary nursing training and qualified in 2009. Helen achieved the BSAVA level three veterinary nursing award for passing her final exams with the highest marks in the country. She loves the variety of nursing but especially loves caring for the inpatients. In her spare time, Helen likes going to the races and travelling and has recently adopted a kitten named Arnie. Helen also shares her home with a hand-reared sparrow.

Freya started working at Cedar Vets as a Saturday kennel assistant, before qualifying as a veterinary nurse. Freya loves taking care of our inpatients, and when she isn’t at work, enjoys baking, playing the guitar and looking after her beautiful cat, Winnie.

Steph studied animal management for three years at Kingston Maurward College before joining Cedar Veterinary Group in July 2014 as a trainee veterinary nurse. She qualified as a Registered Veterinary Nurse in 2019. At home, Steph has guinea pigs, chickens and two pygmy goats. In her spare time she enjoys going to the gym.

Kayleigh joined Cedar Vets as an RVN in April 2015, having previously worked with us as a trainee. She enjoys all aspects of veterinary nursing, particularly enjoying canine behaviour and running nurse clinics. She has also completed the Royal Canin Pet Health Counsellor Advanced and the Blue Cross Pet Bereavement Counsellor courses. Kayleigh has a working English Springer Spaniel called Guinness who can often be seen at the practice. They are currently training together in the hope of competing in the working dog championships! Away from work, Kayleigh enjoys watching football, riding her New Forest gelding named Legend and reading. She also shares her home with her fiancé Damien, a Cedar rescue cat named Tequila who suffers from cat flu, and a variety of fish.

Mary-Rose has many years of experience working within the animal care sector and studying related subjects. After volunteering for a surgery in Portugal she decided she would like to work within the veterinary industry and joined Cedars in 2017 as a Patient Care Assistant. Mary-Rose began her training to become a Veterinary Nurse in 2018. In her spare time she enjoys travelling, keeping fit, cooking and reading.

Dani completed some work experience with us here at Cedar in summer 2015 while studying animal management. Following this, she worked part time as a receptionist while she continued her studies. In July 2017, after completing her animal management degree, Dani switched roles to join the Cedar team and began her journey to becoming a qualified veterinary nurse.