Natalie - Veterinary Assistant
Natalie undertook a career change over two years ago, leaving the restaurant business to follow her heart and work with animals. She joined us after finishing her Veterinary Assistant diploma. You will recognize her from her upbeat energetic personality.
Married for four years, Natalie and her husband share their home with two large breed dogs. Natalie’s advice – get pet insurance if you have a large breed dog!
Natalie is completing the pre-requisites to start the Animal Health Technology Distant Education program through Thompson River University and will be starting the program in January 2011.
In her spare time Natalie enjoys training and showing her 4 year old paint gelding named Jack. She is looking forward to a busy and successful show year on the APHA circuit for 2010.

Misty - Veterinary Technician

A career in veterinary medicine was never far from Misty’s mind and four years ago she joined the field at a hospital on B.C.’s beautiful Sunshine Coast. She started as a receptionist and quickly progressed to being a Veterinary Assistant. The passion to care for pets propelled her to start working towards becoming an Animal Health Technologist through the Thompson River University Distant Education Program. She began the program in January of 2008 and is scheduled to complete the program in December of 2010. This program takes a great deal of dedication as the students must work and study at the same time.

Luckily, Misty has a very supportive husband. Married 7 years, they share their home with a German Shepherd and three ferrets. If Misty finds any free time, she likes to spend it in the outdoors. You are most likely to meet Misty during your pet's surgical discharge. 

Amanda - Client Counselor/Veterinary Assistant

Amanda graduated from the Veterinary Assistant program at West Coast College of Healthcare in April of 2010. Her and her boyfriend live with a cat named Remington and a Cavalier King Charles named Lucy.

Fran - Receptionist/Project Coordinator

Fran has spent 38 years working with the human species as a medical technologist but she has always harboured a soft spot for the more furry animals. She started working part time with Dr. Borgmann in 2005 whenever she could get a few days off from her regular job. Now that she has retired, you will see her regularly on Fridays. She helps out in all areas of the hospital and is particularly good at keeping the place organized and tackling special projects. Married for 29 years, she shares her home with her husband and three rescued ‘special needs’ disabled cats. 

Lisa - Receptionist/Veterinary Assistant

Lisa is a wife, mother of two boys and a registered nurse. She worked previously as a veterinary assistant at Abbotsford Veterinary Hospital for 9 years and at the Greater Vancouver Zoo as a zoo keeper in charge of large carnivores and exotic birds.  After several years of Public Health Nursing Lisa decided to follow her heart and return to work in a Veterinary practise. Lisa hopes to someday attend vet school to obtain her DVM.    Lisa has trained dogs for years, runs a dog training business, owns Cahladen Kennels CKC Reg. and shows and breeds her own Standard Wirehaired Dachshunds.  Lisa‘s passions include spending quality time with her family and dogs, camping, fishing and reading a good book. Her favourite hobby is working with her dogs and competing in conformation shows, obedience trials and earth dog. Another one of her passions is writing. Lisa’s writing has been featured on the Dogs in Canada website as a web exclusive, and she has recently become a continuing columnist for Doxie Digest Magazine published in the USA. Lisa is a volunteer for St John’s Ambulance in the dog therapy program and visits Abbotsford Regional Hospital each week with her certified therapy dog Maybelle.

Crystal - Receptionist

Crystal is the newest member of Whatcom Vet !  She's pictured here in her favourite photo of herself and her two dogs

Alicia - Student Helper 

Alicia is Dr. Borgmann's daughter. She finds quality time with her mom by working on the weekends with her. She is quickly learning the ropes and is an eager student.  Alicia is in the late French Immersion program and enjoys reading books and playing piano  in her free time

We love Munchkin dearly. She came to us for placement into another home but we all fell in love with her. But beware, she is a smart cat and a bit intolerant!