Our team of vets..

Patrick Dale qualified as a Veterinary Surgeon from Liverpool University in 1986. He worked in Frome in Somerset for a year after graduation which helped him develop an interest in both horses and small animals. Subsequently working in a truly mixed practice in Henley Arden in Warwickshire, also gave him experience with cattle and sheep.

Settling in Tring in 1988 then led him into rather a happy niche, dealing once more with both horses and small animals, but ultimately from 2003 with small animals only.

Patrick is mainly in the operating theater as he has completed a General Practitioners certificate in Small Animal Surgery and in Endoscopy and Endosurgery.

Amongst many other interests, he lives at home with his wife Helen, three cats and many sheep!

Helen grew up in Lancashire and gained her degree in veterinary science from Liverpool university in 1989 which is where she met her husband Patrick.

After getting married, she has lived in the local area for over 30 years whilst raising their three daughters and working as a small animal vet at another local practice.

Helen joined the clinical team at Springwell in 2020 having at last realised that working with her husband wasn't so bad after all! In her spare time she enjoys keeping fit, cold water swimming being a particular favourite.

Holly Arnott graduated from the Royal Veterinary College of London in 2005. She has worked at a local small animal practice for the past 11 years and joined Springwell Vets in May 2018.

Holly has a keen interest in surgery and has completed a General Practitioners certificate in Small Animal Practice and in Endoscopy and Endosurgery.

She has three English Springer Spaniels - Lottie, Maggie and Willow, a Border Collie - Nellie, a Rhodesian Ridgeback - Tally, two cats - Owen and Cosmic and two horses - Jack and Carlo.

The animals have plenty of space though as she lives locally on a dairy farm with her Husband and two children, so it isn't as crazy as it seems!

Wendy Lintern is originally from North Yorkshire, she qualified from the Royal Veterinary College in London and went straight into work at a local practice where she worked for 8 years before joining Springwell in May 2012.

Outside of work Wendy enjoys running and going on active holidays including climbing Mount Kilimanjaro!

Katarina graduated from The University of Nottingham in 2015. After university she worked for a small animal practice in Buckinghamshire near where she grew up.

Kat fell in love with laparoscopic surgery after completing her General Practitioners certificate in Endoscopy and Endosurgery in 2018.

She joined Springwell in 2015. Since then, in 2023 has successfully gained her Small Animal Surgery Certificate.

Outside of work Kat enjoys horse riding and spending time with her husband, daughter and two whippets.

Viki qualified from the Royal Veterinary College in 1996. She has a long association with Springwell Vets but permanently joined the team in April 2020.

Viki has an interest in small animal pain management and practices veterinary acupuncture.

She has also completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Small Animal Medicine. Viki lives locally juggling Veterinary work with her Husband Will, and their 4 children.

The family has Chocolate Labradors and 2 rescue cats.

Suzy qualified in 2010 from the University of Cambridge and has worked in two local practices before joining Springwell in 2022.

Suzy has a certificate veterinary ophthalmology and has been focusing (excuse the pun!) on all things eye related since 2016. She is a Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Advanced Practitioner in Ophthalmology and sees second opinions and local referrals for more complex eye cases. She also enjoys all aspects of veterinary medicine and surgery, and is in the process of completing a certificate in endoscopy and endosurgery.

Suzy has two cats, one of whom she hand-reared, and a partner called Greg. Outside of work Suzy enjoys cycling and triathlon, and is expecting her first child in June 2023.

More info coming soon!

More info coming soon!