Kitten To Cat

Meet the Kitten to Cat Team


Zeta Frasca BVSc MRCVS

 
Zeta has been working in small animal vet clinics since she was 11 years old when she started as a kennel girl in a Central London practice.
 
In her life she has owned and rescued countless cats, dogs, horses, tortoises, rats, guinea pigs, hamsters, fish, green tree frogs, a salamander and an iguana. However she has always dreamed of working solely with cats and in March 2008 opened London's only cat veterinary clinic. Zeta has undertaken further study in feline medicine and is a member of the Feline Advisory Bureau, a non-profit organization committed to the welfare of cats.
 
She currently lives in Kew, Richmond with her baby girl Tea, three cats: Sookie, Monty and Treacle, two fish and a husband (in that order of importance).

Nikki Gaut BVSc MRCVS

 

Nikki graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 2003 and has worked in small animal surgeries since the age of 14. She’d always owned cats – bringing her Siamese cat from Zambia to the UK where she lived to the ripe old age of 22 – but developed a professional love of felines at university when she used to escape to the Royal College’s cat ward for some peace and quiet! There she came to appreciate the medical benefits of a calming cat-only environment for the recovery of nervous or ill felines and vowed to one day work in a cat-only practice.

Nikki has worked in Australia and London in busy surgical hospitals so is an accomplished surgeon and dentist with a special interest in ultrasonography. She is a member of the Feline Advisory Bureau (FAB)and International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM).

Nikki is currently working towards her "Membership" exams in Cat Medicine which have been adopted by the International Society of Feline Medicine as their official veterinary qualification. She lives in Wimbledon with her husband Richard and two “boys” – Jack who she has seen grow from a nervous abandoned kitten to a 6kg hunting machine, and “Stanley” (also acquired in her first job) who is the brave intellectually challenged cuddly baby of the family.

 

Emma Buckland BSc BVetMed MRCVS

 

Emma joined the Kitten to cat team as a part time vet in November 2010. She obtained a degree in Physiology and Pharmacology from the University of Southampton before embarking on her Veterinary studies in 1998. Emma also attended the Royal Veterinary College.

Emma has a particular interest in pain management which resulted in her undergoing acupuncture training in 2008 with the Association of British Veterinary Acupuncturists (of which she is a member). As a result in addition to routine feline medical and surgical cases, she is able to offer acupuncture as a treatment option, and accept acupuncture referrals.

Emma lives near Epsom, Surrey with her two rescue feline friends, Cookie and Squirt.


Denise Lawrie RVN

Denise our head nurse joined the Kitten to Cat team in July 2008, she qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2001.   Having worked with animals from an early age she finally decided to leave her home in Scotland to pursue her chosen career in veterinary nursing in 1999.   Her decision to focus her career on our little feline friends came shortly after attending a lecture on puppy and kitten behaviour.  Becoming fascinated with feline behaviour she jumped at the chance to work in a feline only veterinary clinic.  

Further to joining the team she has completed the COAPE course Think Cat on feline behaviour.  She is happily settled in Surrey with her husband and feline family (Bumble, Yuki and Penguin)


Debbie Richards

Debbie is our receptionist. She adores cats and loves balancing time at Kitten to Cat with her other work as a homeopath. She lives in Twickenham with her partner and cat, Ziggy. Ziggy was brought to the clinic pregnant and in need of a new home. It was love at first meow and after the safe delivery of four gorgeous tabby kittens Ziggy is now settled in her new home and enjoying her freedom after completing her maternal duties. The kittens were homed in two pairs and are regular visitors to the practice.


 

 

 

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