Our Team!

Northlands Animal Care Hospital is committed to providing “Caring Quality Service”.

Our staff will take the time to communicate with our clients so that they can fully share in the partnership of care of their special patient.

We have a high level of medical and surgical skills to enable rapid return to recovery for our sick patients.

Our nurses are all fully qualified and regularly attend continuing education seminars. Their expertise in the fields of nutrition, behaviour, preventative animal care, dental care and parasite control and is freely available to all our clients!

Veterinarians

Dr Euan Purdie BVSc – Owner/Veterinarian

Graduated from Massey in 1978 and completed a USA veterinary degree in 1979, before practising in Cleveland Ohio for 3 years.

In 1982 Euan established Northlands Animal Care and together with Sharryn his wife they have developed the practice to where it is today.

Euan loves his life as a veterinarian even after 35 years and enjoys interacting and advising pet owners and treating their four legged family members, also caged birds from Budgies to American Parrots.

Euan loves new puppies and kittens and has actively bred many litters of German ShortHaired Pointer and Burmese and Abyssinians kittens. He has a special interest in Cancer Therapy, reproduction, dermatology, and orthopaedic surgery.

When not work at the clinic Euan is an active sportsman, enjoying boating, fishing, diving, snowboarding, kitesurfing, mountain biking, and multi sports.

 

Dr Susanne Anderson BVSc

Susanne graduated as a veterinarian from the University of Melbourne in 1983.

Since graduation her career has taken her all over the world including Africa, the United States and finally almost full circle back to the Southern Hemisphere and New Zealand. She immigrated here with her husband, two children and two Jack Russell terriers in October of 2007.

Before arriving in New Zealand, Susanne worked for 13 years in a large small animal practice in Madison, Wisconsin.

Her main areas of interest include, medicine, preventive health care, nutrition, geriatric care, rehabilitation, neurology, ophthalmology, endocrinology and alternative therapies, to name just a few!

In 2003 Susanne became certified by the International Association of Veterinary Acupuncture in the United States, Her goal is to provide veterinary acupuncture services as a complementary treatment modality in addition to high quality western medicine in order to provide the best possible care for your pets.

Susanne is looking forward to seeing you and your companions at Northlands Animal Care Hospital.

Veterinary Nurses

Judith - Senior Veterinary Nurse

Judith has been involved in the Canine fraternity for the previous twenty-five years and has specialized in the breeding and exhibition of Rottweilers throughout New Zealand. My dedication to the Rottweiler breed has resulted in having produced the first Rottweiler Grand Champion in the South Island.

My occupation as a vet nurse began some fifteen years ago and has since evolved into an exciting yet passionate activity on a daily basis, which I greatly enjoy.

I have dealt with many animal situations in the past and without doubt will continue to do so in the future, I anticipate nothing less than being faced with a different scenario each time.

Although at times my passion for our domestic friends may stretch a little I have always found my sense of responsibility to them respectfully genuine and sincere.

I therefore look forward to a continued future of adventure and delight and that’s how I see my position with Northlands Animal Care Hospital.

 

Sandra - Senior Veterinary Nurse

Sandra gained her national certificate in veterinary nursing in 2007 from Christchurch Polytechnic. She has been with Northlands Animal Care Hospital for 2 yrs since completing some of her training here.

Sandra has a keen interest in behaviour, nutrition and loves scrubbing in on interesting surgeries.

Outside work, Sandra and her fiancé are interested in small bore rifle shooting, motor-cross and trail-riding, mountain biking, going to the movies and loves spending time with their 2 dogs, Meesha (Siberian Huskey) And Olliver (Border Collie) both 9 years old. They also have a 13yr old cat, Shilo.

 

 

 

Sandra's Pets Left to right: Olliver, Meesha & Shilo

Sam Clarkson - Veterinary Nurse

Sam completed her National Certificate in Veterinary Nursing in 2009 and has been with us since September 2010. Sam has always had a keen interest in the animal industry.

She has two cats, Lace who is a 3 year old Seal point Birman and Shady a Moggy whom she rescued at 5 weeks old. She also has two bunnies that were earthquake refugees.

Sam has a keen interest in both surgical and hospitalised patients. She also strives to provide excellent customer care and making sure she can provide the best knowledge and information possible.

She is always keen to learn and enjoys attending continuing education and seminars to be able to provide animals with the best care possible and clients with the best information possilble.

In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her partner, socialising with friends and spending time with her fur family.

 

 

Lisa Coulton - Veterinary Nurse

Lisa moved to NZ from the UK in 2004 with her partner and two children and has been working at Northlands Animal Care Hospital since September 2010.

Lisa qualified as a Veterinary Nurse in the UK in 1995 and worked for the same practice for 10 years, and along the way took time out to have her two children. She is now very pleased to pick up where she left off and continue the care and responsibility that comes with being a Veterinary Nurse and looks forward to meeting you and your beloved pets.

Lisa has a very fiesty family pet Netherland Dwarf rabbit called "Milo" who loves to roam the garden and eat!

Lisa enjoys spending time with her family, running and getting stuck into a good book.

 

 

Julie - Weekend Veterinary Nurse

Julie has been working at Northlands Animal Care Hospital part-time for over the past 4 years, and is a qualified Veterinary nurse. Julie owns 5 dogs, 4 cats and rabbits.

Experienced gained running a small cattle and sheep farm with her husband enables her to provide customers with a variety of animal care knowledge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Karen Whittington - Veterinary Nurse

Karen graduated from CPIT in 2009, having first completed an Animal Care course in 2008, as part of the Animal care course, she spent time working at both Dog Watch and Cat Protection Cattery.

Karen joined Northlands Animal care Hospital while studying, (Feb 2009), first doing practical training, then as a trainee and later junior nurse.

Karen now works part-time doing Saturdays and Mondays as well as filling in when others are ill or on holiday.

Karen is happily married with two children, guinea pigs (Holly & Star), Meg - our lovely cat protection cat and the goldfish. I also like to garden, walk, help to organise Neighbourhood Support events, and play an active role in both my children’s schools.

 

Alicia Harris - Veterinary Nurse

Alicia recently completed her national certificate in veterinary nursing in 2010 from Christchurch Polytechnic. She has joined the NACH team after training & doing her work experience with us in October 2010.

Alicia has a keen interest in wound management and bandaging.

Alicia has 3 pets at home, a Labrador/Huntaway cross called Jade and two cats, Simi and Fussy.

Outside of work, Alicia loves netball, swimming, hanging out with friends and she also just loves to curl up with a great book at night.

 

 

 

Alicias's Pets From left to right: Fussy, Simi and Jade