About Our Office
The Shirley Veterinary Centre is a purpose built clinic that offers plenty of parking, separate dog & cat waiting areas, appointments, modern veterinary equipment, and ‘in house’ blood tests with results in as little as an hour. We’re open 7 days a week for better availability with times to suit you.
Management
Catherine shares her home with her husband, little boy and two crazy collie crosses. A pony called Nugget completes the family. Interests include horse trekking, skiing and helping to train avalanche search dogs.
Veterinarians
Lesley appreciates the variety and loves all fields of her work at SVC.
When not working Lesley cares for her aging three legged greyhound Vesper and enjoys gardening and supporting her sons football team.
DB works in the clinic and is head of our Reproduction Team, she also does the freezing semen work.
When not busy at work, she is busy with her two children, husband Robin and two cats (rehomed from the clinic).
She studied at Massey University and has recently joined the team at Shirley Vets. During her studies she travelled abroad to de-sex stray animals in Thailand and has worked alongside veterinary orthopaedic surgeons in Auckland.
Chantelle will be working both in the clinic and at the Greyhound racing track in Addington.
Chantelle lives with her husband and enjoys cooking, spending time with family and friends and getting out into nature.
After finishing a degree in neuroscience, I moved into veterinary science which I’ve found is the perfect way for me to balance both my love of learning and my passion for animals and their health.
I spend my free time with family, friends, and my cat Harley as well as travelling, adventuring outdoors and roller skating.
She worked as a graduate in Darwin, Australia, and spent many years at the Alice Springs Veterinary Clinic, where she worked her way up from an after-school position as the Kennel Hand while a high school student to Senior Vet and then Practice Manager in 2009, treating everything from goldfish to wedge-tailed eagles along the way. Tracey also worked with the native fauna as one of the vets for the Alice Springs Desert Park.
Since coming to Christchurch in 2010, she has completed additional post-graduate studies in clinical reproduction which included comparative veterinary reproductive anatomy, physiology, and technology. As part of her studies, Tracey worked on an in-depth study of canine reproductive management.
Tracey breeds Chihuahuas and is the NZ Chihuahua Rescue Trust veterinarian.
As well as general practice, Tracey has an interest in canine reproductive medicine, collecting and freezing semen, and working with specialist show breeders to produce healthy pups of all breeds.
Veterinary Nurses
She works part time on reception where she enjoys greeting our clients either by phone or as they come through the door.
Barbara is our go-to veterinary nurse for any questions & queries concerning canine reproduction, especially using frozen semen.
She owns, breeds & shows boxers & win or lose enjoys spending a day at shows with fellow exhibitors.
Living on a lifestyle block with her husband gives Barbara the opportunity to indulge her love of maintaining a large garden, walking her boxers along the banks of a local river, as well as producing delicious food from her kitchen.
In my spare time I enjoy drinking coffee and spending time with my son and my 2 furkids Jax and Kyro.
Back home i have grown up around horses and have always had many pets at home. I have volunteered a lot of my time back home with a spey neuter and release charity in my hometown.
In my spare time, I enjoy hanging out with friends , trying new restaurants with my brother or travelling around the south island.
While studying he came to SVC to do his work experience/placement and is now a part of the team.
Growing up his grandparents bred and raced Thoroughbreds, Standardbreds and Greyhounds in Nelson where his love affair with animals started.
I have recently completed animal care courses as well as the certificate for Veterinary Nursing Assistant.
I’m originally from Nelson, my fiancé and I moved to Christchurch for my study and for his career (a boat skipper).
We have just bought our first home here, and have also just welcomed our first adopted fur baby!
My interests as a Vet nurse include, nutrition/weight loss programmes, diagnostics and clinical nursing. One of the best parts about nursing is getting to spend the quality patient time and giving all my patients the extra TLC and cuddles that they need so they can go home to their owners.
One of my biggest hobbies is doing figure skating. I am part of a synchronised ice skating team called Kia Kaha. Figure skating is a sport that I have been doing since the age of 5 years old, and I have been doing synchronised ice skating for 6 years.
I graduated from Ara in 2022 with my Diploma in Veterinary Nursing.
I enjoy all aspects of Veterinary Nursing but have a passion for anaesthesia, which I hope to continue to advance in. I love working with the team at Shirley Vet and providing the best care for all our patients.
In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, kayaking, mountain biking, watching movies and hanging with my two cats Missy and Milo.
Receptionist
In her spare time she enjoys travelling, going for walks, watching Netflix and spending time with friends and family. Brydie has also completed her Certificate in Animal Care.
