Passionate about Animal Health and Well-being

Hello, my name is Samantha, I am a Registered Veterinary Technologist (RVT), and a Retired Non-Practicing Registered ICU Nurse with a sub specialty of Cardiology.

While I was growing up, I spent my time on the weekends working with the horses on a breeding farm in BC. I gained comfort, confidence and enjoyment from working with large animals.

Fast-forward though the normal customer service related jobs, and I started working towards my degree as a Registered Nurse. I earned first a practical nurse diploma in 2010, then a BN degree in 2014 from Athabasca University. I worked as a nurse for almost 10 years, finishing this career in the ICU with an unofficial specialty in cardiac.

Then I decided to return to working with animals, and in 2021 I graduated from the Olds College Animal Health Technologist (AHT) program, and successfully completed the RVT registration exam shortly after. Finally, I could start a new career as an animal nurse, after being a human nurse.

I am currently living on a hobby farm, where I am the primary caregiver for 2 horses, 2 miniature goats, and 2 dogs.

Through many positions as an RN and as an RVT, I realized that many individuals that I encountered had difficulty figuring out what information is credible to what information is no so credible.

This pushed me to pursue creating a safe, and nonjudgmental environment where I can post information, research papers, helpful videos, and a place to create conversation in a safe posting environment to help my community and to allow others to manage their animals health and well-being with confidence.

Samantha