Chess staff

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Vet
Gareth Morris BVM&S MRCVS

Nurses
Jayne Iglesias VN
Denii Barter VN
Jenni Parker Assistant

Vet Gareth Morris
BSc(Hons) MSc BVMS MRCVS
Gareth qualified from Edinburgh University in 2000. He first joined us as a locum in October 2007 and became a permanent team member in April 2008. Gareth really likes to get to know his clients and their pets and is very keen to see his patient cases through from beginning to end. He enjoys all aspects of general practice, and has recently begun studying for a Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice (General Practice) Cert AVP (GP).
So far Gareth's veterinary career has been varied and busy. He has travelled around the globe to such place as Botswana for voluntary work, locumed in Australia and made several trips to Portugal, where he plans to return this year, with the charity The Kismet Account, neutering cats and dogs. Unusual animals are also on his list of veterinary care including various exotics, reptiles, zoo animals and wildlife - quite a change from his childhood pets of goldfish and stick insects!
Gareth lives locally and his hobbies are rowing on a social basis, although he did compete in the sport for nearly 20 years, gym and skiing.

Nurse Denii Barter VN
Denii has a particular interest in medical nursing and animal behaviour. She qualified from MYF Aldershot in January 2006 and since February 2008 has been part of the O'Meara team here at Chessington. Future plans are to further her skills in animal behaviour. Her favourite part of the job is caring for patients in a hospital environment before and after surgery, along with grooming, feeding and general nursing care. So far Denii's nursing career has given her a few unusual experiences as she has assisted with the castration of an Alpaca, the removal of a lump from a snake and sedating a goldfish that had gravel stuck in its mouth!
She lives locally, but enjoys trips back home to Southampton to visit family and friends and for relaxation she likes camping and sunny holidays.

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Jenni Parker - Nursing Assistant
Jenni had always wanted to work in a veterinary practice as it combined her love of animals and her interest in biology and science. Since joining us in February 2009 she has really enjoyed the interaction with the clients and assisting with their pets. Jenni's position in the practice requires many tasks of her, from greeting clients and taking telephone calls to assisting the nurses with patients when required. She is kept quite busy at home with pet rabbit Tinkerbell, Snowdrop the hamster, Staffordshire Bull Terriers Rocky and Ruby plus two goldfish Cherry and Bubbles. Jenni lives at Carshalton Beeches and is married with two children. She enjoys walking her dogs and has a keen interest in horse riding…when time allows!