Meet Our Team

Dr. Sherry Blenden graduated from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, Cum Laude, in 2007. She is a native Floridian and immigrated with her husband from the United States to Ontario in 2018. She has practiced in a variety of settings including small animal, equine/farm animal, shelter medicine and spay/neuter. She particularly enjoys helping owners to set their pets up for success from day one, believing the best cure is prevention ( including daily tooth brushing for pets! ). In her free time, she enjoys conditioning her horse, Sonny, for long distance endurance rides.

Kim graduated from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in Toronto in 1994, then, combining both her love for animals and her extensive experience and skills as a chiropractor, she attended the Veterinary Chiropractic Learning Centre in 2008, where she is currently co-director and an instructor. Kim is further certified with the College of Animal Chiropractors and devotes much of her time to education and the evolution of Animal Chiropractic in Canada. Since giving up her human practice to focus on animal chiropractic, her patients now consist mainly of horses, cats, and dogs. Kim’s calm, gentle touch puts animals (and owners) at ease allowing her to skillfully address a variety of muscle, joint, and related nerve issues. Kim shares her life with her cat, Daisy, and much loved 4-legged companions Reggie & Dazzle. In her spare time, Kim, Reggie and Dazzle compete in the dog sport of Dock Jumping.

Nicole graduated from the Veterinary Assistant program at Durham College in 2013. Animals have been her passion since she was young and she knew this was the perfect career for her. She started her journey in Veterinary Medicine at a high-volume clinic in Oshawa and bloomed from there. She has always had a passion for exotic animals and pocket pets and is so thankful she has had the opportunity to work with these critters in her veterinary medicine career. 
Nicole shares her recently purchased home with her boyfriend Tyler and her 2 dogs; Sadie & Merle, 3 cats; Hemi, Roni, and Vinny. She enjoys camping, summer nights, and spending time with her fur babies outdoors. Nicole joined our team in January 2020 and she couldn’t be happier to continue practicing Veterinary Medicine with such a caring and loving team! She is very excited to get to know your fur babies and love them like her own!

Caroline is a Registered Veterinary Technician who began working at Rice Lake
Animal Hospital at the start of 2020, moving from her hometown Etobicoke in
Toronto. After graduating from the University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus Vet
Tech program, she continued her education at Northern College in the
Companion Animal Rehab program, graduating with Honours. She currently
shares her home with her Cane Corso mix named Denali and a sassy rabbit
named Marmalade. She is however determined to start a hobby farm filled with
donkeys, horses, alpacas, and lots of dogs. In her spare time, she enjoys
snowboarding, traveling, and being outdoors with her fiancée.

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Anna graduated with honors from the Animal Care program at Durham College in 2013. She started her journey in the animal field at a high volume clinic in Toronto and it was there that Anna knew she picked the right career. Anna joined the Rice Lake Animal Hospital team in 2018, bringing a positive attitude and the love of caring for our furry friends. Anna enjoys going on adventurous hikes with her daughter Emilia and her dog Shyla, as well as hosting dinner parties for friends.

Hilary graduated with honors from the Animal Care program at Durham College in 2014. She made a decision to change careers after working in Human Resources for a few years as something was missing. Hilary has always had an extra big smile on her face when she is around animals and pursuing a job that would allow her to be around them and help them just made sense. After completing the Animal Care program, Hilary went on to graduate with honors from the Animal Grooming program at Northern College in 2015. She worked at a high volume clinic right out of school and knew she made the right decision for her future. Hilary joined the Rice Lake Animal Hospital team in 2018 and loves meeting new clients and patients every day. She spends her free time with her stubborn samoyed, Riot and her two humorous persians, Smartie and Tybalt.