Tim Wilson BVSc MRCVS – Tim qualified from Bristol University in 1999 and is one of the directors. He has worked in mixed practice in the South West and has spent time in Morocco doing charity work and in Australia as a locum. He is a qualified Divemaster and has an interest in exotic species. He lives in Bristol with his wife (Claire – see below), their son Toby (born end of 2009), 3 cats, a tortoise, 4 chickens, 1 gerbil and a tank full of tropical fish! He is also now learning to fly a helicopter!

Rob Kilby BSc (Hons) BVet Med MRCVS – Rob is the other director and qualified from the RVC in London in 1997. He his special interest is in dog and cat behaviour problems. In his spare time he enjoys going running with his collies Maddy and Dyce and training them in agility. His older dog Maddy achived Grade 7 (the highest grade) last year, making her eligible to compete in national championships. He has recently become the proud father of a second daughter born in October 2012.

Charmaine Cook BVSc (Hons) MRCVS – Charmaine was born and raised in sunny Adelaide, Australia and graduated from the University of Queensland as a vet in 1995. She has been in the UK since 1998, initially on a working holiday but now she is a fully fledged west-country girl with a UK passport. She enjoys all aspects of general veterinary practice. When not at work, she is a keen traveller and motor cyclist, sometimes combining the two in to touring adventures!

Claire Wilson RVN (Head Nurse) – Claire qualified in 2004 and has worked in practices in Bridgwater and Bristol. She is married to Tim (see above) and is an avid cat lover. She is also co-author of an A-Z Dictionary Of Veterinary Nursing. Currently she works part time at both practices as the Insurance Claims Manager and when not at work, she looks after her son Toby and their menagerie. In any spare time she enjoys swimming, cycling and eating freshly laid boiled eggs!

Karen Hancock RVN – Karen attended Hartpury College & qualified 2006, she came to us at Alexandra & Hillyfields Vets in July 2012. Karen simply loves all things feline - she has a massive interest in feline behaviour & medicine. She is the proud owner of 10 Maine Coons, which she regularly shows & has had great success with. Most of her cats now carry a title. Karen has also started breeding these gorgeous cats on a small scale. Her cats can be seen at www.romacoon.com. Karens cats take up all her spare time, although she can find the odd 5 minutes for her twin daughters.

Kath Pritchard – Kath came to Alexandra & Hillyfields Vets at the beginning of 2009 from the Rowe Veterinary Group where she had been a full time night nurse. She started out 15 years ago in a small one man practice in her home country of Scotland and now has a wealth of experience in all aspects of nursing. She has the uncanny ability to instill confidence in the most anxious client or animal with her warm and calming Scottish brogue. She runs our Clevedon surgery and in her spare time she looks after her ageing horse 'Katie' and loves to go snowboarding whenever possible.

Anne-Marie Turner RVN – Anne-Marie qualified in 2003 and came to Alexandra & Hillyfields Vets at the beginning of 2010, from a practice in Paignton in Devon. She had worked there for 14 years and was head nurse for the last 3 years. In her spare time she likes to spend time with friends and family and has a cat called Miss McGee who she describes as ‘naughty but nice!’