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Meet
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Dr.
Katherine Murphy was born in West Germany, the daughter of
an Air Force officer and a London born Mother. She lived abroad in
Europe most of her young life and graduated from the American High
School in Frankfurt, Germany. She settled in Athens, Georgia to attend
the University of Georgia and graduated from the College of Veterinary
Medicine in 1982. In 1986, she began working in Clearwater. Dr. Murphy
has strived to keep that "family" feel in her practice.
Many of her clients she has known for nearly 20 years. She believes
it is absolutely essential to have a great relationship with not only
her patients but also the pets' owners. She enjoys surgery and dermatology
cases. A second opinion case is always a challenge. She is intent
on finding the "correct " answer to each problem. Veterinary
medicine is similar to forensics. Pets give us "clues".
We just have to figure out the answer.
She is married to Ron
Valicoff and has three children; Sean, Michelle, and Zach. Her interests
include daily 3 mile runs with her Doberman, Jesse, and tennis.
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Dr.
Tara Valentine is originally from Pittsburgh but has lived
in Clearwater since 1985. She graduated from Pinellas Park High School
in 1993 and attended Florida Southern College and earned a BS in Biology.
She received her DVM degree from the University of Florida in 2001.
She has been working at the Animal & Bird Hospital since 2004
and plans to never leave.
She is married to Matt
Valentine, her college sweetheart, and they have a son, Joshua.
Dr. Valentine is an avid Steeler's fan and loves fixing up around
the house with different projects. She is also an active member
at her church, First Christian Church of Largo. She has 4 cats and
a Jack Russell Terrier, Bandit.
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Dr. Cindy Culpepper joined the veterinary staff of Animal and Bird of Clearwater in May, 2010 after practicing in Ocean Springs, Mississippi for four years. She graduated from the College of Veterinary Medicine at Mississippi State University in 2006. Originally from Clearwater, FL, Dr. Culpepper obtained her Veterinary Technology degree in 1999 from St. Petersburg Junior College. She attended the University of South Carolina Aiken and earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology in 2002 prior to attending Veterinary School at MSU.
Dr. Culpepper enjoys all areas of small animal practice and has particular interests in internal medicine, geriatric care, preventative care, and rescue/rehabilitation. She is also a member of AAHA, AVMA, and FVMA.
She and her husband Jonathan, daughters Taylor and Kinsey reside locally with their one dog, Mabel Louise and their cats, Willy and Tonks. Dr. Culpepper enjoys spending time with her family, reading, gardening and exercising. |
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Kristen
White has been the office manager of Animal & Bird Hospital
since 2001. Kristen has been at the Animal & Bird Hospital since
1993. She has worked her way up from a kennel technician position
that she took on at age 15. She then trained as a technician and completed
her certification as a Veterinary Technician from St. Petersburg College.
As additional challenges presented themselves, Kristen was a natural
to take them on. As the practice grew a practice manager was needed
and Kristen was Dr. Murphy's one and only choice. She furthered her
education by receiving a certificate in veterinary practice management
from St. Petersburg College. Animal behavior is one of her main interests.
She attended the DOGS! course at Purdue University in addition to
many other continuing education classes related to behavior. Her other
interests include agility, rally obedience and reproductive medicine. |
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Sheila
Durava started working at Animal and Bird Hospital in 1994.
She was originally Dr. Murphy’s Saturday babysitter but convinced
Dr. Murphy to let her work at the clinic instead. Thank goodness for
that! She is invaluable as bookkeeper and technician. She graduated
from St. Petersburg College with an AS in Veterinary Technology in
2001. Sheila has volunteered at the several of the Humane Society
of North Pinellas events including the Mutt Strutt and the annual
neuterathon. She also went to the Bahamas in 2002 to participate in
a spay/neuterathon. She is married and has 5 cats, 3 dogs, a squirrel,
fish, snakes and an African Grey Parrot. |
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Thalia
Waters has been a veterinary technician for over 20 years.
She started working with Dr. Murphy in 1988. She is truly versed in
dealing with not only dogs but also cats and birds of all types. She
has a natural way to calm your pet’s fears so as to do what
needs to be done. You will always find her carrying a box back and
forth to work with a neo-natal pet that needs round the clock care.
Thalia grew up on a cattle ranch in Texas and has a bachelor’s
degree in Art. Her special interests include toy breeds of dogs, birds
and wildlife. She is married and has 1 cat, 2 birds and 6 dogs- a
Chihuahua, Yorkshire Terrier, Pomeranian, Maltese, Japanese Chin and
a King Charles Cavalier Spaniel. All totaled they weigh less than
30 lbs.! |
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Patty
Hancock has been head receptionist since 1995. She was born
and raised in Clearwater. She graduated from Clearwater High School.
She attended school for graphic art. She is married to Brian Hancock
and they have two sons, Brett and Ben. Patty is an avid sports fan
including hockey and football. She has a Boston Terrier named Sally
Sue and a Yorkie named Linus. |
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Jennifer
Standley has been employed at the Animal and Bird Hospital
as a veterinary technician since February 1999. She is currently enrolled
at the University of South Florida, majoring in biology. She plans
on applying to veterinary school in the near future. Her husband,
Colin, is from South Africa. She owns 2 English bulldogs, Dozer and
Bianca, and a Cocker Spaniel named Abby. |
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Candy
Parave joined our team to help out over the Christmas holidays
in 2003. She had such a way with the animals and people that we
offered her a full time position as a kennel assistant. You will
always see Candy with a big smile on her face. She keeps us all
in a good mood! In the summer of 2004 Candy started training on
the job to be a technician. When she is not working she helps out
at the Humane Society of North Pinellas by assisting their technicians
and fostering animals when needed. She is married and has two dogs,
a Beagle and a Cairn Terrier.
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Shelly Perruzzi is a native of Florida and has been a Pet Stylist/Groomer for 22 years. She has spent 20 of those years here in the Clearwater/St. Petersburg area. Shelly has a passion for animals and believes in quality grooming techniques as opposed to quantity. She enjoys attending grooming seminars and to continually further her knowledge. Shelly shares her home life with her husband, daughter, son and an extended pet family that includes a Golden Retriever, Pug, African Grey Parrot, a Quarter Horse and 3 cats. She enjoys horseback riding, fishing and boating and time with her family.
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