Metrovets Staff
A warm welcome from all of the staff at Metrovets, here is a little about us.
Neil Murdoch
Neil qualified from Glasgow University in 1995, he worked in Durham in mixed practice
for 3 years then in Gosforth in mixed practice for 5 years. Most recently he worked in
Heaton in small animal practice for 4 and a half years before starting up his own business as Metrovets.
Neil has a 7 year old rescue cat called Dennis who likes lots of attention!
Trish McDade
Trish has worked as a veterinary nurse in Gosforth for the past 13 years before coming to work for Metrovets. She has a 6 year old Staffordshire Bull Terrier called Daisy and a 2 year old cat called Pye. Trish has a special interest in dental work, including scaling and polishing as well as preventative dental care. Trish also enjoys performing the in-house diagnostic blood tests and the microscopy work on urine and skin samples.
Michelle Harrison
Michelle qualified as a Registered Veterinary Nurse last year from Edinburgh Napier Univeristy after having gained valuable experience at a veterinary hospital near Edinburgh for the previous four years. She has a 12 year old crossbreed dog called Toby and a 2 year old Cats Protection rescue cat called Molly. Michelle has a special interest in hospitalised in-patient care and surgical theatre nursing as well as nurse consultations.
Leigh Graham
Leigh has worked as a veterinary receptionist in Heaton for the past 12 years before coming to work for Metrovets. She has a 3 year old West Highland White Terrier called Max, a 2 year old Cats Protection rescue cat called Sinatra and a Cockatiel called Minnie. Leigh has a special interest in pet insurance and often completes claim forms to send to the insurance companies. Leigh also enjoys assisting in a nursing capacity if required.