Growing up, Gillian was always intrigued by medicine and how bodies work. This, combined with a deep love for all animals, showed her at an early age that the veterinary world was the only future for her!

After graduating high school in Stratford, Ontario, Gillian headed to the University of Guelph. After two years of undergraduate studies in Biomedical sciences, she was accepted to Ontario Veterinary College, graduating in 2004. Her career started in mixed animal practice, eventually migrating to emergency medicine. Although she found emergency care thrilling, Dr. Egli wanted to spend more time with her growing family, so she came to Oakridge in 2010. In 2012 she came on full time, and couldn’t be happier working with the wonderful staff and adorable pets!

Dr. Egli lives on a farm north of London. Her husband Dan is a swine producer. Their daughter Julia loves animals, running, and traveling, and their son Adrian is an avid hockey fan and also likes to spend time in the barn and fields with his dad. Daughter Nicola adores animals and veterinary medicine, and is completely confident that she’ll be working side-by-side with her mother at the clinic one day.

Dr. Egli has a senior Golden Retriever named Oliver, a Saint Bernard named Heidi, and a cat named Andy. She also has three horses: Blondie, a beautiful Quarter Horse; Bella the Shire/Canadian cross; and a lovely pony named Jasper.

In addition to spending quality time with her family and pets, Gillian also loves running and horseback riding. She’ll also take any excuse to travel!

Growing up in the London area, Dr. Moffatt was always surrounded by many different kinds of animals and always cherished her connection with them. Many years later when she decided to become a veterinarian, she thought back on those times and knew it was the right career path for her!

After completing her Honours BSc in Physiology at Mount Allison University in 1999, Shannon returned to Ontario to follow in her grandfather’s footsteps at Ontario Veterinary College. With a special interest in critical care, Dr. Moffatt came home to London and spent many years honing her diagnostic and surgical skills at the London Veterinary Emergency Clinic. In 2012, she joined the Oakridge team.

As a vet, Dr. Moffatt enjoys the challenge of diagnostic medicine, the necessary skills of surgery, and continually working with family members to provide the best possible wellness for their furry family members. She’s also recently developed an interest in dentistry and plans to continue her education in acupuncture and other alternative medicine techniques.

Shannon shares her home with her husband Mark, who is her biggest supporter. They have two children: Matt, six, and Claire, four, who both share their mother’s love of animals. The family has two cats, Jelly and Peach, and a new rescue poodle mix named Pepper. Pepper was adopted as a stray and has fit well into her family. Pepper is adored by her children.

Dr. Moffatt says her greatest joy comes from spending time with her family, but she also enjoys reading and hiking. She also considers herself a novice fitness enthusiast with lofty goals of completing a Tough Mudder challenge in the near future.

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Very little phased Danika as a child—she was always interested in the cycle of life, as well as in all things gross or bloody. That fascination transformed into a genuine interest in medicine the older she grew. As a teenager, Danika’s passion deviated from human healthcare and instead started to focus on the furry and four-legged. It wasn’t long before she had made up her mind: she wanted to help animals as a member of the veterinary profession!

Danika attended the University of Guelph’s Ridgetown Campus to study veterinary technology. She worked in Toronto for a time, serving in a progressive small-animal practice that offered stem-cell therapy treatment and also crossing off a bucket-list item by working as a zookeeper at the Toronto Zoo. After moving to this area, she joined the team here at Oakridge Animal Clinic in the fall of 2014 as a Registered Veterinary Technician. Danika has been here ever since!

Danika has a special interest and skillset in animal nutrition, focusing on disease management, and has also pursued additional education on pain-free and dignified euthanasia. One of her favourite parts of her job is the dynamic and ongoing professional learning environment that she gets to work in every day.

Outside of animal medicine, Danika is interested in art and photography, and also likes practicing reiki. She’s also fond of going on long hikes with her dog, Mala.

As a teenager, Mandy would drive by Oakridge Animal Clinic and see people playing with their dogs behind the building. Soon after that, she was volunteering here. She’s now a Registered Veterinary Technician and has worked at the clinic for 14 years!

Mandy was born and raised in London with her two sisters. After volunteering at the clinic, she was hired on as a Veterinary Assistant while she was in Vet Tech school. After her graduation in 2005, she moved to the Registered Veterinary Technician position. Mandy has a special interest in dentistry, and particularly loves seeing a patient come in with a dirty mouth and leave with fresh breath and white teeth. She also enjoys treating infected wounds, hearing pet stories from clients, and playing with the clinic cat.

In 2011, Mandy married her high school sweetheart, and quickly introduced him to a life with pets! She has two cats, Oliver and Sullivan, as well as a Golden retriever/lab cross named Boone who likes sitting on laps even though he weighs 70 pounds!

In her spare time, Mandy enjoys running and hiking with her dog. She’s even ran a half marathon, clocking in under her goal time. Her family also does a canoe trip into the Algonquin interior every summer, which is Boone’s favorite part of the year.

Dani grew up on a hobby farm near Lucan, Ontario, where she enjoyed the company of goats, chickens, pigs, ducks, pocket pets, and a sheep who went by Fred. It wasn’t hard for her to fall in love with animal care early on in life. When Dani shadowed a veterinarian during her 9th grade year, she was hooked immediately—she knew that veterinary medicine was the path for her!

Dani completed a two-year cooperative career placement program at a local vet clinic during high school, and continued to work as a Kennel Attendant throughout high school and college. She attended the University of Guelph’s Ridgetown Campus and graduated in 2007 as a Registered Veterinary Technician. Dani first met Dr. Egli while working at another local hospital, and was happy to join forces with her again here at Oakridge Animal Clinic. She first joined the team in the fall of 2014, left for a short time in 2016 to pursue other opportunities, and then rejoined the clinic family halfway through 2017.

Around the clinic, Dani enjoys caring for senior pets, working on dentistry cases, and monitoring pets under anesthesia. Most of all, she loves that she gets to learn something new on a daily basis and that she’s constantly kept on her toes!

When she’s not at work, Dani likes reading, playing on a floor hockey team in the winters, hiking and horseback riding, fostering dogs, and spending time with her own pets at home. She has three cats—Gus, Franklin, and Ezra—as well as a Doberman named Bruno who loves going for hikes and playing fetch. Dani also shares her life with Edgar the crested gecko and a horse, Atlas, whose favorite pastimes include going for trail rides and getting snacks.

During her high school’s co-operative career placement program, Caitlin decided to try a placement in a veterinary clinic, thinking it would be a joy to play with the puppies and kittens. Little did she know that she would learn to love the veterinary industry so much that she wanted to work in it for a living!

Caitlin grew up in London and attended the University of Guelph’s Ridgetown location to complete the Veterinary Medical Office Administration program, graduating with honors. She got a job at a London clinic while simultaneously working part-time at the London Humane Society. She applied at Oakridge in October of 2005, working in the kennel area and as a Veterinary Assistant before moving to full-time reception work in the summer of 2006.

Caitlin truly enjoys connecting with clients, getting to know them on a professional and personal level. The feeling of knowing she’s helped someone and their pet is incredible for her. Of course, she also loves being around the animals!

Caitlin lives with her husband Dan and their newborn daughter, Avery. Their furry family member Lo is an athletic mixed-breed. Caitlin can’t wait to start agility training with Lo again soon.

Outside of work, Caitlin has been kept busy with the arrival of baby Avery. Her favorite thing to do is spend time with her family.

As a kid, Bailey wanted to be everything from a veterinarian to a marine biologist. After attending college for human medicine training, she knew it wasn’t quite right for her. Having grown up on a farm and fostering a deep love for animals, Bailey realized that veterinary care was her true calling!

Bailey is from Dresden, a small town in western Ontario. Her family farm housed many dogs, cats, chickens, cows, and even a horse. After high school, Bailey attended school for Medical Radiation Technology. Her love of medicine persisted even when she realized the field wasn’t her true passion—what better way to combine her medical interests with her love of pets, Bailey thought, than by working at a vet clinic? She applied here at Oakridge two years after college and was hired on shortly afterward.

Around the hospital, Bailey loves soaking up all the knowledge she can from the experienced veterinarians and support staff. She also enjoys playing with the boarding animals in the backyard—it serves as great exercise, Bailey says, for both the pets and herself!

Bailey and her boyfriend, Brydan, recently bought their own home. They don’t have any pets yet, but plan on bringing home a puppy in the near future. Between work and family life, Bailey still finds time for her biggest hobby, painting. She even sells many paintings online and creates custom artwork for clients.

Sarah grew up on a farm just north of London, and spent a great deal of her childhood riding horses, taming feral barn kittens, and playing with the family dog. It wasn’t hard for her to develop a passion for pet care early on in life! Sarah has been involved with animals her entire life, and is thrilled to continue her veterinary journey as a member of the Oakridge Animal Clinic family.

Upon moving to British Columbia, Sarah adopted her first dog, Carmac. Her pet suffered from chronic renal failure and needed extensive veterinary care throughout his life. Caring for the dog inspired Sarah to delve deeper into animal medicine; she took a management position at her local shelter, and then accepted a job at the veterinary clinic that cared for Carmac. When she moved back to Ontario, Sarah started working at a rural mixed-animal practice before joining the Oakridge Animal Clinic team as a receptionist.

Here at the hospital, Sarah enjoys using her behavioural training to help visiting dogs feel more comfortable in the clinic environment. She also loves to learn new things every day. Most of all, Sarah likes forming lasting relationships with the area’s pet owners and their animal companions.

In her free time, Sarah runs her own pet-behaviour consulting business and also likes reading, running, and hiking. She lives with two dogs of her own: Shorty is a rescued Corgi mix, and Mulder is a Belgian Malinois that Sarah regularly trains in scent-detection and protection sports.

Nicole grew up in Dorchester on a hobby farm with horses, cows, pigs, goats, dogs, cats, chickens, and geese. She was always passionate about helping the animals feel better, and it only made sense to pursue a career in the veterinary world.

Nicole took veterinary assistant courses at Durham College. Once she graduated, she applied to several clinics and came to work at Oakridge in October of 2008. Now she’s a certified Veterinary Assistant, and enjoys looking after boarding animals and helping owners understand how to read their pets and care for them when they’re sick.

At home, Nicole has several pets of her own. Jasper is a Retriever mix and is Nicole’s traveling buddy. Riggins is a St. Bernard who loves to be with people, Ace is a short-hair cat with a penchant for chattering, and Daytona is a rescue cat from the clinic.

When she’s not working or taking her dogs on walks and hikes, Nicole enjoys gardening and spending time outdoors.

Paige has owned pets since she was a young girl, and started riding horses at the age of seven. Ever since she can remember, she’s wanted a job that allowed her to work directly with animals! Paige’s dream simply never changed. Now, she helps the pets and animal owners of her hometown as a Veterinary Assistant.

Paige started here at Oakridge Animal Clinic through her school’s cooperative career placement program when she was in the 11th grade. She loved every second of her time here, and even began volunteering on Wednesday nights on top of her co-op duties. When her program wrapped up, Paige was offered a position as a Veterinary Assistant. She was more than happy to accept, and has been a member of the clinic team ever since. Her favourite parts of the job are learning new things every day, assisting the Technicians, and taking care of pets in the clinic’s boarding facility.

At home, Paige and her family live with several animal companions. They have four cats—Pixy, Dave, Harvey, and Bruce—as well as a Golden Retriever mix named JD who likes to think he is a cat. Paige is still an avid horseback rider, and competes on the provincial level with her partner in crime, a small grey horse named Caz. The pair has made it to the provincial championships five years in a row, and they’ve taken home multiple ribbons during their competitive career!

Amanda spent a lot of time romping around in the yard with the family dogs during her childhood, and she even found herself working in a few different horse farms when she was a bit older. These early experiences with animals made a permanent impression—she knew that she wanted to do everything in her power to help pets live happier, healthier, and more fulfilled lives. What better way to do that, Amanda thought, than by working in the world of veterinary medicine?

Amanda grew up just outside of Lucan, Ontario and attended the University of Guelph’s Ridgetown Campus for her veterinary schooling. She worked and volunteered in a number of vet clinics over the years before deciding to take a short hiatus. When Amanda decided to re-enter the veterinary profession, she came across an opening here at Oakridge Animal Clinic and thought it seemed like a great place to jump back in—Amanda was right! Now, she’s a proud member of the hospital’s Veterinary Assistant team.

Amanda lives in the countryside with her significant other and a variety of pets. She has two dogs, two cats, a pair of rats, an African Dwarf frog, nine chickens, and a pair of rabbits. When she isn’t doting on her own animal companions, Amanda enjoys hiking and spending time outdoors, reading great books, and practicing her photography skills. She’s participated in a variety of photography competitions and recently won a local library photo contest!