Dr Fiona Kilpatrick
Dr. Fiona spent her childhood in Montreal. Her aspirations for becoming a veterinarian spurted from her love for her childhood pet: a guinea pig called “Ficojo”. After graduating from OVC in 1980, she moved out west to Alberta where she enjoys the many facets of small animal practice. She is our resident reproduction enthusiast. Fiona works mostly with breeders doing everything from reproductive examinations and work-ups; semen collection, evaluation and freezing: artificial inseminations or surgical implants: whelping and C-sections and litter examinations and vaccinations. She’ll admit to anyone that she loves the babies the best! If you have an special concerns or questions you can reach her at Fiona@WACvet.ca
Dr John A Scholten
Dr. John grew up on a small dairy farm in the Ottawa valley and after graduating from OVC in 1980 moved out to Alberta with Fiona. John focused mostly on large animal veterinary medicine and surgery in the good old younger days. After his shoulders and knees started wearing out from too many rectal palpations, calvings and prolapsed uteruses, he turned his attention to small animals which were much easier physically at least. Dr. John enjoys doing all types of surgeries from spays to C-sections and orthopedics. The challenge of diagnostically complex medical cases stimulates and intrigues his convoluted logarithmic mind. Dr. John is the local computer nerd and resident Webmaster for the clinic. If you have any ideas, suggestions or improvements you would like to see added just email them to him at John@WACvet.ca . Fiona and John, their 3 children along with an array of horses, sheep, llamas, dogs and cats live on a farm enjoying the clean air and country lifestyle. When not feeding the animals, mowing the lawns or gardening they try to relax playing golf.
Dr Theresa I Knox
Dr. Theresa grew up on a small dairy farm in Huron County, Ontario. Growing up she took care of cows, calves, cats and dogs. She attended the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph. After graduating in 1997 she pulled up stakes and moved out west. She settled in Wetaskiwin, and has been here ever since. Dr. Theresa’s interests in veterinary medicine are diverse. Initially practicing traditional mixed animal practice, she now focuses mainly on small animal. Interests include cardiology, soft tissue surgery and complicated medical cases. When not working at the clinic, she loves riding, caring for the cows, growing trees and playing with the dogs. Her menagerie of animals include two horses, a small herd of cows both purebred Red Angus and crossbreds, a cat, a cattle herding miniature dachshund and a border collie. If you have an special concerns or questions you can reach her at vets@wacvet.ca
Dr Wendy Schmaltz
Dr Wendy graduated in 1994 from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine. She has worked previously in mixed animal practice and in animal shelter medicine. Currently she has found a ‘place to hang her hat’ at Wetaskiwin Animal Clinic and enjoys internal medicine and surgery. Dr Wendy has a special interest in training dogs and behavioural modification issues. In her spare time, she enjoys helping her husband on their cow/calf ranch, training and trialing border collies across North America and running after her Jack Russells, running after her four cats. If you have an special concerns or questions you can reach her at vets@wacvet.ca
Dr Maaycke Verbruggen
Dr. Maaycke grew up at an agriculture farm in the North of The Netherlands. Growing up Maaycke drove her parents crazy with her unconditional love for animals. Chinchilla’s, goats, sheep, birds, cats, dogs, horses, rabbits and even a few pet rats and mice found at the family farm. Maaycke was a fanatic horse rider specialized in show jumping and cross country on national levels. The love for cows came later here in Canada after as she took her first baby Brown Swiss calf home to raise it as a pet. Graduated as a specialized large animal veterinarian in 2005 at the Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Maaycke moved with her husband and cat to Ponoka in April 2006. Working with beef and dairy cows is her passion, but loves the furry friends just as much. Maaycke and her husband live with 2 dogs, 2 cats, a continuously growing herd of beef cows, Brown Swiss cows and a horse on their farm just west of Ponoka. In her time off she enjoys the Canadian freedom and nature with her husband and their dogs while quadding and
trail riding in the beautiful mountains.
