INTRODUCING OUR PRACTICE TEAM
Everyone at our practice is committed to providing you with the very best in pet healthcare. Our veterinary team bring a wealth of experience to the practice and have individually obtained high standards of professional qualification.
- Craig Connolly
- Veterinary Partner
- BVetMed MRCVS
Craig graduated as a veterinary surgeon from the Royal Veterinary College, University of London, and had worked at Bush House since 1991. Craig mainly works at our Ammanford branch. Craig enjoys taking his dogs Maisie, Ruby and Alfie out for long walks and watching the Formula One.
- Mark Gordon
- Veterinary Partner
- BVMS MRCVS
Mark graduated as a Veterinary Surgeon from Glasgow University, he has worked at Bush House since 2003. Mark has a certificate in Emergency medicine. He works primarily in our Llandeilo branch. Mark has five cats, although he has his suspicions that Anne-Sofie his wife has more!
- Danail Polendakov
- Veterinary Surgeons
Danail graduated as a veterinary surgeon in 1995 from Trakian University. Danail joined our team at bush house in 2014. He is multilingual in Bulgarian, English and Russian. He lives in Llandeilo with his family and 2 cats. Danail works primarily in our Llandeilo and crosshands branch
- Jo Lloyd Davis
- Veterinary Surgeons
Jo returned to Bush House in January 2017 and works across the three branches. Originally Jo was part of the team for a few years when she joined as a new graduate in 2008. Jo’s main interest is small animal medicine. Jo enjoys spending time with her husband, young family, dogs and cats.
- Fran Wynne
- Practice Manager
Fran has worked at Bush House since 2011 following a background working in the public sector for many years. Fran overseas management in all branches including Health and Safety and loves the variety of her role including getting to meet many lovely pets and their owners on her travels across the branches. Outside of work Fran enjoys walking Dexter her Jack Russell and spending time with her family, including lots of fun times with her granddaughter.
- Georgina Dutton
- Head RVN
Georgina first came to Bush House for work experience in 2012 whilst studying a foundation degree in Animal Science. Since then Georgina went to the University of Wales Trinity Saint David to study BSc degree in Veterinary Nursing. In 2017 Georgina came back to work Bush House and is based in out Ammanford branch. Georgina has 4 Flat Coated Retrievers and a cat that she re-homed from Bush House called Bundles.
- Carwen Davies
- RVN - Ammanford Branch
Following on from work experience in 2016, Caz began working for Bush House in January 2017. Caz became qualified as a Registered Veterinary Nurse in 2019. Outside of work Caz lives and works on a farm with many many different animals. Caz also has a dog called Ruby and two cats, Oliver and Todd. Caz is our Pet Diabetes Advisor and is now starting a course in Emergency Critical Care in April 2021.
- Gwennan Sault-Jones
- RVN - Ammanford Branch
Gwen began working with Bush House in 2017. Gwen is newly qualified after passing her last exam in November 2020. Gwen has a dog called Madi and a horse called Tori. She loves to go on fun rides with Tori and Beach walks with Madi.
- Carly-Jo Dawney
- RVN - Llandeilo Branch
CJ first started in practice in 2009 as a nursing assistant, she then joined the Bush House team in 2017. CJ recently qualified in 2020 as a Registered Veterinary Nurse. CJ loves to work with all animals and primarily works in our Llandeilo Branch.
- Olivia Jones
- SVN - Ammanford/Llandeilo Branch
Olivia has been working at Bush House since December 2017, she started as a receptionist. Olivia is now in her final year of her diploma in veterinary nursing. Olivia works closely with the other Registered Veterinary Nurses and her clinical coach Jo. She lives in Ammanford with her dog Maisie, family and partner. Olivia loves all animals but has a special interest in large animal Wildlife and Zoo sanctuaries.
- Rachel
- RVN - Llandeilo Branch
- Hannah Squires
- Assistant Anaesthetic Nurse - Ammanford Branch
Hannah first started working at Bush House in February 2010. Hannah is currently undertaking a Level 2 Certificate in Assisting Veterinary Surgeons in the Monitoring of Animal Patients under Anaesthesia and Sedation. Hannah loves all aspects of nursing and caring for her patients. Hannah has a love for cats, dogs and horses.
- Shan Thomas
- Receptionist - Ammanford Branch
Shan works at our Ammanford branch and loves to meet all the animals that come in for appointments. Shan has a particular interest in wildlife and has rehabilitated hedgehogs in the past. Shan has a dog Ziggy, cat called Jasmine, ferret called Frankie and Horse Rio.
- Victoria Jones
- Administration & Reception Team Ammanford Branch
Victoria moved to Wales from Kent in June 2020 and started working for Bush House the same year. Victoria works in our Ammanford Branch. Vic has two dog called Zeus and Athena.
- Anne-Sofie Gordon
- Administration & Receptionist - Llandeilo Branch
Anne-Sofie qualified as a veterinary surgeon in 1988 on Sweden at the Uppsara University, however, no longer practices as a vet but joined Bush House as a receptionist in 2017. Anne-Sofie moved to Wales in 1996 after getting married to Mark and settling in Llandeilo with their 3 children. Anne-sofie adores her 5 cats Fia, Ebba, Ester, Lena and Stina, four of which were adopted from Bush House.
- Emma Edwards
- Administration & Reception Team - Llandeilo Branch
Emma originally worked as a nursing assistant at Bush House Ammanford almost 20 years ago and is back for round two! Emma is based mostly at our Llandeilo branch and enjoys spending any spare time with her children and menagerie of animals
- Laura Stewart
- Receptionist - Crosshands Branch
Laura worked for many years in Veterinary Practices in Hereford and Hay on Wye, but she has recently returned to her home ground of Carmarthenshire. Laura is looking forward to meeting all the Bush House clients and more importantly their wonderful pets.
- Vicky Edwards
- Receptionist - Llandeilo Branch
Vicky has been working in the Llandeilo Branch since April 2021 following a career in the recruitment industry. Vicky prides herself in giving all our clients (and their owners!) a first class service and when she's not working she'll be found with her pets which include: horses, ponies, dogs, cats and chickens.
- Heather Richmond
- Nursing Team
Heather has been working as an experienced Nurse Assistant at Bush House since April 2017, and primarily works in our Llandeilo branch.
- Dexter
- Practice Dog
Dexter belongs to our practice manager and our Llandeilo branch is his second home. He is loved by all our staff. He is 4 years old and his hobbies include: chasing balls, receiving fuss, and eating.
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