Meet our team
Dr. Jackie Holmes has limited her practice to treating only cats since graduating from the College of Veterinary Medicine at Mississippi State University in 1994. During her senior year of veterinary school, Dr. Holmes focused specifically on courses relevant to feline medicine and surgery, including rotations in cardiology, nephrology and neurology completed at the Colleges of Veterinary Medicine at the Ohio State University and Auburn University. She has also received accolades for her research on the effects of consecutive day propofol anesthesia on feline red blood cells published in Veterinary Surgery in 1995. Dr. Holmes is a member of the American Association of Feline Practitioners, the American Veterinary Medical Association, and the local Jefferson County Veterinary Medical Association. Growing up the youngest of eight children, Dr. Holmes is originally from Pensacola, Florida. Her late father, Dr. JW Andress, practiced veterinary medicine for over forty-five years. She and her husband, Jon, have two daughters. Her hobbies include gardening, stand-up paddle boarding and wake surfing.
Jenn has been a patient care nurse for 12 years. She has experience with many types of animals including cats, dogs, exotics, and wildlife. However, her favorite creatures to care for are geriatric kitties! On the weekends she spends time with her own cats, the Squirrelly sisters, and enjoys adventurous eating.
Jennifer is a licensed vet tech who has years of experience in the animal care field.
Avory is our kennel assistant and cat husbandry expert. She has four years of experience working with animals. In Avory’s spare time, she enjoys spending time with her cats (Elijah, Napoleon Dynamite, Rowan, and Willow), fostering kittens and doom scrolling on TikTok.
Hannah is the administrative assistant at the clinic and has been working in the animal care field for eight years. Hannah received a B.F.A. from the University of Montevallo and is pursuing a M.A. Ed in counseling. When not doing school work, any free time is spent reading and drawing which is both enhanced and hampered by their four cats Rumple, Hungry Howie, Marigold and Cha Cha.
