About Us

• BVSc (dist)
• MANZCVS (small animal medicine)
• MANZCVS (small animal radiology)
• GradDipVetStud (Dist)

Shanaka graduated at Massey University 2004, he has worked in Australia, UK and various clinics in NZ. Completing a small animal rotating internship at the University of Sydney 2006 and passed the Australian College Membership exams in Small Animal Medicine 2008 and small animal radiology in 2018. He was received the National Vet Care award for the most outstanding vet for 2019.
He enjoys all aspects of veterinary practice.
Outside of work Shanaka enjoys cooking, trail running and travelling.

• BVetMed

My name is Fran, I graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in London in 2007. After several years working in mixed then small animal only practice in the UK I came to New Zealand in 2013 for a year to travel and work. 6 years later I am still here and work mainly at the Tristram Street clinic with a day a week at Dinsdale. I enjoy all aspects of small animal practice and in my spare time enjoy exploring New Zealand and overseas, crossfit, running and hanging out with my kitten Archie a rescue from Tristram Street.

• BVSc

Rebecca graduated from Massey University in 2008. She has been part of the Hamilton Pet Doctors team since November. Rebecca works every Thursday at Tristram St. She previously worked with Pet Doctors in Auckland and moved to the Waikato with her family late last year.

Rebecca enjoys all aspects of veterinary medicine and previously worked as the primary care vet for Guide Dogs and Customs Detector dogs.  She has a passion for dentistry, surgery and medicine.

Rebecca loves the outdoors whether it is walking the dogs, going on a bush walk or playing at the park with the family.

Hi my name is Maree,
I have been working for Pet Doctors since 2014, and nursing since 2006. I am very passionate about animal welfare, and enjoy continually learning within the Veterinary industry. I have 2 dogs, called Croc and Toby.

• Dip VN

I have been working with animals of all shapes and sizes since 2008 including a dog training club and my local SPCA that supported me with a scholarship to attend animal care and veterinary nursing studies. I owned a business in dog grooming for 10 years and still enjoy grooming the occasional small dog.

I have 3 dogs, 2 cats, 2 rats and over 20 goldfish at home!

All Paws Up! I’m Rochelle and I have been looking after our wonderful cat hotel for the past 7 years, my aim is to help our guests have the most pawsome holiday they can possibly have. I take huge pride in having a pristine, happy hotel full of positive catitude.

Hi, I’m Erin, and have recently joined the Team!

I live on an 8 acre lifestyle block, raising Waygu Beef, and also have sheep, lambs, chickens, ducks, two cuddly alpacas (Thelma and Louise), a rescue dog (Molly) and two cats (Lucy and Ziggy). I enjoy travelling to experience exotic wildlife and so far have managed to ride an elephant, pat tigers, cuddle lion cubs and handle some snakes! When not at work, I love gardening, baking, cross-stitching and walking the Te Awa walkways. I look forward to meeting you and your fur babies soon!

Tristram is the resident bird at Tristram Street Pet Doctors. He is a cockatiel, the smallest bird in the cockatoo family. He takes pride of place in reception at our clinic, where he sings beautiful songs when he feels like it. He loves to sit in front of his mirror and admire himself, often wolf whistling at his own reflection.

Tristram is often spoken to by all our clients and he loves the attention. If he is not getting any attention, then sometimes he uses his outdoor voice, with not such a beautiful song being sung. He loves his millet and shredding paper, and he really loves to wear his bell as a hat. We respect his bird wishes, and do not handle him, as he is quite happy without humans touching him and messing up his feathers.

We all love Tristram, and you will find all the staff will have a chat to him through the week, just checking in to ensure he is alright.