Meet the most passionate team in cat care
Meet the most passionate team in cat care
Sarah Middleton
Head Vet and Partner
Sarah started SimplyCats in 2009 with Paul, her life and business partner, as they felt cats needed their own exclusive clinic. Her passion for cats has lasted since she adopted her first stray as a newly qualified vet and she’s loved working with them ever since! She has two ginger cats at home, in addition to horses, dogs, goldfish and children.
Carys Redman-White
Veterinary Surgeon
Carys has loved cats since a displaced feline moved in with her family when she was six – so much so that she decided to become a vet soon after! She graduated from vet school in 2017, and has also volunteered at her local cat shelter. She has a handsome and snuggly tabby, Eric, and enjoys fell-walking, novels and arts and crafts.
Kelly Wright
Head Registered Veterinary Nurse
Kelly has always wanted to work with animals, since nursing her teddies back to health in the busy veterinary practice that was her grandma’s living room. She studied in Preston and worked in small animal and mixed practices in Newcastle before joining our team in 2016 for what she describes as her dream job – and to date it remains the best decision of her career!
Kay Buchanan
Head Animal Care Assistant
Kay is a lifelong lover of all animals – and cats in particular – and has been a super member of the team since joining in 2020. She is currently the house servant to Morag the sphynx cat, who likes nothing better than climbing curtains, chasing jingly balls and coming for blanket cuddles!
Abby Richardson
Animal Care Assistant
Formerly a beauty therapist of 12 years, Abby decided to embark on a career change in 2021 and joined our team of Animal Care Assistants. Cats have always featured in Abby’s life, from childhood to her now 8 yr old “house-panther, Salem! Still a lover of all things beauty and glam, Abby is also a big Disney fan and loves meeting all of our feline patients and ensuring that they receive the highest standards of care during their time with us.
Deb Wilkinson
Receptionist
After a long career in retail Deb was delighted to join the SimplyCats team in 2017. She is a lifelong cat lover, and was given her first kitten when she was five years old. At home she is kept busy by brother and sister tuxedo cats Bo and Bobbi. She loves meeting all of our patients when they check in at reception – she’s never met a cat she doesn’t like!
Laura Robinson
Veterinary Surgeon
Laura grew up with two beautiful tabby cats, who were pivotal in her determination to become a vet. Her passion for cats has continued ever since; loving each of them for their individual, affectionate, yet independent characters! Becoming part of the SimplyCats team in 2021 has been a dream come true for Laura. Outside of work, Laura enjoys being outdoors and exploring with her husband near home in the Yorkshire Dales, or in Scotland. She is just as happy, however, to spend a more relaxed day indoors with her family and four fabulous felines.
Gayle Foster
Practice Manager
Gayle is our people person…….. whilst everyone here looks after your cats, she looks after the team! Having managed our online sister company PetStoreo since 2016, Gayle joined us in the clinic in the summer of 2021. She spends most of her time juggling work and her children, and the shenanigans of their tabby cat Piper.
Beth Heslop
Registered Veterinary Nurse
Beth joined us in Autumn 2021 with a wealth of experience in local referral practices. When she's not at Simply Cats she's kept incredibly busy with her 4 cats, dog, and also her beloved horse.
Marina Russell
Animal Care Assistant
Marina describes her love of cats as 'complete crazy cat lady' making her role here at SimplyCats perfect!
She is a personal slave to her tabby Hamish who is the love of her life..the other love of her life is her husband obviously!
When Marina is not looking after cats or hairdressing (her other talent!) she enjoys gardening, cooking and spending time with her family and friends
Caroline Pallister
Head Receptionist
Caroline has been a key member of the SimplyCats family ever since we first opened our doors in May 2009. Outside of work she enjoys spending time with her three cats, Maisey, Toby and Poppy, as well as beekeeping, gardening and playing bass guitar.