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Dr Jay Gould is a graduate of Phillips Academy and Denison University. He received his DVM from Cornell University in 1976. He performed a rotating internship, 2 year medical residency and was a staff member for 2 years at the Animal Medical Center in NYC where he became a board certified specialist in small animal internal medicine. Following a few years in a private referral practice in Huntington, Long Island, Jay spent 8 years on the faculty at the vet school at Cornell where he taught small animal and exotic animal medicine and was a referral clinician in their Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital. He has been happily married to Susan since 1983. They fell in love with Mattapoisett and opened the hospital in 1994. Their son Matt is a student and also works part time with them. They live in Marion with 3 dogs, 3 cats, a parakeet and a 35 year old female turtle named Ralph. Jay is an avid windsurfer, snowboarder and football fan. He enjoys painting with water colors and some of his paintings decorate the hospital.
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Dr Jill O'Brien is a 1991 graduate of the Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine. She enjoys small animal medicine and surgery as well as treating birds, reptiles and small mammals. She also has considerable expertise as a veterinary acupuncturist Jill is married and has 3 children. Her family also includes 10 cats, 3 dogs, 3 horses, 2 ferrets, a guinea pig, 2 mice, 2 parakeets, 3 frogs, a gecko and 5 chickens. |
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Susan Perry is the Office Manager and one of our Veterinary Technicians. Susan attended the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and earned a bachelors degree in Animal Science. After graduating in May of 1999, she began work at the Mattapoisett Animal Hospital. She resides in New Bedford with her 3 year old daughter Makenna. Susan has a 6 year old golden retriever named Phoebe, and 3 cats, Poop, Wallee and Stitch. Susan loves being with her friends and family and spending every spare moment with Makenna. |
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Jenn Edwards grew up in Fairhaven with a love for animals. She was a client for 2 years prior to being asked to join us as a staff member. She has a specific fondness for cats and rabbits. Jennifer lives in Pawtucket, RI with her husband Israel and their 1 year old son Ayden. She enjoys hanging out with her friends, and practicing drawing and photography in her spare time.
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Judy Swett has spent most of her career working in human pathology laboratories. Her pets were patients at the Mattapoisett Animal Hospital for years before she expressed an interest in joining our staff. She grew up in western Massachusetts and attended UMass/Amherst where she attained her Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology. Judy lives in Wareham with her husband, their Irish Setter, 4 cats and a cockatiel.
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Catherine DeMello became interested in veterinary medicine after years of providing nursing care for her beloved cats. Now, it's her passion. She graduated from UMASS Dartmouth with a degree in writing/communications, and then spent 10 years doing freelance illustration (featuring whimsical animals!), which she still pursues when time allows. She enjoys reading, road trips, making jewelry and novelties, spending time with loved ones - including her cats Hamilton and Caboose the feral - and loves the challenge of training cats to perform tricks on command.
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Naomi Tetreault graduated from Bristol County Agricultural High School where she studied Large Animal Science. After graduating from high school, she always knew she wanted to work with animals. Naomi plans on attending school for Veterinary Technology. She has 3 horses, 1 dog, 1 cat and 1 rabbit. In her spare time, Naomi loves to take her horse Penny swimming and trail riding. She also likes to go to the beach and play basketball.
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Amanda Taylor graduated from Bridgewater State College in May of 2008. While at school, Amanda participated in undergraduate research, studying the behavior of humpback whales. She joined our hospital in March of 2009 after discovering a love for nurturing animals. Amanda currently lives in Taunton with her two crazy boxers. When she's not taking her dogs for walks or snuggling with them on the couch, Amanda enjoys reading, watching movies, exercising and participating in outdoor activities. |
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Julio was a stray who was hit by a car in February of 2002. After weeks of hospitalization, he made a tremendous recovery and now is the unofficial greeter in the hospital. In his spare time, Julio likes to chew plants, chase bugs and take naps on the counters. Julio enjoys playing with puppies until they become too rough whereupon he torments them from tabletops. You can find Julio lying around the hospital waiting for his next friend to come walking through the door. |
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