About Us
Who we are and what we do!
OUR PHILOSOPHY
We love having fun and we love what we do. We believe respect and empathy starts IN the team and if we trust each other you can trust us to give your pet the very best care. Your pet is part of your family, but it’s part of our TVH family too. We will support you AND your pet through your pet ownership journey.
CORE VALUES
FUN!
Coming to work every day should bring you joy so we think it’s important to have some fun! Laughter is by far the best medicine so we make time for jokes, dancing and chatting.
EMPATHY
We genuinely care about our patients, our clients, our community and each other. We support one another and celebrate our successes. We care what the pets think of us and aim to provide a fear-free vet experience. We also give our patients the respect they deserve and the dignity of a peaceful death when the time is right.
FAMILY
Family is very important to our team, both in our personal lives and the beautiful work family we have created. Our TVH family is here to provide your family with the pet care they need. So often it’s about more than just treating your pet. We listen, we don’t judge and we help in whatever way we can.
ACCEPTANCE
TVH is a “no-judgement” zone. We accept that every client and every pet is different and we aim to work within your parameters, whatever they may be. We are kind and if that kindness is reciprocated, everyone and every pet is welcome.
RESPECT
Our team has a great deal of respect for one another and we pride ourselves on our positive culture and support network. We also have a great deal of respect for the clients in our pet community. In return we expect our clients to respect our staff and our services.
Vets
Dr Prue Honson
Hospital Director & Principal VeterinarianPrue graduated from Sydney University in 2009 and began her career as a vet in a large Sydney-based specialist and general practice hospital where she gained an array of knowledge in general practice, emergency and specialist veterinary medicine.
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Dr Philippa Taylor
Senior VeterinarianPhilippa graduated from Sydney University in 2010 and has been working in small animal practice in Sydney ever since. Like Prue, the call of a local job was very appealing so she joined the team in 2018 to be closer to home and her family.
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Dr Allie Siniawski
Associate VeterinarianAllie joined our vet team in 2022 as a new graduate veterinarian from Sydney University. She is enjoying the steep learning curve that is becoming a vet and looks forward to discovering some particular areas of special interest in the coming years.
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Nurses
Kristy Fleming
Senior NurseKristy is one of our experienced vet nurses and has been at Thornleigh Veterinary Hospital since 2011. She completed her veterinary nursing certificate IV in early 2009, having known from the age of 6 that she always wanted to work with animals.
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Gemma Barnett
Junior NurseGemma joined us at the beginning of 2022 in our kennels and has really enjoyed getting to know every pet that comes through our doors
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Tania Samia
Boarding Manager & Trainee Vet-techTania joined the team in 2018 as our superstar animal attendant. She has a special interest in animal enrichment and thoroughly enjoys getting to know every animal that comes to Thornleigh Veterinary Hospital.
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Laura Westbrook
Junior nurseLaura is our newest nurse and a self-proclaimed crazy-cat lady. A Mum of two busy young boys, a senior cattle dog and three rescue kittens, Laura started her journey with us as a client at Thornleigh Vet with her high maintenance Cattle dog, Layla.
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Jessie Milthorpe
Casual nurseJessie joined the team as a casual qualified vet nurse in 2022
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Support staff
Kirstie Blain
Practice AdministratorKirstie is our animal-loving, cat-crazy super receptionist. Kirstie had already met all of the TVH team (and some of our patients!) as she has been the co-ordinator for our Pet Santa Paws Photos for a few years. We thought she was such a good coordinator we hired her and she started part time with us in October 2020.
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Abbi Galea
Kennel handAbbi joined the team as a junior kennel hand in 2020 after we advertised for some casual school students to help us out over the school holidays.
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Roman Devallance
Roman joined the team as a casual kennel hand over the 2020 Summer holidays and when a permanent Saturday shift opened up he jumped at the chance to join the team.
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Michelle Houliston
ReceptionistMichelle joined us as a part time receptionist In 2022. She has a long experienced background in the pet industry having managed a pet boarding facility and previously worked in pet shops.
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Community & Sponsorships
The team at Thornleigh Vet are passionate about getting involved with the local community and are involved in a number of community education, sponsorship and local events.
Pets in the Park
Thornleigh Vet Hospital are proud supporters of this nation-wide charity that is dedicated to caring for animals owned by people struggling with homelessness. The hospital frequently performs procedures on these pets and helps to raise money via a donation box in our reception and via our Santa Photo Day whereby all proceeds go to this fantastic charity.
Thornleigh Thunders Football Club
We are proud sponsors of the Thornleigh Thunders again in 2020 and look forward to attending games and supporting our local team.
Local school support
We love sponsoring, contributing or helping out our local schools including the 2018 Thornleigh West Public School Colour Run and the 2019 Pennant Hills Public School Fete. We frequently work with Before/after school cares to do hospital tours or vet talks on pet safety.
Pennant Hills Junior Demons AFL Club
We are proud sponsors of the Penno demons in 2020 and look forward to attending games and supporting our local team.
Community Talks
At Thornleigh Vets, we consider our role as much more than a team that providers health care in a hospital; We believe that good health is also dependent upon good relationships, and that positive relationships between animals and the people with whom they interact, requires education and ongoing support. That’s why we get out amongst our community and help in the following ways:
School Talks
1,242 dog attacks were reported to NSW councils in the first quarter of 2019, 95 were incidents involving children, and half sustained serious injuries. 77% of bites are from a dog owned by a victim’s family or a friend. Let’s reduce this number to zero by educating children about the safest way to interact with dogs. It starts with our specially designed presentations for school kids.
Pet First Aid
Would you know what to do in an emergency involving your pet, or how to provide first aid? Minutes can be crucial if your pet is sick or injured, which is why we’re offering first aid courses to pet owners. Participants receive a pet first aid kit, a detailed first aid manual and tuition by Hospital Director Dr Prue, and Head Nurse Nikki, in a small group setting.
Community Talks
The team at Thornleigh Vets is available to present to schools and community groups on a variety of subjects, such as dog park etiquette, how to interact safely with dogs, choosing the right boarding facility, pet ownership and choosing pets, pets in strata title properties, and more. Sessions are conducted free of charge as a community service.
Looking for local support?
Contact our Hospital Director, Dr Prue Honson on prue.honson@thornleighvet.com.au.
Contact us
Address
180 Pennant Hills Rd, Thornleigh 2120
Phone Number
02 94847418
Email Address
mail@thornleighvet.com.au
