Corinda, CVA

Corinda has worked in various aspects in the field of veterinary medicine since 1992 and has been a member of the Just Cats Veterinary Services team since 2004. Corinda was born and raised in Minnesota where most of her extended family still resides.  She also lived in Arizona and Washington DC.  When Corinda is not at work, she enjoy spending time with her husband, 4 children and 1 special grandchild, as well as her menagerie of assorted pets (although she still has not achieved her goal of owning a camel). Corinda is our senior client service representative, and she has been welcoming you to Just Cats with a smile for over 12 years!

What is your ideal vacation? My vacation days are typically spent on the beach with my toes in the water and a good book in my hand.

What is your zodiac sign? Cancer

Favorite flower? My favorite flowers are lilacs, because in addition to their amazing scent, they take me back to happy memories of my childhood days.

Jen, LVT, B.S.

Jen has worked various jobs in the veterinary industry since 1998. She graduated from Suffolk County Community College in New York with an A.A.S. in Veterinary Technology in 2004. She obtained her LVT status in NY in early 2005.  She graduated from Cornell University with a B.S in Animal Sciences in 2006.  She moved to Texas in 2009 and joined the Just Cats team.  Jen has lived with an assortment of critters including cats (obviously), a hedgehog, dogs, mice, rats, spiders, snakes, geckos, newts, and even a crawfish.  In her off time Jen enjoys traveling, hiking, fishing, sleeping, watching movies from the comfort of her own couch, macro photography, and joking around with friends. Jen is one of our senior technicians who has been the voice of many of our patients at Just Cats for over 7 years!

What is your dream job?  If there were critter nursing homes in the United States for dogs and cats, taking care of their physical and emotional needs.

Who is your favorite artist? It’s a tie between Vincent Van Gogh and Walfrido Garcia

Are you a morning person or a night owl? Night Owl

Annette, CVA

Annette started working in the veterinary field in 2009, in 2013 she achieved her CVA. Her focus over the course of those years has been in the North Houston area rescue programs.  She has worked extensively in shelter medicine supporting the local TNR (trap neuter release) programs as a surgical assistant. Additionally, she is currently studying personal fitness training. In her free time, she likes to enjoy the outdoors, whether its hiking, biking or walking her dogs.

How old were you when you got your first cat? Eighteen

What is your favorite pizza topping?  Cheese

What is the weirdest food you have ever eaten?  Crawfish

Cheryl, RVT, CVT, VTS (ECC)

Cheryl received her Registered Veterinary Technician status from the State of California in 1993, and has since worked at many levels of practice.  Her background includes general practice, ER practice, Referral Hospitals, and TAMU’s ER and ICU departments.  She received her Veterinary Technician Specialist (Emergency and Critical Care) in 2008.  She truly enjoys training and teaching other technicians to become an integral part of the hospital environment.  She shares her life with a few cats and 1.5 humans and is one of the biggest Sci-Fi nerds that you will ever meet. Her fandoms include Doctor Who, Battlestar Galactica, Marvel Universe, Firefly as well as the “classics”. Cheryl has been bringing positivity to the Just Cats environment since October of 2015!

Have you ever worn an uniform to school? No

How many keys on your key-ring? Which one?? Primary one only has four keys

Can your roll your "R's" with your tongue? Yes, very well!!

Kinsey, CVA, B.S.

After graduating in 2012 from the University of Houston with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Anthropology, Kinsey discovered her true passion was working with animals. She started with Just Cats in 2014 and obtained her CVA in 2015. Kinsey finds joy in placing the Just Cats foster kittens in their new furr-ever homes and even adopted one of her very own! She has 3 cats all named after DC comic characters: Batman, Joker, and Harley Quinn (aka Baby Spice). Kinsey intends to spend her honeymoon on African Safari getting to know the local giraffes. She is known for having an extensive collection of giraffe related items to which many of her co-workers like to contribute.

If you could be any animal what would it be? Though I do love giraffes, I’d have to be a domestic house cat. Most people would say I already act like I am one.

If you could have any car what would it be? I’ve been in love with Corvettes since I was a child but I’ll honestly take any car as long as someone else is driving!

What is your favorite season? After working so many years of summer camp, I’ve grown fond of Houston’s excruciatingly hot summers.

Shelby

 Shelby developed her love for animals growing up on a farm In Nacogdoches, Texas.  Her grandfather was a horse trainer and she enjoyed spending her free time traveling state to state to watch the races. She is the proud mother of a very spoiled yellow lab named Remi that loves to play fetch.  All of this led to her seeking a job with a veterinary clinic in Nacogdoches. Shortly after moving away from home, Shelby found her place with us at Just Cats. She aspires to become a veterinary technician and finish her Bachelor’s degree in the near future!

What is your favorite ice cream flavor? I love Cookies and Cream ice cream but I will only eat it if it is Bluebell.

What Person do you admire the most? My grandmother (Nanny) is the strongest and sweetest woman I have ever met. She took on the job of raising me when she didn’t have to. Without her, I wouldn’t be half the person I am today.

What is your most cherished possession? My most cherished possession is a diamond heart pendant that Nanny passed down to me. It originally belonged to my great, great grandmother.