Meet our Health Care Team
Our entire health care team consists of compassionate animal lovers who have dedicated their lives to the well-being of pets.
Our Veterinarians
Dr. Heather Donohue and Bowie
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Dr. Heather Donohue Dr. Donohue graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph in 2015. She grew up in Kingston, Ontario and spent time working at veterinary clinics and a horseback riding camp. She spent her first few years as a veterinarian at a small animal practice in Renfrew, Ontario. She joined the Grenville-Dundas team and became a practice owner in 2018. She has her silver certification in Low Stress Handling and is passionate about making our patients as relaxed and comfortable as possible. Dr. Donohue’s special interests include soft tissue surgery, dentistry and pain management. Outside of work, her interests include music, playing sports and spending time with her husband, their son and their Great Dane Bowie in the great outdoors. |
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Dr. Valerie Lalonde
Dr. Lalonde graduated from the University of Montreal's Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire in 2009. She then completed a one year internship in equine medicine before moving to practice in Muskoka. After her time in cottage country, she moved back closer to home to work with small animals as well. She joined our team in 2020. Dr. Lalonde enjoys preventative medicine and dentistry. It will be her pleasure to do appointments in French as well! She currently shares her country home with her two cats, Sushi and Kimono, her three-legged dog Kona, her husband and their young children. Her current hobbies include gardening, triathlon and archery. |
Dr. Valerie Lalonde and Kona
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Dr. Victoria Picketts
Dr. Picketts graduated from the University of Guelph with an undergrad degree in Animal Biology in 2017. She completed her veterinary degree at the Ontario Veterinary College before moving to the Kemptville area to be closer to family. She completed a two-month internship in equine medicine at Steinbeck Peninsula Equine Clinic in Salinas, California in 2022, advancing her skills in internal medicine, emergency medicine and sports medicine. Dr. Picketts has a strong interest in sports medicine and ultrasonography and is interested in becoming certified in equine chiropractic and equine acupuncture. She loves all things horses and began riding at a young age, primarily in reining and western games, but also dabbled in dressage. She has a keen interest in outdoor activities such as hiking, kayaking, snowshoeing and hockey. |
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Dr. Chantal Skjonsberg
Dr. Skjonsberg graduated from the Atlantic Veterinary College on Prince Edward Island in 2018. She was born in Alberta and spent over 20 years in the Maritimes before settling in Ontario. Dr. Chantal practices small animal medicine exclusively with an interest in ophthalmology and diagnostic ultrasound. She loves all creatures great and small (even reptiles!), but has a special place in her heart for cats. When she isn’t working you can find her tending to her garden, out on the water kayaking, or sipping a hot mug of tea and reading a book. |
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Our Veterinary Team
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Marcia
Registered Veterinary Technician Marcia graduated from the Veterinary Technology program at St. Lawrence College in 2001. She has been a member of our team since May of 2001. She grew up on a hobby farm in Mountain, providing the first steps toward her love of animals and their well being. She now lives in the area with her husband and three children. Marcia has a soft spot for Golden Retrievers and a special interest in nutrition. She has a positive attitude and brings a strong focus to client care and patient comfort. When she is not at the clinic she likes to spend time with family. |
Marcia and Belle
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Ginette, Suzie and Jimmy
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Ginette
Veterinary Technician Ginette joined our team in 2016 after graduating from the Veterinary Care Technician program at College Boreal - Campus d'Alfred. She is bilingual, funny, easy-going and compassionate with all animals. She is a cat lover and is often called 'The Cat Lady'. Ginette has great talent for animal behaviour and makes sure all our patients are comfortable and well taken care of. She enjoys working in the laboratory and performing dental cleanings. On her time off, she likes to spend time with her family and friends, especially with her fur-babies: Jimmy, Suzie, Lucy and Benji. |
Hailey and Cooper
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Wendy with Boston, Finn & Tugs
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Wendy
Veterinary Assistant Wendy joined our team in 2020 while completing her Veterinary Assistant diploma. Wendy loves all animals but holds a special affection for French Bulldogs. She can usually be seen sporting a new 'Frenchie' accessory. Wendy lives with her husband, Tim, four teenagers and three dogs. She loves to smile and has a great laugh to go with it!
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Emily
Veterinary Assistant Emily graduated from the Veterinary Assistant program at St. Lawrence College in 2016, and has been working with our clinic family ever since. She grew up in the St. Lawrence River area and moved to the Ottawa area at the beginning of 2022 - she hopes only for a short amount of time. She lives with her fiancé Connor, two dogs Diggory and Dakota, and one cat, Holly. They recently welcomed twins to their family! |
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Tara
Client Care Representative Tara joined our team in March 2021. She has loved all animals from a very young age. After studying Law and Psychology at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, she started her career working with animals at the Ottawa Humane Society; at first, working in the Investigation / Adoption department and eventually becoming the Co-Ordinator of K-9 Services and Behaviour. Tara has a passion for client care and pets. She believes a positive experience, education and community support are vital in the human-pet relationship. This led her to join the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council of Canada, which gave her the opportunity to travel across Canada as a national speaker on canine behaviour. Tara previously worked closely with placement of dogs with our Canadian Customs Border Services K-9 units. Here at our veterinary clinic, she has a friendly voice and smile at our Reception desk. She is always willing to speak with, listen to and help our clients, both human and animal. Tara shares her life with her two teen children, husband and three dogs: Jake, Ragnar and Roo. In her spare time, she enjoys riding on her horse, Neo, with her daughter or friends. Tara also likes to spend time outdoors on her hobby farm in Oxford Mills. Whenever possible, Tara advocates for children, the other innocents in our society. |
 Tara and Neo
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Joy and Kadan
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Joy
Client Care Representative Joy joined our Reception team in December 2021 and loves all animals. In her lifetime, she has cared for canaries, a hedgehog, cats and dogs and enjoys visiting the calfs and goats on her friends' farms. Her favourite pet was her most recent companion, Kadan, an American Akita who was fun, loyal and loving until she recently crossed that rainbow bridge. Joy enjoys travelling and has lived in many Canadian cities including Vancouver, Guelph and Montreal. She has checked off some Bucket List items including running the Walt Disney World Marathon, visiting Colombia and hopes to include a trip to Ireland. When she is not cooing over the dogs and cats coming into our clinic, she can be found on the back of a motorcycle, gardening, taking photos of nature or researching on her family tree. |
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Jayne
Client Care Representative Jayne has been part of our team since October 2021. An avid lover of four-legged furries large or small, she lives with her husband Paul, three dogs and one cat. When not at work, Jayne loves to be out on the trails with her fur friends. |
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Ella
Client Care Representative Ella joined our team in November 2021. She can usually be found behind our Reception desk, cuddling with whatever pet she can get her paws on! She is particularly happy when working with canine breeds that are double her size. Her love for animals has resulted in plenty of fur-friends growing up. Currently, Ella has three dogs, two cats and a hedgehog that she enjoys hanging-out with outside of work. |
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Grenville-Dundas Veterinary Clinic, 2643 County Rd. 43, Kemptville ON, K0G 1J0
613-258-2394 info@kemptvillevet.com
613-258-2394 info@kemptvillevet.com