17/08/2026
✨ Meet the Team continues with our lovely Veterinary Director Lynne ✨
How long have you been working at Peel?
21 years on 10th September!
Where did you gain your qualification?
University of Glasgow
What is your favourite animal?
Oooh tricky one..I love them all, and the different challenges they provide.
What made you want to become a Vet?
I have always loved science and animals, very curious to know how things work. I knew from a very young age that I wanted to be a vet and started work experience on farms from 13.
What is your favourite surgical procedure?
A gastrodilatation volvulous! I love the emergent aspect of these, the fact you get to use many - sometimes fairly tricky surgical skills and need to work quickly to save a life. But I also very much enjoy splenectomies, pyometras, caesarians, thyroidectomes, cystotomies, mass removals, enucleations, amputations...surgery is definitely my thing!
What is the most obscure/interesting case you can recall?
Ohhh so many, I have removed quite a few weird and wonderful foreign bodies, including a nut and bolt set, golf balls, socks, pants, toys, dummies, corks, corn on the cobs, peach stones... Removing an inhaled foreign body through the abdominal wall of my own dog last year was an interesting one! Oh or discovering that a dog had eaten a kebab stick...when the stick was protruding through the skin was a challenging one!
What job would you do if you were not a Vet?
I reckon still something emergency related, possibly Police Forensics, or Paramedic?
What is your favourite snack to grab when it's busy?
Chocolate, always chocolate!
