Kristy qualified from Midhurst Grammar School in 1993 with 9 GCSEs. After a weeks holiday she started working full time as a trainee veterinary nurse in a small independent practice in Midhurst where she had previously been working as a Saturday receptionist and holiday trainee.
In May 1994 she transferred to Chris Serjeant’s practice in Haslemere (later to become Total Pet Care Ltd) as they had a busier and more varied case load.
After registering as a formal trainee veterinary nurse Kristy went on to study at Berkshire College of Agriculture, took her exams in December 1997 and qualified as a veterinary nurse in February 1998.
In 2002 Kristy became Head veterinary nurse at Total Pet Care Ltd, over seeing training of new trainees and her normal nursing duties. In 2005 she became Practice Manager.
“ I have always had an interest in animal rehabilitation after injury and surgery, so when I attended the Western Veterinary Conference in Las Vegas in 2005 and was introduced to the new K Laser concept I just knew we needed one! I completed the certification course and became a qualified practitioner, the first in the UK!”
“The benefits were obvious, as we did a lot of our own orthopaedic surgeries and the use of K Laser pre and post op along with the treadmill rehab reduced the recovery times immensely”
In 2009 Kristy attended a course held by Dr Daryll Mills of the University of Tenessee (one of the world leader in canine rehabilitation) held at Fitzpatrick Referells, she had a lot of input explaining the benefits of K Laser.
“Whilst working full time as a VN and Practice Manager I didn’t get to use the K Laser on as may cases as I would have liked to, purely because of time restraints, but the cases I did treat, whether injury or chronic disease, improved immensely.”
In 2014 Kristy was one of three finalists in the Pet Plan Veterinary Nurse of the year contest. She attended a Gala night hosted by Giles Brandreth at Birmingham Town Hall. Unfortunately she did not win but says “ to be a finalist was such an honour, to know that our clients recognised the hard work and dedication I put into my work was amazing!"
Fast forward to January 2017 and Kristy is running Total Pet Care Ltd as the sole Manager as her husband Chris had been diagnosed with chronic illness and could no longer practice. In June 2017 she had to make the VERY difficult decision to sell up and focus on his care. She decided that was the time to focus on the K Laser as a business in its own right.
“ So here I am, a mobile K Laser clinic! I have recently upgraded to a brand new top grade model. The benefits are amazing. Chronic disease such as arthritis, hip/elbow dysplasia, spondylosis, cruciate ruptures, ligament and tendon injuries, chronic non healing wounds, the list is endless!”
“The results I have been seeing over the years have been amazing! In some cases limb saving or even life saving. One thing I can say is I have never had a patient it has not helped, even if to improve the quality of life for a few months to a few years, its worth a try.”
