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Dr. Christine Gibson
Owner, Veterinarian, DVM Dr. Gibson is the practice owner and one of only a few residency trained veterinarians in south Mississippi. She did an internship in New York City in small and exotic animal medicine and surgery, and a residency in Clinical Pathology at North Carolina State University. Her interests are canine, feline, avian, and exotic pet medicine, and in house microscopic analysis of tumors and blood disorders. She also enjoys soft tissue surgery, dentistry, and non-invasive methods for fixing broken bones. She is married with 4 children, 6 dogs, 2 Amazon parrots, 4 goats and 2 overweight pot-bellied pigs. |
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Dr. Will Norris Veterinarian, DVM Dr. Norris is a Hattiesburg native and graduate of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Mississippi State. He has a special interest in radiology (x-ray/ultrasound) and orthopedic surgeries. After graduating from Mississippi State he completed an internship in small animal internal medicine and surgery. In his spare time, he competes in endurance sports competitions. He is married to Jeanna Runnels Norris of Petal. He enjoys the outdoors - especially if he can fish! |
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Dr. Allyson Owens
Veterinarian, DVM
Dr. Owens is a native of Soso, Mississippi. She is a graduate of Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine. She joined the Panther Pet team in January 2011. In her spare time she enjoys biking, running, and attending sporting events. She is newly married to David Owens and they have one dog, “Leroy,” and three cats.
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Heather Meeler Office Manager Heather is our full-time office manager. She has two teenage daughters and a houseful of pets! We are blessed to have her with us as a part of the Panther Pet Hospital team. |
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Vickie Freeman Receptionist Vickie came to us with over 10 years of experience as a veterinary receptionist! She is great at keeping us all on schedule and is our role model for professional telephone skills. She is the proud momma to an adorable puppy, Kloe Belle. |
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Jessica Kittrell Receptionist/Veterinary Technician Jessica is a newlywed and a college graduate. She has done a great job here as a veterinary tech and receptionist, working after school and weekends since she was 15 years old. She is mom to a one-eyed cat named "Scarface", a pit bull terrier named "Novi", a kitten named "Cleo", and a rottweiler puppy named "Lena". She and her husband Josh are now expecting to be new parents in June! |
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Sarah Schraeder Veterinary Technician Sarah works with us part-time while attending the University of Southern Mississippi full-time. She is majoring in Biology and is pursuing a profession in the medical field. She is the owner of one spoiled cat named "Bailey". |
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Ashley McKenzie Veterinary Technician Thanks to the recommendation of a previous employee, Ashley received her position as a technician with our team in 2008. She is a William Carey graduate. She is a proud owner to an energetic Boston terrier named "Baylee", a spunky dachshund named "Darcey", and a sweet rat terrier named "Tanner". |
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Justin Lingle Veterinary Technician Justin helps us out on the weekend in our kennel and part time during the week between classes at Jones Junior College. He does a great job keeping our patients happy while staying with us. He is a graduate of Petal High School 2011 and was proud to be part of the baseball team that won back-to-back 6A State Championships!! |
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Kaylyn Tarver
Veterinary Technician Kaylyn is a new member of our Panther Pet team! She came to the area from California to study pre-veterinary sciences at Jones County Junior College where she is a sophomore. She is the proud owner of a blue nose pitbull named "Ceno." |
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Gina Hill
Veterinary Technician
Gina moved here from sunny South Florida to marry a local firefighter, Jeremiah Hill. She brought with her from Florida her awesome 4 year old son Gregor. She also brought her pet chicken “Chee,” her dog “Jake,” and her horse “Whiskey.” We are happy to have her as part of our Panther Pet team.
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Samantha Gibson
Veterinary Assistant Sam is a junior at Petal High School. She is the captain of the PHS forensics team and is a goalie for the PHS girls soccer team. She helps out at her mom's clinic when she can after school and on the weekends. |
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Danielle Walton Veterinary Assistant, Volunteer Danielle volunteers with us on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. She is a graduate of Petal High School and brings much enthusiasm and joy to us as she helps tend to our pet patients, waters our plants, and sweeps the porch. She is our "animal whisperer" and helps hold sleepy pets as they wake up after surgery. |
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Peter, Possum, Lizzie Bob, & Audra Kay Clinic Cats Our clinic cats have free run of the place and no fear of big dogs. Possum was bottle raised by Dr. Gibson, Peter was left in our backyard after being hit by a car, Lizzie Bob is a shy stray, and Audra Kay came to our doorsteps as an alley cat in search of food and love. They also help surgery pets recover by sharing the warm blankets! |
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Paco & C.C. Clinic Parrots The yellow-naped Amazon parrots are Dr. Gibson's babies. Paco is 31 and C.C. is 26 years old. They help greet our clients and patients with their "hellos" and "good-byes". They talk and sing and make lots of noise to compete with our receptionists. No - there is generally not a party going on here! It is just Paco and C.C. living it up! |