Kevin, with his wife, Stephanie, is the owner and our veterinarian.  He brings you a friendly, professional  and  compassionate  veterinary service.

Originally from Nelson, South Island, Kevin has been practicing for twelve years.   Prior to taking over Albany Animal Doctors in February 2008, Kevin practised in Kumeu and Waimauku in North West Auckland.

He has cared for horses, sheep, cattle, deer, alpacas, emus and ostriches as well as companion animals and so has a diverse range of experience.  His special interest is surgery and he is a talented and experienced surgeon.

Kevin loves cycling, tramping, kayaking, playing cards and darts and spending time with his three boys.  His latest  enthusiam is for mountain biking.

He looks forward to meeting you and your four-legged and feathered family and hopes to form a close and trusting relationship.

Stephanie grew up in Dairy Flat and was also a veterinarian.  She has practiced in Mt Wellington, Whangaparaoa and Browns Bay but no longer practices.  For the last eight and a half years she has been kept busy at home looking after their three small energetic boys.  She is pleased to be in a unique position to  manage and direct the clinic.

Stephanie's interests include reading, yoga, gardening, tennis, walking and photography.  She is a passionate advocate for animals and does volunteer work for improved animal welfare.

Kevin and Stephanie and their family live on their Albany bush property with Ted the staffie X, Eva the bichon, Skye the smoochie silver tabby and Mr Jones the ex-feral softie.

Jo rejoined us late 2009, having finished her two year Diploma of Veterinary Nursing. She worked with us in 2008 while studying part time and then dedicated 2009 to finishing the diploma.  She also has a Bachelor of Applied Animal Technology and extensive experience in the human dental field.

Jo is an excellent veterinary nurse who always puts her patients' needs first.  She is skilled and knowledgable and is an extremely capable surgical nurse who makes great efforts to ensure the safety and comfort of her patients.

Jo has volunteered with North Shore Bird Rescue and Kea Conservation Trust.  She previously nursed part-time at the Auckland Zoo where she got to indulge her special interest in NZ's native wild life and exotic species. 

Jo has been a keen dancer since she was 13 which takes up most of her spare time.  She also loves to hike in our native bush and get out in her kayak. 

Michelle Eglinton, DVN
Veterinary Nurse

Michelle joined us in April 2011 following an interesting career in animal care.  Michelle was a zookeeper in Wellington, before going overseas where she spent a year at Cairns Tropical Zoo and another year in Costa Rica as a volunteer on an animal and bird conservation project, which included rehabilitating and re-housing stray dogs and cats.  She has an extensive background in bird care.  On arriving back in NZ, Michelle spent two years completing her Diploma of Veterinary Nursing at Massey University in Palmerston North.

Angela Cadwallader, DVN
Veterinary Nurse

Angela has a Diploma of Veterinary Nursing and a gentle manner that your furry friends will love.  Originally from England, Angela used to own a dog grooming parlour so she can offer grooming services to our lucky doggie friends.

Angela lives locally with her husband, Charles, and her children Harry, 14, and Clare, 13.  They share their home with Simba the Golden Retriever, Tigga and Alice the rabbits and Little Bird, the Sun Conure (parrot).

A love of animals runs in the family – Angela’s husband worked in the national office of the SPCA.  Angela has also volunteered for the SPCA in the past.

At Albany Animal Doctors we’re environmentally conscious.  We recycle everything we can.  To avoid buying new plastic bags for our waste bins, we’d rather recycle old ones, so some of our lovely clients bring in their clean shopping bags for us to use. We also love our clients to bring in their pill bottles to re-use for their prescriptions.

We appreciate our clients' custom so we offer a loyalty scheme as our way to say thanks. With every $25 you spend with us, we’ll stamp your card (the back of our business cards) and when you fill the card, we’ll put you in our draw for the monthly prize of around $100 worth of products and/or services.

Albany Animal Doctors believes in giving back to the community.  We proudly support Sapphire Cat Rescue by providing discounted veterinary services for the many wild and stray cats they rescue, de-sex and re-home.  Kevin finds himself taking care of Massey University's Preschool's budgie when needed.  We also speyed Upper Harbour School's cat free of charge.

We are sponsors of the Child Safety Awareness Programme.  We've also supported Albany Primary School, Coatesville School, Massey University Early Childcare Centre and Coatesville Scouts.  We were involved in North Shore's Secondary School's Gateway Partnership which provides work and learning experiences for students and in the SPCA's Desex and the City Campaign again last year.

Thank you all for being so friendly and caring and helping Pandy out with de-sexing, vaccinating and de-fleaing. After her surgery she was very happy and became even more friendly and loving. She was very happy to have no fleas so she could play with no scratching, and no big Tom cats chasing her around.
 So a big thank you from Pandy, and from Louise and I as well.

Louise and Eugene  (13 October 2010)

From all the team at Sapphire Cat Rescue we thank you for the outstanding job you always do with our rescue cats.  The level of care they receive from you is second to none.  In particular we brought one of our rescue cats to you, Smooch, who had a cancer growth on his ear and part of the ear needed to be removed.  The care you took with Smooch was absolutely incredible and you can’t even tell that part of his ear has been removed.  Smooch needed a quite a lot of surgery yet you still took the time to do an exceptional job on his ear as well as the rest of his surgery. We put that down to your high standard and genuine caring for animals.  We really appreciate your support and the care you take with our rescue cats.  Thank you.
To see Smooch's Story, go to our Photogallery

Dr Kevin and his team went above and beyond the call of duty when my cat fell ill. They were supportive during this trying time and looked after him like he was one of their own. The best thing is that I feel like I can call them up or pop in to see them and not feel like I'm a burden with all my random questions. I can not rave about them enough!!! Thank you :-)

SaskiavW  (29 March 2009)

Dr.Kevin, as I call him, together with his co-owner and wife and the vet nurses, run one of the superlative veterinary clinics on the North Shore in Auckland. Dr. Kevin is gentle, wise, skilled, and most of all, sensitive. He goes out of his way to give comfort to his patients and their humans - especially in times they need him most. He is dedicated and friendly, providing the highest care for a great value. He's simply the best!

What a wonderful team at the Albany Animal Doctors! They are truly empathetic, professional and caring. I have the upmost faith when I take my kitten to the vet as I know that he is in good hands. We live in Northcote and there are plenty of other vet centres nearby, but believe me, we would much rather travel to Albany just because our family thinks it is worth the trip to have such exceptional service from an awesome team! THANK YOU!!!

D Norman  (10th August 2008)