Kevin is the clinic owner, with his wife Stephanie, and 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, 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 small boys.

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 years she has been kept busy at home looking after their three small energetic boys.  She is now pleased to be in a unique position to help manage and direct the clinic.

Stephanie's interests include reading, yoga, gardening, walking, photography and working 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.

Angela Cadwallader, DVN
Veterinary Nurse

Angela has a Diploma of Vet Nursing and has 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, 13, and Clare, 12.  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 works in the national office of the SPCA.  Angela has also volunteered for the SPCA in the past.

Sarah Ivicevich, DVN

Veterinary Nurse

Sarah worked with Kevin in a mixed animal veterinary clinic in Waimauku for several years before he left to take over Albany Animal Doctors.  Two years later Sarah came to join us.  

She has five years experience in vet nursing and loves all animals, great & small.  She is fully qualified and has the two year Vet Nursing Diploma.

Sarah lives with her husband Linton, Jess the Staffie X and two budgies.

She loves to get outdoors and keep fit, especially cycling.

Albany Animal Doctors was originally opened in 2003 as a branch clinic.  In February 2008 Kevin and Stephanie took it over and turned it into a fully operational, full time clinic. They have introduced a Saturday morning service and an animal health and product retail area.

At Albany Animal Doctors we’re environmentally conscious.  We recycle everything we can and use Meridian as our energy supplier. 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 clean pill bottles for their prescriptions and we offer a 50c credit each time. 

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 and another private cat rescue operation by providing discounted veterinary services for the wild and stray cats they rescue, de-sex and re-home.  We are sponsors of the Child Safety Awareness Programme.  We've also made donations to Albany Primary School, Coatesville School and Massey University Preschool.  Kevin finds himself taking care of Massey University's Preschool's budgie when needed.  We've also just speyed Upper Harbour School's cat free of charge.

Client Testimonials:

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.

Diane O'Connor (16 Feb 2010)   

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!