Technicians

Lysettegrew up on a ranch in Blanco, Texas, where her love for animals began early surrounded by dogs, goats, and horses. She started working as a Veterinary Assistant in 2013, giving her a strong foundation in animal care, veterinary medicine, and client communication. Over the years, she’s worked in several Austin clinics, providing compassionate care…

Born and raised in Austin, TX, Estefani is a Certified Veterinary Assistant through Austin Community College. She has a strong passion for animal care that started during her time participating in FFA in high school. A bilingual (English/Spanish) vet technician, her favorite part of the job is seeing sick patients recover and helping anxious pets…

Emily is an Austin native who found a love for animals through volunteering with dog and cat rescues all throughout her childhood. Her first job was as a vet assistant in 2017. She moved to Columbia, South Carolina where she got her first veterinary technician job. After 2 years in SC, she moved back to…

Like many Austinites, Andy was born in California, but spent most of his young life movingbetween California and Texas. This included time spent on Fort Hood, in Killeen. Early on in hiscareer, Andy spent some time working as a first responder, working in EMS. He switched gears,ending up in logistics management for multiple years. Now…

Red is originally from Dallas, TX. They moved to the Austin area in 2020 to attend Texas State, where they studied Psychology. Red always wanted to work with animals and decided to apply for a job in the veterinary field. After briefly working in a pet store, they joined our kennel team in the hopes…

Growing up in New Mexico, Kayce learned an early love of animals spending time on her grandparents’ farm. Her career goals have long been focused on veterinary medicine from the time she enrolled in the vet tech program at her high school. Kayce was a vet tech in New Mexico for over four years before…

America grew up in the Austin area and graduated from Lehman High School in 2021. It’s always been her goal to work with animals, and she is starting her veterinary journey as part of our kennel team. She acknowledges her work as messy and important and loves that she gets to help animals every day….

Though born in Mississippi, Crystal grew up in Hutto, TX. As a child, her grandmother had a dachshund named Scooter who died from cancer. The loss, while painful for young Crystal, also sparked her interest in veterinary medicine. She knew she wanted to help animals like Scooter when she grew up. After graduating, she earned…

Nicole joined our team after moving to Austin from Colorado, where she has lived for the last 13 years. Her career in veterinary medicine began as a receptionist in a veterinary emergency hospital for 3 years while attending school for Veterinary Technology at the Community College of Denver. When she’s not working, Nicole loves being…

Ariana was born in El Paso, Texas, and later moved to Austin to attend the University of Texas, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in Biology with a minor in Chemistry. She has lived in Austin ever since. Ari has worked her way up to a shift lead role after almost 17 years in the…