Kristin
Animal Care Team Member
Kristin is a Kaneohe native and the newest member of our Haiku Vet, joining us in June 2020. With a love for animals from a young age, even before she was able to own animals, she knew that she would someday find herself working with them. Years later she found her self pet sitting for some regulars at her previous job and it was then that she knew she had to continue to pursue her dreams of working in the veterinary field.
With possible sights set on veterinary school in the future she is extremely excited to begin her steps towards those goals here with us.
What she loves most about working with patients is the interactions and difference in personalities. “Some are nervous and some are excited to see me, But I love helping to work with the nervous ones to try and become their friend and soothe their anxiety a little. I love the hands on work with animals to no end”
Kristin loves caring for our boarding pets because they always make her smile. And, s second thing she likes to do at work is cleaning. “I love seeing the clinic as clean as I can get it to be with the time I’m allowed to spare. It keeps me safe, and the little fur babies safe as well,” which is an extremely great trait to have in 2020! Kristin also loves the pets for the technicians during their exams. f
Her hobbies include watching animal rescue shows like Pitbulls and Parolees, playing games on my Nintendo switch, painting my house, and doing the yard. I often like to try and touch up on my Japanese speaking!
The best and funny experience which she shares with us is her first experience getting peed on by our cat Pua when I was holding him! He still urinates on me when he is overly excited or loopy from medication. It’s not upsetting, it just makes me laugh and remember my friends dog Sebastian who would only pee on me out of excitement whenever I came to visit.