Dr. Laura Rooney graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 2019. She started working as a small animal primary care veterinarian in Cambridge ON shortly after graduation. In 2022 she started her own mobile practice to provide hospice care to pets part time. After having her son in 2023, she knew that she wanted to focus on providing peaceful, personal and meaningful end of life care to pets full time.
She completed additional training to become certified in peaceful euthanasia in 2024 to be able to provide the highest standard of care to her patients, and is a member of the International Association for Animal Hospice and Palliative Care.
Dr. Laura and her family live in Drayton ON with their senior cat Randal, and their dog Walter. When not working, Laura enjoys horseback riding, photography, travelling and cooking.
Dr. Paige Mitchell grew up in Fredericton, New Brunswick, then moved to Prince Edward Island and completed her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree at the Atlantic Veterinary College in 2025. Throughout her schooling, Dr. Paige dedicated herself to expanding her knowledge on exotic pet medicine, behavioural medicine, and compassionate end-of-life care. She has attended numerous courses internationally to hone these skills.
Upon graduation, she started working in a rural general practice clinic in New Brunswick, where she was able to work with dogs, cats, small mammals, as well as feathered and scaled friends. She then moved to Ontario, to start a zoo/wildlife anatomic pathology residency at the Ontario Veterinary College, with the intent to further our collective understanding of diseases in zoological species. Dr. Paige knew that she also wanted to continue working in clinical practice - treating furred, feathered, and scaled critters alike - and is thrilled for the opportunity to provide these services when not at the college.
In her spare time, Dr. Paige loves spending time outdoors with her two dogs and partner, gardening, dog training, and tending to her in-home zoo of rescued animals.
Dr. Amari Patel grew up in Toronto and graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 2022. In her final year of vet school, she completed a rotation with a mobile veterinarian and was surprised by how much more relaxed pets seemed to be during house-call appointments, compared to when they are taken into the clinic.
Shortly after graduation, she began working for that same mobile vet, seeing cats, dogs, and even birds, which she has had a long-standing passion for.
After performing full-service home visits for nearly 2 years, Dr. Amari developed a special interest in providing palliative and end-of-life care to all species, whether they have fur or feathers.
In her free time, Dr. Amari enjoys Ontario's natural beauty and wildlife by camping at her favourite provincial parks and hiking local trails with her partner, and of course, birdwatching.
Michelle is a Registered Veterinary Technician with over 20 years of experience working in veterinary medicine. Her primary experience is in emergency medicine and critical care, as well as post orthopedic physiotherapy.
Michelle has been fortunate to be able to work with dogs, cats, rodents, exotics, snakes, reptiles and even a kangaroo! She is passionate about the human animal bond and feels truly honoured to now help families navigate end of life, loss and grief.
In her spare time, she is either on the local trails with her family and dogs or curled up on the couch (with both dogs) and a good book.