Our Team – Arcata Animal Hospital

Our Team

Your Caring Arcata Veterinary Hospital Team.

Veterinarians

Joy Fox-Beaudet

DVM, BS Zoology, CVA; Owner, Arcata Animal Hospital

Lisa Bartlett

DVM, Associate Veterinarian

Lea Schroeder

DVM, Associate Veterinarian

Amanda Dossett

DVM, Associate Veterinarian

Registered Veterinary Technicians

Our RVTs are compassionate, highly trained, and licensed professionals who work alongside veterinarians to provide top-notch care for your pets. From assisting in surgeries to performing diagnostics and providing everyday medical care, they are essential in keeping pets healthy and happy.

Becky C.

RVT

Dorie J.

RVT

Eszti K.

RVT

Kat C.

RVT

Sarah G.

RVT

Sarah M.

RVT

Veterinary Assistants

Alex L.

Veterinary Assistant

Allie S.

BS, RVT in Training, Veterinary Assistant

Ashlee B.

Veterinary Assistant

Camila Y.

Veterinary Assistant

Cassie D.

Veterinary Assistant

Ginette G.

Veterinary Assistant

Lily H.

RVT in Training, Veterinary Assistant, Client Services Representative, BS Kinesiology

Marissa B.

Veterinary Assistant

Melissa F.

Veterinary Assistant

Hospital Manager

Julie Lisignoli

RVT, B.S, Hospital Manager

Saracena

Assistant Office Manager

Hospital Administration

Christine Fixico-Silver

CVPM, Hospital Administration

Client Service Representatives

Chelsea

Client Service Representative

Lexi

Client Service Representative

Sharissa S.

Client Service Representative

Stella

Client Service Representative

Zoe

Client Service Representative

Doranna B.

Staff

Hospital Maintenance

Josef

Pet Care Assistant, Hospital Maintenance

Joy Fox-Beaudet

DVM, BS Zoology, CVA; Owner, Arcata Animal Hospital

Although I don’t remember this time in my life, my parents have told me that I have always been drawn to animals, even before I could walk. They said I was surprisingly gentle with them, not pulling on their fur or antagonizing them. However, I do remember being reprimanded for trying to pet unknown dogs in parked cars and bringing home a variety of dogs that “just followed me home” from school. However, my earliest memory that I believe had the most impact on the course of my life was caring for our preschool class rabbit named Seymour. I cleaned his cage, provided him with fresh food and water every day and held him when the teacher would allow me to do so. One day he was ill and the teacher asked for a volunteer to help take him to the veterinarian. I raised my hand as far as it would stretch up, hoping she would pick me, and she did. Unfortunately, once we were in the exam room, the veterinarian said that Seymour was too ill to save and would have to be put to sleep. I turned away and looked out the window while Seymour was euthanized on the table. Not truly understanding the nature of his illness, I told myself that if I was a veterinarian, I would “fix” him. From that point on, I was determined to become a veterinarian. I eventually attended UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and graduated in 1991.

I believe the love we share with our pets is a precious bond that unites all of us even though we may be very different in many other areas of life. This loving bond connects us across many divides. Veterinary medicine is my calling, my purpose in life. Through the practice of veterinary medicine, with our team, I am able preserve pet health, provide healing support, relieve patient physical pain and suffering and help to preserve the special bond between clients and their pets. In this way, I believe that I and our team are able to make a positive difference if the lives of pets, people and the world in which we live.

My passion is to continually strive to be the best that I can be to help our patients, to continually learn new skills and refine existing skills, to help my co-workers to expand their skills to be the best that they can be in their quest to help clients and patients, and to build Arcata Animal Hospital into a sanctuary of care for our clients and patients.

It is my sincere hope that when it is time for me to leave this world that I can look back and say I made a positive difference, I helped.

Sarah M.

RVT

Growing up I had a Jack Russell Terrier named Katie. She was a gift to my sister and I when I was five and entered kindergarten. Katie was my whole world. We did everything together including playing outside, riding quads (she would ride with me), painting, playing video games or just general cuddle time. Katie was the type of dog that would even sit beside me in bed when I was too sick to go to school. Katie lived until I was a senior in high school. She was, for most of my life, the most important pet I had ever been blessed with. When I entered the veterinary field, I made a vow that I would always give as much love and support to my patients as I could. Because, when I have a sick pet beside me, all I can think about is, “Maybe they’re somebody’s Katie, and if I can get them to feel better, I’m protecting that bond between them and their person.” Katie is always in my heart and I hope she knows how much I carry her with me, and how it has made me a better veterinary nurse.

Kindness, understanding, compassion and love drive me. I constantly say aloud, “you have to have a song in your heart” and I believe my song is a sweet one. I feel you can see that in my work! A sick pet serves the same respect as a human patient. It takes extra effort to understand their signs of pain and I wholeheartedly believe that taking an extra moment to sing to them, to coo at them, to hold them or comfort them is an act of kindness, understanding, compassion and love. I want each patient and client to know that I care for them and that my main focus will always be to relieve them of pain or anguish. I will always sing the song in my heart and I will always care for the pets I’m blessed to care for.

Anesthesia and analgesia are the areas of my work I am most passionate about! I spent a good amount of time in a specialty surgical department, which has helped fuel my passions. However, I had already been passionate about this aspect from the very beginning when I was a student in school! I was always the first to volunteer to monitor anesthesia and the first to research as many anesthetic protocols as possible. I would devour any information I could find. I studied, and continued to study anesthesia daily. I am proud to say that I consider myself an accomplished anesthetic nurse because of my drive to learn. I have been lucky to advance pain control methods and procedures like: administering epidurals, administering total intravenous anesthesia, monitoring advanced surgical procedures and most recently I am proud to say that I partner with Dr. Joy to provide laparoscopic procedures to the county as her surgical assistant! Anesthesia and Analgesia will always be my passion and I am happy to provide this service to Humboldt County.

I am a person who will always follow her heart. Being a registered Veterinary Technician is not only my passion, but it allows me to be myself. I am in my core, a bubbly, charismatic, inquisitive, loving and sing-songy person who is hungry for knowledge. I consider myself lucky to share so much of my heart with my patients and with my team. I have three pets of my own: Sunny, Earl Grey and Winry. They remind me daily of why the work I do is valuable and that I can always strive to use my kindness, understanding, compassion and love in this world for our patients.

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