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Our hard-working staff is committed to providing excellent customer
service to our clients and loving, quality animal care for their pets.
Dr. Kristin Caudy
Dr. Kristin Caudy graduated from Miami University in 1995 with a B.S. in
Zoology. After several years in a Research and Development position for
Proctor & Gamble, she returned to the Ohio State University for her Doctorate
in Veterinary Medicine. Following graduation Dr. Caudy worked as an emergency
veterinarian at Capital Referral and Emergency Service, but she missed the
relationship that develops between a veterinarian and patient during regular
visits to the vet hospital. She left emergency practice for a general practice
position in Westerville where she enjoyed bonding with her patients and their
owners. While there she also worked as the veterinarian for over 10 shelters
and rescue organizations and had the privilege to be a veterinarian for the
working dogs of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Having lived in the Tri-Village Area for over 10 years, Dr. Caudy’s goal is to
bring the highest standard of veterinary care to the area’s pets. Her goal for
Village Gate Animal Hospital and Pet Resort is to provide both preventative
wellness care and treatment for ill animals as well.
Dr. Caudy currently lives in Hilliard with her husband, daughter and son. They
share their house with two dogs (a Golden Retriever named Frank and an Elkhound
named Guinness), three cats (Poppet, Violet and Hi-Yah) and multiple fish.
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Dr. Michelle Leatham
Dr. Leathem grew up in Milan, Ohio on the shores of Lake Erie. Her
family home was located on 5 acres which allowed her to participate
in 4-H for 10 years showing livestock such as dairy goats, sheep,
and poultry. Her involvement in 4-H peeked her interest in veterinary
medicine at a very early age. After high school she attended The Ohio
State University where she majored in Animal Sciences and graduated
with a B.S. in Agriculture in 2007. That fall she started veterinary
school at Ohio State and planned on becoming a large animal
veterinarian. During her final year of veterinary school Dr.
Leathem found that small animal medicine was her primary area of
interest due to the close relationship that she can develop with
her clients and patients.
Dr. Leathem aims to practice the highest quality of medicine for her
patients at Village Gate Animal Hospital and Pet Resort. Her current
areas of interest include internal medicine and soft-tissue surgery.
Dr. Leathem began working as a veterinary assistant at Village Gate
Animal Hospital and Pet Resort when it first opened its doors in 2005. She
currently resides in Upper Arlington where she lives with her two cats
Big and Byron, both of which she adopted while working at Village Gate. Big
was found wondering down the sidewalk in downtown Columbus with multiple
burns to his body and was brought in for treatment by a very concerned
client. Byron was brought in to Village Gate as an 8 week old kitten
as part of a trap, neuter, release program, but with his big personality
he easily convinced Dr. Leathem to take him home with her.
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Ramona Shannon
Ramona is a graduate of a Small Animal Care course, where her studies consisted of basic animal, and reptile care, as well as aquarium management. She has competed in several competitions for a variety of different fields including aquarium management, and animal grooming. She also participated in Ohio's FFA chapter for 2 years, where she held official positions of Sentinel for one year and Treasurer for one year. She graduated the SAC course with a 2 year certificate of completion.
Ramona went on to further her career by taking an apprentice position, which allowed her to acquire valuable experience and skills that were beneficial for her career. She is very knowledgeable about a variety of animal concerns, healthy foods, and beneficial exercises for animals.
For 8 years now, Ramona has been actively grooming all breeds of cats, and dogs. She is also an active volunteer for several rescues including the Western Reserve Poodle Club. She has groomed show poodles for the past 5 years and is currently supporting her 2 daughters handling careers with the AKC Junior Handling program.
Outside of work, Ramona is a mother of 2 young ladies. Janel-10, and Cassidy-9. She resides in Grandview Heights and her family has become active as regular volunteers at a local shelter and participated in rescue runs for animals. She rounds our her family with2 standard poodles (Fletcher and Banner) 2 cats (Nikki and Maui) and 2 green anoles (Tank and Rhino).
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Robert (Bob) Caudy
Robert (Bob) Caudy graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1992 with a B.S.
in Chemical Engineering. After several years in Production Engineering at a
chemical manufacturing company now known as Cognis, he obtained his MBA from
Xavier University in 1997 and was promoted into production management. After
meeting the current Dr. Caudy, he returned to graduate school where he received
a Masters of Education (Math, Science & Technology) in 2000 and began teaching
at the Ohio State University in the math department for several years. Simultaneously,
he taught at Gahanna Lincoln High School and began Ph.D/J.D. studies. The pursuit
of higher learning led him to law school where he received his JD in 2005 from
the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. During the next year, he and
Dr. Caudy started up Village Gate Animal Hospital & Pet Resort. For several
years, he taught at local high schools (multiple years at Big Walnut High School
and a year at Grandview Heights High School) while going through the construction,
startup and initial few years at Village Gate Animal Hospital & Pet Resort.
Having lived in the Tri-Village Area for over 10 years, Bob’s was happy to
start up a multi-faceted pet care facility in Grandview Heights. His goal for
Village Gate Animal Hospital & Pet Resort is to provide the one location where
you can get the highest quality of medical and non-medical care for your pet.
Bob currently lives in Hilliard with Dr. Caudy and their two children, Gwyn and
Owen. They share their house with two dogs (a Golden Retriever named Frank and
an Elkhound named Guinness), three cats (Poppet, Violet and Hi-Yah) and multiple fish.
“I valued my work for almost a decade in the private sector as an engineer and
manager, and felt privileged to teach high school and college students the
valuable subject of mathematics for nearly a decade. Now, I have moved on to
my dream job of working with animals and using my vast background to help those
that can’t speak, including those that are underprivileged. Every part of my
background, the engineering, management, teaching and law, allow me to take care
of all the behind the scenes efforts at Village Gate Animal Hospital & Pet
Resort. I am happy to be a part of that team that takes care of your companion
animals, and look forward to growing Village Gate Animal Hospital & Pet Resort
into a premier animal care facility.”
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Crystal Grill
Crystal is the dog daycare and kennel manager at Village Gate Animal Hospital &
Pet Resort. She joined our team in May 2008 and personally handles a majority
of the temperament testing for dog daycare. Crystal has over 8 years of experience
in pet care services, including over 2 years of being a veterinary assistant. She
graduated from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science majoring in
Animal Sciences. Crystal is very interested in canine behavior and training.
Outside of her work at Village Gate, Crystal trains at and is an instructor for a
local dog agility club called Buckeye Region Agility Group or B.R.A.G. She has
two dogs that she currently trains and competes with: an 8 year old Shetland
Sheepdog named Killian and a 4 year old Australian Shepherd mix named Nash. She
has been an instructor with the club since 2003, and loves bringing the fun of
agility to other people. In her spare time she enjoys hiking and going to the
zoo. She resides with her husband and two dogs, the Aussie mix Nash and a Great
Dane mix named Espresso.
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