Kitten To Cat

Meet the Kitten to Cat Team

Zeta Frasca BVSc MRCVS

Zeta has been working in small animal vet clinics since she was 11 years old when she started as a kennel girl in a Central London practice.

In her life she has owned and rescued countless cats, dogs, horses, tortoises, rats, guinea pigs, hamsters, fish, green tree frogs, a salamander and an iguana. However she has always dreamed of working solely with cats and in March 2008 opened London's only cat veterinary clinic. Zeta has undertaken further study in feline medicine and is a member of the Feline Advisory Bureau, a non-profit organization committed to the welfare of cats.

She currently lives in Kew, Richmond with her two cats Sookie and Treacle, five fish and a husband (in that order of importance).

Nikki Gaut BVSc MRCVS

Nikki graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 2003 and has worked in small animal surgeries since the age of 14. She’d always owned cats – bringing her Siamese cat from Zambia to the UK where she lived to the ripe old age of 22 – but developed a professional love of felines at university when she used to escape to the Royal College’s cat ward for some peace and quiet. There she came to appreciate the medical benefits of a calming cat only environment for the recovery of nervous or ill felines and vowed to work in a cat only practice.

She has worked in Australia and South-West London in busy surgical hospitals so is an accomplished surgeon with a special interest in ultrasonography. She is a member of the Feline Advisory Bureau, European Society of Feline Medicine and the World Veterinary Service who supplies veterinary resources in the form of volunteer teams, drugs, equipment and advice to help animal charities and non-profit organizations around the world.

Nikki is currently working towards a Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice in Feline Medicine and lives in Clapham with her partner and two “boys” – Jack who she has seen grow from a nervous abandoned kitten to a 6kg hunting machine, and “Stanley”, 5 years old, also abandoned who is the brave intellectually challenged cuddly baby of the family.

Wanda Owen BVSc MRCVS

Wanda graduated from the University of Bristol as a fully qualified veterinary surgeon in 1996. She immediately started her career as a small animal vet at a busy four vet hospital in Ruislip, Middlesex and it was here that she quickly developed a specific interest in feline patients. Wanda has been able to pursue this interest in her subsequent jobs, working both as a locum vet and in permanent positions. She returned to the University of Bristol for a year in 2000 as the Fort Dodge Feline Fellow, a clinical training scholarship focusing on feline medicine. She has also carried out voluntary work in Greece, neutering and treating ill cats for the Greek Cat Welfare Society. Wanda has a further interest in complimentary medicine and is currently undertaking a five year veterinary homoeopathy course. She lives in Wimbledon with her partner and their son and two cats, Gordon and Sapphi.

Denise Lawrie RVN

Denise is our head nurse with over 11 years of veterinary nursing experience. She moved down from Scotland 11 years ago to pursue a career in Veterinary Nursing. She qualified in 2001 and then worked in a busy emergency clinic, before focussing on training other nurses. While working as Head Nurse at a clinic in Surrey she worked along side Colleen (one of the other Kitten to Cat vets) and through Colleen’s influence became really interested in Feline Nursing. She is fascinated by cats and has undertaken further study in Feline Behaviour. In her words “I now thrive working in my ideal practice. I would love to say I have an active lifestyle but love nothing more than going home to my two boys (Bumble and Yuki) and cuddling up on the sofa in front of the box.”

Debbie Richards

Debbie is our part-time receptionist. She adores cats and loves balancing time at Kitten to Cat with her other work as a homeopath. She lives in Twickenham with her partner and cat, Ziggy. Ziggy was brought to the clinic pregnant and in need of a new home. It was love at first meow and after the safe delivery of four gorgeous tabby kittens Ziggy is now settled in her new home and enjoying her freedom after completing her maternal duties. The kittens were homed in two pairs and are regular visitors to the practice.