Meet the veterinary team of Galt Animal Hospital in Cambridge!
We’re pleased to provide care for your pets! Please call us at (519) 621-1980 to speak to one of our caring staff members!
Jacqui Rideout, DVM
Veterinarian
Jacqui is originally from Newfoundland and graduated from Atlantic Veterinary College in PEI in 1990. She has been working at the Galt Animal Hospital for over 30 years and is the owner of the practice. She lives in Cambridge with her husband, 2 kids, her chocolate lab Whisky and cat Corey. In her free time she enjoys biking, kayaking, paddle boarding and dock diving with Whisky!
Jane Steckle, DVM
Veterinarian
Jane was born and raised in a cattle-farming family in Waterloo County. She graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 1985 and from the Ontario Veterinary College in 1990. She practised small and large animal medicine briefly in Manitoba before returning to Ontario in 1993. Jane and her Manitoba dog Orly settled back in Guelph, and she eventually concentrated on small animal medicine exclusively. Jane, who is currently petless, is pictured with her late dog Tuffy. In her spare time she plays in a recreational hockey league and enjoys woodworking, movies and cycling.
Hannah Savoie, DVM
Veterinarian
Dr. Hannah Savoie was born and raised in Sudbury, Ontario. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Science at the University of Ottawa before beginning her career in veterinary medicine. Hannah graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 2023 and continues to reside in the Guelph area. In her down time, she enjoys spending time with her senior cat (Ally), watching movies, and playing board games.
Laura Teminski, DVM
Veterinarian
Laura grew up in Kitchener and graduated from University of Guelph with a bachelor's in Animal Biology, then following by obtaining her Veterinary Doctorate from the Ontario Veterinary College in 2018. Laura has a strong interest in Feline Medicine, Animal Behaviour and Fear Free Practice. When not at the clinic Laura enjoys spending time playing sports (soccer or volleyball), a round of board games with her family or just snuggling on the couch with her cat and Husband Marc.
Laura Rooney DVM (Currently on maternity leave)
Veterinarian
Laura was born and raised in Oakville ON and graduated Western University with a bachelors and masters degree in Biology. She then pursued her career in veterinary medicine and graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 2019. Laura now lives in Guelph with her partner Josh, two cats Mustard and Randal and the newest addition Walter the Whippet. In her free time she enjoys riding her horse William, hiking and cooking.
Debbie
Receptionist/Office Manager
Deb, our Receptionist/Office Manager has been efficiently greeting clients for over 40 years, looking after any and all of their needs with a genuine smile and the utmost of care and concern. A grand-daughter and her dog Sparky are her major focus and time spent with family in her RV is extremely important as well as.
Rachel, RVT
Registered Veterinary Technician, Practice Manager
Rachel was born and raised in Cambridge and attended Conestoga College for business, graduating in 2018. She recently graduated from Thompson Rivers University and is now a Registered Veterinary Technician . She has been working at the clinic for over nine years, first starting as a kennel assistant and is now the practice manager. Rachel has a 6 year old black lab named Remington who loves laying on the couch and will occasionally want to go fo walk. In her spare time, she enjoys playing volleyball, golf and spending time with her friends and family.
Cailey, RVT
Registered Veterinary Technician
Cailey graduated from Sheridan College in 2021 and became registered as a Veterinary Technician shortly after. Cailey has worked at the clinic for over 5 years as a veterinary assistant/receptionist and now an RVT. In her spare time, she is devoted to running her rescue, Dorset Rescue Kittens. She rescues and adopts out over 500 cats a year to loving homes. Cailey enjoys spending time in Muskoka with her rescue dogs, rabbits, foster kittens and family. She now enjoys spending time on her hobby farm with her fiance and many many animals.
Quinn Moyer, RVT
Registered Veterinary Technician
Quinn was born and raised on the West side of Galt, her love for animals started young, as she began horseback riding. Her career in veterinary medicine began when she was in high school and then went on to attend Northern College for Veterinary Technician. She took her education another step forward and specialized in Companion Animal Rehabilitation and then Conestoga College Entrepreneurship program in 2017. She's licensed in the financial services industry, and dog sits in her spare time. She comes from an array of experience including some time that was spent in Neurology. Quinn joined the GAH team as a part time RVT and in her full time job she is responsible for expanding the Canadian Animal Blood Banks program in southwestern Ontario. If Quinn finds time to herself it's usually golfing, or curled up with her yellow lab Tobey and a good book.
Nicole, RVT (Currently on maternity leave)
Registered Veterinary Technician
Nicole graduated from the veterinary technician program at Sheridan College in April 2015, became registered in July 2015 and started working at another small animal clinic before joining our team in December 2016. She moved from Burlington to start her life with her husband Zack and two dogs Sky (greyhound) and Cider (English Springer Spaniel). Nicole grew up riding horses but now enjoys agility with Cider and spending time with her family and friends.
Mya, CCR
Client Care Representative
Mya was born and raised in Waterloo, Ontario. She graduated from the University of Guelph with a Bachelor’s degree in Animal Biology in 2022. Mya has two Siberian huskies, Kona who is 8 years old and Keela who is 3. They both love spending their days howling, cuddling on the couch and going for long walks. In her spare time, Mya enjoys reading, watching the Blue Jays and spending time with her family.
Emily Russell, CCR
Client Care Representative
Emily graduated from Durham College in in 2017 with an Animal Care certificate. Since starting at GAH in 2022, she has enjoyed welcoming friendly faces (canine, feline and human) into the clinic. Outside of the clinic, Emily is a student at Wilfrid Laurier University, and enjoys spending time with her family, friends, and pets.
Hannah C, CCR
Client Care Representative
Hannah was born and raised in Cambridge, ON. She joined the GAH team as a volunteer summer 2022 to gain veterinary experience with hopes to one day go to veterinary school! She became a full time employee shortly after and has been balancing her time between the clinic and University of Guelph majoring in Animal Biology. Hannah has a love for all animals and currently has 2 rats, 1 dog and a foster cat through DRK. When she is not working or studying she enjoys horse back riding, hanging out with friends and hiking.
Aimee, CCR
Client Care Representative
Aimee was born and raised in Brampton, ON and graduated from Sheridan College with an Animal Care Certificate. She was a dog groomer for over 15 years but than decided to pursue a career as a Law Clerk and graduated in 2013 at Trios College. She then realized how much she missed the animal/vet industry and started working as a CSR in Brampton, ON. Aimee now lives in the Guelph area with her three cats Clyde, Marshall and Tigger (who has recently retired from his previous clinic in Guelph, ON). In her free time, she enjoys playing ice and ball hockey, reading, gardening and hiking.
