Snuggling with her patient, "Sunny" Serr, Dr. Bernstein shows off her bedside manner.
Dr. Wendy Bernstein
Critter Doctor has been privately owned and operated by Dr. Wendy Bernstein for the past eleven years. She is a firm believer in educating her clients in healthy pet practices and nutrition so their pets can live longer, happier, and healthier lives.
Raised in southern California, Dr Bernstein attended both UCLA and the UC Berkeley, graduating with a BA in zoology. She then went on to UC Davis for her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM). As a third year student she was also awarded a summer fellowship to study at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine.
After graduating, Dr Bernstein practiced in the San Francisco Bay Area for several years before moving to the Pacific Northwest. She has practiced in the Kirkland area for the past 13 years.
In addition to her diagnostic talents and surgical skills, she brings a true passion to the task of caring for her patients, as anyone who has ever met her will testify. (See Testimonials.) This translates into not just caring about her patients but also following up on all those little devils that are often in the details.
Dr Sharna Alt
Dr Sharna Alt, Critter Doctor’s associate veterinarian, was raised in Montana, where she attended the University of Great Falls, graduating with a triple major in chemistry, math, and biology. She then attended the University of Maine, where she earned an M.A. in zoology before going on to Cornell University for her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.
Shortly after graduating, she decided below-zero temperatures and arctice-like clothing were not to her liking
Oddly enough, rain was. So, naturally, she moved to Seattle, where she’s been practicing veterinary medicine ever since.
Two years ago she joined the Critter Doctor team, and has become our resident cat specialist. She has three of what she calls “furries” at home and stories of many more. Take Gryffin, for example, who got hit by a car 10 years ago, broke his pelvis in a way that never healed, spent a month living at the vet's, and now, after multiple surgeries, thinks he's some sort of bionic cat.
Or there’s Perkins, who came to her at age 11, when his owner couldn't deal with his diabetes anymore, and who refused to live with anyone but her. Diabetes wasn’t enough though. Perkins then went blind, but still managed to charm everyone he ever met.
Then there are the cancer patients, the two kitties who both had cancer at the same time…a big challenge, even for a veterinarian.
The point is she knows cats and she loves them. And because they are such an integral part of her life, she pays close attention to them, even if they belong to someone else. Who better to leave your feline family member with!