Meet the Team

Douglas qualified in South Africa in 1992. After working in a respected small animal practice in North London for 10 years, he moved to Guildford, opening The Cape Veterinary Clinic in June 2004. He has built up a committed team of professional and compassionate staff. He specialises in canine and feline internal medicine, ultrasonography and radiography, gastroenterology, dermatology and canine and feline behaviour.

Douglas is deeply passionate about what he does. He always has the welfare of every patient and owner at the forefront of his mind.

As well as spending time with his family, Sara, Rafi and their cat Arthur, Douglas enjoys yoga, triathlons, travelling and cooking.

Mike, a classmate of Douglas, qualified in South Africa in 1992 and came to the UK in 1995, joining Cape Vets in 2014. Mike’s special interests are feline internal medicine, soft tissue surgery, dentistry, small furries and cardiology.

Mike has a tremendous client following because his professional skills are underpinned by outstanding compassion and empathy.

When not at work, Mike is either tending his garden or on the beach with his wife Allyson.

Catherine qualified from Bristol University in 2015. After working in a small animal practice in Hertfordshire, she joined our team in 2017. Catherine has a love for all animals and prides herself in providing a stress-free environment for every patient in the veterinary surgery.

Catherine is particularly interested in soft tissue surgery, emergency and critical care and animal behaviour. Catherine’s understanding nature and compassion are evident from the very moment you walk into her consulting room.

When not hard at work, Catherine enjoys country walks with her family dog Truffle.

Since qualifying in 2015, Sam has worked in a variety of veterinary practices, including a specialist referral practice. She has been working at The Cape Veterinary Clinic since 2018. She has a real passion for making patients’ trips to the vets as stress-free as possible. She has a Certificate in Feline Nursing, to help ensure our practice is as cat-friendly as it possibly can be.

As the Registered Veterinary Nurse in our practice, Sam enjoys the variety the job brings and loves being so hands-on with the patients. Her nurse clinics include weight checks, nail clips, tooth-brushing clinics and special clinics for seniors. Sam also runs our ‘Puppy Pre-school’ classes, along with our receptionist Annie.

Sam enjoys walking, running and plenty of time at home with her two rescue cats, Jasper and Luna.

Ingrid has been working at The Cape Veterinary Clinic since 2017. She is a vital member of the team with a keen interest in rehabilitation, anaesthesia and nutrition. She spends four days a week working with us and the remaining day studying.

Ingrid is passionate about animals. Her interest in rehabilitation has been fuelled by her gorgeous Labrador Ella, who has had a hip replacement. We look forward to seeing Ingrid excel through her course and qualify as a Registered Veterinary Nurse soon.

Jaeda has been working with us since November 2017. She studied animal care, animal management and canine first aid at Merrist Wood College.

Her main duties are to keep the practice clinically clean and tidy and to help walk and feed hospital and surgical patients. Sometimes you may find her working at reception. She has a vital role in helping to keep everything running smoothly.

Jaeda’s passion for the patients shines through, she has a genuine love for all animals and is hoping to study veterinary nursing in the future.

In her free time, she enjoys reading and dog walking

You will see Clare’s friendly face at reception when you first walk through the clinic doors. Clare had already had 15 year’s experience in the veterinary field when she joined us in 2017. She previously worked in conservation and has completed courses in dog behaviour, pet bereavement and customer care.

As a lifelong animal lover and pet owner, Clare has always owned rescue dogs. She is happiest when out and about in the countryside walking her lovely dog Piper.


Annie is the newest member of our team and often the voice you’ll hear at the end of the phone. She brings a wealth of knowledge with her, having a degree in applied animal behaviour. She has been a practising dog trainer for 7 years and is a member of the APDT (Association of Pet Dog Trainers).
Annie runs our ‘Puppy Pre-school’ with Sam. She is always open to answering any animal training questions you may have. Annie loves spending time with her family rescue dog Queenie!

Luisa has been working as our Myotherapist since June 2018, managing our arthritic and spinal cases. Around 80% of our acute or chronic patients have shown a marked improvement thanks to Luisa’s expertise, professional approach and her calm, confident manner.

Luisa has a real passion for Huskies and Malamutes. She treats working dogs across all disciplines, including agility, flyball, competitive obedience, gun dog work, field trials, police and assistance dogs and harness sports such as canicross, bikejor, scooter and mushing. She also treats sporting dogs at the top of their fields. These include the World Sleddog Association winning team, Infury Sleddogs and the dogs of trainer Di Martin - winner of Crufts Competitive Obedience, Brighton Flyball and Epic Agility.