A valuable member of the 1st Pet team-Trinity

If you have ever had a pet in our Emergency department or ICU you may have met Trinity. This February marks 10 years that Trinity has been with 1^st Pet.

Trinity's love of animals had her working in the veterinary field since she was 16 years old. She started out in general practice and then found herself loving Emergency/ICU.  She loves taking care of patients, especially  those in critical care.

Trinity also enjoys the nursing aspect of working in the ICU. The patients become her “pets” while she is taking care of them and she is constantly trying to think of ways to improve their well being. Her favorite part of her job is being able to reunite families with their pets once they have recovered. 

Trinity and her husband have been together for 22 years and have 2 daughters (15 & 5) and a house full of pets. They have 4 dogs; Ripley - Boston Terrier/Min Pin mix age 13,  Tank - Greater Swiss Mountain Dog age 10, Doc Holliday - Cavalier King Charles Spaniel age 9, and Pickles - Wirehair Dachshund age 6. They also share their home with Chowder – a Domestic Shorthair age 3, Sonora – a Desert Tortoise  age 16 years, Nacho – a Quaker Parrot age 9 months, Clover – a Lionhead Bunny age 3 months, and Assorted Freshwater Fish.

Her family enjoys spending time together going on day hikes with the dogs, going to Dog Shows and reading.  Trinity is obsessed with owls.  Her house is covered in all things owls and even has a Northern Saw Whet Owl tattooed on her arm.

Trinity says she is known as the "breed snob" at work but actually the term everyone uses is “breed encyclopedia”.  She has always been interested in the different breeds of dogs and cats and has owned several different breeds through the years.  However she has NOTHING against mutts! One of her most favorite dogs is a scruffy little terrier mix with an under-bite!

Trinity is an amazing part of our team!

One of our newest member.... Johnathon Sullinger

We are happy to introduce Johnathon Sullinger, one of our newer team members at 1^st Pet.  Johnathon has been with us for about 9 months at our Mesa location and has been a terrific addition to our team! 

Born in Odessa, Texas, Johnathon graduated with an AS in Veterinary Technology from Long Technical College in 2007 and has been working in the veterinary field since graduating! 

Johnathon loves everything about being a Veterinary Technician, but especially enjoys General Practice, along with administering anesthesia, monitoring surgical patients, caring for ICU patients, and performing clinical pathology, and radiographs to name a few. 

Johnathon loves growing in his career and continues to learn new things and find ways to improve upon his skills.  When not at work he spends time with his partner and their pets- Booger the Pug (who he rescued as a puppy with a severe upper respiratory infection, Parvo, and a broken jaw!) and Prada, an American Cocker Spaniel. 

He enjoys traveling, hiking, swimming, being a movie buff and hanging out with his dogs as well as volunteering his time at Arizona Exotic Bird Rescue and the Phoenix Zoo!  If and when Johnathon has spare time he likes pulling funny/scary pranks on his friends- so we better keep him busy!

Learn more about Jaime P.

Many of you have already met Jamie P.  She has been with 1^st Pet Veterinary Centers for over 9 years and works as a Certified Veterinary Technician in the Internal Medicine Department. 

Jamie has been in the veterinary profession for over 20 years.  She started out with the goal of going to Veterinary School, and to gain experience working as a Veterinary Assistant.  However she fell in love with the nursing aspect of a Veterinary Technician so she decided to become the best Vet Tech she could be! 

Jaime loves what she does and her heart sings when she sees her patients feeling better and able to return home. She loves working with her patients and enjoys seeing them when they return for their follow-up visits.

When not at work Jamie along with her husband of 7 years, are busy with their 2 kids, 3 dogs, and 2 cats.  One of their dogs serves heroically as a blood donor for 1^st Pet patients.  Team members like Jamie help us provide the best care for all of our patients at 1^st Pet!