Karen started with Animal Care Clinic as a Registered Veterinary Technician in 2001 for a few years. After pursuing other ventures, she is back on our veterinary nursing team as of February 2015. Karen has a long family history in Paso Robles and SLO County. She went to school at the Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology in Denver, Colorado. She interned at Alameda East Veterinary Hospital, which is where the television show Emergency Vets was filmed from Animal Planet. You can even see her on several episodes. Karen was initially interested in becoming a paleontologist in grade school but later realized she loved warm, fuzzy animals more than their fossils. “I work in this field because I want to make the animal’s experience as smooth and pleasant as possible, and to give back the comfort and affection pets have given me through my life.” Karen’s favorite areas of veterinary medicine include surgery and radiology, and she plans to retake the California RVT exam this year [citation].