Dr. Tackett has been an Ayers Animal Hospital family member since 2018 but has been in the veterinary field for 28 years in all. She completed her undergraduate education at Eastern Kentucky University and obtained her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Auburn University (the same Alma Mater as Dr. Ayers!). She has experience working in both small and mixed animal practices and is especially passionate about geriatric medicine, palliative and hospice care, preventative medicine, and surgical wound management and healing. She’s also an independent beauty consultant for Mary Kay, so if you’re needing help with your human skin-care regime, Dr. Tackett is the one for you. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her daughter and husband, hiking with her doggos (Haun, Hedda, and Hattie—her trio of rottweilers. Her chihuahua, Bear, prefers a couch nap over a hike!), 4-wheeling, Bible study, herding her clade of feline friends (Max, Amy, Darcy, and Simmy), and directly from Dr. Tackett herself, “Y estoy apriendiendo Espanol!” [citation].