Kathy has a keen interest in behavioral medicine and has attended advanced obedience courses. She enjoys going to veterinary conferences and learning about the new advances in veterinary medicine, especially those pertaining to cats, and how to implement them into the hospital. Kathy has one daughter, Andrea, and owns 6 cats, 2 dogs. She also is involved in pet-sitting in her spare time. Kathy enjoys reading and is always studying and learning new things [citation].