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About Us
Dr. Sherri Mellskog received her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 1988 from the University of Missouri in Columbia. She also earned a BS in Animal Science from the University and a BA in Biology and Equestrian Science from Stephens College. She is a memeber of the Knoxville Veterinary Academy and the American Veterinary Medical Association. She moved to Knoxville in 1993 with her husband William Thomas who is also a veterinarian and is on staff at the College of Veterinary Medicine. She breeds and raises Trakehner horses. She has two daughters, ages eleven and four. Adding to her family is a yellow lab named Tanner, a Jack Russell named Clover and a cat named Shadow. They all reside with 14 horses on a 44 acre farm. When she finds some spare time she likes to spend time with her kids, horseback ride, and swim.
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Katrina Marshall is originally from Livingston, TN, which is located on the Cumberland Plateau. She graduated from Lincoln Memorial University with a Bachelor’s degree in Veterinary Technology. Katrina is a licensed Vet Technician and loves working with animals. She has three cats of her own whose names are Sunny, Stormy and Felix. In her spare time she enjoys reading, playing sports, painting and doing anything that involves being at the lake.
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Gay Hummel is a professional groomer. She was born in Texas and raised in New Orleans, LA. She has always had a special place in her heart for animals, she has owned dogs, cats, birds, hamsters, skunks, and horses. She went to grooming school in Gretna, LA. She has been grooming for 30 years. Twenty of those years has been in West Knoxville. She has been married to her husband, who she adores, for 20+ years. She is the proud parent of a son and daughter along with one terrific grandson. She currently has three Jack Russells.
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Emily Cavender is a Knoxville native who graduated from Middle Tennessee State University in 2008 with a journalism degree. She has been raised with various pets in her family and has been an avid equestrian from a very young age. Working at Lovell Animal Hospital is her first experience working in small animal health and she is really enjoying it!
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Amy Breuker is a receptionist at the hospital. She is a recent transplant to the Knoxville area from West Michigan. She holds a degree in Advertising and Public Relations with a Spanish minor from a Michigan university. She has had a profound love for animals from a young age and has raised dogs, cats, horses, rabbits, guinea pigs, rats, chickens and quail. Her one true love is training and riding horses. Amy lives with her husband on twelve acres, which they share with Rumsey the cat and two rescued dogs, a Siberian husky named Noni and an Australian cattle dog mix named Rowdy. She is also raising chickens and guineas and has 2 horses and a barn cat. Her hobbies include hiking and exploring the outdoors with her husband and dogs, horseback riding and playing softball.
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Jessica Scritchfield is a receptionist at the hospital. She recently moved to Knoxville from Anchorage, Alaska with her husband Joe, and is loving it so far. They have 2 dogs, a German shepherd & Pomeranian, and 2 shelter cats. She has been working with animals since she was 16, starting with a grooming & boarding facility, and volunteering with the local animal shelter. She began working for the animal shelter, then a specialized veterinary clinic which she spent time with both for the last 4 years before her move here. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her husband & pets, traveling, reading and exploring all the fun things to do in Tennessee. |
Joshua Dutt is a kennel tech at Lovell Animal Hospital and just graduated from Farragut High School. He is the proud owner of two Shih-Tzu’s, one a pure-bred black and white named Willow, the other a caramel colored imperial named Rosy. Josh is going to LMU for college, and is planning on majoring in veterinary technologies. |
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