Meet Our Veterinary Team
Meet the veterinarian and team behind the Cat Clinic at Canyon Park! We’re pleased to provide exceptional vet care for your pets.
Get to Know Our Team
We are solely dedicated to your pet’s care! We look forward to getting to know you, and we hope you’ll take the time to scroll down and get to know us.
Dr. Patricia Gawley
DVM
Dr. Gawley has owned and operated the Cat Clinic at Canyon Park for over three decades. She applies her years of experience and knowledge to help each and every patient.
She demonstrates compassion and expertise for her feline patients every day, no matter what. There is no issue that is too big or too small for her. Dr. Gawley will figure out what’s going on and come up with a game plan. She often stays up late into the night “pondering”—as she calls it—particularly difficult or mysterious cases.
Dr. Gawley also frequents the AAFP Conference every year in the hopes of finding new answers to difficult diseases and innovative ways to improve cats’ lives. She is a huge fan of the Seattle Seawolves, a professional rugby team, and she attends many games with her husband, Norm.
Sara Grundy
Lead Veterinary Technician and Manager
Sara has been the backbone of the Cat Clinic at Canyon Park. For eight years and counting, she continues to offer expert knowledge and strong leadership every single day. She is always willing to answer a question or provide helpful tips to anyone who needs guidance.
Sara always seems to know the right answer! In addition to being an amazing vet tech, Sara is also the manager at Cat Clinic at Canyon Park. She is the proud owner of six cats—wow!—and she is just crazy about cats as well as their care.
Veterinary Technicians
Yeydy Vulpecula
Veterinary Technician
Yeydy has been with us at CCCP for two years. She is an experienced vet tech with a knack for wrangling difficult patients. She is dedicated and hardworking, no matter how wiggly the cats can be. Yeydy also helps with our Spanish-speaking clients, making sure that all cats have access to care here at CCCP. She enjoys crocheting and gardening in her spare time. She especially enjoys teaching cats how to do tricks 🙂
Jane Atherton
Veterinary Technician
Jane is a long-time vet tech here at the Cat Clinic at Canyon Park. She’s been assisting Dr. Gawley for many years, offering a helping hand during surgeries and other procedures. Jane is approachable and cheerful, and she is always ready to help demonstrate medication strategies for cat owners. In her spare time, Jane likes hiking, reading, and spending time in her Jeep.
Shannon Atkins
Veterinary Technician
Shannon is our newest vet tech, and she has the biggest smile! Throughout the year that she’s been on the CCCP team, her joyful personality shines through in her work, no matter how difficult a situation is, Shannon will find a way to put a smile on her face. You can’t help but smile, too 🙂
As a child, Shannon would bring home injured wildlife and nurse them back to health before releasing them to the wild. She is very outdoorsy, and she loves hiking, camping, tending to her carnivorous plants, and taking care of her two kitties.
Receptionists
Bradee Jacobs
Receptionist
Bradee has been a receptionist at CCCP for two years. She shares her home with her two cats, Spooky and Demon, and her dog, Moose. When she’s not at the clinic, Bradee spends her time reading lots of books. A fun fact about Bradee is that she loves to go to comedy shows with her family!
Pam Ransom
Receptionist
Pam is our newest receptionist! Hailing from Kent, England, she is friendly, affable, and always ready to share a laugh. Pam enjoys junk journaling and quilting on her days off. She is the doting mom to Charlie, her little dachshund.
Sara Staup
Relief Receptionist
Sara is currently attending graduate school in Baltimore, MD, but she helps out at the front desk when she comes home during her breaks. She works hard to make sure each and every client receives a response, even on the busiest of days. Sara and her cat, Chester Cheeto, have traveled all over the U.S. together. In her spare time, she enjoys playing tennis, sewing, crafting, and painting.