Dr. Walker was born in Liberal,
Kansas. Her family relocated to Angel Fire, NM when she was seven
years old. She attended Santa Fe High
School prior to completing veterinary school at Oklahoma State
University in 1999. She spent the next four years practicing
in a small animal clinic in Yukon, OK before coming back to New
Mexico
to be near family.
Dr. Walker discovered her love of cats in
the early years of veterinary school. She became the president
of the student chapter
of the American
Association of Feline Practitioners and completed her preceptorship
at a feline-exclusive practice. She is a current member of the
American Association of Feline Practitioners and the American
Veterinary Medical Association. For the next year, she is serving
as President of the Albuquerque Veterinary Association. During
her years in practice in Oklahoma she gained invaluable
experience in the treatment of feline patients, and further
cemented her desire to dedicate herself completely to the care
of cats.
Dr.
Walker has been married to Matt Walker, a graphic designer,
for twelve years. She has a daughter, Josie. If
a love of chasing the family cats is any indication, Josie just
may follow in her mom’s footsteps!
Dr. Walker has
two cats of her own. Cheerio, a large brown classic
tabby and
white male, has been with her for eleven years and was a
gift from a very
dear client. Lucky, so named because you have to be darn
lucky to have a vet in the car behind you when you get hit by
a
truck, is
a black female kitty who joined the family shortly after
Cheerio. Pictures
of both can be seen in the Photo Gallery.
Dr. Walker is
very excited to be starting this new phase of her life in a new
clinic, which she hopes to develop into
a haven
for cat lovers
and their feline companions. She looks forward to forming
bonds with both clients and patients, for it is these relationships
that make
her profession so rewarding.
