We welcomed Rachel back to Eagle Animal Hospital August 2022. She began here in high school as a kennel assistant in 2008. Rachel attended the veterinary program at Maple Woods and graduated in 2014. She has 8 years of surgical, emergency, and critical care experience working at other clinics in the area, including the University of Missouri Veterinary Health Center. Some of her responsibilities at Eagle include monitoring anesthesia, phlebotomy, radiology, dentistry, client education, and assisting the veterinarians.

Rachel loves learning new things and is a great mentor. She enjoys monitoring anesthesia, orthopedic surgeries, and client education. She shares, “I love the teamwork and variety of people that work at Eagle. I know the animals are given the best possible care every time we see them!”

In Rachel’s free time you will find her attending every Chiefs home games. She loves EVERYTHING Chiefs. Rachel also tries to attend as many days of training camp as she can and travel to away games. Her goal is to see the Chiefs play every NFL team in their home stadium. Rachel has an Australian Cattle Dog named Mabel, three cats: Minnow, Earl, and Huck, a Cockatiel named Pete, a Timneh African Grey named Kayla, and three freshwater tanks