Our Veterinary Team

Meet our Veterinary Team of

Devoted Cat Care Professionals

Timarie Simmons, DVM

Veterinarian

Timarie Simmons, DVM Dr. Simmons has been practicing veterinary medicine since 1998 but has been working in the field since 1985. She enjoys medicine and surgery and has had a long-term interest in animal welfare medicine. Although she has practiced medicine on exotics, dogs and cats, her love for cats led her to seek out an opportunity to focus on just feline medicine. She has a special interest in brachycephalic breeds but loves all types of cats! She believes owner education and communication is important in making care plans that work for each client’s family and their pet.

Valerie Hargett, DVM

Associate Veterinarian

Dr. Valerie Hargett is an experienced Associate Veterinarian with 22 years of practice in the field. She graduated from Washington State University Class of 2000 and obtained a Master of Science in Veterinary Infection and Disease Control from the University of Liverpool in 2008. Dr. Valerie’s professional interests include geriatric medicine, internal medicine, and diagnosing difficult cases and symptoms. She prides herself on being able to communicate effectively with pet owners, making them partners in their pet’s health and care management. In her free time, Dr. Valerie enjoys gardening, canoeing, camping, traveling, and cooking with her husband, Marshall. She was born and raised in Bellevue, Washington, where she still lives in her childhood home. Dr. Valerie is a proud owner of a long-haired tortoiseshell calico named “Tortie” and has taken in a local community cat named “Tubby.” She is also an avid Seahawks and Mariners fan.

Colleen Cassidy, DVM

Associate Veterinarian

Dr. Cassidy graduated from Cornell University in 2014 and completed a rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery at Pieper Memorial Veterinary Hospital in Middletown, Connecticut in 2015. She wished to escape the snowy northeast winters and moved to Seattle in 2015, where she has spent the last nine years enjoying the mix of sun and rain and working as a small animal general practitioner with cats and dogs. She is excited to make the change to feline-only practice and to focus on her favorite species. She has a special interest in feline internal medicine, and ultrasonography, and loves partnering with cat owners to provide lifelong care to their pets. Outside of the clinic, Dr. Cassidy enjoys training in aerial circus arts, contra dancing, tidepooling on the beach, and walking adventures around Seattle.  She shares her home with one human and three cats – Ember, Asher, and Keenan, and loves that the cats outnumber the humans and keep them on their toes!

Meet our Veterinary Staff

Kayla

Client Care Coordinator