Meet the Veterinarians & Team of Carter Pet Hospital in Lake St. Louis! We’re pleased to provide exceptional vet care for your pets!
Please call us at (636) 639-9999 to speak to one of our caring veterinary staff members!
Angie has always had a passion and interest in animal care. As a child, she wanted to be a veterinarian. After 22 years as a dental hygienist, she decided to pursue her lifelong dream in a slightly different capacity. She loves to be able to learn and grow in the field. Angie feels as if it is truly a blessing to be doing what she loves, and we feel blessed to have her on our team! Angie has three children with her husband Tim named Austin, Tristan, and Abigail. They have a dog named Gunner and two cats named Echo and Flash who are littermates! Angie has her Associates degree in Applied Science and has been in the field for five and a half years. She has owned animals her whole life and has rescued numerous scared, abandoned strays throughout the years. In Angie`s limited amount of spare time she enjoys reading, putting together puzzles, baking, and spending time with her family- furry members included! Angie is interested in anything Boxer related, nutrition, and learning new things. Her favorite things about pets include wiggle butts, special needs, their unconditional love, connecting with them and providing them with a fear free experience. Angie keeps our prescription diets stocked and handles our special orders for our patients!
Ciara decided to join the field of veterinary medicine because she wanted to help strengthen the bond between pets and their owners through education and make a real difference in pets’ lives. Ciara will celebrate her five-year anniversary with us this fall. In her time with us, she has worked every position from monitoring surgery to coordinating rooms and can usually be found helping clients or cracking a pun. She also runs our Facebook page! Ciara previously worked for a boarding facility and got to take part in daycare, grooming, training as well as working as a shift manager in the kennel. Her special interests include behavior and body language, creative grooming, and genetics. Ciara and her husband Christopher have one son, Cavren, and several pets including four dogs, seven cats, koi fish, snails, and ghost shrimp. In the past, she has had guinea pigs, a pair of keets, a ferret, and even a frog. She especially enjoys caring for the misfits and special needs animals and finds satisfaction in comforting the most anxious pets. Ciara has been known to take in kittens to bottle feed or animals who are missing an eye or a paw. In her free time, Ciara enjoys reading, exploring, spending time with her family, and taking road trips. Her favorite thing about animals is their innate connection to the universe around them and their ability to sense and react to energy alone.
Billi has been with the Carter team for two years now. She joined us for puppy cuddles, helping animals, and the ability to grow within our company. Billi helps us communicate with company representatives regarding heartworm and flea and tick prevention for our patients, doing what she can to keep us fully stocked! Her favorite dog breed is the Labrador, especially the chocolate kind, and she just adores the amount of love they give. Billi and her high school sweetheart, Dakota, are expecting their first baby this summer! They also have 3 fur babies at home: Callie, Gracie, and Oaklyn. Billi’s favorite thing about animals is butt wiggles!
Brooke has always wanted to help pets feel better and provide them comfort. She also enjoys client education and helping owners give their pets the best life possible. Brooke is the proud pet parent of Butkus, Maggie, Silvie, Audrie, Gouda and Dart! She graduated from Hickey College Vet Tech Institute in 2017 and has been with us since 2019. She has plenty of experience having her own chinchillas and reptiles as well as the experience she got while in College. Brooke’s special interest would be behavior and she loves shy dogs! In her free time she likes to take naps and spend time with friends and family. Her favorite thing about pets is the love they give. She loves watching how excited they get when they see their owners after surgery or when going back into their exam room!
Ashley has been visiting Carter for longer than she can remember. Her mom is our Medical Director, Dr. Arbesman! She became a part of the team when she turned 16, and in the past 5 years, she has worked multiple positions from receptionist to technician! She is most interested in anything related to cats or Australian Shepherds. Ashley is recently engaged to her fiancé, Justin, and they have 3 cats together named Han, Luna, and Genevieve. Ashley has her Associates’s Degree in Elementary Education and likes to spend her free time watching movies, reading books, and playing board games with her family! Her favorite things about pets are soft ears, fluffy butts, and dogs that walk themselves by holding their own leash!
Kaytlyn has always loved animals and likes being able to help animals and owners along the way. Kaytlyn has been part of our Carter team for three years now! She previously worked as an adoption counselor at the Humane Society and has an Associate of Arts degree. Kaytlyn and her husband, Jake, have four dogs named Duke, Gypsy, Lily, and Rusty. They also have one cat named Dahlia and six chickens! Kaytlyn loves learning new things and has a special interest in dentistry. Kaytlyn can usually be found taking adorable photos of our even more adorable patients or snuggling one of them after surgery! In her spare time, she likes to craft and spend time with her family. Her favorite thing about animals is the endless pure love they give and how amazing they all are!
Jessica has been surrounded by veterinary medicine her whole life. Her mom, Dr. Arbesman is our lovely medical director! Jessica officially joined our team two years ago because she loved to see all the happy and furry friends that come through the doors, and she wanted to help clients save their best friends. She also says that the amazing people who are in the field drew her into veterinary medicine. Jessica’s favorite thing about pets is their fluffy wiggle butts and her favorite dog breeds are the Beauceron and Australian Shepherd. She has two pets she calls her own. One is a mini–Australian Shepherd named Baxter, who she took through obedience and agility training over the course of three years. Her other pet is named Ginni! Ginni is a Dutch Rabbit. In Jessica’s free time, she loves taking naps and going out to eat.
Mac grew up surrounded by animals, and worked on a neighboring dairy farm growing up. This upbringing is what drew her into the veterinary field. She has nine years of experience and joined us here at Carter Pet Hospital in November of 2023. Mac`s special interests in the veterinary field include large animal medicine and exotics! In Mac`s free time she enjoys cooking, reading, and doing crafts. Her favorite things about dogs are that they are always happy!
Sam has always had an interest in animals and spent a lot of time studying them and volunteering for different organizations. She focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation while in college and in high school she volunteered for the St. Louis Zoo and was employed there for two years. She did an internship at CoMo Zoo and Conservatory in St. Paul, MN, and took classes at Gulf Coast Research Lab. Sam has a dog of her own, Moose, who is a Great Dane and German Shorthair Pointer mix. Sam has been with us at Carter for two years now and she helps us make sure that all our St. Charles County rabies certificates are filed correctly with the county and keeps us stocked up on rabies tags! In her free time, she likes to read and her favorite thing about animals is their unconditional love, and of course – butt wiggles!
Alyssa joined our team in August of 2021 and in that time, she has truly blossomed! Alyssa’s mom worked in the field, and she used to go to work with her when she was younger, so she has been around animals in a clinic setting for quite some time. Alyssa previously worked as an animal care technician at Petropolis for four years, and her experience there taught her a lot about animal behavior and helped her realize she wanted to further her knowledge in veterinary medicine. Her favorite thing about pets? Butt wiggles! Alyssa has recently enrolled in classes to become a veterinary technician. She has one cat named Bandit and her favorite dog breeds are dachshunds and (yellow) labradors. In her spare time, she enjoys bonding with her significant other, Jack, and her other friends and family. She also likes to read and spend time in nature! Alyssa is truly one of a kind.