Our Veterinary Assistants and Technicians

Debbie Hebblethwaite L.V.T.

Debbie is a graduate of Medaille College with a degree in Veterinary Technology. Debbie joined our team in July 2017 after being an equine technician for the prior 13 years. She is interested in learning more about exotic and small animals. Outside of work, Debbie enjoys geocaching with her husband, Duane. They are the co-founders of SPR, a pig rescue farm in Savannah, NY. She also loves spending time with her miniature horse, Beasley, walking and driving him around. Debbie has quite a few pets of her own including a dove Sandy, a pigeon Lyla, a bearded-dragon Loki, 2 cats Theo & KW, and her Amazon parrot Cookie.

Joann Tetlow L.V.T.

Joann Tetlow received degrees from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry and Medaille College. She has been with Fairport Animal Hospital since 1982. Jo joined us as a receptionist, was promoted to Team Leader and later received her degree in Veterinary Technology. She lives in Fairport with her husband, Mike and their collection of pets. She finds being at Fairport Animal Hospital a very rewarding career. “I love what I do and learn something new every day.” She is also the district representative for the Genesee Valley Region of the New York State Association of Veterinary Technicians. Her spare time is spent bird watching with her husband or doing something fun outdoors.

Rachel Miller L.V.T.

Rachel Miller has a BS in Biology and received her Veterinary Technician degree at Genesee Community College in 2018. She has worked at Cornell University for her summer internship at school. She has worked here at Fairport Animal Hospital, the veterinary specialist and Emergency Services Surgery Department in her first few years as a Veterinary Technician. She enjoys playing with her two cats Moki and Heidi and playing computer games with her husband Joe.