VCA Animal Emergency Hospital Southeast Calder Road

Veterinary Support

  • Registered Veterinary Technician

    Summer Boyd


  • Registered Veterinary Technician

    Brittney Foreman
    Veterinary Tech School: Bel-Rae Institute of Veterinary Technology

    Brittney was born and raised in Texas.  She became a Registered Veterinary Technician upon graduation from the Bel-Rae Institute of Animal Technology in 2005. She worked in daytime practice and completed an internship at the Houston Zoo before joining the team at VCA Animal Emergency Hospital SE, Calder Rd. in 2009.  Brittney has three adorable mini dachshunds, Hannibal, Mischa and Clarice.  Besides being the world's most avid James Dean fan, Brittney enjoys camping, fishing and photography.  She also likes snakes and scary movies.


  • Registered Veterinary Technician

    Erika Main

    Erika is a Registered Veterinary Technician who joined our team in 2010. She graduated from Lone Star College in 2006, with an Associates Degree in Veterinary Technology.  In addition to applying her knowledge and skills at our hospital, she is also studying Marine Biology at Texas A&M University in Galveston, Texas.  Erika has two cats named Freddie and Smudge and she enjoys music, being with her friends and taking road trips.


  • Technician

    Chloe Beadnell

    Chloe has been working with animals, in some aspect or another, all her life.  She is a native "Jersey girl" who has lived in Houston for six years.  She has two very happy rescue dogs.  On is a Pit Bull mix named Desi and the other is a Yorkie mix names Benny.  Chloe is an experienced technician who joined our team in 2008 and she loves outdoor activities.


  • Technician

    Jeannie Clark



  • Technician

    Erika DeLeon


  • Technician

    Jason Friedman
    Veterinary Tech School: Vet Tech Institute


  • Technician

    Beth Friesner



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    Allison Gibson



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    Kim Hodges

    Kim's love for animals began on her family farm in a small town in Alabama. After relocating to Texas in 2002, her career in animal health care began. For the next six years, she worked at two local day practices. Kim joined the VCA family in January of 2009 as a very qualified technician and works on a part time basis. Kim also continues to pursue her college education and care for her husband and little son. Kim's feline family includes Kallie, Storm, Phoenix and Vader.


  • Technician

    Heather Irwin


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    Lindsey McClain

    Lindsey has been in the field of veterinary medicine for the last five years and thoroughly enjoys her work in giving the best care for her patients and striving to make a positive difference in their lives and the lives of their human families.  She joined our staff in 2009.  Lindsey and her husband have two children.  They also have a lovable Bassett hound named Layla.  The newest addition to their family is a kitten named Pearl, who is already running the house.


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    Jarrett Sappington



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    Roscoe Stansel

    Roscoe has been working in the veterinary field for ten years.  Shortly after beginning, he decided this was the type of environment he would like to be in for a long time.  Roscoe spent seven years at VCA Animal Medical Center in Pasadena, Texas.  He relocated to a busy day practice in Galveston and then discovered he was drawn to emergency work. He returned to VCA and is now a valuable and welcome addition to our team. Roscoe is a dedicated technician who loves to be challenged. His dedication and compassion is exhibited in the outstanding care he delivers to his patients and to our clients. Roscoe has a loving wife, a beautiful daughter, one crazy, fun dog and horses.


  • Technician

    Blair Thomas

    Blair was attracted to the veterinary field in 2004 because of her devotion to caring for animals. She worked in day practice and joined our team in 2009 where she has discovered the unique challenges and rewards of emergency work. Her compassion for her patients has made Blair a valuable team member to our hospital


  • Technician

    Mandi Whitaker

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General Practice

We have over 540 animal hospitals in 41 states that are staffed by more than 2,000 fully qualified, dedicated and compassionate veterinarians, with more than 200 being board-certified specialists. The nationwide VCA family of general practice hospitals give your pet the very best in medical care, providing a full range of general medical and surgical services as well as specialized treatments*: Wellness, Spay/neuter, Advanced diagnostic services (MRI/CT Scan), Internal medicine, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Dermatology, Cardiology, Neurology, Boarding, Grooming

*services may vary by location.

Our family of pet hospitals stands out by delivering the greatest resources in order provide the highest quality care available for your pets. By maintaining the highest standards of pet health care available anywhere, we emphasize prevention as well as healing. We provide continuing education programs to our doctors and staff and promote the open exchange of professional knowledge and expertise. And finally, we have established a consistent program of procedures and techniques, proven to be the most effective in keeping pets healthy.

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Emergency Care

In case of emergency, please call us immediately.  Our phone number is 281-332-1678 or toll free at 1-800-356-3692.  Our hours are 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. Monday through Friday and 24 hours on weekends and holidays.

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