Team of  Serrano Animal & Bird Hospital

Dr. Weldy has always had an interest in birds, reptiles and other exotic animals and while working in a small animal hospital he began branching out into different animal fields. He volunteered as a veterinarian with local animal controls, the Department of Fish and Game, local rehabilitation centers, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife. In 1986, he began working with Marge Gibson and the Orange County Bird of Prey Center in Villa Park rehabilitating injured raptors. When Marge moved back to her home state of Wisconsin in 1990, Dr. Weldy took over the center and has continued her work in the field of Raptor medicine, surgery, education, and rehabilitation. He also began working with the University of California at Irvine as the clinical veterinarian monitoring research protocols and animals both in the field and in the facility.

In 1990, Dr. Weldy was asked by Dr. Pat Morris of the Knoxville Zoo and the University of Tennessee, along with researchers at the San Diego Zoo, to assist in a project at the Exotic Feline Breeding Compound involving embryo transfers in exotic cats. Shortly thereafter Dr. Weldy became the Veterinarian of Record (VOR) for the Exotic Feline Breeding Compound/Feline Conservation Center and has continued to work at the facility as part of the veterinary team (with Drs. Krause, Beaudet, and Dominguez). He continued his passion for working with all animals owning Serrano Animal and Bird Hospital and becoming the “go-to vet” for all exotic animals, whether pets, wildlife, or zoo animals.

Kristi Krause, DVM, Dipl. ABVP (Feline) received her BA in Zoology and Rhetoric and Communications in 1993 and her DVM in 1997 from the University of California at Davis. She became board certified in feline medicine by the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners in 2005.

Dr. Krause grew up in a small town outside of Bakersfield, CA. She spent most of her time either reading or out turning over rocks and logs looking for snakes, lizards, and frogs. She would innocently stuff her pockets with as many of these creatures as possible, bringing them home to release in her backyard in the hopes they would stay there and populate the yard. She also raised rabbits for 10 years in 4-H and FFA.

Dr. Krause is currently a member of multiple veterinary organizations, including the International Society for Feline Medicine, the American Association of Feline Practitioners, the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, and the Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians where she serves on the Membership and Public Relations Committee. She also serves as the Fishing Cat, Serval, and Jaguarundi Veterinary Advisor for the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Felid Taxon Advisory Group. She currently cohabitates with a funky designer milksnake, red-eyed tree frogs, poison dart frogs, various geckos, and numerous red-footed, desert, and Russian tortoises.

Dr. Beaudet completed her undergraduate degree in Zoology at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. During college, she was involved in the natural history and wildlife clubs. She also worked as a veterinary technician for several local veterinarians and volunteered at a horse stable involved in programs working with special needs children. During her veterinary education at WesternU, Dr. Beaudet traveled across the globe to learn veterinary medicine, including spending five weeks in South Africa studying wildlife medicine, and Costa Rica studying ornithology as well as researching frogs.

Dr. Beaudet’s professional interests include animal behavior, internal medicine, avian medicine, reptile medicine, and wildlife rehabilitation. Dr. Beaudet lives with a rambunctious golden retriever, cats, a bearded dragon, a corn snake, frogs, and her aviary with fourteen finches. When Dr. Beaudet is not working she is spending time with her family, enjoying the outdoors. Dr. Beaudet loves the daily challenges of practicing veterinary medicine and looks forward to working with you and your pets!

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Outside the hospital, Kathy loves to spend time with family and friends especially going to Disneyland. Her favorite animals to work with at the hospital are guinea pigs!