Our Saskatoon Veterinary Team

Dr. Rayden Saunders is the newest addition to the veterinary team at City Park Vet. He grew up in North Battleford, Saskatchewan then moved to Edmonton, Alberta where he graduated from the University of Alberta before earning his degree in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Saskatchewan in 2022. During his studies, he worked throughout the western provinces in various clinics. He has also volunteered with Veterinarians Without Borders in Ghana. Dr. Rayden is eager to continue his career here in City Park!

Dr. Rayden has a particular interest in radiology, surgery, and urgent care. When he is not in the clinic, Dr. Rayden loves to spend time playing basketball, skiing and getting outside for a run. Traveling the world to explore different countries, their culture, and their cuisine has been one of his passions.

Dr. Rayden is looking forward to settling in Saskatoon and meeting all the furry friends and lovely clients that come to visit City Park Vet!

Michelle is the main receptionist and care coordinator at City Park Vet. She has been a receptionist in the veterinary field for over 7 years. Michelle’s loving family includes her husband (Jason), son (Mason), and daughter (Emma). She also has a large animal family on their acreage in the RM of Battleford, which includes 4 dogs, 7 cats, 2 rabbits, and 5 ducks.

Michelle is likely to be the smiling face that you see when you are welcomed to City Park Vet. She is looking forward to meeting all of the new pets and clients that come in to see us!

Jess is a Registered Veterinary Technologist and grew up here in Saskatoon. She graduated from The RVT program at Sask Polytechnic in 2013 and has worked in small animal private practice since. Her favourite part of veterinary medicine is building relationships with clients and their furry loved ones. She has a particular interest in dentistry and anesthesia. She enjoys spending time with friends and family, and building her house plant collection. She has a busy household with three cats (Archie, Odd Thomas, & Idella) and two dogs (Arya and Bronx). Jess is excited to be part of the City Park Vet team and can’t wait to meet you!

Leah recently moved to Saskatoon with her husband, 3 kids and 2 cats. When not at work, you will find Leah doing many DIY projects from painting and crafting to home renovations, gardening and furniture refinishing.

Kelsey is a Registered Veterinary Technologist who moved to Saskatoon from Ontario in early 2020. She completed her RVT program through Ridgetown College in Ontario in 2016, and has worked with small animal practices and a few humane societies since then. She cares deeply about providing compassionate care to animals and their humans, and is currently working to complete a Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology.

Kelsey’s favourite aspect of Veterinary medicine is having the opportunity to help animals have healthy and happy lives with their humans. Outside of work, she can usually be found with her nose in a book, spending time with friends, or out for a walk with loved ones of both the two and four-legged variety. She lives with her partner, Kreg, and their cat (Oxford) and dog (Nova).

Alex graduated from Saskatchewan Polytechnic and has been practicing as an RVT ever since November 2020. She has stayed with small animal practice and loves meeting all the furry friends. One of her favorite parts of her job is learning how people come up with names for their little ones!

She has a full little house with 2 dogs: Otis (a scottish terrier) & Teddy (a golden doodle), as well as 2 cats: Bellie & Peanut, all whom she loves very much. When she isn’t pulling blood or placing catheters at work, you can find her at home enjoying Big Brother or reading some kind of thriller book. If you ever want to strike up a conversation feel free to bring up Harry Potter and she will be all ears.

She looks forward to meeting you at your next visit!

Dakota is a veterinary medical assistant and a vital part of our team! After completing her VMA diploma at Lakeland College in Vermillion in 2016, she took an additional year of General Agriculture, and has worked in some form of animal care for nearly her entire adult life. Dakota grew up in small town Saskatchewan and hopes to settle on an acreage near the city, where she has lots of room for all sorts of animals. She is heavily involved in dog rescue work as the medical director for Saskatoon Dog Rescue, a dog foster mom, and a frontline rescue worker. She and partner, Mitchell, have fostered close to 40 dogs! She has two dogs (Munch and Moose) and two cats (Frieda and Spencer). In the spare time that she really doesn’t have, Dakota enjoys caring for her collection of fish and plants!

She is very excited to be a part of the wonderful team at City Park Vet and looks forward to building relationships with all of the wonderful clients!

While he is not working here at the clinic, he is very busy teaching Tae Kwon Do and has the current rank of a 3rd degree black belt. In his little free time Jacob enjoys watching movies while cuddling his dog (Moira)