Janet Guidry, Lead Veterinary Assistant
Team Member since 2001
Education: SLCC
What I like best about working at CPVC: Working with animals. Meeting new people and working with my co-workers and Doctors.
Janet shares her home with Tyson her dog, barn cats, horses, goats, pigs, and chickens.
Hobbies/Pass Times: Horse racing and spending time with the family.
Josh Hamilton, Veterinary Assistant
Team Member since 2016
Education: Bachelor's degrees in Political Sciences- UL Lafayette
What I like best about working at CPVC: The friendly and professional atmosphere as well as our wonderful clients and patients.
Josh shares his home with Lucy the dog and Gremlin the cat.
Hobbies/Pass Times: Collecting vintage vinyl records and bicycle riding.
Annette D. Baudoin, Veterinary Assistant
Team Member since 2016
Education: BA and Masters degree in Elementary Education, plus 30 Certification in Administration and Supervision. Retired after 30 years in education
What I like best about working at CPVC: The people I work with, meeting clients and working with the animals.
Annette shares her home with Georgie, a Golden Retriever/Chesapeake dog mix, and her cats Pinkie, Jimmy and Binks.
Hobbies/Pass Times: Reading, working in my yard and spending time with family.
Andrea “Pinky” Mire, Veterinary Assistant
Team Member since 2017
What I like best about working at CPVC: My love for the animals, Dr. Jackie and the staff.
Andrea shares her home with sixteen pets. Pinky is the adoption coordinator for Lafayette Animal Shelter and has the special job of caring for CPVC pets on the weekend and the holidays.
Hobbies/Pass Times: Loves dogs and reading. Loves helping with her grandchildren.
Gabrielle Ardoin, Veterinary Assistant
Team Member since 2018
Education:Louisiana State University in Agricultural Education and several years’ experience in 4-H and FFA.
What I like best about working at CPVC: “I love working with people and caring for animals, so CPVC was the perfect place for me!”
Gabbie shares her home with Kujo, a domestic shorthair cat, Remy, a Blue Heeler, and Gracie, a Labrador mix.
Hobbies/Pass Times: Training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, farming, and blogging. She currently holds the rank of blue belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and also works as a kid’s instructor at Gladiators Academy in Breaux Bridge.
Debbie Trahan, Clinic Coordinator
Team Member since 2018
Background:Business Owner/Manager
What I like best about working at CPVC: I love the “caring” attitude towards our clients, patients and co-workers. The family atmosphere of the practice makes it a great place to work.
Debbie shares her home with a deaf Boston Terrier named Homer.
Hobbies/Pass Times: Gardening and cooking for the family.
Courtland Blanchard, Veterinary Assistant
Team Member since 2020
Education: University of Louisiana at Lafayette
What I like best about working at CPVC: Taking care of all the patients and giving them treats at the end of the appointment. Making sure they leave “dressed” with a colorful bandana!
Hobbies/Pass Times: When not studying, enjoys watching TV, driving around town, and taking care of her two nieces.
Steffi Howdeshell, Veterinary Assistant
Team Member since 2020
What I like best about working at CPVC: Every day is a new challenge. Almost every vet assistant will tell you “because I love animals.” At CPVC we are closest to the patients whether in treatments, diagnostic testing or providing daily care for the animals in the hospital.
Steffi shares her home with Duchess, Socks, Spirit, Mabeline Blaze, Luckie, Big Red, Little Red, Low Rider, Slip Away, Mollie Ray, Lil Boy, White Foot, and Ava Mae.
Hobbies/Pass Times: Riding horses, spending time on the farm working with the animals, and fishing.
Evie Fontenot, Veterinary Assistant
Team Member since 2021
Education: Baton Rouge Community College for LVT
What I like best about working at CPVC: Working with the animals and learning new things every day. The clients are amazing and the doctors and coworkers are the best!
Evie shares her home with Mereington Little Fontenot “Mere” cat”
Hobbies/Pass Times: Hanging out with friends and family, fishing and eating.
Kaytlin Haver, Veterinary Assistant
Team Member since 2021
Education: Attending ULL
What I like best about working at CPVC: The best thing about working at CPVC is the coworkers.
Kaytlin shares her home with two horses, three dogs, five fish, one bird, and one guinea pig!
Hobbies/Pass Times: Hanging out with friends and family, fishing and eating.
Ava Guidry Veterinary Assistant
Team Member since 2022
Education:Senior at Summit Christian Academy
What I like best about working at CPVC: Ava has loved every minute of working at CPVC. She loves the environment and the people she works with. She loves being challenged and always learning new things daily.
Ava owns a horse that is still in training and doing very well. She and her horse have done two competitions together so far. She also shares her home with a rat terrier named Opal, a chicken, and a parakeet.
Hobbies/Pass Times: Ava has been riding horses for seven years and rides horses in her spare time. She loves spending time with family and friends.
Bailey Savoy, Receptionist
Team Member since 2022
What I like best about working at CPVC: The family environment is Bailey’s favorite thing about CPVC. She also loves helping the animals and owners in their time of need.
Bailey is busy raising her child Braxton and has no pets at this time.
Macey Degeyter, Veterinary Assistant
Team Member since 2022
What I like best about working at CPVC: She has always had a love for animals. She loves working with animals and the clients.
Macey shares her home with two cats. Pixel is a Calico and Nairobe is a Maine Coon.
Hobbies/Pass Times: Macey loves to paint every once in a while.
Kermit, Kitty, and Pita, Resident Cats