Our practice is made up of talented veterinary professionals, and a wonderful team of cat whisperers, who are passionate about cats and take care of each cat as if they were their own.
Meet Our Team
"Dr. Taylor Coombs’ passion for felines began early, with her first feline friend, Victoria, at age 6. Although she has always had a love for the entirety of animal-kind, felines hold a special place in her heart. A Virginia native, Dr. Coombs attended Virginia Tech University and earned a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine degree from Virginia Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine.
During veterinary school, Dr. Coombs was awarded The KindredBio American Association of Feline Practitioner’s Student Scholarship for her passion in feline medicine and work with local feral spay neuter programs. She is also a published contributing author for her assistance with pain management techniques for cats with osteoarthritis. Dr. Coombs volunteered in the World Vet’s Student Program where she aided in providing free medical and spay/neuter services to underserved communities in Nicaragua.
In addition, she is a graduate of CuraCore Academy for Integrative Medicine with a certification in Medical Acupuncture for Small and Exotic Animals and an advanced certification in “Catupuncture”, integrative medicine specific to felines.
Dr. Coombs is an AAFP Certified Cat Friendly Veterinarian, and is a certified Fear Free Veterinarian as well. Her professional interests include integrative medicine, dermatology, and feline internal medicine.
When not providing quality care to your furry friends, Dr. Coombs can be found on the water kayaking or in the gym powerlifting. She is excited to be part of an exceptional team who loves cats as much as she does. Her fur babies Bizca and Chestnut are looking forward to new adventures in Florida."
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Kayla is our Practice Manager, originally from Seminole, FL. Kayla joined our team in 2014 where she started off as a kennel assistant. Throughout the years, Kayla has grown with the practice into a senior nurse and is now our Practice Manager. Kayla absolutely adores felines. She is always looking to expand her education about felines and spreading that knowledge through the team. She has passion and compassion for both felines and their parents. Kayla has a special focus on feline friendly handling, making sure our patients and clients are as stress free as they can be. She shares her home with her boyfriend Tnarg, son Kota, one loving feline named Tony, aka The Rascal, and two dogs named Josie and Millie. During her free time, she attends soccer games and previously coached soccer. Spending time in the sunshine with her family, attending car shows, doing DIY projects, and helping her boyfriend run his catering business.
Pam returned to The Cat Hospital of Palm Harbor in May 2022 to work the front desk. She is a CVT, a graduate of St. Petersburg College, and worked here many years ago as a technician. Now she is happy to be in the front welcoming clients and cats to our hospital.
She lives here in Palm Harbor with her cat Mr. Petie. Taking advantage of the covid shutdown, she built a catio for Mr. Petie so he could enjoy the outdoors safely.
When she is not at the front desk you can find her kayaking the waterways of Florida, hiking trails at the many parks in the area, and cooking vegetarian dishes for her friends.
Madeline started working here in August of 2021, but knew from the very beginning that she wanted to help animals. Her greatest inspiration to follow this path was her first cat, Franklin. She was finally able to start her journey in early 2017 where she started volunteering at the local Humane Society in their teen program. One year into this, she was promoted to the Critter Care Program. Madeline began her journey in the veterinary field in 2019 when she started the Veterinary Technician Program at St. Petersburg College, graduated at the end of 2020 with her Associate of Science degree in veterinary technology, and passed the VTNE mid 2021. She loves all animals, but cats have always held a special place in her heart. Right now in addition to working at the Cat Hospital at Palm Harbor, she is in school to get her Bachelor’s Degree in veterinary technology and finish her pre-requisite classes to apply to veterinary school and achieve her long term goal of becoming a veterinarian for wildlife and aquatic species.
Madeline currently has two cats–Darkshine and Baby, two Golden Retrievers– Shasta and Sadie, and two Shih Tzus– Grizzly and Daisy. You can often find a couple of foster kittens tumbling around her house at times as well! When she is not at the cat hospital, Madeline’s interests include trips to Disney, reading, watching movies, drawing, theatre, and attending comic book conventions. She loves discussing sci-fi and fantasy novels, Marvel comics, Star Wars, and her all time favorite book series about feral cats, Warriors by Erin Hunter. She is currently trying to learn swordsmanship.
Madeline loves all the patients that come through the hospital and makes it a goal of hers to connect with all of them in a special way and getting to know their personalities. She enjoys learning new information about how to better herself as a veterinary technician every day to provide the best care for all of the cats.
Bree is our Lead Certified Veterinary Technician and our Patient Care Coordinator. She graduated from Vet Tech Institute of Fox College with her Associates of Science and Veterinary Technician Certification in 2011. Shortly after graduation, Bree followed her 2nd dream and moved from her native home in Chicago Heights, IL, to the beautiful sunshine state of Florida.
She shares her home with her husband, Marc and her cats, Dublin and Rougaroux. During her free time she loves to go the beach and simply enjoys nature to the fullest. She has a knack for being able to appreciate all different forms of art from music to Chihuly's glass sculptures. She is always looking for ways to expand her knowledge on felines and loves continuing her education. Bree truly loves being around cats 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and could not imagine spending life any other way.