Dr. Veralli grew up in an Italian family in Mamaroneck, New York. After attending Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, he studied at Oregon State University before completing his veterinary degree at Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Veralli practiced veterinary medicine for many years in Massachusetts, Vermont, and Colorado before arriving here at The Animal Hospital in a relief capacity. After a year and a half, he took the opportunity to become the facility’s owner and Medical Director.

Dr. Veralli and his wife have five grown children and four wonderful grandchildren. They share their home with a Shih Tzu named Ebony and a Lhasa/Shih Tzu mix named Winston. When he isn’t spending time with his family or tending to the needs of pets here at The Animal Hospital, Dr. Veralli likes biking, hiking, gardening, and enjoying food and wine.

Dr. Thetford earned her veterinary degree from the University of Edinburgh in beautiful Scotland and has been practicing as a small animal veterinarian since 2014. She worked in Oklahoma City in general practice as well as emergency and critical care medicine prior to returning to Colorado and joining the team at The Animal Hospital in 2019. Her interests include dermatology, dentistry, internal medicine and critical care. She is passionate about fostering the bond between people and their animal companions.

In her time away from the clinic, Dr. Thetford enjoys spending time with her husband, Adil, cat, Lula, and two dogs, Bug and Mimi. She loves hiking, cooking, arts and cinema, and traveling to new places.   

Carla grew up in North Dakota and first came to Colorado to attend Colorado State University. She enjoyed the area’s weather and people so much that she decided to come back after graduating! She joined The Animal Hospital family in late 2014.

In her free time, Carla enjoys hiking, camping, boating, fishing, and spending time with her trio of rescued dogs.

Originally from Minnesota, Kim moved with her family to Colorado when she was 10 years old. She received her Veterinary Technician’s certification in 1998, and joined the team here at The Animal Hospital in the fall of 2004.

The diversity of the job is Kim’s favorite part of her work; no two days are ever the same, and she can’t imagine doing anything else! She also loves making patients feel as comfortable as possible and working alongside her fellow staff members, many of whom are just like family to her.

Kim lives with her boyfriend, Scott, his twin boys, and her own two boys. The family shares their home with a pair of cats, Callie and Otis, as well as three dogs: Buster, a Jack Russell/Springer spaniel mix, Rottweiler mix Coco, and a Bluetick Coonhound/Yorkshire terrier mix named Cowboy.

Danielle grew up in Florida and relocated permanently to Colorado with her family in 2012 after first falling in love with the state during a snowmobiling trip in 2004. Her veterinary origins stretch back to 1995 when she accepted a kennel position before working her way up into a Veterinary Technician role. She became a member of The Animal Hospital team in the summer of 2016, and couldn’t be happier to serve the pets and animal owners of the area alongside her skilled and caring coworkers. Danielle’s favorite part of the job is being able to learn something new every day—no two shifts are ever quite the same!

When she isn’t caring for the area’s critters here at the hospital or spending time with family and friends at home, Danielle likes drag racing and other motorsports, snowmobiling, and enjoying the company of her own pets. She and her husband have three animal companions: a dog, Chance, and two rescued cats named Beck and Chevy who relocated from Florida with Danielle.

At home, Darlene and her husband, Jerry, live with one dog. Phoebe Butterbean is a young Goldendoodle who enjoys holding hands and cuddling. She’s also quite good at opening doors and bringing Darlene and Jerry their shoes!

Tabitha holds a degree in biology and has long been fascinated by plants, animals, and nature. She moved here to Longmont with her husband in 2011, and it wasn’t long before she had signed on at another local veterinary hospital. After a year and a half, Tabitha jumped at the chance to join The Animal Hospital family in October of 2016, and she’s been helping the area’s pets here ever since.

When she isn’t tending to the pets’ needs here at the hospital, Tabitha can be found reading, gardening, working on home-improvement projects, and spending time with her family. She and her husband, Zack, live in Longmont with one pet, a betta fish named Sheldon.

Away from work, Alicia is an avid hiker—she recently climbed her first “14-er!” She also enjoys spending quality time with her family at home. Alicia and her husband share their lives with a stubborn Shih Tzu named Willy Wonka and an energetic Yellow Labrador puppy, Stout.

Kristina was born and raised in Longmont. She graduated Niwot High School. Growing up, she always had animals plus she worked for several years at a doggie day care. She continued to expand her skills by working at a grooming facility for about three years. She realized she wanted to actually care for pets not just groom them. She is very interested in continue to expand her knowledge and become a veterinary technician in the future. In her free time, she likes to travel. Kristina enjoys driving through the Colorado Mountains with her family and it helps relieve stress. She also likes to cook and her favorite recipe is Chicken Marsala. She and her husband have three pitbulls (Kricket, Bingo, and Talla).