Dr Mary Lund
Mary Lund qualified from Onderstepoort in 1993. She started her veterinary career in the UK where she spent 3 years in a small animal hospital in Windsor before relocating to New Zealand with her husband.
During her two years on the Coromandel Peninsula, she managed a small animal practice, with great exposure to trauma cases, before returning to South Africa to become part of the Howick Small Animal Veterinary team.
In 2000, she set up The Village Vet as a branch practice in Nottingham Road. Small Animal Medicine is her preferred field of interest and she lives in Nottingham Road with her husband, Andy. They have two children and a collection of much-loved pets.
Dr Daniela Steckler
Dr Dani works as a small animal vet at The Village Vet and Midlands Veterinary Hospital. She also has her masters in reproduction and helps Funda Nenja on Friday afternoons with their veterinary health program.
Dr Dani is married to Dr Steve Hughes, a large animal vet for the Howick Large Animal Vets. They have 2 busy boys- Ben & Josh and 3 dogs- Julio a Pug, Max a Patterdale Terrier, and Toby a Golden Retriever.
Dr Dani is passionate about trail running and has completed several races such as 3 Cranes and Mnweni.
Sr Lilian Nadrowski
I qualified as a Veterinary Nurse in 2003. I moved to the Midlands with Rob in 2017. We enjoy the outdoors and share our home with our 3 dogs and 2 cats.
Sr Danny Talbot
I live with my husband, 3 dogs, 2 cats, some chickens, and a small flock of sheep. I qualified from Onderstepoort in 2014 and did a BCom Economics degree before my nursing diploma.
I am a keen equestrian and enjoy show jumping and eventing with my horse.
Hannah
Hannah joined the Village Vet in 2023 as a receptionist at The Village Vet.
Chantel
Hi, I’m Chantel and I have been a part of the Village Vet Family for 4 years.
I love being able to deal with wonderful people and their fur kids on a daily basis. I have 3 beautiful children and a Boston terrier named Everly who is spoiled with love each and every day.
Siyanda
Hi, my name is Siyanda. I grew up in the Kamberg and fell in love with pets at an early age. I’m a father of 2 beautiful Daughters aged 3 and 4.
I’ve been working at The Village Vet since 2018 and love my job.
Our Locum Vets
Dr Lara Schmidt
Dr Lara qualified from Onderstepoort in 1999. Lara has worked in Equine and Small Animal Practice, in Johannesburg and in the Midlands.
A special interest in acupuncture saw her completing her qualification in Western Veterinary Acupuncture through the British Medical Acupuncture Society in 2009.
In addition to joining the Village Vet Team on a part-time basis, she runs her own veterinary acupuncture consultancy. She lives in the Midlands with her husband and a very special chocolate Labrador.
Dr Bridget Edmonds (Griffin)
My passion for veterinary medicine started at a very early age. My grandad was a vet and I grew up on a dairy farm surrounded by a menagerie of pets and farm animals. I was fortunate enough to fulfill my lifelong dream and qualified as a vet in 2016.
Since then I have worked in Limpopo and the UK before settling here in the beautiful midlands and marrying a wonderful man who is a dairy farmer! We have two beautiful children, Emily who is nearly two, and Douglas who is a fresh 6 weeks old. Our very special family wouldn’t be complete without our pets – Daisy, Scruff, Little Dog, and Izzy.
When I’m not working at the Village Vet, I’m busy being a mum and am also kept very busy helping with the dairy at home