our team

our team

Our Team

At Trenton Pet Hospital we understand that your pet is more than just an animal. Your pet is your best friend and companion, and a part of the family.

Trenton Pet Hospital helps you care for this special member of the family by providing the quality healthcare you want – and your pet deserves.

Dr. Jinni Demine, along with all team members combine a loving, caring touch with professionalism. In addition to our extraordinary compassion for animals, we offer years of experience and expertise in the field of veterinary medicine.
Educational materials and tools provided to our clients help them better understand their pet's needs.

Common Myth: Cats purr whenever they are happy: Purring is not just a sound of contentment. Cats also purr if they're injured, while giving birth - even when dying. British zoologist Desmond Morris has observed that purring is "a sign of friendship" - either when the cat is content with a friend or when it is in need of friendship - as with a cat in trouble.

Originally from Moscow, Russia, Dr. Jinni Demine graduated from Ontario Veterinary College in 2001.

Her entire professional career has been devoted to treating small animals and exotic pets. In addition, Dr. Jinni has a keen interest in soft tissue surgery.

Dr. Jinni has settled in the Quinte West area since her graduation. Owning a small animal practice has always been her dream which she fulfilled in the summer of 2005 by purchasing Trenton Pet Hospital.

Dr. Jinni has a very busy lifestyle outside of her veterinary career. She and her spouse have 3 kids (2 boys and an always laughing girl), a cat, "Vaska", and a King Charles Spaniel named "Ruslan". Dr. Jinni is a passionate scrapbooker and spends the majority of her time crafting special projects about her family life and, of course, her hospital!

Melissa is a Registered Veterinary Technician who graduated from Ridgetown College, University of Guelph in 2001. She achieved her RVT Status in January of 2002.

After graduating Melissa worked at a clinic in Winchester, ON . She then chose to move home to the Quinte area and started working at a clinic in Campbellford.

After working there for 4 years she decided to join our hospital in August of 2006.

Since moving home Melissa has married and now lives in Stirling with her husband Josh and their 3 cats "Teddy", "Tweek" and "Shadow". In her spare time she enjoys 4-wheeling, going to her family cottage, and spending time with family. Melissa also enjoys increasing her knowledge of her favourite topics like animal behaviour, pain management and client education by attending annual conferences.

Betsy is a Veterinary Assistant. She was head receptionist at Fairmont Animal Hospital in London, Ontario for eighteen years before relocating to the beautiful Quinte area. She now divides her time between the front office and exam room duties. She enjoys being able to educate our clients on the health of their pets.

Betsy has a special interest in nutrition and weight management.

In her spare moments Betsy enjoys spending time in the great outdoors with her Golden Retriever "Gibson”. "Gibson” is a St. John's Ambulance Therapy Dog and they enjoy visiting retirement homes. Betsy also has three house cats, "Angelique”, "Frank” and "Feisty”. "Angelique” was a stray that adopted Betsy and then brought her family of kittens along!

Hilary is our Receptionist at Trenton Pet Hospital. Having never worked in veterinary medicine before, she continues to learn as the opportunities arise! Hilary has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre from Brock University and obtained this through online courses while working full time. She is very proud of this achievement.

Hilary prides herself on her ability to provide excellent client service, and if she doesn't have the answer for you, she'll find the person who does!

As a born and raised "County" girl, Hilary and her husband now proudly reside in Carrying Place. She enjoys attending live music and theatre, singing with her sister's band "Sugarplum", reading, and visiting friends.

Amanda Moon Amanda stopped one day at our hospital looking for a position and she fit into our team so well, that she's been with us ever since!

Amanda is very helpful and always has a smile on her face. She embraced our hospital philosophies and is striving to provide the best healthcare to our patients.

Amanda enjoys greatly educating clients in examination rooms and getting busy on her surgery days.

Her free time is devoted to her new kitten "Lily" and her boyfriend, Ryan.

Katie, Solomon and Fleur are our official greeters. They live here full time and take their jobs very seriously.

Fleur was found as a stray outside of the clinic in a flower pot when Dr. Demine first purchased the clinc and has been with us ever since.

Katie was a rescue from Quinte Humane Society. Even though she has a spinal injury, that doesn't slow her down at all.

Whether you need us to care for the smallest finch or the biggest Great Dane, if it fits through our front door we will help your pet in need.