Veterinarian Overview
Dr. Carender is a transplant from the North, originally from Connecticut. She attended the University of Rhode Island and graduated with a degree in zoology in 1998. She continued her education and pursued her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Illinois, graduating in 2003. After graduation Dr. Carender visited family in Arkansas, met her husband and decided to stay. She has been working in the Northwest Arkansas area since her arrival and purchased Springdale Animal Hospital in 2011. Professionally, Dr. Carender enjoys working with cats and treating their unique diseases. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her husband Eric, their sons, Nikolas & Gabriel, their 2 cats, Mango & Gigi and their German Shepherd/Lab mix, Sam.