Veterinarian Overview
While completing courses to apply to veterinary school, Dr. Gilbert worked as a veterinary technician at Dove Lewis Emergency Animal Hospital and Multnomah County Animal Services. She was frequently found inside a kennel with a recovering patient, or writing records with a kitten on her lap. Dr. Gilbert has fostered several strays, each of whom hold a special place in her heart (or can still be found on her bed).
If she looks familiar, it may be because Dr. Gilbert spent four years at Rock Creek Veterinary Hospital, then two years as a fill-in veterinarian throughout the Portland area while researching her own veterinary hospital. Tired of seeing pets scared to go to their vet, Dr. Gilbert designed Viking Veterinary Care to be an enjoyable and comfortable place that pets look forward to visiting.
Dr. Gilbert and her husband Michael Riley are currently owned by three kitties (Manxy Mae, Professor Chaos, and Wingnut), two Great Danes (Bart and Sauvie), and two sulcata tortoises (Dozer and Roomba). Outside of veterinary medicine, she enjoys competing in local races/obstacle courses, exploring Oregon's wine country, and enjoying a good book while covered in her animals.
