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Meet the Team

Kay Johnson BA (Hons), Naturopathic Nutritional Therapist (Dip CNM)
 
I am a practising Nutritional Therapist, after studying for three years at the College for Naturopathic Nutrition in Manchester. I have two boisterous Labradors – Pepper and Barney and an Asian Tabby called Kitty. Whilst I have had cats for more than 20 years, it has only been in the last few years, due to work commitments, that the time was right to have dogs. Having had an interest in nutrition since my late teens, it is only since studying nutrition that I have had an increased awareness that food and product choices can impact on the health of animals and that there are natural alternatives to consider for certain conditions and ailments for my pets. When I first started looking after my dogs, I was amazed at the huge array of products available, however I was disappointed at the lack of choice when it came to finding natural feeding options, BPA free toys and other “more healthful” products. I shall look forward to sharing my knowledge and learnings through our product selection and the information shared on our website in our blogs, newsletters and Healthful Guides.

 

Sue Wallwork - RGN, Naturopathic Nutritional Therapist (Dip CNM)

Like Kay, I am a practising Nutritional Therapist, mother of two healthy children and owner of two beautiful Shih Tzu dogs - Ollie and Benson. I have loved and owned animals for most of my life and it was through experiencing illness in one of my children and later on, in one of my dogs, that I discovered the importance of complementary medicine and the use of nutrition, homeopathy and supplements, in rebalancing and supporting health. Sometimes improvements in health seen after complementary intervention are seen as ‘placebo,’ but with animals who do not have an imagination as such, I feel it is unlikely that the benefits to their health of a more holistic approach is ‘placebo.’

It was around the time that my beautiful Shih Tzu Maudie developed skin cancer that my interest in a more natural approach to animal health grew. I was fortunate to be educated on the enormous benefits of raw feeding by a very experienced and well informed canine nutritionist Ros Walters and have also observed great health outcomes in my animals after holistic/complimentary veterinary care.

My awareness of the effects of what we eat, drink, apply to our bodies and surround ourselves with, increased enormously during my naturopathic nutrition training. It concerned me greatly that the negative effects of poor food choices, pesticides, toxins, and plastics could not only compromise my family’s health but that of my pets too! And whilst there is much in the environment we cannot control, we can have some control over what we choose to put in the mouths and bodies of ourselves and our pets. Through education and sharing of knowledge, our family members and pets can enjoy better/improved health and I am hoping that the products and information provided in our Healthful Pets website will make a real contribution to this.

 

Hilary Ritchie- Customer Service and Operations Supervisor

I've worked at Healthful Pets for nearly 4 years now during that time I have developed a wealth of knowledge, listening to Kay talk to customers and provide them with product information. Even though I currently do not have any pets myself, I was brought up with Labradors and German Shepherds, and of course, I could not forget Felix, our cat of 19 years! I now look after my friends' Cockapoo, Charlie when she is away on holiday with her family. 

 

Andrea Martin-Smith - Warehouse Operations 

Andrea joined Healthful Pets in September 2017. She has a house full of pets including a 4 year old Double-Doodle called Maisie, and a cat called Zelda who is 7, as well as a bearded dragon and two fish, one of which is 13! 

Andrea's role at Healthful Pets is predominantly in the warehouse picking and packaging the orders as well as stock management. She also assists with customer service issues and business operations.