Dr. Tricia has practiced since 2007, spent 5 of those years strictly in Emergency Medicine, and loves being able to take care of her patients. She played volleyball at Columbia College where her team won Nationals two of the years she played on the team and 2nd place another year. She is married with four children and has multiple dogs, cats, several horses, and assorted farm animals. She has a passion for French Bulldogs and loves to spend time with her family, run, horseback ride, and camp.

Dallas was born, raised and currently lives on a farm in rural Adams county with her husband, 2 step-daughters, and 1 son. She has a herd of simmentaland sim-angus cattle and also custom grazes cattle and farms grain with her husband. She attended the University of Illinois for both her bachelor’s degree and her DVM. While at UofI, She was on the Meats Judging Team, the Meat Animal Evaluation Team and the Livestock Judging Team. As a veterinarian she has a strong focus on beef cattle and enjoys working with advanced reproductive technologies such as embryo transfers and flushing.She also enjoys general large animal medicine, and small animal surgeries and preventative care.

Marissa has been with us since 2019 and previously worked as a certified pet groomer for 7 years. She lives near Barry, IL with her husband, 7 dogs, and 5 cats where she has acknowledged that she's a crazy dog AND cat lady and always will be. In her free time she likes to spend time with her husband, read, and go for hikes when the weather is nice.

Ruth joined the Four Paws family only 2 months after we opened in 2014. She has always had a love for animals and is a self-proclaimed 'crazy cat lady'. Because of her passion for animals she went to school and received her Veterinary Assistant certification in 2011 from John Wood Community College. Her favorite part of her job is just being able to take care of our patients; animals have such a special place in her heart and seeing them, as well as being able to help them, is the greatest feeling in the world to her. And while Ruth loves all animals, cats are her favorite and she has always had them in her life. She currently shares her home with four cats: Oliver, Daphne, Two Two, and her prized Maine Coon, Izzy.

Noxie resides at Four Paws where she 'assists' with daily tasks and can be found stealing chairs, breaking things, sleeping on the counter, and getting into mischief.

Pumpkin resides at Four Paws where she can be found 'supervising' the clinic staff. She can be found lounging around and observing Noxie's antics.