Get to Know Me
Your Pet's Well-being is my Priority, I am more than just a caregiver – I am a pet enthusiast with a genuine passion for animals. I am an experienced professional who is not only skilled in pet care but are also dedicated to forming meaningful connections with your pets. With a blend of expertise, compassion, and reliability, I create an environment where your pets feel safe, loved, and cherished.
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Kimberly Millspaugh, B.S. RVT
- Lead Caregiver and Founder
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I am Kimberly Millspaugh, the founder and lead caregiver at Comfort Pet Care. Over the years, I've nurtured and and cared for animals in a zoo environment, gaining hands-on experience in animal husbandry and care, working in the nursery with fragile baby mammals. My background includes a wildlife biology bachelor's degree, specialized in animal behavior from UC Davis, a Nutrition degree, and a registered veterinary technician license, providing me with the knowledge to offer the best care possible.
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Expertise Beyond Borders: Registered Veterinary Technician and Nutrition Specialist
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In addition to my extensive experience, I am a registered veterinary technician, ensuring that your pets receive not only love and attention but also the highest level of nursing care when needed. My dedication to their well-being extends further with my associate's degree in nutrition, enabling me to make recommendations for your pet's individual requirements.
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My Qualifications
A Trusted Source for Animal Care
In Home Pet Care Specialist
January 2021-Current
I launched Comfort Home Pet Care in 2023, seeing a need for highly skilled in home pet care for pets with more indepth or medical care needs. I have been providing care for pets in a home environment since 2021, as a trusted, background checked sitter on Rover. I have over 75 reviews, all 5 stars with many regular and repeat clients. If you are interested in booking me through Rover, my profile link is here.
Registered Veterinary Technician
September 2019-Current
I am an experienced emergency and urgent care veterinary technician. I pride myself in having a calm and professional approach to any emergency situation. My skills as a vet tech include triage, aquiring vital signs, anethesia induction and monitoring, pain managment, controlled-substance medication handling, administiring medications via SQ, IM, IV, and PO routes, fluid therapy, administering life support, IV placment, dental cleaning, surgical assisting, nutrition consulting, diagnostics, phlebotomy (blood collection), cytology, wound care, patient discharge counseling, pharmacy technician, and CPR
Wildlife Care Specialist
April 2006-January 2021
As a wildlife care specialist here in San Diego, I worked as a neonate hand rearing specialist in the zoo nursery, and have had reared thousands of sick and orphaned mammals across dozens of different species, from cheetah, tiger, porcupines, fruit bats, rhino, and giraffe, providing comprehensive care including medical care. Previous to specializing with neonates, I worked with gorillas, bonobos and other primate species, rhinos, giraffe, and elephants, and my favorite, goats.