About Katja

FI’m the holistic vet here at Pets Relaxed.

I’ve always had a deep knowing and trust, that our bodies are naturally healthy, as long as we give them the chance.

My mum had a natural remedy for everything, and it was understood that we all have to take care of and be responsible for our own health.

And while I really didn’t like her onion syrup, I soon came to realise that it did cure any cold.

Our pet’s health is really no different (don’t give onions to dogs and cats though!).

There is so much we can do to support their health naturally: with good, nourishing food, healthy exercise, a healthy mind and reducing toxins as much as we can.

And it’s my passion to keep finding new ways to help them naturally.

I’m a qualified Animal Acupuncturist and I hold a certificate in Western Veterinary Herbal Medicine.

Fun Facts:

1 – After I finished school, I went travelling to New Zealand on a container ship, and worked there as a farm hand on a sheep and cattle farm. This is where I decided to become a vet!

2 – I love open water swimming and can regularly be found going for an icy dip in one of our local beauty spots.

3 – Foraging makes me ridiculously happy! My family have long got used to the fact that I always stop on walks to pick unexpected wild foods, and I make them all try some too.

About Thorsten

You know all those cats and dogs that ‘hate men’? Well, they tend to love me!

Pets find it easy to relax around me, and then their people can relax too.

This is what I love about my work as an independent mobile vet.

I get to take time and really get to know my patients and their families. To find out what works for them and what doesn’t.

During a home visit, I can see why a client might struggle to give medication as prescribed, or a pet might still struggle with their mobility, even though everything should be in place for them to feel better.

And then we can adapt the plan and get a much better outcome.

For over 20 years, while I was working in vet clinics, my passion was surgery. I have performed hundreds of complex operations on pets, and mentored younger colleagues to feel competent in doing the same.

Even though I don’t do surgery anymore now as a mobile vet, I understand the procedures, the risks and expected outcomes like the back of my hand.

I love to help pet owners to understand what to expect from a procedure that has been recommended for their pet, and to unpick whether or not they feel comfortable with it.

Fun Facts:

1- My number one hobby is landscape and wildlife photography. I love nothing more than spending hours out and about with my camera. Nothing helps me more to relax and unwind. Have a look @thorsten.babetzkiphotography and my website.

2- I also love cooking and all things food related. From making my own sausages, cold smoking salmon to making pizza in our wood fired oven.

3- And then there’s coffee. I’m picky- I like my espresso done properly, and more often than not, what I get when out and about, isn’t really that great. So I started roasting my own coffee more than 10 years ago.