Dr. Edison Barrientos - Veterinarian

I am the founder and owner of Dundas Euclid Animal Hospital. I came to Canada as a young child with my family from Chile. Since I was a small boy I had a fascination with animals. I was always trying to convince my parents to accept a new pet that I had taken in or somebody was trying to give away. My collection of pets ranged from a chicken to a budgie, to a turtle, and of course a cat and a dog. When I finally went to university I decided to combine my love of animals with my interest in medicine. Thus, I studied Veterinary Medicine at the University of Guelph and I graduated in 1993. For the first few years of my career I worked in a mixed practice in central Ontario. My patients included cows, horses, pigs, yaks as well as dogs cats and exotic pets. After this I worked at several animal clinics in the Greater Toronto area. My special interests include emergency medicine, internal medicine and soft tissue surgery.

On the personal side, I am married to Brigida Fortuna and we have four wonderful sons. We enjoy camping, bike riding, movies and downtown living.

On summer afternoons you can probably find me and my family sipping a coffee on College St. or visiting antique stores on Queen West.

Oro The Cat (An Ode)

Oro the Cat

Hello! My name is Oro and I am the Clinic Cat at Dundas Euclid Animal Hospital.



To Oro,
Like custard and mustard,
He's dilly of a daffodil-
Wily watch cat at the window.

A companion true, curious and charming,
Cuddly and cute, always one to woo,
And yet try - just try - to give him a pill!

Eyes of gold, flaxen fur, and gilded stripes.
He's not just handsome
He chases computer mice -- he even types!

He sleeps all day in the VIP chair
Not a real mouse he could catch,
No one seems to care.

Stampeding & yowling,
So clumsy, and careless, this little yellow cat
Silly, sweet, and dazed -- bamboo-zled, even?!

We Love Oro!


Job Description:

VP Marketing, Watch Cat, Greeter, Wild Ball Assassin. Thanks to Angie for providing such a great worker.

Staff

Dr. Catalina Roman
Veterinarian
Hello! My name is Catalina Roman and I am one of the new additions to the Dundas Euclid Animal Hospital Team.


Melissa Chatterjee
Office Manager
My name is Melissa Chatterjee and I am the office manager here at Dundas Euclid Animal Hospital. I live in the neighbourhood with my husband Arjun and our two beautiful children, Kira and Liam.

Elizabeth Wiebe
Veterinary Technician
I am Elizabeth (Beth) Wiebe. I am a registered veterinary technician. I was born and raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.


Cynthia Luong
Receptionist
Hello, my name is Cynthia and I'm the part-time receptionist here at Dundas Euclid Animal Hospital (until school's out for the year).

Ana Maria Brasil
Receptionist
Hello, my name is Ana Maria and I am the full-time receptionist at the clinic. I get to meet, greet and welcome all new patients. Working with animals is great.

Dejan Nenadovic
Veterinary Technician
I was born in Serbia in 1965. I grew up in the country, learning how nature is important, always surrounded with a lot of pets (from frogs to pigs, and of course more commonly, cats and dogs).

Students