She completed a residency in feline internal medicine at the University of Bristol. Since returning to Australia in 2013 she became a recognized specialist in feline medicine. She is a Fellow of the Feline Medicine Chapter of the ANZCVS, past-president of the Feline Medicine Chapter and lead tutor for the Centre for Veterinary Education Feline Medicine Distance Education Course for the University of Sydney. She has published research on numerous topics, acts as a reviewer for multiple veterinary journals and has contributed to textbooks on feline medicine. Rachel’s areas of interest are anaemia, nephrology, hepatic and infectious diseases. Rachel’s veterinary qualification and specialist status has allowed her to travel the world teaching about feline medicine.

She is director of Cat Specialist Services, a unique, multidisciplinary referral hospital just for cats in Brisbane, Australia. She is ringmaster of 2 children, 3 cats and a chihuahua.