Our Veterinarians
Doug Boeckh, DVM
Following graduation from the Ontario Veterinary College in 1984, Dr. Boeckh worked in small animal clinics in St. John's, Newfoundland and Port Hope, Ontario. In 1987, he opened Merivale Cat Hospital - the first clinic catering exclusively to cats in eastern Canada. Four years later, he opened Bytown Cat Hospital. Today, these are the only Ottawa area veterinary hospitals dealing solely with cats.
Doug lives with his family on a hobby farm east of Ottawa, where they breed Angora goats. They also have an ample menagerie that includes cats Pandora and Scharnhorst, Gracie the dog, Bertram the rooster, and 25 goats (space doesn't allow us to list all their names!). In his spare time, Dr. Boeckh enjoys cross country skiing, running, woodworking, and cooking. He also devotes a lot of time to the Terry Fox Foundation.
Glenys Hughes, DVM
Dr. Glenys Hughes obtained her BSc in Zoology from the University of Guelph in 1984. She worked in the fields of marine science and molecular biology for several years before completing a MSc in Molecular Genetics at the Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dr. Hughes graduated from the Atlantic Veterinary College with her DVM in 1994. She worked in mixed and small animal practices before joining the cat hospitals in 2002. She lives in Metcalfe, Ontario with her family and three cats.
Koharik Arman, DVM
Dr. Koharik Arman graduated with a BSc in Biology from the University of New Brunswick in 2003, and then moved to Prince Edward Island where she attended the Atlantic Veterinary College, and obtained her Veterinary Medicine degree in May 2007.
Dr. Arman always wished to practice feline-specific medicine, and in June 2007 moved to Ottawa with her two beautiful cats, and joined the cat hospitals.
