Dr. Patrick Mornane
Dr. Patrick Mornane Owner / Veterinarian Dr. Patrick Mornane has had a long and fulfilling career as a practicing veterinarian. He graduated in 1967 at the age of 22 from the University of Melbourne, Australia, where he was in a mixed large and small animal practice before going to Adelaide…
Lynn Mornane

Lynn Mornane
Owner / Administrator

Relocated to the Upstate in 2006, Lynn Mornane has a long and extensive background in petcare…

Relocated to the Upstate in 2006, Lynn Mornane has a long and extensive background in petcare. For many years, she held positions as a Veterinary Technician in South Florida and managed three veterinary hospitals for her husband, Dr. Patrick Mornane. Dr. Mornane was previously Managing Director of Care Animal Emergency and currently co-owner of Critter Care Wellness and Rehabilitation Center.

Lynn has bred and shown Welsh Corgis and French Bulldogs, and has spent many years in wildlife rescue and rehabilitation. She and her husband own 4 rescue Standard Poodles, 1 rescue Miniature Poodle, and a rescue pug. Plus 3 cats. We also have 2 African Grey parrots, they were also rescues and you can meet them when you visit the center.

Tami Desmond

Tami Desmond
Practice Manager

Tami has almost three decades of veterinary experience. She has worked in…

Tami has almost three decades of veterinary experience. She has worked in emergency medicine and daytime practices, alike. While her experience spans dogs and cats, she is known as our resident ” cat whisperer”. Tami joined us to become our office manager. In her spare time, she volunteers with a feline rescue.

She shares her home with her husband, Kevin, and an ever changing number of personal and foster pets.

Amber Hayes

Amber Hayes
Lead Dental and Surgical Assistant

Amber has a decade of veterinary experience. She started her animal career…

Amber has a decade of veterinary experience. She started her animal career at a local humane society. She then moved to emergency medicine for a few years and joined us thereafter. She can be found performing dentals and assisting Dr. Mornane in surgery.

She’s the mom to two active boys who keep her busy at home, and the proud fur parent of two wolf dogs, a high spirited Jack Russel mix , and a spicy calico kitty.

Candace Johnson

Candace Johnson
Front Desk/Technician


Candace is an upstate native and has a passion for working with…

Candace is an upstate native and has a passion for working with special needs dogs. She enjoys spending time with her family, reading and snuggles with her furry rescues.

Marisa Hart

Marisa Hart
Front Desk/Technician


Marisa graduated from Dorman High School, wanting to pursue a job in…

Marisa graduated from Dorman High School, wanting to pursue a job in Veterinary Medicine, she has grown up with animals (mostly mastiffs), and has found a love and passion helping care for their health.

Outside of work, Marisa enjoys boating, as well as spending time with her husband, Daniel, and her three beloved dogs (a labrador retriever, golden retriever, and a terrier mix rescue.)