Veterinarian Overview
Dr. Gretchen Godbee is originally from Natchitoches, LA. She attended the University of Texas in Austin and earned her B.S. in 1989 and her M.A. in 1991 in Communication Disorders. She worked in San Antonio for two years as a Speech Pathologist. From there she moved to Alexandria and worked as a Speech Pathologist at St. Francis Cabrini Hospital for seven years before attending veterinary school. She graduated from Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine in 2005. She joined the Azalea Lakes Veterinary Clinic team in April of 2006. As a veterinarian, Dr. Gretchen's focus is small animal internal medicine and exotics and pocket pets.She and her husband, John, have 3 dogs (Baskerville, Bjorn & Madonna) and 5 cats (Lillie, Lola, Mrs. Stevens, Mr. Dagnabit & The Yeti). In her spare time she enjoys reading, watching movies (old and new-she really loves Turner Classic Movie Channel and Movies & Music on the Lawn), yoga, going to see live music and spending time with her husband and their many beasts.Dr. Gretchen's favorite parts of working at ALVC are, "I love the pets and their people. We truly have a wonderful clientele at Azalea Lakes. I also love the variety of patients/species that we see and serve here. And of course, I love our staff, many of whom have worked here for several years, which really says something about Dr. Suzie and her practice
