About Us

Meet our team

Betavet has served the Alloa pet community since 1988 when it was established by Bryan McBryde. Bryan retired in early 2016 when the practice was taken over by Bill and Ruth McColl who have since undertaken a refurbishment programme. Learn more about the team below.

Gillian

I have worked at Betavet since we opened in 1988, “in with the bricks as they say”, although it’s new “bricks” now, that includes a new theatre of which I enjoy assisting in.

I thrive on the challenge and responsibility of the day to day running of the practice.

In my spare time I like to eat out with family and friends, walking, cycling and playing xbox, although this is sometimes easier said than done due to having a multicat household, 2 of which are mischievous Bengals.

Jill

I’ve worked at Betavet since January 2001.

Front of house I love meeting, greeting and getting cuddles from our clients fur babies. Behind the scenes in enjoy working in our state of the art laboratory and being part of the blood pressure clinic.

Outside of work I enjoy snuggling with my cats, walking, cycling and jetting off to New York with my wife.

Frances

I have worked at Betavet since 2014.
I feel so privileged to have a job like this as I love spending time with animals and people.

I enjoy walking on a weekend with my husband and our dog Bruno, and spending time with family.

Rachel Burdett

Marie Allen

I graduated from Glasgow Vet School in July 2006. After working in small animal practice in England for several years I joined Betavet in January 2015. I am interested in all aspects of small animal work but I am particularly interested in internal medicine and cardiology and I am very excited about our new ultrasound machine at Betavet! I spend my time looking after my dog, cat and 2 horses and when I’m not doing that I enjoy travelling, the great outdoors and spending time with family.

William (Bill) McColl

I qualified from Edinburgh University in 1981 and after my first job in Kent came back to Scotland and with my wife Ruth opened the veterinary surgery in Dunblane in 1984.

I will tackle a wide range of surgical procedures and especially like dermatology.
I have a few organic sheep and enjoy farming, gardening and DIY.

Zoe Fouracre

I graduated from Edinburgh in 1991.
I came to Betavet in 2004 after working in mixed practise. When not at work I enjoy spending time with my family, dogs and horses.

Lisa

I have worked here since September 2018. Having previously been here for work experience I was very excited to come back and work with the team. I feel so privileged to have a job that I love, getting to spend time with all the animals & their owners is a great pleasure. I also really enjoy assisting the vets in theatre. In my spare time I enjoy some home baking and spending time with my family.

Zoe Richardson

Zoe

I have been working here since mid 2018 and previously volunteered since 2016. I am often referred to as “The Bairn” as I am the youngest member of staff. My favourite part of working here is assisting the vets & learning our clients stories.

Meet our team

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