09/28/2026
We would like to announce that Dr. Katie Ovink just joined our team and we are are so excited to be working with her! Dr. Katie Ovink was born in Oregon where she lived for 10 years before moving to Richland, WA. She persued an undergraduate degree in chemistry at Kalamazoo College in Michigan, graduating in 2007. After graduation Katie worked at a pet hotel as a nanny in the Bay Area while applying to veterinary school.
Katie graduated from Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2012 and began working at a small animal vet clinic in Rathdrum, ID. After working in Idaho for 9 years, she moved to a clinic in Spokane, Washington where she has worked for the past 5 years.
Katie says she is "excited to make the jump into emergency medicine!" She lives with her husband, Ian and her dogs Xander and Finn. In Katie's free time she enjoys reading, reality and true crime documentaries, and taking her dogs on adventures!
Please help us welcome Dr. Katie Ovink to our team here at Animal Emergency Clinic!!!