Staff Members

Margaret Mims, Veterinary Technician

Margaret is a Charleston native and has been with Olde Towne Veterinary Clinic for ten years.  Margaret majored in English at Coastal Carolina University.  She lives on Isle of Palms with her husband Blake and their three appropriately named pets: a yellow lab named Ben Sawyer, a golden retriever named Coleman, and a calico cat named Sully.  Margaret enjoys spending time at the beach, going to festivals, and having get-togethers with family and friends.

Phyllis Small, Receptionist

Phyllis has been with Olde Towne Veterinary Clinic since July of 2010.  She graduated from Trident Technical College with degrees in photography and graphic design.

Phyllis lives in Mt Pleasant with her husband Gordon and their cat “Capers.”  She enjoys taking pictures and spending time with friends and family.

Patrick Follett, Veterinary Technician

Patrick  joined Olde Towne Veterinary Clinic in July 2012.  He has been in the veterinary field for seven years.  Patrick came to Charleston from New England 15 years ago and now calls South Carolina home.  He graduated from Trident Technical College with a degree in business.

He lives in West Ashley with his wife Sabrina.  They have two labs (“Boston”  and “Walter”), three cats (“Lefty”, “Snowball”, and “Reubon”), and three fish.  He enjoys the outdoors; especially boating and fishing.

Our Clinic Cat: Q-Tip

In October 2001 an 8-week-old, dirty, white, fluffy ball-of-fur was pulled, hissing and spitting, from under our clinic.  We named her Q-tip and decided she would be our clinic cat.

Lucky for Q-Tip, she found us when she did.  A few weeks later, the frisky ball-of-fur developed what at first appeared to be just an upper respiratory infection- a stuffy nose and sneezing.  However, after two weeks, her sneezes turned to gags, she stopped eating, and was having trouble breathing.  An oral exam revealed Q-Tip had a naso-pharyngeal polyp about the size of a large grape in the back of her throat! We immediately removed the polyp, and Q-Tip could finally breathe easy, as they say.  She’s since become our fat and sassy counter ornament, clinic accessory, and fill-in feline receptionist.

You’ll notice Q-Tip wears an electronic collar.  This is to prevent her from gnawing her way into the numerous bags of specialty diets we carry.  Q-Tip particularly likes to open large bags of canine fish and potato (one of our priciest meals.)  At one time, Q was in danger of losing her job over all this, that is- until we figured out a way to keep her nose out of all that food!  Much to her chagrin, she’s now on a strict diet, but will readily accept a “treat” tip for her services.