Natasha Morford

D.V.M and Medical Director

Dr. Morford was raised in Fallon, Nevada. She completed her Bachelor of Animal Science at UNR. After obtaining her degree she traveled to Mauritius and did research on spinner dolphins and sperm whales. Although she loved swimming with dolphins, she quickly realized veterinary school was what she needed to do. Dr. Morford attended Ross University in St. Kitts and completed her clinical year at Louisiana State University (Geux Tigers!!). After finishing veterinary school, she worked in Vegas for a year and then was happy when the opportunity arose to come back to Northern Nevada.

Dr. Morford is married with 2 small children, a golden retriever, and a lab. She is hopeful that her
next dog will be a doodle soon . She loves hiking, creating costumes, and planning events.
She truly enjoys traveling and immersing herself in new cultures.

​​​​​​​Dr. Morford loves soft tissue surgery and urgent care. She enjoys taking her continuing education around surgery and emergency medicine. She wants to continue to grow with the ever-developing veterinary medicine. She likes relationships with her owners and wants to build trust and bond with her clients.

David Baggett

D.V.M

Dr. Baggett was born in Twin Falls, Idaho. He had a wonderful childhood on the family farm in Buhl. He then went on to complete his undergraduate degree at BYU. He was then accepted into the veterinary program at Washington State University. He finished his DVM degree in 1997 and has enjoyed the practice since then. He thrives in surgery and is always looking to grow his skill set in the operating room.

Dr. Baggett married his lovely wife Kenya just before finishing his bachelor’s degree. They have a beautiful family together complete with 6 children and 2 grandchildren.

Dr. Baggett enjoys spending time with his family, camping, hiking and really anything outdoors.

Brittney Spurling

D.V.M

Dr. Spurling is a Nevada native who was born and raised in Las Vegas and had her undergraduate studies at UNR.

A 2015 graduate of WSU, Dr. Spurling has had 1 year of an ER trained internship in Arizona after settling down with her husband and son in Reno, NV.

Her interests include feline medicine, preventative care medicine, surgery and dentistry.

In her free time, Dr. Spurling enjoys spending time with family and friends and being outdoors. She has two cats named Josie and Louise and two dogs named Rigby and Magnolia.

Sheylah Barrera

Hospital Manager

Sheylah was born and raised in Reno, NV. She started working in the veterinary field at 14 years of age, with Dr. Marvin Altom, and other than a brief absence has maintained her career in the field. She’s always had a love for both animals and people, and originally wanted to be a veterinarian before deciding to pursue management instead.

Sheylah is happily married with one child of her own, and three additional bonus children. In her free time she loves to spend time with her family and friends, from concerts to kid activities, to just lounging at home. Additionally, she has a passion for metal music and fitness, and specifically loves weight training, running, and HIIT. She also has her NASM personal training/weight loss certifications, with a history of coaching, and eventually plans to pursue that career path again.