Dr. Paulette Faulkner grew up in southern California. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of California, Davis, graduating with a bachelor of science in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology. She then moved to Oklahoma, where she received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Oklahoma State University. Paulette worked at a sister hospital, VCA American River Animal Hospital, from 1997 to 2015 before joining the team at VCA Loomis Basin Veterinary Clinic. Her special interests include dentistry and internal medicine. She believes that pets are an extension of the family, and she loves having the opportunity to offer personal veterinary care for these important pets.

Paulette lives in Orangevale, CA with her husband, two human children, one canine child, Madra, and three feline children, Jinxy, Mamma Junebug Jones, and Remus Felis.