Staff
Meet our Doctors:
Thomas Zehnder, DVM - Hospital Director
Dr. Thomas Zehnder received his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from the University of California at Davis in 1979. After two years of dairy and small animal practice on the north coast of California, Dr. Zehnder returned to his hometown of Elk Grove. In 1984, Dr. Zehnder took over ownership and management of Bradshaw Veterinary Clinic along with Dr. Michael Johnson. With their combined 60 years experience in the profession, they have designed and developed the Franklin Ranch Pet Hospital to be one of the most advanced in the industry.
Dr. Zehnder is married with 4 children. His outside interests include golf, tennis, waterskiing, snow skiing, and horseback riding. His goal is to offer the Elk Grove/Laguna area unsurpassed service and comfort for their pets.
Richard Strasser, DVM - Hospital Administrator
Dr. Richard Strasser was born in Anchorage, Alaska. His early years were spent in Manassas, Virginia and Bellevue, Washington, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in history from the University of Washington in 1990. He then enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, serving as a rifleman and squad leader with 3rd Bn., 9th Marines. After fulfilling his obligations to the Marines, he returned to school and received his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of California at Davis in 2002.
He is interested in all aspects of veterinary medicine, including preventive medicine, dermatology, dentistry, internal medicine, and surgery. His goal is to provide you, the pet owner, with as much information as he can, to enable you to make the best decisions for the well-being and care of your pets.
Arlene McKinstry, DVM - Associate
Dr. Arlene McKinstry received her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Iowa State University in 1994. She did her undergraduate studies in Animal Science at the University of Puerto Rico. Her family includes her husband, children, dogs, frogs, assorted fish and a tortoise.
Dr. McKinstry‘s professional goal is to offer the Sacramento and Elk Grove region unsurpassed veterinary care for small and companion animals. Her experience and interests include internal medicine, geriatric care for older pets, surgery and preventive medicine. Outside of work she enjoys spending time camping with family and friends, reading, knitting and scrapbooking.
Katy Siquig, DVM - Associate
Dr. Katy Siquig grew up on the Monterey Peninsula. She attended Princeton University and obtained a degree in Anthropology, with a particular interest in public health and medicine. After working in the Bay Area for a few years in business, she returned to school to fulfill her ambition of becoming a veterinarian.
Before and during her time in vet school, she interned at an oiled wildlife care center and traveled to India to participate in a spay and neuter program for street dogs in India. She received her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from UC Davis in 2010.
Dr. Siquig’s veterinary interests include preventive medicine, geriatric medicine, and surgery. Her goal is to manage her patients to the best of her ability and to foster strong working relationships with her clients. She is very excited to begin her career with Franklin Ranch Pet Hospital.
Outside of veterinary medicine, Dr. Siquig enjoys travel, reading, spending time with her cats, whitewater kayaking, and rock climbing.