Dr. JD HedgesOn-site Veterinarian
Dr. Jean D. Hedges has joined Pet Paradise as the on-site veterinarian at our Fort Myers location.
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Dr. JD HedgesOn-site Veterinarian
Dr. Jean D. Hedges has joined Pet Paradise as the on-site veterinarian at our Fort Myers location.
Dr Hedges has lived all over the world as she grew up in a military family, her father was a decorated Career Air Force Colonel.
After her Father’s retirement, the family spent time at both the family farm in Arkansas and the ancestral home in Long Island New York.
Dr Hedges has always had a passion and drive to be a voice for the voiceless, her entire life has been dedicated to helping animals either from the wild or being involved in her father’s raising of horses and mules. Her high school bio phrase was “will do anything for animals”, and this has not changed in the years since.
Dr. Hedges earned her degree in Veterinary Medicine at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. Upon graduation she interned in small animal medicine and surgery at Oklahoma State University.
She has practiced at both shelters and clinics. In addition to her career in Veterinary Medicine Dr. Hedges remains very active in rescue and has several rescued dogs of her own.