Pet Paradise Ft. Myers

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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.

Meet Alex! Born and raised in Miami, Florida. She earned her bachelors degree in animal science from the University of Florida. During her undergrad years, she worked at the Gainesville location, where she fell in love with the dogs and company. During her undergrad experience she also interned at Lubee Bat Conservancy where she was offered a once in a lifetime experience being a zookeeper for mega bats. After only one year in the industry, she realized her heart and passion was still at Pet Paradise. She returned to the company as an assistant manager. Alex has two pit bulls named Kiwi and Potato who are both the veggie and fruit of her eye. She cannot wait to meet both two-legged and four-legged guests at the Fort. Myers location!