Welcome to
Pet Paradise Winter Garden

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Dr. Cariño is originally from the Philippines where she earned her DVM degree from the University of the Philippines Los Baños in 1998. She started as a large-scale swine farm veterinarian until she moved to the US in 2004, where she gathered diverse experience from working at mixed-animal hospitals, HQHV spay & neuter clinics, as well as animal shelter hospitals. Dr. Cariño is most passionate about providing her patients with the latest gold standard of care in veterinary medicine including soft-tissue surgery, immunotherapy, and regenerative medicine. Outside of work, she loves to paint on silk, gardening, cooking, and spending time with her family and Dagul, their 7-year-old English Mastiff. 

Dr. Cariño has been recognized as our 2022 Veterinarian of the Year!

Dr. Yaritza E Serrano-Laureano (Dr. Serrano), grew up in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, and knew at a very young age that she wanted to be a Veterinarian. She completed undergraduate studies at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez campus, before moving to Louisiana for veterinary school. She graduated from Louisiana State University, School of Veterinary Medicine in 2015. After graduating, she moved to Florida and started working in small animal practice, focusing on pet wellness and preventive care.  

When not at work, Dr. Serrano loves spending time with her husband and son, and their 3 dogs.  She also enjoys running, skating and salsa dancing.

Dr. Slotkin graduated from the University of Florida with an M.S. in Animal Sciences before graduating from UF’s College of Veterinary Medicine. She is a Fear Free certified veterinarian whose professional interests include preventative medicine, emergency medicine, and soft tissue surgery. 

Outside of work, Dr. Slotkin loves cooking, exercising, playing with her dog, and going to Disney with her husband.

Jessica joined Pet Paradise Winter Garden in 2019 as a resort associate.  In 2020, she moved into a supervisor role and shortly thereafter, became assistant manager.  She brings her passion for animals to Pet Paradise with over thirty years of animal experience.  Currently, she is working on her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and plans to use this dedication and knowledge in providing a better experience for your pets.

Casey joined Pet Paradise Winter Garden in the spring of 2019. With 13+ years of customer service, she quickly became a front of house supervisor in October of 2019. Rising to the challenge a year later, Casey became an assistant manager. 

Everyday Casey comes to work with a smile on her face and ready to love on all of the fur babies. She has such passion for getting to know all of their quirky traits and personalities. 

During Casey's free time, she loves spending time with her family. Her love for animals also follows her home from work as she enjoys spending time and caring for her pets: a Jack/Rat Terrier named Kensey and a Tuxedo Cat named Comet. 

Omy graduated from Animal Behavior College in October 2017, and has been with us since November 2017. She has been in love with dogs for as long as she can remember and has three of her own: Levi, Amir, and Jerry, who all range in size from a chihuahua to a rottweiler. She has been nothing but a joy to have on our team, and our customers love the work she does! 

She attended Pet Grooming School in Florida to become an accredited groomer. Working with animals is a life- long passion for her and has been a Professional Groomer for the past 10 years. She always puts her best effort to make the grooming process as stress-free as possible because she believes that it takes a great deal of patience and trust, and reading the dogs body language. She absolutely loves and cherish every pet she has interacts with. Vanessa also loves going on adventures with her poodle Rogue and comes home to spend time with Shogun her Akita.