Nicki Reed

Nicki is originally from Edinburgh and graduated from The University of Edinburgh in 1988. After 11 years in general practice, she returned to her home town to run the small animal practice at The University of Edinburgh. Subsequently Nicki became the Feline Advisory Bureau (now International Cat Care) Resident in Feline Medicine and gained her Royal College Diploma in Feline Medicine in 2008 followed by the European College Diploma in Internal Medicine in 2009. Having progressed to Senior Lecturer and Head of the Feline Clinic, Nicki left The University of Edinburgh in 2015 to focus on clinical work. Nicki was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2020.

Nicki particularly enjoys critical care, respiratory medicine and haematology in both feline and canine patients. She is one of only three vets in Scotland to be recognised as a Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Specialist in Feline Medicine and is the only one in full-time clinical work. She has written several journal articles and book chapters in the field of feline medicine and has lectured widely in this area in the UK and abroad. Nicki shares her house with two spoilt British Shorthaired Cats – Will and Grace.