Napoleon Vet Clinic’s Veterinarians

Dr. Terri Fedderke

Dr. Terri Fedderke

Veterinarian

Dr. Terri Fedderke grew up in Milan, Ohio, where she graduated from Edison High School in 1988. She then attended The Ohio State University and received both a Bachelor of Science in Animal Nutrition in 1991 and a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 1995.

Upon graduation from The Ohio State University, Dr. Fedderke joined Drs. Burgei and Edwards at the Napoleon Veterinary Clinic.

Special interests for Dr. Fedderke include pet dentistry and oral surgery, animal behavior and exotics.

Dr. Fedderke and her husband, Todd, live in Napoleon. They have three children, Camren, Collin, and Caroline.  Rounding out their family is a Havanese named Hazel, two Australian Shepherds named Knox and Quinn along with several playful outside cats.

In her free time, Dr. Fedderke does like to travel back to Ohio State to cheer on the Buckeyes. She also likes to play sports, go shopping and camping.

Dr. Kate Colliflower

Dr. Kate Colliflower

Veterinarian

Dr. Kate Colliflower grew up in Mechanicsburg, Ohio and graduated from Catholic Central High School in 1999. She attended The Ohio State University as an animal science major, graduating with her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 2006.

After graduating from OSU, Dr. Kate married Napoleon native Phil Gerken and began working at Napoleon Veterinary Clinic.  When she joined our clinic she spent time working with both the large and small animal aspects of our clinic.  Now she spends most of her time in the clinic caring for your pets. She really enjoys working with surgical cases.

Since she started with us, Kate and Phil have had four children, Alaina, Michael, Audrey, and Peter. They share their home with a Lab, Bruce, two Frenchie’s named Eddie and Midge, and a cat, Frank.

Dr. Kate LOVES going back to Columbus for Ohio State football games, but seems to be spending most of her time these days with her family cheering the Buckeyes on from home!

Dr. Sara Weaver

Dr. Sara Weaver

Veterinarian

Dr. Sara Weaver grew up in Napoleon and was a 2009 graduate. She attended The University of Findlay receiving a Bachelor of Science degree and then continued on to The Ohio State University where she earned her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 2017.

After graduating, Dr. Weaver immediately joined our family.  She also enjoys internal medicine and spends a lot of time in the exam rooms caring for your pets.

Dr. Weaver loves riding horses, collecting $2 bills and all water sports. She also enjoys running with her German Shepherd, Ziggy.

 

Dr. Lauren Bates

Dr. Lauren Bates

Veterinarian

Dr. Lauren Bates is from the Napoleon area and a high school graduate of Holgate. She was active in 4-H for 10 years showing horses. She received a Bachelor of Science Degree from The University of Findlay in 2015 and then attended Lincoln Memorial University in Tennessee earning her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 2019.

Immediately after graduating, she joined our NVC family! She will be seeing your pets as they come in for visits and she also enjoys surgery and dentals.

Dr. Bates has a menagerie of pets! She has dogs (Gibbs, Arlo, Denali, Roxy, Parker and Crocket), cats (Skitzy, Hiccup, Maggie, and Tater Tot), a bearded dragon, a leopard gecko, rabbits, chickens, goats, horses, and her beloved potbelly pig, Opie. Her hobbies include crafting, reading, traveling, hiking and vegging out on Netflix!

Dr. Mary Heitkamp

Dr. Mary Heitkamp

Veterinarian

Dr. Mary Heitkamp is a graduate of Delta High School and then received a Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences at The University of Toledo. In 2020, while studying at UT, she started at Napoleon Vet as an assistant before moving to Columbus to pursue her dream of becoming a veterinarian. In 2024, she graduated from THE Ohio State University earning her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine.
 
Dr. Heitkamp and her husband Jared reside in Fulton County. In her free time, she enjoys cuddling her 2 Golden Doodles, Bailey and Scout. Her favorite memory at NVC was adopting her Sphynx mixed cat named Rufus.