Dr. Kirbie Murrell

Dr. Kirbie Murrell, a native Houstonian, received her biology degree from Texas A&M University in 1996. She then moved to the island of St. Kitts in the West Indies to attend Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Murrell completed her final clinical year at the University of Missouri and graduated in 2000 from Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Murrell worked in the Amish region of Middlefield Ohio treating a variety of country pets and farm animals during her first 2 years of practice. After meeting her husband, Steve, they felt the lure of Texas and moved back home in the Spring of 2002. Dr. Murrell practiced small animal medicine at Pet Vet Animal Hospitals and worked as a relief veterinarian in the north Houston area before joining Dr. McCall at Enchanted Oaks Animal Hospital in 2006. When not working at Enchanted Oaks Animal Hospital, Dr. Murrell can be found enjoying family time with her three children and her many animals: dogs Wolfie and Jedi; cats Pippen and Meri, Yurtle the African tortoise, Diesel the bearded dragon, Carmel and Frappy the sugar gliders and last but not least, a gecko named Peek.   She also enjoys camping, biking and attending church faithfully.

Dr. Melissa McNeil

Dr. Melissa McNeil earned both her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and her Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science from Texas A&M University. Following graduation, she completed an internship at the Center for Bird and Exotic Animal Medicine in Bothell, Washington, where she focused on emergency, primary, and preventative care for avian, reptile, and small mammal companion animals. After living and working in Seattle and Boston for a few years, Dr. McNeil moved back to Houston and is very excited to be back in her home town of Spring. Dr. McNeil’s special interest include animal behavior (especially stress-free veterinary visits), preventative medicine, and small mammals (rabbits, rodents, and ferrets). She is currently pursuing becoming a boarded specialist in exotic companion mammals. Dr. McNeil has a dog named Renfri and two guinea pigs named Ruth Bader Guineasburg and Dred Pigrate Roberts. When not working, Dr. McNeil enjoys baking, traveling, spending time with her human and fuzzy family members, and, of course, supporting the Fightin’ Texas Aggies and Houston Astros.