Dr. Allison Kirchgatter was born and raised in rural Iowa, where she spent as much time as possible with the creatures on her grandparents' farm and participated in 4-H. She earned a Bachelor's Degree in Biology from Buena Vista University, before going on to earn her DVM from Iowa State University. During undergrad, Dr. "K" was a member of the University softball team and directed a mentoring program at the local middle school. Dr Kirchgatter and her dogs (Finnegan, Oswald, Rio, and Cheeto) moved to Texas after graduation to join the Gully Animal Hospital team. Her favorite parts of veterinary medicine are treating wounds and caring for pregnant mothers and neonates.