Dr. Paula Belknap
Dr. Paula's roots are very deep in Wilton.
Her family moved to Wilton in 1957 where they have maintained a home ever since. Dr. Paula was actually born in Athens, Greece. Her father's work lead the family to travel to many far-reaching countries in addition to Greece, including Iraq, Canada, Bangladesh, and Australia. However, she returned to Wilton in time to complete an American High School Education. She was in the first graduating class from the Wilton High School, Class of 1972.
Dr. Paula furthered her education with her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Saint Lawrence University, her Associates of Applied Science Degree to be a Veterinary Technician from Canton SUNY Agricultural & Technical College, her Masters of Science in Biochemistry from the University of Colorado and her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Colorado State University in 1987.
After all those years of schooling, Dr. Paula practiced Emergency Medicine in New Jersey for three years. She then went into private practice in Creamridge, N. J. until 1997 when she retuned home to Wilton to take care of her ailing father.
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In our neighborhood, she practiced in Danbury, New Fairfield, Greenwich and Redding before starting her practice in Wilton as the Cannondale Animal Clinic.
Dr. Paula's family has been an integral part of the Wilton for two generations. Her father, David Belknap, served on Wilton's Water Pollution Control Board. Her mother, Nan Belknap worked for Wilton Planning and Zoning for nearly twenty-five years. Nan Belknap was so loved by the town that there is a memorial to her at Town Hall in the employee garden.
Dr. Paula continues the lineage of her family in Wilton through her daughter, Kaitlyn, who is in kindergarten at Driscoll School. Kaitlyn turned five years old this summer. Her great love of animals is expressed in everything she does from artwork to story-telling to her ability to command the family's large Great Dane named Christian to do her bidding.
In addition to her Christian, Dr. Paula's menagerie includes a Yellow Labrador, Doc, a Border Collie, Spanky, a Pug, Addie and the Camdon County Stray, Whiskers. The cats at the clinic include a three-legged cat named Inky and Egyptian Mau named Ari and Sarah, the resident "mouser". At home are six more cats.
Needless to say, Dr. Paula is both a cat and dog person.
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