Lindsey Hackett has always loved animals. At 6 years old, she remembers syringe-feeding two baby birds who fell from their nest. At 8 years old, she remembers seeing an injured turtle and her family taking the turtle to a family friend who was a veterinarian. Together, they nursed the turtle who went on to live a long, happy life.
“My entire life I’ve known that veterinary medicine is my calling,” Hackett said. “I’ve always been enamored by animals and drawn to medicine. Animals are my love and I really like their people too. As challenging as veterinary medicine can be, I cannot imagine any other career.”
Today, the Encinitas mother is the lead veterinarian and medical director of Tell Tail Moonlight Veterinary Urgent Care, which opened this week in the same beachside city.
A graduate of Colorado State University, Hackett moved to San Diego to fulfill an internship with VCA Emergency Animal Hospital and Referral Center. She now specializes in preventive care, dentistry, surgery, urgent care, and internal medicine (especially diabetes).