In her spare time, Dr. Nixon enjoys sewing, cooking, gardening, playing her flute or cello and flying her airplane (a single engine, 1977 Cessna 172 which she had occasion to land on hwy 100 in Flagler County when her engine blew in mid-flight).  She does NOT enjoy shopping.

Leslie Nixon, DVM, DABVP (Feline), CVA,

Dr. Nixon was born and raised in Ormond Beach as Leslie Fleuchaus.  She earned her BA  at Mount Holyoke College in Massachussetts and pursued a career as a communications systems programmer, where she met her husband John. 

In 1990, she began the veterinary program at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine and graduated magna cum laude in 1995.  She practiced medicine at a high-quality practice in the Atlanta area for two years. 

After retuning to her home in Florida in 1997 and working as a relief veterinarian in the area, she and John opened Cat Care Clinic in 2000 with the philosophy that cats are not second class veterinary patients and they deserve the highest level of care available.  It was this philosophy that drove Dr. Nixon to earn the credentials of a Board Certified Feline Specialist, and in 2004 she joined the elite ranks of 72 other veterinarians in the world that are certified by the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners as a "Feline Specialist".  Dr. Nixon, her husband John, Serafina Pekkala (pictured) and her other three cats (Moose, Boris and Condi) live in Ormond Beach.

Dr. Fox moved to Florida in 2009 and began working part-time at the Cat Care Clinic in February 2011.  In June 2011, Dr. Fox joined the practice full-time and has loved working here ever since.  She enjoys being able to focus her knowledge towards the care of cats and hopes to someday become a Board Certified Feline Specialist.

DeAnna Fox, DVM
Dr. DeAnna Fox grew up on a farm in Eastern Tennessee.  She knew from an early age that she loved working with animals.  Dr. Fox attended the University of Minnesota for both her undergraduate and veterinary studies.  She originally started college with the goal of becoming a wildlife biologist.  She had volunteered at a rehabilitation facility for injured wildlife and fell in love with medicine and surgery.  She soon began working as an assistant in a veterinary hospital and it wasn’t long before she decided to become a veterinarian herself.

Dr. Fox was granted early acceptance into the University of Minnesota’s, College of Veterinary Medicine (a distinguished honor that allowed her to begin her studies in veterinary medicine without first completing a Bachelor’s degree).   In 2006, Dr. Fox was granted a Bachelor’s of Science in Veterinary Science degree, followed by a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 2009.   While in vet school, Dr. Fox wanted to practice mixed animal medicine:  everything from geckos to cattle.  After graduation, she practiced primarily on dogs and cats (but still enjoys working on the farm every once in a while).