Steven E. Benscheidt, DVM

Steve was born and raised in La Junta, Colorado. He has had a strong interest in veterinary medicine since early childhood. He volunteered as a boy at the veterinary clinic in town. As a teen, he was active in 4-H, raised Irish Setters, and kept homing pigeons.

Steve went to CSU as an undergraduate where he studied pre-veterinary medicine. He graduated in 1980 with a DVM. He has been in practice ever since.

Dr. Benscheidt treats almost all species of animals. In addition to his scheduled appointments, he does the emergency work for the clinic.

He enjoys helping others and volunteers with many different community organizations. He and his wife, Ena, share their home with family pets and farm animals. Their children are grown and they are blessed with grandchildren.

Tammy Wilson, DVM

Dr. Tammy Wilson was raised on a ranch in central Wyoming.  Her relationship with animals began at a young age with a variety of household pets. Participation in 4-H included showing horses, sheep, swine, and rabbits.

She attended undergraduate school at Casper College and the University of Wyoming earning bachelor’s degrees in Animal Science and Medical Technology/Pathology. She attended vet school at Colorado State University in Fort Collins before starting her first job at a mixed practice. Dr. Wilson has been with Nelson Road since early 2005. Her interests include nutrition, Internal medicine, arthritis management, and preventative care.

In her spare time, she enjoys hiking, riding horses, snowshoeing, yoga, cooking, travel, and spending time with her husband and 7 year-old-son.

Merri, CVT

Merri, also a Colorado native, grew up on a dairy farm east of Longmont. She was involved in 4-H exhibiting beef cattle, learning how to cook, and learning crochet. As a young girl, she enjoyed accompanying her father to the sale barn and returning with orphan lambs which she raised on a bottle.

She graduated from Skyline High School and earned her degree from Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology. Merri has been with the clinic since 1989. Merri along with her son still lives on the farm she was raised on. They live in the original farmhouse built in the late 1890s. They share their home with Aldo, the Chihuahua, and Hobo Tom, the cat.

In her spare time, Merri enjoys working the farm, going to auctions, basketball, and baseball games, and supporting her great-nephews and nieces in their extracurricular activities. Number 1 item on her bucket list? A Harley trike, canary yellow, or candy apple red!

Ena, Bookkeeper

Ena was born in the west of Ireland and immigrated with her family to the United States. She became a naturalized citizen when she was a student. She loves living in America with opportunities everywhere.  In Ireland, her family still works a dairy farm in County Cork. She goes home as often as she can.

All of her life she has had a strong affection for dogs and has only recently fallen in love with cats. She loves springtime and new life, animal and plant. She is an avid gardener.

Ena enjoys walking, reading, gardening, taking pictures and most of all spending time with her family. She and Dr. Benscheidt share their home with farm and companion animals and some wild ones who fish the pond and alas, on occasion, rob the hen house.

Ena has been with Nelson Road Vet Clinic since 1992.

Erin, CVT

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