Sterilizing the Present, Preserving the Future
Why choose Astraea?
We don’t think cost should impact your ability to provide appropriate care for your pet. We want to support you and your animals by making veterinary care accessible. We know you love your animals; we love them too. We went to school for a combined 14 years specifically to focus on animal knowledge and care to ensure we provide the highest level of medicine but without the ivory tower costs.
Meet the Team
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Dr. Kelsey Stocks
MEDICAL DIRECTOR, SURGEON
Dr. Kelsey Stocks grew up in the great-ish state of Illinois where she learned midwestern charm and all things corn.She went to undergrad and veterinary school at the University of Illinois where she was awarded the “shelter medicine student of the year” in 2017.
Excellent mentorship propelled her forward, where she accepted a job servicing veterinary deserts in NYC through the community practice sector of the ASPCA. She was able to recognize the desperate need for basic veterinary services and felt passionate about providing them.
In 2018, she moved to Colorado where her work transitioned from urban to extremely rural, focusing on providing veterinary care to Native peoples on reservations. Dr. Stocks has performed tens of thousands of spay/neuter surgeries, making an incredible impact on animal overpopulation.
When she isn't in surgery, she’s likely obsessing over her two cats (her absolute world) or hanging out with her cat-like dog.
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Blaise Yafcak
CLINIC MANAGER, RVT
Blaise is a New Yorker with 10 years of vet tech experience and a house full of six dogs—so "calm" isn't really in her vocabulary. She specializes in the fast-moving worlds of Emergency and Shelter Medicine, fueled by a passion for spay/neuter advocacy and running her own rescue.She moved to Colorado in 2011 for undergrad (go CC Tigers!) and then moved back home to work at a world-renown specialty hospital for animals. During that time, she also did volunteer work for the Rural Area Vet Services in Arizona, combining her interest in high-quality specialty care with her passion for animals and communities in need.
She moved back to Colorado in 2019 and has spent the years since working in shelter medicine, high-volume high-quality spay and neuter, and ER medicine across the four-corners and Northern Colorado.
When she’s not at her “real job” she’s probably running around town doing adoption appointments for her rescue, or watching her pack play in the yard.
