About Us

Our bright new clinic was designed and equipped to provide all your fur and feathered pets with the very best of veterinary care in a caring and stress-free environment as possible.

Join us as we take you through some of the state of the art features of our caring vet clinic. Stress reduction starts in the waiting area, where a quiet corner is set aside for cats only. Surfaces to raise the cages above the floor and towels to cover cages with, helps keep kitties calm and happy.

Moving on we reach our prep area where non-sterile procedures are undertaken. Here we have the very latest in dental equipment, the iM3 high speed/low-speed dental machine with an ultrasonic scaler, which allows us to descale below the gum line. Check out the perils of periodontal disease in our “Life Time Care” section of this website.

On to the theatre, fully sterile to performed every procedure from the simplest to the most complex of surgeries. Your pet will be fully monitored while under anaesthetic by our qualified nursing team and human-grade sterility procedures are used throughout.

Through to the hospital area. Separate dog and cat cage areas help keep stress to a minimum. Our cat cages are fitted with clear Perspex cage doors, enabling easy observation and noise reduction to allow for a more relaxed recovering or long term nursing environment.

Our dedicated diagnostic room is full of the latest equipment to undertake extensive non-invasive diagnoses of any conditions your pets may have. The latest in digital X-rays provides clear crisp images and our state-of-the-art Toshiba human standard ultrasound machine is equipped with a variety of linear and convex probes to allow us to scan the larger dogs through to small cats and kittens. Relying on safe high frequency sound waves, ultrasound allows us to capture live images from inside the body and allows the detail within these organs to be assessed.

Our new Olympus CX23 microscope offers a 4 x up to a 100 x oil immersion magnification allowing us to visualize the larger skin mites such as Demodex right down to the smallest bacteria such as staphylococcus.

Swift and accurate diagnosis is supported by our Abaxis blood machines. From anemia to parvovirus, this machine enables us to make a swift diagnosis, critical in an emergency or out-of-hours situation. For more detailed analysis we are supported by our out of clinic laboratory SVS Labs, the newest laboratory in New Zealand, staffed with pathologists on-call to discuss cases at any time.

Our Veterinarians

Dr David Barrowman

David, a Massey graduate, has been in general practice for over 20 years. Raised in Rotorua David has been caring for local pets for over a decade. Developing an interest in orthopaedics, further studies, and experience in this area sees him now receiving referrals from around the North Island for surgical repairs to broken bones and torn ligaments. “I've always been fascinated by the biomechanics of animal physiology, how bones and their connecting tissues work and what happens when they don't. Techniques for the repair of broken bones and other damage are advancing all the time and I find it really satisfying to be able to offer solutions."

Dr Anna Goodman

Anna graduated from Edinburgh and has called Rotorua home for 14 years. While in general practice for over 10 years, she has undertaken further studies at Massey in ophthalmology. Eyes and all conditions relating to them are a special interest and to be able to assess and offer this level of expertise is a unique service in Rotorua. Anna’s other great passion is imaging, both x-ray and ultrasound “The advances in imaging are increasing all the time. I love that using low-impact, low-stress machines we can get accurate images of what is happening inside your pet.”

Dr Jacqui Snell

Jacqui graduated from Massey University in 1988. She has practised as a Companion Animal Veterinarian for 30 years based in Wellington, England, Hawkes Bay and most recently in Tauranga. With a deep interest in Holistic Veterinary Medicine, Jacqui has attained a Diploma in Western Veterinary Herbal Medicine through the College of Integrative Veterinary Therapies. “After 30 years in practice, I have seen the role that complementary medicine can play, particularly in the treatment of chronic conditions”. Jacqui will be offering full herbal consultations at Barrowman Goodman.

Dr Juliette Condie

Jules graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in London in 2007, and after a few years practising as an equine veterinarian, she then transferred to companion animal work in 2011. She has worked in Pukekohe, Hamilton and Rotorua as well as locations in England and Wales, and has spent time in Africa doing voluntary work. She moved permanently to New Zealand in 2013. Jules enjoys the challenge of medical cases, especially feline medicine, and is currently studying towards her Masters in Veterinary Medicine.