Roderick (Rod) Richards was born in a British military hospital in Germany a long time ago. He moved all around the world with his military family. After stints at university and Lotus Cars, the urge to travel again took him to Australia, where he found his wife and horses. The horses and management of them led to his decision to study vet science. Eventually, he landed in the premier equine racing practice of its day in Belmont, Perth. But the travel bug wouldn’t go, and a job offer at the Singapore Turf Club seemed a great next step.

After a year or so in Singapore, Rod was confronted with a shock wave device, the EquiTron. He had some brilliant successes, including the complete resolution of a case of osteopenic sesamoiditis. HMT, the manufacturer of EquiTron, offered Rod a job when his Singapore contract ended. He moved to Switzerland for what his family had agreed together would be a three-year project, after which they planned to return to Australia. Twenty years later, they are all still in Switzerland with Rod, in the meantime having co-founded a company that designed and built the first truly portable digital x-ray system for equine vets. A large animal healthcare corporation later acquired the company. Rod stayed in several roles, culminating in Sales Manager Switzerland. Then back to shock waves, and now he is proud to be with PulseVet.

Dr. Vitucci was born outside of Columbus, Ohio, but grew up on the west side of Cleveland. She was an avid animal lover her entire life and always dreamed of a career in the animal care field. She was a competitive swimmer and swam at John Carroll University, where she studied Biology and graduated magna cum laude. She then spent a year as a veterinary technician in Charleston, South Carolina, before starting veterinary school at The Ohio State University (Go Bucks!!!).

Having met her husband in veterinary school, she followed him to St. Louis after graduation. They spent 2 years in general practice and then purchased a small animal practice together. Her husband loves orthopedic surgery, so Jennifer became interested in veterinary rehabilitation and earned her certification as a canine rehabilitation therapist. In 2021, after 12 years of managing their practice, her husband accepted a position at a veterinary surgery center in the Florida panhandle region. They have now packed up their 3 chickens, 3 goats, 3 cats, a Bernese mountain dog, a cockatoo, and a bearded dragon, as well as their son Anthony, to move to sunny Florida. In her family’s spare time, they love to be outdoors, ride ATVs, swim, and travel.

Jennifer is extremely passionate about canine geriatric mobility and arthritis and loves to improve the quality of life (both the pets and their families) through improved mobility and pain management. She is excited to be part of the PulseVet team!