{"id":6479,"date":"2019-05-08T15:45:54","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T15:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebliveupdate.com\/?p=6479"},"modified":"2019-05-08T15:45:54","modified_gmt":"2019-05-08T15:45:54","slug":"dr-dee-thornell-husband-kenneth-rodrigues-family-net-worth-wiki-bio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebliveupdate.com\/dr-dee-thornell-husband-kenneth-rodrigues-family-net-worth-wiki-bio\/","title":{"rendered":"Alaska Vet Dr. Dee Thornell Husband, Kenneth Rodrigues, Family, Net Worth, Wiki"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr. Dee Thornell escaped the pleasantries of life to go out in the land of the midnight sun to work with animals. In Alaska the winters can be really cold; as low as -17 degrees. For this reason, Dr. Donnell got the first heated animal surgery table in the state of Alaska. She is the first vet doctor to have her reality TV show on Animal\u2019s planet called \u201cDr. Dee, Alaska Vet.\u201d<\/a> It\u2019s amazing watching this animal lover take care of animals.<\/p>\n

Read through to learn more about Dr. Dee Thornell’s married life with husband, Kenneth Rodrigues, and children. Also, get to know about Dr. Dee Thornell’s net worth and age.<\/p>\n

Who is Dr. Dee Thornell? Wiki, Bio, Age<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Dr. Dee Thornell was born as Deanna Thornell. TV star, Dr. Dee Thornell was born on July 29th<\/sup>, 1958, in Michigan, Ohio. She is now 60 years old. Dr. Dee Thornell was born to her father, Thornell a tool and die specialist at GM and mother, Geraldine Thornell, a housewife and farmer. She is an American citizen of White ethnicity.<\/p>\n

She is the youngest of the family\u2019s four siblings. After living for long in Kalamazoo, her parents moved them to a small town in Benzonia, in 1968. It is in this country setting that she was able to live close with animals and love them.<\/p>\n

Early life, Career, Education<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Born in Ohio as the youngest kid in the family, meant that she was the closest to their parents. GM transferred her dad to Kalamazoo, and she went to school there. It was during this time that his brother had just died at the Vietnam War as a soldier. This death pushed her parents to move to a small motel in Benzonia which they bought. Her love for animals was inspired by the fact that she lived so close to them in this countryside.<\/p>\n

Dr. Dee was a pro in school. She held the highest scores at Benzie Central High School, in her SAT and ACT. This gave her a full scholarship for her full undergraduate college course. She proceeded to the Michigan State University of Veterinary Medicine where she earned a doctorate, Cum Laude, in 1981.<\/p>\n

After graduating, she left her home and moved to Alaska to begin her career. Her first clinic was a second floor located above a Kobuk Fuel and Feed. Dr. Dee Thornell is now the proud owner of the largest animal hospital in Alaska called, Animal House. It is the most advanced vet hospital in Fairbanks, Alaska.<\/p>\n

It is this hospital that Dr. Dee and her team of vets works on owls, dogs, cats, eagles, beavers, iguanas, chinchillas, moose and many other animals. It is an up-to-date animal hospital equipped to the tooth. It has a Montessori dog training school, a laundry, a crematorium, and a retail store.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Dee Thornell from Dr. Dee, Alaska Vet show<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

Dr. Dee has gone further to cast in her animal vet show called, \u201cDr. Dee, Alaska Vet.\u201d She is featured flying across Alaska going to rescue and attend to animals.<\/p>\n

Transition in Alaska Vet<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Dr. Dee is the first vet doctor to own a reality TV show in Alaska called, \u201cDr. Dee, Alaska Vet,\u201d that airs on Animal Planet\u2019s channel. The channel approached her because of the adventurous and sometimes tough work that Dr. Dee has to do to reach out to animals. Some of the series is shot in the wilderness. The other part is filmed in her vet hospital, Animal House. She works a lot with her husband, Kenneth, in many of the remote village expeditions. Dr. Dee will be most seen treating cats, dogs, moose, beavers, and woodchucks.<\/p>\n