Relief Is Here is a multi-state veterinary relief & locum service for small animal general practice, urgent care, & emergency clinics, currently serving veterinary practices in Alaska, Utah, and California. From as short as one day to several months, Dr. Othman would love to know about your veterinary practice’s coverage needs.

Neda K. Othman, DVM is a graduate of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, class of 2020. She served as a US Army Veterinary Corps Officer from 2020-2024 at Fort Campbell, KY and Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, proudly supporting military working dogs, troops, their families, and peace in the Indopacific.

She dipped her toe into relief work via Roo in California before joining Soldotna Animal Hospital in Alaska as a general practice full-time associate, where she also gained invaluable experience in emergency surgery and hospitalization; and was lucky to receive the mentorship of four incredible veterinarians with over 60 years of combined experience and deep roots in the Alaskan community.

She established Relief Is Here in November 2025, becoming a full-time relief veterinarian.

Dr. Othman finds deep fulfilment in providing relief to veterinarians and practices. She firmly believes that veterinarians deserve to be able to take the time to attend CE, spend time with their loved ones, and to take time off for their own mental, physical, and emotional health. Likewise, that veterinary practices deserve to run smoothly when their doctors are out of office, to continue to provide quality service and support their whole staff, even when in between hires or to cope with seasonal fluctuation in caseload. And last but not least, that pets and their owners deserve compassionate, skilled, and thorough veterinary care all the time.

Dr. Othman is here to make that happen. Relief Is Here!