Louise qualified as a registered veterinary nurse in 1986. Since then she has worked all over the country including as a scientific editor of veterinary journals, a senior nurse at The Dog and Cat Home, Battersea, deputy head nurse at a veterinary hospital in Windsor and as head nurse of a large mixed practice in the north of Scotland. 

Louise holds a Bachelor of Music degree with first class honours and a post graduate Masters in Ritual Chant and Song. Her interests include stand-up comedy, storytelling and music journalism.