Born in Brisbane, Australia, to British parents, Scott studied at the University of Queensland Veterinary School. Graduating in 1997, he began his veterinary career working at the largest animal hospital in Australia, the RSPCA clinic in Sydney, which at the time was the home of TV series 'Animal Hospital'. After a year's experience treating all creatures great and small, he ventured to the UK, working all over the British Isles before settling in London.

He is a keen writer, contributing regularly to broadsheets and magazines, having also written Puppy Parenting, a guide of what to do and when to do it when caring for puppies.Scott is married to Zoe and proud father of three daughters, a son and a dog called Skully. With 23 years-experience as a practicing clinical Veterinary Surgeon, he is the owner and principal veterinarian at three veterinary practices in SW London, located in Richmond, St Margaret’s and Old Isleworth.