Shearer Pet Health Services

Shearer Pet Health Services in Sylva, NC, offers integrative veterinary care for dogs and cats, combining conventional medicine with acupuncture, herbal medicine, physical therapy, and rehabilitation. Dr. Tami Shearer, a 1986 graduate of Ohio State College of Veterinary Medicine with over 1000 hours of advanced training in acupuncture, pain management, rehabilitation, and hospice care, and Dr. Matt Vail, a certified veterinary acupuncturist and canine rehabilitation veterinarian from the University of Pennsylvania, focus on pain management, palliative care, and improving quality of life for pets with chronic illness, life-limiting diagnoses, or failed curative treatments. The practice emphasizes a whole-patient approach informed by evidence-based medicine and traditional Chinese veterinary medicine principles.