About Dr. Shannon Nakaya and Kindred Spirit, Kindred Care
About Dr. Shannon Nakaya and Kindred Spirit, Kindred Care
Caring for animals was not just a career choice; it was a calling. I entered the veterinary field in 1982 as a teenaged volunteer. I knew then that I wanted to help and to heal animals. That same goal has motivated me for twenty years even as my role within the veterinary profession has changed and continues to evolve.
I am a graduate of Wellesley College (Bachelor of Arts, 1988) and Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, 1995). I have also taken courses at the University of Hawaii, Harvard Extension School, and Boston University School of Public Health.
Besides healing patients, I have long aspired to do something that would more broadly benefit animals and the humans who care about them. Three years ago, I began writing about one of the most important things I do as a veterinarian -- help people to make customized decisions on behalf of their animal companions. Thank you to New World Library for publishing Kindred Spirit, Kindred Care: Making Health Decisions on Behalf of Our Animal Companions.
Besides managing this website, I presently divide my time between farming (cultivating the land), caring for patients (I have a private house call and pet hospice practice), continuing to develop my skills as a healer, and varied animal-related public awareness and community service projects. I live with two tortoises, three birds, two goats, one dog, and one human.