Shawn Finch, DVM has wanted to be a Vet ever since she was 8 years old.

She went to The University of Nebraska at Lincoln for her pre-veterinary medicine degree and to Iowa State University for her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree.

Shawn has been a vet since 1998. She is a member of the AVMA (American Veterinary Medical Association) and the NVMA (Nebraska Veterinary Medical Association) and the Nebraska Academy of Veterinary Medicine. She is a supporter of local pet savers, including Nebraska Humane Society, Taysia Blue Siberian Husky and Malamute Rescue and Basset and Beagle Rescue of the Heartland. She served on the Veterinary Economics Editorial Advisory Board.

Shawn and her husband Russ, who owns Two Timbers Premier Decks and Remodeling Inc., have two wonderful grown children, Blue and Abby. They share their home with Doug Dog, a Golden Retriever adopted from Golden Retriever Rescue in Nebraska (GRRIN) and Periwinkle Pug, adopted from a client.

Dr. Finch practices at Westgate Animal Clinic in Omaha Nebraska.

Photos color-corrected to show how dogs and cats see the world.