Dr. Shannon James, DVM, PLLC Veterinary Relief Services “A helping paw!” Fully Licensed and Insured
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Rates (Effective August 1, 2023) e-mail for rates: sjames323@hotmail.comRates have been adjusted to accommodate an increase in hospital case loads along with an increase in demand for relief work over the past year.
There is a travel charge if traveling more than 30 miles from my home. Note Regarding Hours: Holiday Hours: Breaks or Lunch breaks in the Schedule: Out-Of-State jobs: For any job that requires licensure in a state that I do not already have licensure in, I ask that that job reimburse me for licensure expenses in their state. Cancellation Policy: If an out-of-state job is cancelled and the airfare/rental car/and Airbnb has already been reserved, I ask that the hospital reimburse me for whatever charges I incur with cancelling these reservations. Note Regarding Euthanasia's: Please be advised of my policy on euthanasia's. As a per diem doctor, I will only perform emergency euthanasia's and not scheduled euthanasia's.
Emergency euthanasia's are ones that are clearly suffering and/or in extreme discomfort and CANNOT be helped by medicine or further workups.
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I was born and raised locally, in Westchester County, NY. I attended veterinary school at the University of Tennessee and enjoyed 5 years of living in beautiful East Tennessee. From there, I traveled to Austin, Texas and worked at a busy small animal practice alongside three wonderful veterinarians. Although I loved my job and friends that I had made while living there, I returned to my hometown in order to be closer to family. There, I worked as a full time associate at a busy practice in lower Westchester. Although I have ventured off onto my own as a full time relief veterinarian, I continue to work there per diem in order to continue caring for patients that I have been seeing throughout the years. I have years of experience in small animal medicine and four years of experience in full time relief work. My flexibility allows me to adapt to each practice’s needs and medical record systems to help their practice continue normal operation while their full time veterinarian is away. I have always had excellent feedback from clients and fellow coworkers and work well with others. I pride myself on the quality of medicine I practice as well as my cheerful attitude and my ability to adjust to a variety of different situations relatively quickly. Aside from being a veterinarian, I am also a wildlife rehabilitator. I fell in love with this aspect of animal care when I was completing my exotics and wildlife rotation in veterinary school. I knew that helping wildlife was something I really wanted to focus on in my life and I have been fortunate enough to do so. If you would like to follow some stories about the wild animals I have saved, please visit: gofundme.com/savewildanimals |
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I ask that no surgeries are booked initially for me when working at your hospital- this will allow me to familiarize myself with your staff and typical anesthetic protocol. Once I feel comfortable with your staff and anesthetic protocols/surgical monitoring, I will perform the following anesthetic procedures::
Emergency surgeries (pyometras, GDVs, gastrotomies, enterotomies, etc) will be referred to an appropriate facility when stable. Please Note: I always follow sterile procedure including cap and mask, sterile surgical gloves and gowns for all sterile procedures. This policy holds regardless of hospital's standard surgical practice. My goal it is protect the hospital from any preventable complications arising from treatments under my care. |
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After performing home visits for a couple of years I have found that I am unable to provide the level of care that I can while at a hospital. If you would like to continue to see me, please feel free to contact me and I will share when I will be working at a hospital near you. |
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To schedule relief work: Contact me at: If it is after normal business hours and you have an emergency with your pet, please contact one of the following emergency veterinary clinics: Guardian Veterinary Specialists The Veterinary Emergency Group Katonah-Bedford Veterinary Center
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