Veterinarian Overview
Dr. Shively earned her Bachelor of Science from the University of New Hampshire, her Master of Science from Washington State University and her DVM from the Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. She is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association and the Maine Veterinary Medical Association. She is past President of the New England Veterinary Medical Association and a Trustee for the Veterinary Scholarship Trust of New England, which strives to improve the quality of veterinary care in the region by helping the veterinarians of tomorrow reduce the substantial debt they incur while in school. In the fall of 1987, Dr. Shively moved her practice from Kittery to Kennebunk. Since then, she has enjoyed practicing in the small community. She supports numerous community groups and initiatives, and enjoys the multi-generational aspect of her relationships with clients. Some of the people who bring their pets in today are the children of her first clients. And helping keep pets healthy and happy from puppies and kittens to seniors is one of the most rewarding aspects of practicing in primary veterinary care. Dr. Shively shares her home with her husband and daughter. They round out the family with their crazy Staffordshire bull terrier Lillie, rambunctious cat Fuzzy, mild mannered tabby cat Patch and Corona the goldfish. You can tell a lot about Dr. Shively by how she spends her time off. In addition to skiing, reading and gardening, she is an avid horseback rider - riding once a week and serving as the veterinarian on duty at competitive trail rides. While we don't see large animals here, she has long studied their care, including publishing an article on Equine Infectious Anemia Virus. And each summer, when most people on vacation with access to a boat would be out on the water sunning themselves, Dr. Shively is on a boat - making "house calls" to the islands of Blue Hill Bay. She runs the Dockside program, where island animals can be seen on the boat and avoid the long trek to the mainland.
