Dr. Lorin Shearburn is a longtime advocate for companion animals and is passionate about their care. She has volunteered for over 15 years in shelters including Harmony House for Cats in Chicago, the Wisconsin Humane Society, Dane County Humane Society, Dane County Friends of Ferals and Turpertine Creek Wildlife Refuge.

Dr. Shearburn grew up in Springfield, IL and received a Bachelor of Science in Music from DePaul University in Chicago in 1997. She received her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in 2006. She was awarded the AAFP Feline Medicine and Surgery award her senior year. She is a member of the MVMA, WVMA, AVMA, HSVMA and American Association of Feline Practitioners.

Dr. Shearburn served on an international panel to create the Environmental Needs Guidelines for Cats through the AAFP. The guidelines were published in the journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery in 2013 and can be accessed online at http://catvets.com. Dr. Shearburn was also interviewed for the February 2013 issue of Cat Fancy Magazine for feline dental health month.

Dr. Shearburn shares her home with 3 cats: Athena, Echo and Hermes and one rabbit: Tolstoy. She enjoys playing music, dance, yoga, vegetarian cooking and spending time with her husband and two daughters.