Trisha came to Paws & Claws Animal Hospital and Holistic Pet Center in November 2019 with 12 years of customer service experience. She began her career in the fashion industry, transitioned into the dental field, and eventually landed in the veterinary world. Trisha’s underlining passion is improving client experience and creating a genuine connection with her clients. Trisha knows that in today’s world, pure skill isn’t what makes one successful. Investing time in outstanding staff and excellent clients along with delivering “above and beyond experience” to accompany unparalleled skills is what one needs to be successful.

Trisha’s focus here at Paws & Claws is simple. Her goal is to introduce Dr. Shawn’s all-natural holistic, functional pet care approach to as many pet parents as possible. By making Paws & Claws more readily available to current and potential clients (via social media, etc.,) she will help improve pet care in North Texas by giving hope to patients other veterinarians deem hopeless, and educating pet parents on the importance of functional medicine from their pet’s very first vet visit. Preventative medicine is the best medicine!

Trisha is excited to partner Paw & Claws with local pet boutiques, bakeries, feed stores, adoption organizations, events, local holistic practitioners, and more! She is always excited to get our name in front of pet parents by offering rewards for referring friends and family members of current clients to our practice and providing donations to local charities of Dr. Shawn’s all-natural pet products and supplements. Shoot her an email at trishafarias@outlook.com, or give her a ring at 972-867-8800 if you are interested in partnering up with Paws & Claws, a new client looking for answers, or a current client needing assistance.

Sarah was born and raised in McKinney Texas. She now resides in Plano with her two cats, Betty and Alice. Betty is a Tortoise Shell and Alice is a tripod Calico. Sarah has always loved animals and grew up with guinea pigs, cats, dogs, birds, rabbits, and other furry friends. While Sarah has primarily worked in the restaurant and customer service industries, she has always had a desire to work with animals. From volunteering at animal shelters to maintaining several pet-sitting gigs, Sarah has always made spending time with animals a priority.

Sarah is thrilled to join the team at Paws and Claws Animal Hospital and Holistic Pet Center. She is especially excited to learn more about holistic pet care, and share her knowledge with other pet parents. Sarah can’t wait to meet you and your furry friends, so be sure to say hello when you stop in!

Veronica is native to the DFW area. She retired in 2007 from the corporate world and was looking for a position that was fulfilling. Her love for animals and community led her to Paws & Claws Animal Hospital and Holistic Pet Center, where she was given the opportunity to connect patients with their best health care.

Veronica has worked at Paws & Claws for almost 5 years.  Her favorite pet success story is her own. 

In 2009 Veronica brought her 4 year on Cairn Terrier, Lily, to meet with Dr. Shawn. Lily was experiencing trouble with allergies, specifically skin issues, along with hip discomfort. Dr. Shawn and his team performed a complete comprehensive exam on Lily and prescribed cold laser therapy to cure her hip issues with great success! He also prescribed Lily all-natural supplements that treated her skin issues while giving Lily a newfound energy. Veronica was happy to have Lily return to her puppy spirit she hadn’t seen in quite some time.

Lily was a patient at Paws & Claws for 9 years. Veronica attributes Dr. Shawn’s holistic treatments and all-natural supplements to Lily’s best years. Lily’s success is what eventually converted Veronica from client to receptionist and she has never been happier.

Veronica’s optimism and enthusiasm is contagious. She loves to connect new and existing pet patients to their best life. Come on in & meet Veronica and experience her warm welcome and beautiful full watt smile for yourself!