Joshua Savage Shield, DVM

Dr. Joshua Savage Shield grew up in Bay City, TX. He graduated from Bay City High School in 2002. He studied Biomedical Science at Texas A&M University and received a Bachelors of Science in 2006. May 2012 He graduated veterinary school from Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine. In May of 2012, Dr. Shield joined the veterinarian team and began practicing veterinary medicine at Bay City Veterinary Clinic and Equine Hospital.

Dr. Shield is proud of his family heritage and is the 9th generation of his family in Matagorda County. Working on his family’s farm and ranch, he discovered his passion for working with large animals. He married his high school sweetheart Debra Manna in 2007. They now have three boys, Hudson, Paxton and Cannon. They also have a lab named Sully and one cat, June.

Dr. Shield is an active member of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church and is currently on the Bay City Country Club Board. Dr. Shield is a member of the Texas Veterinary Medical Association, American Veterinary Medical Association, American Association of Equine Practitioners, American Association of Bovine Practitioners, and Society For Theriogenology.

Dr. Shield continues to strive for excellence in veterinary medicine. He prides himself on treating clients as family and every patient as if they were his own pet. (Source)