Owner, Veterinarian
Owner, Veterinarian
Veterinarian, CCRP, CVA
Veterinarian
Veterinarian
Veterinarian
Veterinarian
Hospital Administrator
Practice Manager
Office Manager
Office Manager
Marketing Director
A native son of Mt Pleasant, Kevin was surrounded by veterinary medicine from birth. His father, retired veterinarian K.C. Shuler, practiced in Mt. Pleasant from the 1970s-2000s. The Lowcountry runs in Kevin’s blood and defines who he is. His childhood was filled with memories of visits to the famous soda fountain at Pitt Street Pharmacy and attending Mount Pleasant public schools, both within a short bicycle ride from his home. As Kevin reached his teen years, he cultivated his love of all creatures great and small by working at both his father’s and uncle’s veterinary hospitals during the school year. The summers were spent on the cattle and peach farm in Holly Hill, SC with his farming side of the family. There he not only learned how to manage livestock but also how to conduct business with people who would come to buy the cows and peaches. Kevin’s interests led him to Clemson University where the College of Agriculture laid the foundation for his veterinary career. There he met and later married Laura (Huckabee) Shuler. After completing his undergraduate studies, Kevin spent a year of veterinary school in St. Kitts before returning stateside to finish at Tuskegee University in Alabama. Home has always been Mt. Pleasant so it was here he returned to begin his veterinary practice with his wife, Laura, and father at the family business. In his leisure time, Kevin can be found on a tennis court or coaching his boys’ various sports teams or attending one of his beloved Clemson Tiger football games. More than anything, though, he loves making a difference to every “furry patient” he meets to ensure that both pet and owner are satisfied with their care.
A native of South Carolina, Laura was introduced to veterinary medicine at an early age. Her father, Dr. Eddy Huckabee, opened the first large- and small-animal veterinary practice in the growing town of Lexington, SC in the Piedmont region of the State. Growing up in the world of rural veterinary medicine, Laura went on farm calls and was an office aide. A lover of horses, Laura could also be found venturing out to local shows or crossing the then two-lane Highway 378 to seek greener pastures to gallop across. Her love of all things nature extended to fossil collecting that continues today. College at Clemson University was an easy choice as she had grown up going to the games with her family. (Dr. Huckabee also attended Clemson as an undergraduate.) There, Laura met and later married Kevin Shuler. From Clemson it was on to Veterinary school at Tuskegee University. Following graduation, she returned to her native South Carolina but this time to the Lowcountry to practice with her husband at his family-owned Mt. Pleasant Animal Hospital. In her leisure time, Dr. Laura enjoys cooking, jogging, horseback riding, Pilates, fossil collecting, or helping assist Dr. Kevin in coaching their two boys’ ball teams. Dr. Laura strives in all ways to help better the lives of all the “four-legged children” she sees and their pet parents.
Another Mount Pleasant native, Dr. Marian Shuler Holladay, experienced the best of both rural and suburban life as a child. On weekends and during the summer she was often found in her grandfather and uncle’s veterinary clinic in St. George, SC. There, she developed her love of the profession – from helping to pull calves, to scrubbing up to assist in small animal surgery, to drawing horse markings on shipping and testing papers. Like most other Shulers, she attended Clemson University where she earned a BS in Animal and Veterinary Sciences in 2001. After Clemson, she completed her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Georgia in 2005, and joined the Shuler Veterinary Clinic/Shuler Veterinary Clinic family. In 2009, she completed her certification as a Canine Rehabilitation Practitioner and has developed a rehab/physical therapy component to help animals in the practice. Always a student, Dr. Marian completed Certification in Veterinary Acupuncture from the Chi University in 2021. She incorporates Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine to create a comprehensive and integrative approach in helping her patients maintain a comfortable and healthy life.
Dr. Shuler Holladay has remained active in the veterinary world, serving as an officer in her local veterinary medical association as well as a member and as President of the UGA Veterinary Alumni Board. Outside of school and work, she has always used music as a stress reliever. She has been a member of several performance choirs throughout the years and continues to sing weekly in her church choir. Other musical ventures include a handbell choir and just playing the piano at home.
Dr. Marian and her husband live in Mount Pleasant with their two darling human daughters and their various assortment of pets. They enjoy family bike rides, trips to the beach, and finding the occasional ice cream shop.
Growing up in Mt. Pleasant, SC, Dr. Juliet Hill has always had a love for spending most of her time outside enjoying the beautiful low country weather, water, and wildlife. A fascination for biology and adventuring in nature with her beloved four-legged family members lead Dr. Hill to pursue a BS in Biological Sciences from the College of Charleston. While in college, Dr. Hill gained both experience and a passion for veterinary medicine after working for a local veterinary clinic. Following the College of Charleston, Dr. Hill completed her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Georgia in 2021. Upon graduation, Dr. Hill moved right back down to Charleston, SC to continue to pursue her career in the city she loves.
In her spare time, Dr. Hill enjoys spending time out on the beach, a boat, or her paddle board. She also has a love for traveling and exploring the cities and nature of other countries. She currently lives with her very feisty and independent cat, Elsa, and her new Golden Retriever, Miso.
Janette Blackwood grew up in Georgia with a strong interest in biological sciences and a love for animals. She met and befriended Drs. Kevin, Laura, and Marian Shuler through the Clemson University Pre-Vet Club while earning her BS degree in Animal Science. Janette earned her veterinary degree from The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine in 2004. In 2006, she returned to beautiful South Carolina and has enjoyed practicing veterinary medicine in many forms, including traveling across the state as a relief veterinarian and co-owning her own practice. She was absolutely thrilled to reconnect with her friends from Clemson and continue her career by joining the team at Mount Pleasant Animal Hospital in 2022.
Janette has a passion for decreasing pet stress during veterinary visits and received her certification in veterinary Low Stress Handling in 2019. When not at work, you may find her volunteering with her church, spending time outside exercising or walking her dog Cindy. You may also find her with her husband on weekends freezing inside the Carolina Ice Palace while cheering on her son’s ice hockey team.
Dr. Jackie is originally from Kingwood, NJ. She began pursuing a career in veterinary medicine by volunteering at a professor’s alpaca farm while attending SUNY Binghamton. After graduating with a BS in Integrative Neuroscience, she spent a year working as a veterinary assistant and applying to veterinary schools. She was accepted into St.George’s University class of 2022, where she fell in love with tropical living on the island of Grenada, West Indies. She then spent a year at University of Georgia completing her clinical rotations.
She is very excited to call Charleston her new home, combining her newfound love of the south with her love of the ocean and outdoors. In her free time, Dr. Jackie enjoys exploring Charleston’s many waterways on her paddleboard and finding new hiking trails to call her favorite.When the weather isn’t agreeable to outdoor activities she is just as content to stay at home with a good book, an indie video game, and her Grenadian cat Guino.
Dr. Libby James is originally from Aiken, South Carolina, and is a Clemson University alumn. Dr. James then went on to complete her veterinary degree from The University of Georgia followed by a year of rotating small animal internship at Auburn University. Some fun facts about her are she loves miniature Schnauzers and even has one of her own, Oscar. She loves jazz music, Edisto Beach, and local seafood!
Charleston has always been home for Marshall. While he enjoys traveling to other places, he always likes coming back home to Charleston (although he would be happy with less humidity!).
Marshall has been in the veterinary field since 1997. He is a Licensed Veterinary Technician and Certified Veterinary Practice Manager with a BS in Business. Outside of his career, he is fascinated by exotic animals, especially parrots. He once served as a volunteer zoo keeper and still has the fondest memories of those experiences.
Marshall shares his home with 3 dogs and 2 macaws.
Leslie is the Practice Manager for Mt. Pleasant Animal Hospital and Shuler Veterinary Clinic. She was born and raised in southern Indiana, across from Louisville, Kentucky. She started in the veterinary field in Atlanta, Georgia in 1984 as a kennel technician, walking dogs and cleaning cages. She came to Charleston in 1986, and was hired by Dr. K.C. Shuler as a technician at Mount Pleasant Animal Hospital. After working for about a year, she left the Charleston area, always wanting to return. She did return a few years later and was rehired by Dr K.C., so you might say she has definitely enjoyed working for the Shuler clan!
Things have surely changed over these many years except for her love for her fur babies. Leslie shares her new home with her 23 lb tom cat, better known as Lovey Tom.
Kristine is the Office Manager at Shuler Vet Clinic. She and her husband, Greg, moved to Mt. Pleasant in December, 1996 and have never looked back. This past February, Kristine celebrated her 23rd year with the practice. Woohoo!
Presently, their lives are directed by the 6 feline friends they cohabitate with. When they are not busy fulfilling the demands of these furbabies, they enjoy the great outdoors. Whether it be cyclying, hiking, kayaking or a casual walk, grass rarely grows beneath their feet.
Kristine also enjoys reading, gardening and Hot Power Yoga. We cannot forget she also enjoys the quality time with those 6 feline friends: Bunny, Friday, Biggie Smalls, Junior, Rupert and Ocho.
Valarie is the office manager for Safe Harbor Animal Hospital. She was born and raised in Port Orange Florida. She started working at her first veterinary office at the age of 18. After high school, she attended college at UNCG to further her academic career while playing collegiate basketball. She returned to Florida to finish her degree in Marine Biology. After which she then began her internship at SeaWorld, working with marine life.
Valarie and her family recently moved to Mount Pleasant with their 2 cats. She has worked off and on in the veterinary field for 15 plus years, taking time off to be home with her children while they were young.
Outside of work, she is a volleyball coach spending much of her time helping to cultivate future stars. Additionally, she volunteers her time coaching at the local schools.
Haley was born and raised in Asheville, North Carolina, and then moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, where she attended The University of North Carolina at Charlotte and obtained her bachelor’s degree in communications. While working towards her degree, she worked in a kennel and fostered dogs for local rescues. In May 2022, she relocated to Charleston with her two rescue pups, Rocky and Aspyn, and has since added a foster fail, Mack, to the pack. She enjoys traveling and exploring new places with her dogs in her spare time!
A James Island native, Jenna joined MPAH in January 2020. From a young age, Jenna always had a love for animals, especially exotics and farm animals. She followed that love and graduated for Trident Technical College with a degree in Veterinary Technology in 2018. Shortly after she became a Licensed Veterinary Technician. Some of Jenna’s favorite areas of Veterinary medicine are senior and geriatric care. Jenna shares her home on Johns Island with 2 dogs Diesel and Cowgirl, 2 cats Meredith and Shepard, and a menagerie of exotic pets, including a tortoise. When she isn’t caring for animals she can be found hunting for shark teeth or exploring local breweries with her friends.
Julia graduated in May 2022 at Trident Technical College for Veterinary Technology, shortly after, she became an LVT. Some of her favorite areas of practice are surgical care and illness appointments.
While Julia has always loved animals, felines hold a special place in her heart. Her home is shared with her cat, Maki, and her chinchilla, Elsa. When not at work, Julia enjoys spending time traveling, taking photos, and playing games.
Albert is originally from the D.C. metropolitan area. Growing up, his family always had animals in the household, including everything from dogs and cats to hamsters and turtles. This helped him foster a natural love for animals, and so Albert decided that the animal field was the path for him. In 2010 he started his career with animal welfare as a veterinary technician in Maryland. In 2014, he moved to Virginia where he worked as an animal care technician with a nonprofit animal welfare organization.
Albert relocated to the Charleston area in April 2018 with his wife, Mimi, and their cat, Arya. When Arya was only a couple days old, she was dropped off at Albert’s previous work after being abandoned by her mother. Albert took the malnourished kitten home and nursed her back to health. Today, Arya is a happy grown cat, and loves her new home in Charleston.
When not at work, Albert enjoys hiking, skateboarding, cooking, playing guitar, and spending time with his wife exploring the beach.
Logan recently relocated from Virginia to Mount Pleasant to be closer to family, originally hailing from Charleston, WV. She graduated from Liberty University with a BS in Psychology and has spent the past 3 years working in veterinary emergency services. Logan’s childhood fascination with the human-animal bond sparked her lifelong dream of working in veterinary medicine. Outside of work, Logan enjoys spending time with her husband Alex and their family. They share their home with 5 cats named Gremley, Muffin, Sylvester, Judith, and Cassie, who never fail to provide comedic relief. Logan’s passion for feline medicine drives her to stay updated on the latest developments in the field.
Matt came from the Midwest, Indiana to be precise. He arrived in Mount Pleasant in 2002 and came to work with us in 2003. He is our HydroSurge bathing magician. The pets he bathes shine after his brush out. Matt enjoys photography and offers some amazing photographs for sale on his website.
Jennie is from New York, born and raised in the beautiful Hudson Valley. She always loved animals! Her grandfather encouraged her love of animals with a lot of different pets, including a goat and a duck. At a very early age she wanted to become a marine biologist, but life and a change in interest changed her path. She has a bachelor’s degree in business specializing in Marketing and management. She moved down to Charleston in 2013 for a fresh start. She brought her English bulldog and two cats with her from New York to start her new adventure in their new home. She worked retail for the first few years living in South Carolina but in 2019 she started a new path in the Veterinary industry reigniting her love of animals. Since then, She has been enjoying learning, fine tuning her technical skills and loving on all your amazing pets!
Alli was born in Delaware, but raised here in Charleston, SC. She earned her bachelor’s degree at the College of Charleston with a major in biology and a minor in environmental & sustainability studies. During her time in college, she volunteered at the SC Aquarium for almost three years as an exhibit guide and conservationist. After college, Alli went on to work as an animal caregiver at the International Primate Protection League taking care of white-handed gibbons and asian small-clawed otters. This is where she developed an interest in the animal medical field. She is excited to be working with us, not only to expand her knowledge, but also to provide great care for your pets.
Jessie was born and raised in a small town in Illinois called Morris. Jessie and her cat Snellie made the big move down to South Carolina in August 2022 where she moved in with her long term boyfriend while he completes his Doctorate. Throughout high school and college she worked at Lakewood Animal Hospital where her love for animals began. She realized she loved helping people and animals equally when she got her degree in Biology with concentrations in Chemistry, Medical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine along with a minor in Psychology and began working as a Phlebotomist. She is very excited to be at Mount Pleasant Animal Hospital where she can continue to learn new things every day.
Stephanie was born in the beautiful town of Charleston, SC. She grew up on a small horse farm in the Francis Marion Forest. Her 5 acres of heaven included several different animals, such as horses, chickens, dogs, cats, fish, and all sorts of wildlife. Because of her animal-filled upbringing, Stephanie’s love for animals grew and grew! She dreamed of helping others, especially her furry friends. After graduating from Wando High School, she took to Trident Technical College for an Associate of Arts degree and then found herself working at a doggie daycare. She rediscovered her love for pets and decided to become a technician! She hopes to continue to learn more and more about the vast world of veterinary medicine.
I was born and raised in Charleston,SC. Growing up, I always knew I wanted to follow a career in the animal field. After graduating from Wando High School here in Mount Pleasant, I went to Clemson University and got my Bachelor’s Degree in Pre-Veterinary Animal Sciences. I plan on furthering my education and becoming a Veterinarian in the future. I worked in the pet food industry for 6 years at Indigo Creek Pet Supplies and absolutely loved being around all different kinds of animals. I have a 3 year old tabby cat named Dobby who is my best friend and my little shadow.
In my free time I love going to the beach, spending time with my family and friends, and doing art.
Alex is very excited and honored to be one of the newest members of the Mount Pleasant Animal Hospital family! Originating from Virginia, Alex and her family have moved to numerous locations with her fathers position as an engineer but none have felt quite like home like Charleston has. Growing up it was not uncommon for Alex and her family to share there love with numerous fur babies. That love has translated into a passion to help both the four legged friends of the area and there families. Alex started her journey in veterinary medicine as a Technical Assistant at Veterinary Specialty Care but after sometime decided that she needed to take a step back from the fast pace of the Emergency Care Unit and focusing on General Practice.
When Alex isn’t at the hospital, she is an also a full time actress/musical theater performer in the area. She has been performing in Charleston for the last 12 years and is currently a member of the Village Repertory Ensemble Company and Black Fedora Comedy Troop. Fun fact, Alex actually met her now fiancé performing in a show together in 2017! They have two sweet fur babies of their own, a Lab/Chow Mix named Bear and a cat named Tilly.
Desiree was born in Virginia, raised in New Jersey, and has now been in South Carolina for 10 years. She has worked in the pet industry for several years and is working towards her bachelor’s degree in psychology. She also has a cat Harley who is known as a princess because she is spoiled rotten!
I was born and raised in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. I couldn’t get myself to leave this beautiful place, so I attended the College of Charleston to get my degree in Public Health. I have always had a love for animals. In 2017 I started to work with animals and I have loved every bit of it! I have a four year old dachshund named Layla. On my free time I love going to the beach, exploring new places, painting, and taking Layla to the park.
Maddie worked for almost 10 years as the office manager of a pest control company but it never felt like it was where she was meant to be. She began her career in Veterinary medicine with the Shuler team in 2018. When she was hired by Mount Pleasant Animal Hospital she knew she was finally where she belonged. After only 13 months with MPAH Maddie and her family had to relocate to Seneca, South Carolina. There she continued her path in Vet medicine as a customer service specialist then Director of Client Services at Seneca Animal Hospital. Five years later a unique opportunity to move back to the Lowcountry presented itself and as fate would have it, Animal Hospitals of the Lowcountry was hiring! Maddie is so proud and excited to be back with the Shuler team.
When Maddie is not helping you and your pet(s) she enjoys bird watching and fishing. She and her husband Michael have 4 fur children of their own: A senior gentleman beagle named Minnow, a sweet chunky kitty named Lunnie Mae, a one-eyed fluffy kitty named Mayonnaise, and a goofy golden retriever named Laurel.
Wendy was born in Charleston, SC, and moved up to North Charleston when she was 3 and has been there ever since! Wendy may be an animal lover, but she is definitely a dog person! Wendy has been married since 1994, She worked for Pet Keepers from 2000 to 2021 and recently came back to work for the Shuler Family in 2023!
