
Dr. Marisol Vance
Started Paws & Pines after fourteen years in emergency medicine, mostly because she wanted appointments to last longer than nine minutes.
- DVM, Oregon State University, 2008
- Fear-Free Certified Professional
- Member, AVMA & Oregon VMA
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Meet the humansWe keep the team small on purpose. You'll see the same vet at the follow-up as you did at the first appointment — and the front desk will know your pet's name before you say it.

Started Paws & Pines after fourteen years in emergency medicine, mostly because she wanted appointments to last longer than nine minutes.

Does most of our soft-tissue and dental work. Talks pet parents through every X-ray on the screen before anything is scheduled.

Runs our cats-only mornings — separate entrance, pheromone diffusers, no barking within earshot. Cats notice. So do their people.
Our credentialed veterinary technicians run anaesthesia, place the catheters, work the cats-only mornings, and generally do the quiet, skilled work that keeps a visit calm.
Ten years in surgery nursing. Watches every anaesthetic like a hawk and hums to nervous dogs.
Cat-Friendly certified and the reason our cats-only mornings run so smoothly. Speaks fluent slow-blink.
Runs the dental suite and the digital X-ray. Will show you exactly which tooth was the problem.
The voice that actually picks up the phone. Remembers your pet's name and your last conversation.
Non-slip tables, a separate cat entrance, and a lot of natural light. Here's a little of what your pet walks into.
Every clinical staff member is Fear-Free certified. Treats before restraint, and permission to stop and reschedule if your pet has had enough.
Three vets, four techs. You get continuity of care and a team that actually remembers your pet's history without opening the file.
Written estimates before we begin, a personal call with results, and a straight answer when the right move is a referral elsewhere.
Book a visit and we'll pair you with the vet who fits — feline mornings with Dr. Raman, a dental with Dr. Bissett, or a wellness check with Dr. Vance.