About Hurricane Animal Hospital

Dr Shawn Sette’s Bio

Dr Shawn Sette grew up in West Newton, PA. He attended undergraduate college at Penn State University and graduated from The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1993. He started his career in emergency medicine at the Kanawha Valley Animal Emergency Hospital. Along with his wife, Jennifer, he purchased and has managed Hurricane Animal Hospital since 1998. Dr Sette’s greatest joys come from the fun moments, silly pranks and jokes with his clients. He is an amazing surgeon and spends most of his time working in our surgery suites, but you can also commonly find him on the tractor or mower doing “yard work”. He is an excellent teacher and mentor and spends many hours working with pre-veterinary, and veterinary students from WV. In addition to his work here, Dr Sette has served on the WV Veterinary Medical Association for over 10 years and is currently serving on the WV Board of Veterinary Medicine. Dr Sette and Jennifer have raised two children “in the hospital” and currently have 4 dogs at home (2 Labradors, a Pug, and a French Bulldog). He is an avid fisherman and hunter and will be outdoors every chance he can be.

Dr Paul Fleming’s Bio

Dr Paul Fleming grew up on a small farm in southern WV. They raised sheep, pigs, horses, and chickens. Dr Fleming knew early on that he wanted to be a veterinarian. He served in the Army for 6 years as a Korean linguist after graduating High School. He then pursued an undergraduate degree at WVU in Animal and Veterinary Sciences. Dr Fleming attended University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine and graduated in 1999. After graduation, he returned to WV where he practiced in a high-volume, low cost spay/neuter facility for 10 years. Dr Fleming joined Hurricane Animal Hospital in November of 2020. He is an excellent surgeon, communicator, and he absolutely loves his patients. Dr Fleming has 2 cats and an African Grey parrot at home. He enjoys working out, home remodeling and stand-up paddle board whenever he gets a chance.

Dr. Kourtney Morrissette

Dr. Kourtney Morrissette graduated from the University of Georgia’s College of Veterinary Medicine in 2004, and moved to West Virginia in 2007. Her interest in animal behavior began when participating in a research internship at Bays Mountain Park in Kingsport, Tennessee, where she studied wolf reproductive behavior. Before joining the team at Hurricane Animal Hospital, she previously practiced at a cat-only hospital in Georgia and maintains a strong focus in feline medicine and behavior. She is also one of the only veterinarians in the area with in depth training in ultrasound diagnostics that includes echocardiograms (Dr Sette vouches that she is the absolute best in a 2 hour radius!). Dr. Morrissette has a wonderful Golden Retriever named Finn and two terrible cats named Jax and Weeble. She recently added two guinea pigs named Oreo and Truffle to her family.

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