Dr. Susan MacCarthy was born and raised on a farm near Independence, Oregon. She grew up caring
for the farm livestock and numerous dogs and cats that were here pets. She attended a rural one-room schoolhouse junior
high in Independence and then graduated from a Salem high-school.
After three-years at Oregon
State University, Dr. MacCarthy was accepted to Washington State University's College of Veterinary Medicine and went on to
graduate in 1975. Dr. MacCarthy's first job was in a mixed-animal practice in Idaho. She then returned to Salem
and purchased the West Salem Animal Clinic in 1976. Dr. MacCarthy started Oregon Mobile Cat Care in 1995 and managed
both practices, selling West Salem Animal Clinic in 2002.
Dr. MacCarthy lives in the Salem area
with her husband, their dog and two cats. She has two grown children.
