Dr. Sawyer is the long standing veterinarian of Murphy Pet Hospital. He graduated from the UC Davis College of Veterinary Medicine in 1993, and has been in general practice (mostly in the South Bay Area) since then. He is a native of San Jose, having graduated from Del Mar High in 1984. Ken enjoys all aspects of veterinary medicine, especially dentistry, surgery, pain control, and internal medicine.

He shares his life with his wife, also a veterinarian, a Pit Bull named Smokey (yes, he is friendly, and gets along with cats, other dogs, and children very well), Petey, a young and inquisitive Pit Bull, Billy, a cat with radial nalderbrookpeterve paralysis, Crumpet, an elder cat with early kidney disease that was surrendered recently by a client, and 6 chickens.

He enjoys playing volleyball and golf, coaching volleyball, mentoring students, gardening, and hiking with his wife and dogs in his spare time.

He was also on the Sunnyvale Howl’oween Pet Parade Committee. Dr. Sawyer is currently coaching the JV girls volleyball team at Monta Vista High in Cupertino.