Season 3 EP# 72 From Assistant to Owner, Dr. Jack Schmidt of St. Augustine Animal Clinic

How amazing and rare for a young person (in this case just 14 years old) to be exposed to animals and realize that they wanted to pursue their career and life’s work by helping them? Dr. Jack Schmidt, DVM is a wonderful guest who delves into how animals inspired him at a very young age to shadow a veterinarian, learn the ins and outs of what it means to be a vet and to then eventually take over the very practice he “grew up in”. We love it when people find their purpose at such a young age – especially when that calling is the voiceless. We also touch on a few of the techniques his practice offers (such as cold laser therapy), the importance of wellness visits, and of course there are some really cool stories such as the one about a very fortunate grasshopper who landed in Jack’s office with a detached leg! Thankfully, he was able to walk out (hop out?) with his newly reattached hind leg and retained a new lease on life! Well done, Jack! I can speak for our family and Jovi one of your many lucky pet patients: if you want a top-notch vet and are in the St. John’s County area of Florida, Dr. Jack is the BEST and we truly miss him!!!