Veterinarian Overview
The second veterinarian to join the staff at Wright City Veterinary Clinic after Dr. Tappmeyer opened the facility was Dr. Schmittel. The clinic opened in 1978 and Dr. Schmittel began in 1979. After studying agriculture (and earning his undergraduate degree) at the University of Missouri in 1971, Dr. Schmittel received his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine in 1976. Today, Dr. Schmittel has professional interests in general medicine and soft tissue surgery. He is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association and the Missouri Veterinary Medical Association. Dr. Schmittel and his wife Joan have four grown children and they share their home with a Beagle named Bailey and three cats, Maddie, Freckles and Garfield.
