Dr. Patricia L. Smith is Jewell Animal Hospital’s Veterinarian. She is Nationally Accredited Licensed DVM with over 30+ years of Veterinary Experience.
Dr. Smith is a St. Louis native who is married with three children. She is extremely passionate about quality pet care. She will take the time to explain your pet’s health in detail and will advise you on options you have to meet your pets personalized health needs.
She is also passionate about helping rescue animals find loving homes. Her passion translated to Judy’s Forgotten Jewells, her non for profit -no kill animal rescue which she started in 2006. She believes that every animal deserves a chance to have quality pet care and a loving home.3
Dear Clients,
We are extremely grateful for our clients’ support, patience, and understanding to us over the last year and a half. We would love to be able to see all of the patients that need our help daily. We do our best to accommodate and triage patient needs, but sadly, sometimes we are overbooked and have to refer critical cases to an emergency hospital. While our doctor and staff members are dedicated to helping as many pets as possible, they too are only human and have limitations on what they can safely do while providing the highest level of care.
Due to high demand of appointments, when a client cancels without advance notice, it prevents another patient from being seen. For this reason, we are now strictly enforcing a 24-hour cancellation policy. We ask that when you need to cancel or reschedule an appointment, please call us immediately so we can accommodate as many patients as possible. If we are closed, please leave a message to cancel or reschedule. A $35 no show/late cancellation fee will be charged if your appointment is canceled without a minimum of 24-hour notice. If you do cancel your appointment without notice, a non-refundable deposit of $35 will be required before scheduling any future appointments. We appreciate your understanding.
Additionally, we ask that you please be kind to our staff. While we understand it is a stressful time, yelling at, belittling, or threatening any team member will not be tolerated by the individuals who have forgotten common courtesy and respect during these trying times.
Thank you,
The Jewell Team