Dr. Christopher Meehl

I come from a family of veterinarians and quite literally grew up in an animal hospital environment. I graduated from the Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, as did both my father and uncle. Caring for animals has always been a part of my life and leads me to understand that it is truly a privilege to be a practicing veterinarian! I take great pleasure in helping to encourage young people to pursue the profession in all of its many facets. In addition I believe that the present day is a time filled with abundant opportunities for dedicated, thoughtful, and conscientious individuals interested in pursuing a career in veterinary medicine.

SOME THOUGHTS FROM DR. MEEHL ON VETTING & VETERINARINANS

“Vetting”, I particularly like this word as it speaks to the integrity of our profession. It is an old word of obscure Latin, French, and Anglo-Saxon origin. The meaning is to check up on someone or something and to determine its suitability. In 17th century France the word, “veterinus”, referred to mature cattle and the word, “vetus”, or “vetere”, referred to the old. (As an old veteran) Thus during times when a man was dependent upon the soundness of his herd, he was in need of trusted counsel for his livelihood and well being. Today you will hear the word used in the context of determining the suitability of everything from pets, “vetting”, the horse, to the, “vetting”, of potential candidates for the President’s cabinet.

In our current day and age this work can give us great pride in the sound foundation of our profession. Often we are called upon to, “vet-check”, horses and livestock prior to sale and provide many instances of trusted council to our clientele daily. It is a privilege to perform such work on so many wonderful animal patients.

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