Dr. Kate Smith graduated from Ohio State University School of Veterinary Medicine in 1999, after earning her Bachelor’s from Xavier. Dr.Kate has worked with small animals and pocket pets throughout her career and has particularly enjoyed supporting the bond between pets and their people. She joined Angel’s Paws part-time in 2012 which led to her deeper understanding of the necessity of palliative and hospice care for pets. When Angel’s Paws was ready to add a full-time veterinarian in 2015, Kate was eager to join and was welcomed with arms wide open. She frequently says that her chosen niche of the veterinary profession is not an easy one, but is critical and fulfilling. At home, Dr. Kate is a wife, mom to two two-legged kids, two dogs and three guinea pigs.