Dr. Carter Smith was born and raised in St. Louis, graduated from John Burroughs School and earned a B.A. from the College of Wooster in Ohio. He attended veterinary school for two years at the University di Pisa in Italy before transferring back to the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine and graduating in 1980. Dr. Smith has owned the Ellisville Veterinary Hospital since 1985. He lives with his wife Heidi. Both of whom serve and cater to Mr. Kitty and provide a comfortable sofa to their son's dog Grover.
	Dr. Doug Krofft, originally from St. Joseph MO., graduated from the University of Missouri School of Veterinary Medicine in 1984. He previously attended Missouri University at Columbia where he received his Bachelor of Science degree. Upon graduation from veterinary college, Dr. Krofft joined the Ellisville Veterinary Hospital. Dr. Krofft has served as the vice president, president and board member of the Greater St. Louis Veterinary Medical Association. He lives in Ballwin with his wife and two children. They share their home with an Italian Greyhound (Ella the Angel) and two cats (Hazel the Demon and Drake the Lover). Doug enjoys spending time with his family, attending church, sports, waterskiing, and is an avid reader.
	Dr. Zachary Whitehead grew up in the Washington, Missouri area where he attended Saint Francis Borgia Regional High School. He then attended the University of Missouri where he completed his undergraduate studies and received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degree in 2008. After receiving his D.V.M. degree, he completed an intensive small animal intership at Central Texas Veterinary Specialty Hospital in Austin Texas. There, he received additional training in such fields as surgery, internal medicine, ophthalmology, dermatology, and emergency and critical care. Dr. Whitehead and Melissa live with their three dogs: Fuller- a Jack Russell terrier; Nelson - a pomeranian; and Ryder - a rottweiler. He is a diehard St. Louis Cardinals and Missouri Tiger fan.