The doctors.

Dr. Connie Schmidt cannot remember a time when she did not want to become a veterinarian. She was a member of the first class of Oregon State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, graduating in 1983. She came to Lebanon for her first job, working in a mixed practice for 18 months before striking out on her own as a solo practitioner.

She started Lebanon Animal Hospital, P.C. working out of her home, and then moved into her current location in town. Through the years the practice has grown and evolved, and now employs roughly 20 people.

Dr. Schmidt likes working on all species, but especially enjoys cats and horses, and has a special interest in equine reproduction. She loves having state of the art equipment, and has always prided herself on providing cutting edge medicine in a semi-rural setting.

She has an active ranch just outside of Lebanon and raises registered Shorthorn cattle, Dorset sheep, Quarter Horses, Paints, Arabians and Saddlebred horses. She enjoys riding, driving and showing her horses with her husband Ken Walling, and loves gardening and growing plants of all kinds. Her sons Loren and Christian have worked at the hospital part time while in school. The family pets include four Border Collies, a Dachshund, a Chihuahua, approximately 10 cats and four hens.

“It is a great career, because I have never been bored.”

Dr. Amanda Willis was raised in Roseburg, Oregon, on a small family farm raising goats and pigs. She developed a passion for animals that carried her through veterinary school, and graduated from Oregon State University College of Veterinary Medicine in June 2017.

Her veterinary interests include sheep and goat medicine and nutrition, preventive medicine and client education. Outside of work, Dr. Willis enjoys hiking and backpacking with her boyfriend and their two dogs, as well as the occasional video game.