ABOUT US
Hello! I’m Dr. Connie Medling, veterinarian, and owner of Pet Country Housecall Veterinary Services. I attended East Central College in Union, MO and the University of Missouri in Columbia for undergraduate studies, and received my Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine in 2002.
After working as an associate veterinarian in both private and corporate practices and shelter medicine in the Sullivan area and St Louis, I realized the time was right to start my own practice in 2013 and “go mobile,” bringing quality veterinary services to clients’ homes. It has always been my desire to provide exceptional and compassionate care for pets and their owners and the opportunity for everyone to have access to convenient and affordable veterinary services.
In December 2018 I purchased a Laboit state-of-the-art 26 ft mobile veterinary clinic and now offer surgical and dental procedures and digital radiography!
My husband, Richard, and I share our home with 2 dogs, Huck and Lucy, and our cat, Toby.
I graduated from Hinds Community College with my Associates in Veterinary Technology, passed boards and the VNTE in 2003. During my 2nd year of tech school at Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine I was hired there to work in ICU/Internal Medicine. A few years later my high school sweetheart, Jason, and I reconnected and I moved to Georgia. We had our beautiful son, Christopher, and then moved to Texas where I worked in Oncology at Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists and then in private practice for 8 years. My husband’s job then took us to Colorado for 6 years where I worked for VCA until we decided to move closer to Jason’s family in Missouri. I found Pet Country and Dr Connie by chance and it is exactly where I belong! In my free time I crochet, read, make jewely. We have 7 chickens and they are super spoiled and sit in our laps!
Dr Connie’s husband, Rich, fills in occasionally if needed and keeps our clinic truck running! He has always been an integral part of Pet Country and our patients love him!
Rhianne Hallows
Virtual Veterinary Technician
I’m Rhianne! I have been working as a Registered Veterinary Technologist since 2014. Not long after beginning my career, I took an interest in veterinary nutrition and the impact it has on our pet’s general health & well-being. This resulted in creating a nutrition consulting service for pet parents, The Bowl Half Full. Along with my nutrition knowledge, I’m a compassionate caregiver. I understand the human-animal bond and work alongside the pet parent to reach a decision on their pet’s needs. In my downtime, I enjoy cuddles with my own “fur family”. This includes a miniature Goldendoodle (Kevin), two cats (Clark & Teeka) and a Chinese dwarf hamster (Primrose). When not indulging in reality TV with my husband, I enjoy painting, reading, and taking care of houseplants