About Us

Animals, like humans, can have headaches, jaw pain, mid and lower back pain, constipation, and problems with their limbs.

Dr. Urday attended the University of Missouri – Columbia College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources where he studied Animal Sciences. He was then granted early admittance to the University of Missouri – Columbia College of Veterinary Medicine. During his time in veterinary school, Dr. Urday received the Virginia Busch Student Leadership Award, Gerald L. Johnson Student Leadership Award, Western Veterinary Conference Scholarship, Anna E. Worth AAHA Student Leadership Award, and the Kenneth Niemeyer Student Leadership Award.  While in school, he was active in the Missouri Veterinary Medical Association, served as Vice President of the Student Chapter of the AVMA, and the President of the Student Chapter of AAHA. In 2011, he graduated with a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine.

He began his career in Farmington, Missouri working with a wide variety of animals including dogs, cats, horses, cows, goats, llamas, and more. He eventually moved to St. Louis and began to focus on dogs and cats. He served as Medical Director at a nearby practice for 4 years before moving to The Pet Doctor-Cottleville.

Dr. Urday’s areas of professional interest include dermatology, pain management,  internal medicine, and in clinic stress reduction. He strongly believes in providing comprehensive, compassionate, and team based care. He has a passion for preventative and whole body care. He is level 2 Fear Free Certified and always aims for a calm and comforting environment for his patients. He is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Missouri Veterinary Medical Association, and the American Animal Hospital Association. His personal interests include traveling and participating in local theatre.

He looks forward to continuing to grow this practice while being able to serve you and your pets.

Dr. Christine Nagel has her B.S. in Biology and B.A. in Anthropology from Northern Illinois University. She is a 2011 graduate of University of Missouri School of Veterinary Medicine. She completed a small animal internship at Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Nagel has work experience at the former Midwest Veterinary Referral Center as well as in general practice and has worked in emergency medicine at Animal Emergency Clinic. Her interests are general surgery, ultrasound, ophthalmology, and emergency medicine. She shares her home with her fur babies; an American Eskimo, Isis, her Golden Retriever, Stevie, and cat, Napoleon. Her hobbies include participating in triathlons and spending time with friends and family.

Fear-Free Certified

Tiffany joined The Pet Doctor family in 2009 after completing her RVT training at Sanford Brown. She is also currently our office manager.

When asked about her favorite part of the job, Tiffany said: “My favorite part of the job is helping the patients and being able to see them recover. I really enjoy being there for our clients also! I feel like they know we will always be there for them.”

Tiffany shares her home with Dunkin, an 8-year-old rescued Golden Retriever and Suge Knight, a rescued English bulldog.

In her free time, Tiffany enjoys outdoor activities like hiking, walking her dogs and gardening.

Joni has been a part of The Pet Doctor family since 2006. She holds a BA in Art from Webster University, a BS in Human Biology from Logan College of Chiropractic and a BS in Occupational Science from St. Louis University.

When asked about her favorite part of the job, Joni said: “I love being able to build relationships with the clients and their pets. And I love working with rescue! My job challenges me in some way every day and I don’t think I could ever have a job that didn’t challenge me.”
Joni shares her home with several pets:

• Remington, a 9-year-old mastiff from The Pet Doctor to the Rescue
• Boris, a 5-year-old pitbull mix (who came as a puppy for a Mother’s Day present!)
• Arlo Guthrie, a 3-year-old mastiff mix who was born at the clinic
• Amos, a 4-year-old mastiff mix from The Pet Doctor to the Rescue (and her favorite!)
• Cecil Peoples, a DSH who was found in a live trap near her house
• Sgt. Rourke, a DSH
• Reggie, a groundhog who came as a baby from wildlife rescue but now lives on her property
• Gilda Radner, a cow, who was a bottle calf. At five months old she is already a “mean hussy!”

In her spare time, Joni enjoys hiking, working in her garden, rock climbing and rolling around with her dogs.