‘Not one more’: Veterinary community draws attention to high suicide rates after loss of their own
Josh Smith, 36, described as ‘brilliant,’ ‘smart,’ ‘quirky’
March 10, 2021 9:31 PM
Madalyn O'Neill
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“He was a brilliant guy,” Kai Shiu said. “He was confident. He was smart.”
Shiu, a veterinary oncology specialist, helped recruit Smith, who grew up on a farm in Canada, to the Madison area about five years ago to work with him at VCA Veterinary Emergency Service & Veterinary Specialty Center.
“He was not only brilliant, but he was fun,” Shiu said.
Smith specialized in caring for the sickest of patients, and sometimes took them home, too.