Dr. Jacob joined the practice after graduating veterinary school in 2007. He enjoys taking on challenging cases and has a focused interest in cardiology and soft-tissue surgery. He resides in Tipp City. Outside of work, he enjoys reading, playing basketball and spending time with his family. Dr. Jacob is a 2007 graduate of the Ohio State University School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Jacob Mathias graduated from The Ohio State University’s school of Veterinary Medicine in 2007 and has been practicing at the Tipp City Veterinary Hospital ever since. He grew up in Tipp City and is a graduate of Tippecanoe High School, class of 2000. From a young age, Jacob was fascinated with medicine and was able to job-shadow his father (Dr. Jim), seeing many different medical procedures and surgeries. He loved the variety of veterinary medicine. He now finds that every day brings new challenges which make the job fun and exciting. There is also a lot of material to learn, and with modern medicine, things are always advancing. Thankfully, Dr. Jacob enjoys reading and loves to keep up with the most up-to-date treatments.
Dr. Jacob’s favorite aspect of his job is helping people by helping their pets live longer, happier lives. He enjoys surgery, dentistry, internal medicine, and cardiology. He is passionate about client education, regularly writing articles for various publications and speaking at different community events.
Dr. Jacob has many hobbies. His favorites include traveling, cycling, reading, and fixing up his house. He has been fortunate to be able to travel around the world and see many different cultures. While he is travelling, he likes to stop by local veterinary hospitals to see the differences in medicine throughout the world. Some of his favorite places have been Ecuador, Thailand, India, Mexico, France and Italy.
In his travels to Thailand, he was able to see an elephant rehabilitation facility and a zoo devoted to tigers. In India, he was able to talk to a vet about challenges of running a business there. The main driving force for bringing pets to the vet in India is seasonal deworming. He was able to talk to a vet in Ecuador who was trying to set up a community initiative to spay and neuter dogs because the wild dog populations were out of control. In every country, he was able to learn more about the culture and veterinary medicine with his conversations with local veterinarians. The main lesson learned was that no matter how different the medicine, people all over the world love and care for their pets as best they can.
Dr. Jacob helped start Paws4Hope, a non-profit organization that helps provide low cost, high quality veterinary services to elderly and disabled people. He also leads a Bible study for high school guys at Ginghamsburg church. Dr. Jacob lives in downtown Tipp City with his dog, George.
