Chesapeake Animal Clinic

What Chesapeake Animal Clinic does

Chesapeake Animal Clinic is a privately held, single-location full-service veterinary hospital headquartered at 9825 Old Solomons Island Road in Owings, Maryland, founded in 1987. It provides preventive care, internal medicine, soft tissue surgery (including spay and neuter), dental care, diagnostics, laser therapy, USDA-certified pet travel health certificates, and pharmacy services for dogs, cats, and pocket pets. The practice also serves as a pocket pet specialist for guinea pigs, mice, rats, hamsters, gerbils, ferrets, hedgehogs, and rabbits, addressing a secondary niche within its Calvert County catchment. Its primary customers are individual pet-owning households in Owings, Dunkirk, North Beach, Chesapeake Beach, Huntingtown, and Prince Frederick, served through a direct-to-consumer go-to-market model with no enterprise accounts.

The clinic's technology stack is conventional for a community veterinary practice: a PetDesk-powered mobile app and 24/7 online booking (launched March 2024), a Pet Portal for client records and refill requests, and an OurVet online pharmacy integration. The clinic operates Monday–Friday 8:00am–5:00pm, with after-hours emergencies referred to Allied Partners Veterinary Emergency Service and AAVEC. The Terms & Conditions indicate affiliation with VetCor (141 Longwater Dr, Norwell, MA), suggesting VetCor operates as a management or owning entity, though the source material does not explicitly characterize the ownership relationship.

Revenue is generated through per-visit professional service fees, surgical and dental procedures, in-clinic pharmacy sales, and transaction-based online prescription fulfillment. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; clients are directed to call the clinic. Revenue figures, ownership structure, veterinarian rosters, and headcount counts are not disclosed in the source material, representing meaningful data gaps for any external diligence.

Name

Chesapeake Animal Clinic

Legal name

Chesapeake Animal Clinic

Website

https://chesapeakeanimalclinic.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Chesapeake Animal Clinic is a privately held, single-location full-service veterinary hospital in Owings, Maryland, founded in 1987, providing preventive, surgical, dental, diagnostic, laser, and pharmacy care to dog, cat, and pocket pet owners across Calvert County.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Veterinary Services

NAICS

Veterinary Services (54194)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

General Practice Veterinary Clinics (Wellness & Primary Care) (HLAMAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dental & Oral Surgery Veterinary Clinics (HLAMAAAK), Exotic Companion Animal Veterinary Clinics (Birds/Reptiles/Small Mammals) (HLAMAAAH)

Keywords

• Veterinary services
• Small animal hospital
• Pet preventive care
• Pet dental care
• Pocket pet care

Headquarters

HQ city

Owings

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Veterinary Services: Full-service veterinary care including preventive exams, internal medicine, soft tissue surgery, dental care, diagnostics, laser therapy, and health certificates. Revenue generated through office visits, surgical procedures, and medical treatments billed per service.
2. In-House Pharmacy: On-site pharmacy stocked with parasite preventatives and prescription medications sold directly to clients during clinic visits.
3. Online Pharmacy: Convenience of purchasing prescriptions online through the clinic's trusted online pharmacy partner.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Chesapeake Animal Clinic operates a full-service small animal veterinary hospital delivering preventive care, internal medicine, soft tissue surgery, dental care, diagnostics, laser therapy, and pocket pet care for dogs, cats, and small mammals in Owings, Maryland. Services are delivered in-clinic and complemented by a PetDesk mobile app, online pharmacy, and pet portal that enable appointment booking, prescription refills, and access to pet health records.

Product overview

Chesapeake Animal Clinic is a full-service animal hospital offering a comprehensive range of veterinary services for dogs, cats, and pocket pets in Owings, Maryland. The clinic emphasizes preventive care, internal medicine, soft tissue surgery, and treatment for sick and injured animals. Services are delivered through a unified care platform complemented by client-facing digital tools including the Pet Desk mobile app (for appointment booking, prescription refills, and vaccination records), an online pharmacy (chesapeakeanimalclinic.ourvet.com), a client pet portal, and online booking capabilities. The clinic also provides specialty services including pet laser therapy, dental care, and USDA-certified health certificates for pet travel.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Preventive Care / Veterinary Exams Comprehensive wellness examinations emphasizing preventive care for dogs and cats, with recommendations tailored to each pet's age, breed, lifestyle, and medical history.
• Diagnostics Diagnostic services for identifying and treating pet health conditions in dogs, cats, and pocket pets.
• Pet Dental Care Preventive and restorative dental care for pets including cleanings, extractions, and oral health assessments.
• Surgical Procedures Soft tissue surgeries for pets including spay and neuter procedures.
• Pet Laser Therapy Veterinary laser therapy treatment providing therapeutic benefits for various pet health conditions.
• Pet Health Certificates USDA-certified veterinarian services for issuing domestic and international pet travel health certificates, including planning guidance and documentation processing.
• Pocket Pet Care Veterinary care for small mammals including guinea pigs, mice, rats, hamsters, gerbils, ferrets, hedgehogs, and rabbits, covering preventive care, nutritional advice, habitat consultation, tooth and nail trims, sick and injured care, and surgery.
• Pharmacy & Pet Products In-house pharmacy dispensing parasite preventatives and prescription medications, plus written prescription services for third-party pharmacy fulfillment.
• Online Pharmacy Online pharmacy allowing clients to purchase prescription medications and pet products directly through a trusted online platform at chesapeakeanimalclinic.ourvet.com.

Quantifiable outcome

• Help pets enjoy long and healthy lives with their families through preventive care and comprehensive veterinary services

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• VetCorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVetCor is the management company/parent organization for Chesapeake Animal Clinic. The Terms & Conditions page lists VetCor at 141 Longwater Dr, Suite 108, Norwell, MA 02061, indicating this is the owning entity or management partner for the clinic.
• PetDeskcoreTechnology or IntegrationPetDesk provides the clinic's mobile app platform enabling clients to book appointments, receive updates and reminders, order refills, and view pet vaccination records. The clinic encourages clients to download the PetDesk app.
• Allied Partners Veterinary Emergency ServiceminorOthersAfter-hours emergency veterinary care referral partner. Clinic directs clients requiring immediate care outside business hours to contact Allied Partners Veterinary Emergency Service.
• AAVECminorOthersAfter-hours emergency veterinary care referral partner. Clinic directs clients requiring immediate care outside business hours to contact AAVEC.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• National Veterinary Associates (NVA): NVA owns and operates a national portfolio of companion animal general practice, specialty, and emergency hospitals. It is comparable to Chesapeake as a veterinary consolidator with a single-site general practice operating model and similar service breadth, though at materially greater scale.
• Mars Veterinary Health: Mars Veterinary Health is the umbrella organization owning VCA, Banfield, BluePearl, and Pet Partners. It is a broad incumbent peer relevant as the parent competitor to VetCor-style consolidators and as a benchmark for clinical scale, procurement, and capital deployment across the general practice segment Chesapeake operates in.
• VCA Animal Hospitals: VCA operates the largest network of companion animal general and specialty hospitals in North America under Mars Veterinary Health. It is a broad incumbent peer offering the same primary-care and ancillary services as Chesapeake but with national scale, advanced specialty/emergency capabilities, and corporate pricing infrastructure.
• Banfield Pet Hospital: Banfield is a Mars Veterinary Health-owned chain of more than 1,000 general practice pet hospitals located inside PetSmart stores and standalone sites. It is comparable because it competes in the same general practice/wellness segment with subscription wellness plans and standardized clinical protocols, but at mass-market scale.
• PetVet Care Centers: PetVet Care Centers operates a network of companion animal general practice and specialty hospitals across the US. It is a broad incumbent peer with the same general-practice service mix (wellness, dental, surgery, diagnostics) and similar acquisition/consolidation strategy that defines Chesapeake's market.

Direct peers

• VetCor: VetCor is the management/parent organization and operates hundreds of companion animal general practice clinics across the US. It is the most directly comparable peer because Chesapeake operates under VetCor's playbook with the same general practice service mix, single-site operating model, and corporate support structure.

Emerging players

• BluePearl Specialty + Emergency Pet Hospital: BluePearl is a Mars Veterinary Health-owned chain of specialty and emergency veterinary hospitals. It is comparable because Chesapeake explicitly refers after-hours emergencies to partnering emergency groups, indicating overlap in the broader veterinary care continuum even though BluePearl focuses on specialty/ER rather than primary care.

Regional players

• Southern Veterinary Partners: Southern Veterinary Partners operates companion animal general practice hospitals, primarily across the southeastern US. It is a relevant peer because it uses the same single-site acquisition and clinical-autonomy playbook as VetCor (Chesapeake's parent), making it a comparable consolidator competing for similar general practice tuck-ins.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ChesapeakeAnimalClinic

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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