Cabrillo Pet Hospital

What Cabrillo Pet Hospital does

Cabrillo Pet Hospital is a full-service veterinary practice founded in 1975 by Dr. Gary Rose, located at 4134 Voltaire Street in the Point Loma/Ocean Beach neighborhood of San Diego, California. The practice serves local pet owners with a diversified offering that spans five revenue streams: veterinary medical services, boarding and doggy daycare, grooming, pharmacy (including home delivery), and retail pet products. It is described as the only facility in those neighborhoods combining all of these services under one roof, supported by an AAHA-accredited clinical operation staffed by five veterinarians and 11-50 total employees.

The technology footprint is conventional for an independent small-animal practice: digital appointment booking and reminders through PetDesk, pharmacy home-delivery fulfillment through an online partner, and standard clinical diagnostics. The business model is fee-for-service across in-clinic visits, recurring pharmacy, and recurring boarding/grooming/retail transactions, with new-client acquisition supported by a free first-exam promotion. The practice operates as an affiliate within the AmeriVet Veterinary Partners network, which provides back-office, procurement, and operational support without altering the single-site consumer-facing footprint.

Strategic posture is defensive stability rather than expansion: 50 years of continuous operation, sustained brand recognition, and quality accreditation in a defined local catchment. No secondary locations, M&A activity, new verticals, or AI capabilities are disclosed in the input data, indicating a mature, geographically concentrated single-site operation.

Name

Cabrillo Pet Hospital

Legal name

Cabrillo Pet Hospital

Website

https://cabrillopethospital.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cabrillo Pet Hospital is an AAHA-accredited, single-location full-service veterinary practice in San Diego's Point Loma/Ocean Beach neighborhood, founded in 1975, serving local pet owners with medical care, boarding, daycare, grooming, pharmacy, and retail under one roof.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Veterinary and Pet Care Services

NAICS

Veterinary Services (541940), Veterinary Services (54194), Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services (812910), Pet and Pet Supplies Retailers (459910)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Companion Animal Veterinary Clinics & Hospitals (AFAEANAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Animal Boarding (Kennels, Catteries) (AFAEALAA), Veterinary-Affiliated/Medical Boarding (HSANADAG), Medication Administration (Oral/Topical/Inhaler) During Boarding (HSANAJAE)

Keywords

• Veterinary medical services
• Pet boarding daycare
• Pet grooming services
• Veterinary diagnostics surgery
• Small animal hospital

Headquarters

HQ city

San Diego

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Veterinary Medical Services: Revenue from comprehensive veterinary services including wellness exams, vaccinations, dental care, diagnostics, surgery, and emergency care. Services provided to dogs and cats.
2. Boarding and Daycare: Revenue from overnight pet boarding (dogs and cats) and doggie day camp services. Pricing varies by pet type, suite size, and duration.
3. Grooming and Bathing: Revenue from professional pet bathing and grooming services for dogs and cats of all coat types.
4. Pharmacy and Retail: Revenue from in-house pharmacy including medications, preventives, prescription diets, and retail pet products. Home delivery available through online pharmacy partner.
5. Pet Store Products: Revenue from specialty pet store offering foods, treats, toys, grooming supplies, supplements, and dental products.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cabrillo Pet Hospital provides comprehensive veterinary medical care for dogs and cats, including wellness exams, vaccinations, dental care, diagnostics, surgery, and emergency treatment, alongside boarding, dog daycare, grooming, an in-house pharmacy, and a specialty pet retail store. It is the only facility in Point Loma and Ocean Beach, San Diego that combines a pet store, boarding facility, grooming, and doggie daycare under one roof, and is AAHA-accredited.

Product overview

Cabrillo Pet Hospital is a veterinary practice offering a comprehensive range of pet healthcare and care services. The core offering consists of 16 general medical services including wellness care, vaccinations, dental care, diagnostics, surgery, and anesthesia. Specialty services include advanced surgery and emergency care. Additional services include boarding, bathing, pharmacy, behavioral counseling, a pet store, and dog day camp. The hospital is AAHA-accredited and operates a combined pet store, boarding facility, grooming, and doggie daycare center in one location.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wellness Care and Exams Routine wellness exams for dogs and cats including physical examinations, weight checks, vaccination reviews, dental assessments, and personalized care plans.
• Vaccinations Customized vaccine schedules for dogs and cats, including core vaccines (rabies, distemper, parvovirus) and lifestyle-dependent vaccines (bordetella, canine influenza, feline leukemia).
• Illness / Injury & Sick Care Diagnostic and treatment services for sick or injured pets, including physical exams, bloodwork, urinalysis, X-rays, wound care, and pain management.
• Dental Care Professional dental services including pre-anesthetic bloodwork, digital dental X-rays, ultrasonic scaling, polishing, extractions, and at-home dental hygiene guidance.
• Diagnostics & Imaging Advanced diagnostic services including complete blood count, blood chemistry panels, thyroid testing, tick-borne disease screening, digital radiology (X-rays), ultrasound imaging, urinalysis, and fecal testing.
• Spay & Neuter Surgical sterilization procedures for female (spaying) and male (neutering) pets performed under general anesthesia with pre-surgical exams and pain management.
• Pet Surgery Soft tissue and orthopedic surgical procedures including mass removal, wound repair, bladder stone removal, foreign object removal, and hernia repair, with advanced anesthetic monitoring.
• Anesthesia Services Safe, carefully monitored anesthesia protocols tailored to each pet's age, breed, size, and health status during surgical and diagnostic procedures.
• Parasite Prevention Year-round protection plans against fleas, ticks, heartworms, and intestinal parasites through monthly chewable or topical preventives and routine screening.
• Deworming

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AmeriVet Veterinary PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCabrillo Pet Hospital is affiliated with and operated under the AmeriVet Veterinary Partners network. AmeriVet operates the parent company and provides administrative support including HR, recruiting, and operational infrastructure. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy are governed under AmeriVet.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Camp Bow Wow: Franchised dog daycare and boarding chain. Directly comparable on the daycare and boarding portions of Cabrillo's offering, targeting the same urban/suburban pet-owner segment with similar add-on services.
• Dogtopia: Multi-location dog daycare, boarding, and spa provider. Directly comparable to Cabrillo's daycare and boarding service lines, though Dogtopia is daycare-led rather than anchored by a full-service veterinary hospital.

Emerging players

• Rover: Largest U.S. marketplace for pet sitting, boarding, and dog walking. Comparable to Cabrillo's boarding and daycare service lines in addressing the same pet-boarding demand, though delivered through a marketplace model rather than owned facilities.
• Thrive Pet Healthcare: A fast-growing consolidator of general practice, urgent care, and specialty veterinary hospitals across the U.S. Comparable as a multi-service vet operator pursuing the same neighborhood-market strategy with similar service breadth.

Broad incumbents

• Petco: National pet retailer with a growing in-store and standalone veterinary hospital footprint (Petco Veterinary Centers) plus grooming and training. Comparable because it increasingly bundles the same veterinary + retail + grooming + training offering Cabrillo provides under one roof.
• Petsmart Veterinary Services: PetSmart's veterinary services business, which partners with and operates clinics (historically Banfield, plus newer in-house clinics). Comparable on the combination of pet retail, grooming, training, and veterinary care in a single destination.
• Banfield Pet Hospital: Nation's largest general veterinary practice, co-located inside PetSmart stores. Comparable on core general-practice veterinary services and a multi-service pet-care offering, though distributed through a retail-anchored model rather than a standalone facility.
• BluePearl Pet Hospital: National specialty and emergency veterinary hospital operator. Comparable because it offers emergency care, advanced surgery, and diagnostics — services Cabrillo also provides, though Cabrillo's offerings are general-practice rather than specialty-focused.
• AmeriVet Veterinary Partners: The parent organization and consolidator of which Cabrillo is an affiliated hospital. Comparable because AmeriVet operates the same multi-service veterinary clinic model across many U.S. markets and provides the back-office infrastructure that Cabrillo relies on.
• VCA Animal Hospitals: One of the largest U.S. veterinary hospital networks (now part of Mars), offering the same general veterinary, boarding, grooming, and specialty services as Cabrillo but at national scale. Directly comparable on service mix and target customer (pet owners).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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