Houston County Veterinary Hosp

What Houston County Veterinary Hosp does

Houston County Veterinary Hospital is a single-location companion animal practice located in Erin, Tennessee, operating within the PetVet Care Centers network. The clinic serves pet owners across Houston County and surrounding rural communities in northern middle Tennessee, providing a general-practice service mix that includes wellness and preventive care, dentistry, soft-tissue surgery, in-house diagnostics, and boarding. After-hours emergencies are referred to Nashville Veterinary Specialists, indicating a referral-based escalation model rather than 24/7 in-house emergency capability. The clinic is staffed at six employees, with Dr. Rebecca Clauder identified as a Fear Free Certified Professional, which differentiates the patient-handling approach from non-certified local competitors.

The clinic is equipped with an in-house diagnostic laboratory, digital radiography, ultrasound, and surgical lasers, enabling on-site workups without third-party turnaround and supporting higher per-visit capture rates than clinics lacking comparable equipment. Revenue is generated through fee-for-service exam and procedure charges, surgical and dental workups, retail pharmacy fulfillment via an online Covetrus pharmacy with optional AutoShip subscription, boarding, and recurring wellness plan memberships. Customer financing is supported through CareCredit and Scratchpay to broaden affordability for higher-ticket procedures. A $25 first-exam promotional offer targets new-patient acquisition, and the website advertises downloadable forms and digital intake, indicating a multi-channel acquisition and retention model typical of corporate-affiliated small clinics.

Operationally, the practice leverages PetVet Care Centers' corporate infrastructure for vendor relationships, group purchasing, and back-office functions, which provides scale economies unavailable to a comparable independent rural clinic. Customer concentration sits with individual long-tail pet owners rather than any commercial account base, and the practice has accumulated 205 Google reviews with strong positive sentiment, suggesting an established local reputation. The business is structurally a small-scale, single-site general practice whose strategic levers are local brand, in-house capability, parent-network support, and incremental recurring-revenue products rather than geographic expansion or technology differentiation.

Name

Houston County Veterinary Hosp

Legal name

PetVet Care Centers

Website

https://houstoncountyanimalclinic.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Houston County Veterinary Hospital is a single-location companion animal practice in Erin, Tennessee, operating within the PetVet Care Centers network. It delivers general veterinary care, surgery, dentistry, in-house diagnostics, and boarding to pet owners across Houston County and surrounding rural communities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Veterinary Services

NAICS

Veterinary Services (54194), Veterinary Services (541940)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Companion Animal Veterinary Clinics & Hospitals (AFAEANAA)

Keywords

• Veterinary services
• Pet healthcare
• Animal hospital
• Veterinary diagnostics
• Pet wellness plans

Headquarters

HQ city

Erin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Veterinary Consultation and Treatment Services: One-time service fees for examinations, diagnostic procedures, surgical procedures, dental care, and medical treatments for cats and dogs.
2. Wellness Plans: Monthly subscription-based wellness plans covering routine preventive care including exams, vaccinations, parasite prevention, and bloodwork for different pet sizes and types.
3. Pharmacy and Product Sales: Prescription medications, therapeutic diets, and pet health products sold through in-house pharmacy and online store.
4. Boarding Services: Boarding facilities for cats and dogs including medical boarding for pets with pre-existing conditions or special medical needs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Houston County Animal Clinic is a full-service veterinary hospital providing preventive care, diagnostics, surgery, dental care, emergency care, boarding, and tiered wellness plans for cats and dogs in Erin, Tennessee. The practice operates with in-house diagnostic laboratory capabilities, an integrated Covetrus online pharmacy, and financing options via CareCredit and Scratchpay. It is part of the PetVet Care Centers network.

Product overview

Houston County Animal Clinic is a full-service veterinary hospital offering comprehensive preventive, medical, and emergency services for cats and dogs in Erin, Tennessee. The clinic operates as a single-location animal hospital providing Core Care Services (vaccinations, exams, emergency care, dental, surgery) alongside specialized services including In-House Diagnostics with advanced imaging technology, Boarding facilities with Medical Pet Boarding options, and tiered Wellness Plans for different pet sizes and species. The clinic also offers an Online Pharmacy powered by Covetrus and accepts financing through CareCredit and Scratchpay.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Core Care Services Comprehensive veterinary care for cats and dogs including vaccinations, parasite prevention, routine exams, internal medicine, emergency care, dental care, allergy treatment, geriatric care, and hospice services.
• Emergency Care Emergency and urgent veterinary care for cats and dogs during regular clinic hours, with after-hours referrals to Nashville Veterinary Specialists.
• Veterinary Dentistry & Dental Surgery Complete dental care for cats and dogs including exams, cleanings, polishing, X-rays, and dental surgeries such as jaw fracture repair and tooth extractions, with pre-anesthetic assessment.
• Veterinary Surgery Full range of elective and emergency surgical procedures for cats and dogs, including soft tissue surgery, c-sections, spay/neuter, orthopedic procedures, ACL repair, and hernia surgery.
• In-House Diagnostics & Laboratory On-site advanced diagnostic services for cats and dogs including digital radiography, ultrasound, surgical lasers, bloodwork, urinalysis, fecal exams, and ECG/EKG.
• Boarding & Medical Pet Boarding Boarding facility for cats and dogs, including a medical boarding option for pets requiring medication administration, extra care, or with pre-existing medical conditions.
• Wellness Plans Tiered monthly subscription wellness plans for Small Dogs, Medium Dogs, Large Dogs, Extra Large Dogs, Giant Dogs, and Cats, bundling routine exams, parasite prevention, vaccinations, and bloodwork.
• Online Pharmacy & Pet Shop FDA-regulated online pharmacy powered by Covetrus offering prescription diets, pharmaceuticals, compounded medications, and pet products with AutoShip options and home delivery.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fear Free Certified Professional veterinary team
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PetVet Care CenterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHouston County Animal Clinic is operated as part of the PetVet Care Centers network. PetVet provides operational support, resources, and network benefits while the clinic maintains local leadership and personalized patient relationships. Terms and conditions are governed by PetVet Care Centers.
• Nashville Veterinary SpecialistsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAfter-hours emergency referral partner for when Houston County Animal Clinic is closed. Open during evenings, weekends, and holidays. Contact number: (931) 551-2121.
• CovetruscoreTechnology or IntegrationOnline pharmacy partner providing prescription medications, therapeutic diets, and compounded medications. Operated at hcac.covetruspharmacy.com. FDA-regulated and manufacturer-approved pharmacy services for pet prescriptions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• National Veterinary Associates (NVA): NVA is a large PE-backed consolidator of GP and specialty veterinary clinics, similar in model to PetVet Care Centers. Comparable as a roll-up platform competing for the same acquisition targets and applying similar operational playbooks.
• Banfield Pet Hospital: Banfield is the largest corporate-owned GP veterinary chain in the U.S., operating primarily inside PetSmart stores. Comparable as a multi-site GP veterinary platform with standardized wellness plans and preventive-care focus, though much larger and more urbanized.
• VCA Animal Hospitals: VCA, owned by Mars Petcare, operates a large network of GP and specialty animal hospitals. Comparable as a corporate-owned general practice operator with similar service breadth (surgery, dental, diagnostics, boarding) and similar reliance on parent-network support.
• BluePearl Pet Hospital: BluePearl, also owned by Mars Petcare, is a specialty and emergency veterinary hospital chain. Comparable as the corporate-affiliated emergency referral partner archetype (analogous to Nashville Veterinary Specialists) and as a competing consolidator in the broader veterinary care value chain.

Emerging players

• Small Door Veterinary: Small Door is a membership-based GP veterinary clinic concept. Comparable as a direct test of subscription-driven primary care models, mirroring Houston County's tiered wellness plan structure and recurring-revenue approach.
• Petfolk: Petfolk is a venture-backed modern GP veterinary clinic chain offering membership-based care with elevated client experience. Comparable as a forward-looking GP clinic model testing wellness-plan-style memberships and digital booking, similar to Houston County's wellness plans and online booking.
• Bond Vet: Bond Vet is a venture-backed urban GP and urgent care veterinary clinic chain emphasizing design-forward clinics and modern UX. Comparable as a tech-enabled, customer-experience-focused GP operator—relevant for benchmarking digital booking and pharmacy integrations.

Others

• IDEXX Laboratories: IDEXX is the dominant provider of veterinary diagnostic laboratory and imaging equipment. Comparable as a key supplier/infrastructure layer underpinning in-clinic diagnostics (digital radiography, bloodwork, urinalysis) used by Houston County Animal Clinic's in-house lab.

Direct peers

• Thrive Affordable Vet Care: Thrive operates a network of GP veterinary clinics with a transparent, low-cost pricing model. Comparable as a multi-site GP clinic chain competing for value-conscious pet owners and emphasizing affordability—a positioning echoed in Houston County Animal Clinic's customer testimonials.
• PetVet Care Centers (network): Houston County Animal Clinic operates as a member clinic within the PetVet Care Centers network. PetVet's broader GP clinic portfolio is the most direct comparison set for benchmarking same-store economics, service mix, and roll-up performance.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Houston-County-Animal-Clinic-339982616112
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/houston-county-veterinary-hosp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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