North Alabama Animal Hospital

Name

North Alabama Animal Hospital

Legal name

North Alabama Animal Hospital

Website

https://northalabamavet.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Veterinary Services

NAICS

Veterinary Services (541940), Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services (812910)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Dental & Oral Surgery Veterinary Clinics (HLAMAAAK), Veterinary Internal Medicine & Oncology Centers (HLAMACAD), Preventive Care & Vaccination Clinics (HLAMAAAB)

Keywords

• Veterinary services
• Pet boarding
• Animal hospital
• Pet daycare
• Veterinary diagnostics

Headquarters

HQ city

Sheffield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Veterinary Medical Services: Revenue from comprehensive veterinary services including examinations, vaccinations, surgeries, dentistry, diagnostics (radiography, ultrasound, in-house lab), chemotherapy, acupuncture, rehabilitation, and emergency care. Services are billed at time of treatment with full payment required at end of examination or discharge.
2. Pet Boarding / Pet Resort: Revenue from overnight and extended pet boarding in standard and luxury suites, doggy day camp, puppy play dates, and pet spa/bathing services. Add-on services include treats, baths, spa treatments, and extra playtime.
3. Fur-Ever Fresh Club Membership: Monthly subscription membership providing unlimited baths for dogs, with discounts on other services. Billing is automatic monthly with no contract.
4. Online Pharmacy / Retail: Revenue from online pharmacy via VetsFirstChoice and Amazon storefront for pet medications, prescriptions, and dental/health products.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

North Alabama Animal Hospital is a full-service veterinary hospital in Sheffield, Alabama providing comprehensive medical, surgical, dental, diagnostic, and specialty care for dogs, cats, and other companion animals. Services span preventive care, vaccinations, surgery (including TPLO orthopedics), dentistry, chemotherapy, rehabilitation, laser therapy, acupuncture/chiropractic, ultrasound, digital radiography, and in-house laboratory diagnostics. Allied to the hospital is North Alabama Pet Resort, offering overnight boarding, doggy day camp, puppy play dates, and bathing/grooming services, plus the Fur-Ever Fresh Club monthly subscription bathing club.

Product overview

North Alabama Animal Hospital operates as a comprehensive veterinary practice with a related pet resort division. The core offering is the North Alabama Animal Hospital providing full-service veterinary medical care including surgery, dentistry, digital radiography, ultrasound, in-house laboratory, chemotherapy, rehabilitation, laser therapy, acupuncture, and emergency services. Allied to this is the North Alabama Pet Resort offering pet boarding, doggy day camp, puppy play dates, and bathing/grooming services. Client-facing technology includes the MyPetsWellness App powered by Covetrus for appointment management, medical records access, and communication. The Fur-Ever Fresh Club is a subscription bathing service offering unlimited monthly baths. The practice also offers specialty services like TPLO surgery for orthopedic repair and comprehensive rehabilitation combining therapeutic modalities. This multi-product structure combines traditional veterinary medicine with holistic/alternative therapies, luxury boarding, and digital client engagement tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 90–95% success rate for TPLO surgery recovery
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• CareCreditminorOthersCareCredit is a healthcare credit card provider that offers promotional financing for veterinary services. North Alabama Animal Hospital accepts CareCredit as a payment option, allowing clients to pay for treatments over time with monthly installments (subject to credit approval). CareCredit can be used repeatedly for the client's entire family without reapplying.
• ScratchPayminorOthersScratchPay offers fixed-payment pet health financing plans. North Alabama Animal Hospital partners with ScratchPay as a payment option displayed on their website, directing clients to scratchpay.com to find a payment plan for their practice.
• Pawlicy AdvisorminorOthersPawlicy Advisor is a pet insurance comparison platform that helps pet owners compare and find pet insurance plans. NAAH recommends Pawlicy Advisor to clients for comparing pet insurance quotes and identifying the best options for their pets.
• Covetrus (MyPetsWellness)coreTechnology or IntegrationCovetrus powers the MyPetsWellness app used by North Alabama Animal Hospital for appointment confirmation via text/email, real-time text conversations with staff, medication refill requests with pickup notifications, and access to pets' medical records. This platform serves as the online booking engine (olsr3.covetrus.com).
• Gingr (Pet Resort Management)coreTechnology or IntegrationGingr is the reservation and pet resort management software platform used by North Alabama Pet Resort for managing boarding, daycare, and grooming reservations. Clients use the Gingr app (northalpetresort.portal.gingrapp.com) to make reservations.
• Nashville Veterinary Specialists (NVS)minorOthersReferral partner for advanced surgical and oncological cases. NAAH works with Nashville Veterinary Specialists when pets require specialist-level oncology care or surgeries beyond their in-house capabilities (e.g., gallbladder mucocele surgery). Dr. Thompson maintains close communication with NVS during co-managed cases.
• Memphis Veterinary Specialty ClinicminorOthersReferral partner for advanced veterinary cases. NAAH refers complex cases to Memphis clinics when Nashville and Birmingham options are not preferred by the pet owner.
• Birmingham Veterinary Referral CentersminorOthersReferral partner for advanced veterinary cases. NAAH refers complex cases to Birmingham specialty hospitals as one of three referral options (Nashville, Memphis, Birmingham) within 2 hours of the Shoals area.
• Shoals Area Veterinary Emergency HospitalminorOthersShoals Area Veterinary Emergency Hospital at 310 W. Dr. Hicks Blvd, Florence, AL (256-740-4800) serves as the after-hours emergency veterinary hospital for NAAH clients. NAAH directs clients to this facility for emergencies outside their regular hours.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Southern Veterinary Partners: Operates a network of over 400 general practice and specialty veterinary hospitals across the Southeast U.S. Highly comparable as a regional multi-site veterinary consolidator with similar specialty offerings in the same geographic footprint as NAAH.

Emerging players

• AmeriVet Veterinary Partners: Acquiring and partnering with independently owned veterinary practices across the U.S. Comparable as a likely acquirer profile for owner-operator GP practices like NAAH seeking to monetize while retaining clinical autonomy.
• Petfolk: Tech-enabled veterinary care startup operating modern community vet clinics in the U.S. Comparable as an emerging GP competitor bringing digitally-native client experience, in contrast to NAAH's traditional hospital model.
• WellHaven Pet Health: Veterinary practice group with 100+ hospitals across the U.S. Comparable as a smaller-scale consolidator competitor pursuing similar multi-doctor, full-service community practice models.
• THRIVE Affordable Vet Care: Operates 100+ general practice veterinary clinics across the U.S. with a focus on accessible care. Comparable as a multi-site GP competitor, though differentiated by THRIVE's lower-cost positioning versus NAAH's full-service premium model.
• BluePearl Veterinary Partners: Operates 100+ specialty and emergency veterinary hospitals across the U.S. Comparable as the specialty referral competitor that NAAH's oncology/TPLO services compete against for complex cases.

Broad incumbents

• Banfield Pet Hospital: Operates more than 1,000 general practice veterinary clinics inside PetSmart stores across the U.S. Comparable as a large-scale GP competitor offering vaccinations, preventive care, dentistry, and surgery.
• National Veterinary Associates (NVA): One of the largest U.S. veterinary practice owners with 1,400+ hospitals. Comparable to NAAH at the individual-clinic level (general practice + specialty services) and represents a likely acquirer profile going forward.
• VCA Animal Hospitals (Mars Veterinary Health): Operates 1,000+ veterinary hospitals across the U.S. and Canada, including general practice and specialty referral hospitals. Comparable as the U.S. incumbent benchmark for full-service community veterinary practices.

Direct peers

• PetVet Care Centers: Veterinary consolidator with 380+ general practice and specialty hospitals across the U.S. Closely comparable to NAAH as a multi-doctor community practice with specialty service lines and acquisition-oriented growth model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/northalabamaanimalhospital
• Instagraminstagram.com/naahospital
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/north-alabama-animal-hospital

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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