Veterinary Supervised Boarding and Grooming

Boarding

There is a lot to do when planning a vacation or a business trip and rarely enough time to get it all done. This is especially true if you have pets that need to be well cared for while you are away. St. Bethlehem Animal Clinic offers safe, comfortable and cost-conscious veterinarian-supervised boarding in our state-of-the-art boarding facility so you have one less thing to worry about.

The Advantages of Boarding with Us

Modern Accommodations: To be succinct, our boarding facility is really nice. Built in 2002, our cat and dog boarding areas make for a very clean and cheerful home away from home for your pet. We are so sure of this that we would love for you to come in and take a tour.

Safe: During your pet's stay, he or she will be under continuous veterinarian supervision and cared for by our specially trained clinic staff. To minimize the risk of picking up an illness from another pet or injury, we will not exercise your pet with other pets. We also require all pets to be up to date on vaccinations and that they are healthy and parasite-free in order to board with us.

Comfortable: Not only is our boarding area temperature controlled year round, but we have an air recirculation unit, which means that stale air is continually replaced by fresh air. This greatly reduces the chance of our guests suffering a respiratory illness. Your pet will also not be forced to sleep on a cold cement floor because our canine boarding area has elevated floors and bedding and cats have their own bathroom area, sleeping area and living room.

Cat Friendly: Cats not only receive very comfortable accommodations, but our cat boarding area is separate from our dog boarding area. No dogs equals quiet, quality cat time with less stress.

Cost Conscious: Cat boarding fees are a flat $16 per night without any hidden fees or charges. Our dog boarding rates are all inclusive, depend on the type of housing you select and can include a discount for multiple pets. We also will administer necessary medications at no additional charge—most other boarding facilities charge more to give your pet their medications—and we have no fees or penalties if you need to cancel at the last minute.

Emergencies: We understand that sometimes the need for pet boarding can be an emergency situation, which is why we offer after-hours emergency admittance. Just call (931) 206-0683.

Dedicated Staff: Perhaps the most important thing that sets us apart is our dedicated and caring staff. In fact, staff will actually bring sleeping bags in and spend the night or weekend at our boarding facility during inclement weather in the winter.

Healthy Diet: While we will feed your pet a premium diet during his or her stay, we much prefer that our guest bring their preferred diet from home. This greatly reduces the chance that your pet will suffer from any intestinal distress or diarrhea.

Additional Amenities Include:

Minimum of three walks per day and often more
Tiled floors and elevated pet beds
Glass suite doors
Themed rooms: Serenity, Elvis, 80s, Happy Days (50s) including music, TVs
Special outside doggie toilet area with a real fire hydrant and drainage system
Daily rounds by veterinarian on site
Special needs pets welcome including pets needing daily medical attention
Electronic security system
And much more…

Our Accommodations

Cat Suites for the individual cat that can be expanded for families boarding two or more cats. Each cat has its own separate bathroom area, sleeping area, and living room.
General Dog Boarding featuring stainless steel runs with elevated floors so that your pet is never on cold, wet concrete floors. Elevated floors also greatly decrease boarding stress diarrhea. They are exercised 3-4 times daily.
Mini-Suites are designed for one large dog or multiple small dogs. Space is limited to 25 mini-suites to provide a relaxed and less stressful atmosphere for your pet.
Suites designed for up to three dogs. Space is limited to 14 suites to provide a relaxed and less stressful environment for your pets. Suites have access to TVs for your pet's entertainment.
Presidential Suite is the largest accommodation and designed for multiple dogs in a family.

The Particulars

Vaccines: Without exception, all pets must be up to date on their vaccines and have received them from a veterinarian. For dogs these include annual distemper, parvovirus, leptospirosis, and rabies as well as biannual (every six months) Bordetella and parainfluenza. For cats we require annual feline panleukopenia, respiratory disease complex, chlamydia, and rabies. We also strongly recommend cats have the feline leukemia vaccine.

Parasites: Without exception, all pets must have had a clear heartworm test and internal parasite exam within the past year.

Reservations: We do not require reservations, but strongly recommend them, especially around holidays.

Food: We will provide your pet with a premium diet, but we very strongly recommend you bring your pet's usual diet. This greatly reduces the incidence of intestinal stress and diarrhea.

Grooming

Grooming is more than just a bit of pet pampering; it is an important step in keeping your pet happy and healthy by preventing disease. For example, regular baths and nail trims help remove harmful germs from the fur and paws that are picked up as your dog plays outside, and provide a great opportunity for the groomer to notice dried or cracked paw pads or skin issues.

While St. Bethlehem Animal Clinic does not offer grooming, we believe it is important to the health and wellbeing of your pet and have partnered with Heavenly Paws, which is co-located with our boarding facility. Heavenly Paws is an all-breed dog and cat grooming salon that offers a full range of grooming services.

We invite you to check them out online at:

http://heavenlypawsclarksville.com

From all the happy dogs with wagging tails we have seen as pets leave their care, we are sure your pet would appreciate a little pampering, too.