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Botetourt Veterinary Hospital

Boarding

We offer a full-service boarding facility for both cats and dogs.

Overview

Our assigned areas for boarding pets make sure that they are in the most comfortable areas for their specific needs. Our full kennel staff and trained assistants work closely together to ensure your pet’s health and well-being during their stay with us. Dogs are walked and cared for multiple times a day, and cats are kept within proximity to staff where they can be checked and given attention throughout the day. While we do not have an overnight staff, each animal is checked promptly before leaving and arriving each day.

Please contact a staff member for detailed information regarding boarding pricing and availability.

Boarding FAQs

  • Please call or text us at 540-992-2711 to submit a request!

  • Hours: Drop off and Pick Up: MON - FRI 8 AM - 5:30 PM, SAT 8 AM - 1 PM

  • No Holiday or Weekend evening pick up times

Vaccines Required for Boarding:

  • K9: 6-month Bordetella, Rabies, Distemper, and Influenza

    • The flu vaccination is a 2-shot series. They would get the first shot. Wait 3 weeks, then get the second shot. All services have to be up to date 2 weeks before boarding.

  • Felines: Rabies and Distemper

  • MUST HAVE UP TO DATE ANNUAL EXAM

What can we bring:

  • Pet's food, medications, beds, blankets, or toys. We also provide bedding and Hill's Gastrointestinal Biome Digestive Fiber Dog Food - Chicken.

  • If your pets have any allergies or dietary restrictions, please let us know, or you can write them down for instructions for meal times.

How is medication handled?

  • Kennel staff administers medications as instructed by the owner. Please provide clear directions of times, dosage, and frequency you give the medications at home.

What time do they feed?

  • We feed at 7:15 AM and then the evening feed at 3:30 PM. If your pet needs to be fed more than twice a day, please let us know.

Can my dogs or cats board with their housemates?

  • Cats: If they get along and are under 10 lbs, then yes, we can board them together.

  • Dogs: Small Breeds under 15lbs, Medium size breeds under 40 lbs, and Large Breeds under 80 lbs; yes.

  • This still depends on these factors: Are they food aggressive? Do they typically get along at home? Does one get medication?

  • With both owners' consent, we can board dogs that belong to roommates or neighbors, family members, or friends of the family, if the pets interact with each other often.

Grooming while boarding?

  • We do offer a standard bath to dogs. If owners prefer, we can use their own shampoo.

  • We do not offer full grooming (haircuts, styling). We can do sani-shaves and remove minimal matting.

  • Nail trims are an additional service - If your pet needs medication or sedation for nail trims, please let us know so we can accommodate them properly.

  • Both Bath and Nail Trims are priced as a Boarding Special.