Commonwealth Animal Hospital

Commonwealth Animal Hospital is a full-service veterinary medical facility located in Charlotte, NC. The website gives the address as 1909 Commonwealth Ave, Charlotte, NC 28205, and the phone number as 704-370-0767. The site says the practice seeks to provide the highest quality medical, surgical and dental care for its patients, and that it also offers holistic treatment options such as chiropractic, therapeutic laser and herbal medicine. Its surgery suite is described as equipped with a surgical laser as well as endoscopy, allowing the doctors to adjust surgical needs on a case by case basis. The practice states it is committed to promoting responsible pet ownership, preventative health care and health-related educational information for clients, and that it strives to offer excellence in veterinary care to Charlotte, NC and surrounding areas. The veterinarians named on the home page are Dr. Clayton Watkins, Dr. Luke Haver and Dr. Shebel Hariharan. The home page carries this emergency guidance in its own words: "Pet Emergency? Read no further and call Charlotte Veterinary Emergency and Trauma Services right away!" The website does not publish prices, a price list, rates, fees or cost estimates for any service, and it does not publish appointment availability. Anyone who needs services, hours, cost or a quote confirmed should contact the clinic by phone at 704-370-0767.

The services page lists what Commonwealth Animal Hospital offers under Full Service Veterinary Care: healthy pet exams, annual wellness visits, vaccine titers, sick pet exams, surgery, LASER surgery, in-house lab, dentistry, dental radiography, ultrasound, boarding, endoscopy, x-rays, immunizations, microchip ID placement and bathing. On appointments the page says the clinic uses a computerized appointment schedule that allows staff to create and modify appointments efficiently, and that the reception team will attempt to accommodate all scheduling requests to the best of its ability. On urgent visits the page states: "Emergencies are accepted anytime our clinic is open; you may come immediately or, if time allows, call ahead. If circumstances allow, calling ahead allows a staff member to advise you on your particular emergency." To book or schedule an appointment, the site directs clients to call the clinic at 704-370-0767. The clinic hours page adds that on Saturdays, due to limited hours and high appointment demand, the practice is unable to offer appointments to new clients, and that new clients are seen during the week. No prices, rates or fees for any of these services are published on the site, so cost questions have to be put to the clinic directly; the site does say estimates are provided for all surgeries and hospitalizations upon request.

Lists Bay and Commonwealth as a location. Areas beyond these are not published.

Commonwealth Animal Hospital is located at 1909 Commonwealth Ave, Charlotte, NC 28205. The contact page lists the phone number as 704-370-0767 and the fax as 704-372-8939. Published clinic hours are Monday through Friday 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM, Saturday 8:00 AM to 12:00 (noon), and Sunday closed. Those are the hours the clinic is open; the site does not publish appointment availability, wait times or how far ahead the schedule is booked, so those have to be confirmed by phone when you call to book or schedule a visit. The clinic hours page adds two published notes: on Saturdays, because of the limited hours and high appointment demand, the practice does not offer appointments to new clients and asks new clients to come during the week; and the clinic does not currently provide Sunday drop-off or pick-up for boarding pets. The service area named on the site is Charlotte, NC and surrounding areas. No prices, rates or fees are published anywhere on the website, so questions about cost, a quote or an estimate go to the clinic directly. For a pet emergency the site tells readers to call Charlotte Veterinary Emergency and Trauma Services right away.

Commonwealth Animal Hospital publishes a separate Alternative Medicine section on its services page. It says the clinic offers alternative therapies to clients who prefer a more natural approach to medicine, and lists these therapy options: chiropractic, therapeutic cold LASER, dietary supplementation, nutriceuticals, holistic, and Chinese herbal medicine. The home page describes the same area of the practice as high quality holistic treatment options such as chiropractic, therapeutic laser and herbal medicine. The site does not say which pets or conditions these therapies are used for, does not describe how a course of therapy is structured, and does not publish any price, cost, rate or fee for a chiropractic session, cold laser session, supplement or herbal prescription. It also does not say whether these services are offered by every veterinarian at the practice. Clients interested in these services, in what an appointment involves, or in an estimate or quote, are directed by the site to contact the clinic. The address is 1909 Commonwealth Ave, Charlotte, NC 28205 and the phone number for booking is 704-370-0767. The practice serves Charlotte, NC and surrounding areas.

The services page describes the surgical and dental side of the practice. It says the clinic is happy to offer complete surgical and dental options, and that because any anesthetic procedure can be daunting, Commonwealth Animal Hospital runs pre-anesthetic blood work panels on all of its surgical patients. The page states that IV catheter placement allows staff to administer supportive IV fluids and ensures quick access for emergency drugs, and that all patients are monitored throughout the procedure and the recovery process by a technician using anesthetic monitoring equipment. On dentistry, the page says dental cleanings are a necessary part of responsible pet ownership and that the clinic provides professional and thorough cleaning, needed extractions and, if necessary, antibiotic therapy, as well as at-home prevention options. It invites clients to ask about the clinic's dental packages and how they might benefit their pet. Related services listed elsewhere on the same page include LASER surgery, dentistry, dental radiography, ultrasound, endoscopy and x-rays. The site publishes no price, cost, fee or rate for any surgery, dental cleaning or dental package, and does not state how long a procedure or recovery takes. The page does say that estimates are provided for all surgeries and hospitalizations upon request, so a quote or estimate is arranged by contacting the clinic at 704-370-0767.

The Meet the Vets page names three veterinarians. Clayton Watkins, DVM, CAC writes that he graduated from North Carolina State College of Veterinary Medicine in 1988 and has a special interest in surgery and endocrinology. He states he received a certification in Animal Chiropractic from AVCA (American Veterinary Chiropractic Association) in 1998, co-founded Idlewild Animal Hospital in 1992, moved the offices to Commonwealth in 2002, and became sole owner of the practice in 2012. The About Us page describes Dr. Watkins as a licensed, experienced Charlotte veterinarian. Luke Haver, DVM writes that he graduated from The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2011 and moved to Charlotte that year to join Commonwealth Animal Hospital; his stated professional interests are dentistry, dermatology and internal medicine, and he notes multiple advanced dental continuing education courses. Shebel Hanley Hariharan, DVM, referred to on the page as Dr. Shebel, writes that she graduated from the Atlantic Veterinary College in Prince Edward Island, Canada in 2005, completed an internship at the San Diego Zoo, practiced in Eastlake for five years and the Bay Area for two, and relocated to Charlotte in January of 2013; her stated special interests are internal medicine, soft tissue surgery, and Chinese herbal medicine. The site does not publish licence numbers, and it does not claim AAHA accreditation or Fear Free certification anywhere. To contact the clinic or book an appointment, call 704-370-0767.