Chenault Veterinary Hospital, Inc.

Chenault Veterinary Hospital, Inc. Now offering free, ONLINE BOOKING!

Additional Locations:

Ladysmith Veterinary Hospital:
17298 Jefferson Davis Highway
Ruther Glen, VA 22546
Phone: 804-448-5151
Email: [email protected]
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am to 6:00pm

Bell Creek Veterinary Hospital:
8310 Bell Creek Rd. Mechanicsville, VA 23116
Phone: 804-730-8545
Email: [email protected]
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am to 6:00pm


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Four adorable Labs. Four proud families.Three of the four are littermates. One of them just showed up like, “Yeah…I’m fa...
07/30/2026

Four adorable Labs. Four proud families.

Three of the four are littermates. One of them just showed up like, “Yeah…I’m family.”

We’ll let you decide which one crashed the family graduation photos. Put your guesses in the comments below! 👇

This graduating class was al dente. Congratulations to Finn, who completed his puppy vaccine series, and to our feline p...
07/29/2026

This graduating class was al dente.

Congratulations to Finn, who completed his puppy vaccine series, and to our feline pasta trio:
🍝 Theodore Rigatoni
🍝 Everett Elbow
🍝 Glenn Gnocchi

They’ve all graduated from their puppy and kitten vaccine series and are officially ready for life’s next adventure!

🌞Two-sday Smiles🌞The Rule of Two:Eat the sock.Throw up the sock.Eat the sock… again.Throw up the sock… again.Meet Onix. ...
07/28/2026

🌞Two-sday Smiles🌞

The Rule of Two:
Eat the sock.
Throw up the sock.
Eat the sock… again.
Throw up the sock… again.

Meet Onix.

After swallowing a sock at home, Onix vomited it up, then promptly ate the very same sock a second time before his family could grab it.

Round two brought him to Chenault, where we safely induced vomiting and recovered the sock once again. This time, it stayed out!

While this story gave us all a laugh, foreign body ingestions can become serious very quickly. Socks and other fabric items can cause intestinal blockages that often require emergency surgery.

The moral of the story? If your pet swallows something they shouldn’t, don’t assume the problem is over even if they throw it up. And if they have a chance to eat it again…well, let’s just say some dogs don’t learn from their mistakes.

Thankfully, Onix is back home, sock-free, feeling great, and hopefully sticking to dog toys instead of laundry! 🐾

Some goodbyes are harder than others.Tonight, we celebrated a doctor who has been so much more than a veterinarian to Ch...
07/17/2026

Some goodbyes are harder than others.

Tonight, we celebrated a doctor who has been so much more than a veterinarian to Chenault Veterinary Hospital. We celebrated a colleague, a mentor, a teammate, and for many of us, a dear friend.

For me personally, I’ve had the privilege of knowing Dr. Council for all 10 years of her veterinary career. I’ve cried with her, celebrated life’s biggest moments with her, assisted in countless surgeries, laughed until we couldn’t breathe, danced nights away, and watched her pour every ounce of herself into this profession. It is impossible to put into words what she has meant to me and to this hospital.

If you’ve ever met Dr. Council, you know her gentle nature. She’s quiet at first, but once you know her, you discover someone who is witty, incredibly intelligent, compassionate, and so much fun to be around. She has the kind of heart that believes every pet deserves gold-standard medicine, and she never once let finances or circumstances define how she cared for a client or their beloved companion. She met every family with empathy, never judgment.

She also has one of the most brilliant medical minds I’ve ever had the privilege of working alongside. She has a gift for internal medicine and complicated cases, somehow making the most challenging diagnoses look effortless. I often joked that she had the entire IDEXX (our Reference Lab) directory memorized. Every patient received a thorough exam, every concern was heard, and every decision was made with genuine care.

Tonight was one of those nights you wish could last forever.

We laughed. We hugged. We cried.

It felt like butterflies mixed with stomach aches, knowing the evening would eventually come to an end. And when it did, none of us quite knew how to say goodbye. How do you close the chapter on a 10-year friendship? How do we open the doors tomorrow without seeing her appointment book? How do Tuesday surgeries feel the same without her in the operating room? Who do we turn to for those complicated cases, those protocol discussions, or the conversations that always made us better?

There will always be a space here that belongs to Dr. Council.

As bittersweet as tonight was, our sadness is outweighed only by our excitement for the incredible adventure ahead. She and her husband are beginning a beautiful new chapter as they move to Sweden, and while our hearts are breaking a little, we couldn’t be more proud of her.

So please join us in wishing Dr. Council the very best as she begins this next journey. Thank you for ten unforgettable years, for every life you’ve touched, and for leaving a mark on this hospital that will never fade.

We’ll be here…with all of our fingers and toes crossed…hoping that maybe, just maybe, one day Sweden decides to give you back to us.

P.S. We better get a postcard or two from Sweden. ❤️🇸🇪

🎉 Happy ONE YEAR Workiversary to Dr. Leverett & Dr. Rosen! 🎉Yesterday, we celebrated one full year with these two incred...
07/15/2026

🎉 Happy ONE YEAR Workiversary to Dr. Leverett & Dr. Rosen! 🎉

Yesterday, we celebrated one full year with these two incredible veterinarians, and what a year it has been.

When we welcomed two brand-new graduates to Chenault Veterinary Hospital, we knew they had potential. What we didn’t know was just how perfectly they would complete our team.

🩷Dr. Leverett is our ball of energy, positivity, and humor. She constantly keeps all of us on our toes, especially Dr. Chenault! We still aren’t convinced she doesn’t have more energy than the rest of the team combined. Her passion for learning is unmatched. She’s a true sponge, constantly seeking opportunities to expand her knowledge and become the best veterinarian she can be. She’s always dreaming up fun ways to make your pets’ visits a little more enjoyable, never hesitates to fit in an urgent appointment (especially on Saturdays!), and is the definition of a team player. Whether she’s helping the support staff, reorganizing supplies, labeling cabinets, or laminating…well…just about EVERYTHING…she’s always looking for ways to make Chenault even better.

But beneath all that energy is an extraordinary doctor. The relationships she builds extend far beyond our hospital, creating a network of veterinary professionals she can lean on whenever a challenging case needs another perspective. She is a fierce advocate for her patients and simply refuses to stop searching until she has answers. Her compassion, determination, and ability to connect with both pets and their families make her an exceptional veterinarian and an invaluable part of our team.

💚 Dr. Rosen is our calm, steady animal whisperer. She has a remarkable way of making even the most nervous pets feel comfortable, especially cats, which she has a not-so-secret soft spot for. More than once, she’s “hospitalized” a feline patient at home over the weekend because she couldn’t imagine them spending another day away from the comfort of a home.

If you walk by her office during a slower moment, chances are she’s making follow-up phone calls, researching a case, or spending extra time talking with a worried pet owner. She has absolutely no concept of a timeline when it comes to patient care, often staying late into the evening, or even coming in on a Sunday, because she’s determined to leave no stone unturned. She isn’t afraid to dive into the research or “phone a friend” for another opinion if it means finding the best answer for her patient. Every pet she sees is treated as if it were her own, and that level of compassion is something truly special.

Together, they are the perfect balance.

One brings endless energy. One brings steady calm. One thrives on building connections and collaborating with others. One methodically researches every possibility until she’s confident in the path forward. Yet they share the same unwavering commitment to compassionate medicine, lifelong learning, and advocating for every patient that walks through our doors.

Watching their confidence, knowledge, and skills grow over this past year has been one of our greatest joys. They have exceeded every expectation we could have had, and if someone asked us what we’d change about either of them…we wouldn’t have an answer.

Dr. Leverett and Dr. Rosen, thank you for choosing Chenault Veterinary Hospital to begin your careers. We are incredibly proud of the doctors you’ve become, grateful to have you as part of our family, and so excited to watch you continue to grow.

Please help us congratulate them on an amazing ONE YEAR Workiversary! 🩺🐾Here’s to many, many more years together!

✨Feel Good Friday ✨Tomorrow marks 15 years in this building, and while the address has stayed the same, the memories mad...
07/10/2026

✨Feel Good Friday ✨

Tomorrow marks 15 years in this building, and while the address has stayed the same, the memories made here are truly countless.

This team has celebrated new beginnings, comforted families through heartbreaking goodbyes, cheered on recoveries, welcomed new faces, and stood by each other through every challenge. Every day, we’ve had the privilege of sharing life’s biggest moments with the people and pets who walk through our doors.

This photo is more than just a team picture…it’s a group of people who genuinely love what they do. Every doctor, technician, assistant, receptionist, kennel attendant, and support staff member is here because they care deeply about the health and happiness of your pets.

To our incredible clients: thank you for trusting us for the past 15 years. Thank you for allowing us to celebrate with you, grieve with you, and care for the pets who mean so much to your families. Your trust is something we never take for granted, and it’s the reason we’re able to do what we love every single day.

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for making the last 15 years so special. We can’t wait to see what the next 15 have in store. ❤️🐾

🎆Fireworks are fun for us, but can be frightening for our furry friends! 🎆If your pet is anxious during fireworks, don’t...
06/29/2026

🎆Fireworks are fun for us, but can be frightening for our furry friends! 🎆

If your pet is anxious during fireworks, don’t wait until the celebrations begin. Call us to discuss medication options that may help keep them calm and comfortable during the holiday.

Holiday Hours Reminder:
We will be CLOSED Saturday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day.

Boarding:
Our amazing kennel staff will be here to care for your boarding pets all day on July 4th.
We will reopen SUNDAY for boarding drop-offs and pick-ups.
Reservations are filling quickly! Please call to schedule your pet’s stay NOW!

Dogwash:
The Self-Serve Dogwash will be OPEN on July 4th and 5th as normal.

We hope you and your pets have a safe, happy, and stress-free holiday!

✨Feel Good Friday ✨Flex, a 6½-year-old pup, came to see us after experiencing some vomiting shortly after his family ret...
06/26/2026

✨Feel Good Friday ✨

Flex, a 6½-year-old pup, came to see us after experiencing some vomiting shortly after his family returned from a weekend trip. Since Flex isn’t a fan of car rides and is known to get carsick, it would have been easy to assume that was the cause.

But his owners trusted their instincts and brought him in to be checked anyway, and we’re so glad they did.

X-rays revealed something much more concerning: a foreign body. Dr. Leverett took Flex to surgery, where the culprit was discovered… (see pictures)!

Thankfully, the toy was safely removed, and Flex came back this week for his recheck feeling like himself again!

We want to give a huge shoutout to Flex’s family for not dismissing his symptoms. Vomiting can sometimes be “just an upset stomach,” but it can also be a sign of something much more serious. Their quick decision to have Flex evaluated made all the difference.

Key takeaway: Even subtle changes in your pet’s behavior can be significant. If something doesn’t seem right, it’s always worth having them checked. We’d much rather tell you it’s nothing than miss something important.

Happy Feel Good Friday, Flex! We’re so happy you’re back to playing (hopefully with toys you don’t swallow! 😉)

✨Feel Good Friday ✨This week’s adorable visitors brought us a chance to share some breed facts!🐶 Bulldog Fact: Bulldogs ...
06/20/2026

✨Feel Good Friday ✨

This week’s adorable visitors brought us a chance to share some breed facts!

🐶 Bulldog Fact: Bulldogs are a brachycephalic breed, meaning they have a shortened skull and muzzle. While this gives them their signature squishy face, it can also make them more sensitive to heat and strenuous exercise.

🐶 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Fact: Cavaliers were bred as companion dogs and are known for their gentle, affectionate temperament. They are also one of the few toy breeds that often enjoy activities like hiking, agility, and long walks alongside their families.

We love watching these puppies grow and helping them get the healthiest start possible!

06/15/2026

🚿🐾 Leave the mess for us!

Escapees? Shakers? Muddy monsters? We’ve seen it all! 😆

Our Self-Serve Dog Wash is just $6 for 10 minutes and saves your bathroom from the aftermath

Address

351 Hill Carter Pkwy
Ashland, VA
23005

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 6pm
Tuesday 8am - 6pm
Wednesday 8am - 6pm
Thursday 8am - 6pm
Friday 8am - 6pm
Saturday 8am - 6pm

Telephone

+18045375434

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