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# Best Veterinarians & Animal Hospitals in Richmond, VA - RichmondTopRated.com

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# Best veterinarians and animal hospitals in Richmond, VA

Verified Richmond veterinarians and animal hospitals for routine wellness exams, vaccinations, dental care, surgery, and emergency and after-hours pet care - serving The Fan, Short Pump, Midlothian, Glen Allen, Chesterfield, Mechanicsville and beyond.

Rankings updated October 2026 from Google ratings and review volume - not paid placement

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## How to pick a veterinarian in Richmond

Before you pick a vet, ask three things: do they see emergencies and, if not, which 24-hour hospital do they send you to; who answers the phone after hours and on weekends; and how they handle a first visit with a nervous pet. A good clinic tells you plainly when something can wait until morning versus when to come in now, gives you a real estimate before treatment, and takes the time to let an anxious dog or cat settle instead of rushing the exam.

Searching for veterinarians and animal hospitals near me in Richmond? Everyone ranked below serves Richmond and the surrounding neighborhoods, including The Fan, Short Pump, Midlothian, Glen Allen, Chesterfield, Mechanicsville. Check the address and service area on a listing before you call, because the closest one is not always the one a search engine puts first.

If this is an emergency, call rather than fill in a form. A pet that is bleeding, struggling to breathe or has eaten something toxic is the case for calling instead of waiting for morning. Ask up front whether they are dispatching tonight and what the after-hours call-out fee is: 24/7 availability is not something a star rating can tell you.

How we rank these Richmond businesses

Today this order comes from public Google ratings and review volume, and nothing else.

- **A quality floor.** At least a 4.0 rating and 15 or more reviews to be listed at all.

- **Confidence, not just stars.** A thin rating gets pulled toward the typical rating for its own category, in proportion to how few reviews back it up; a well-reviewed rating is trusted almost entirely as is. A 4.9 from 7 reviews is a weaker claim than a 4.5 from 890, and the order says so.

- **Recent counts for more.** A five star review from four years ago is not evidence about the crew working today.

- **One customer, one voice,** and a burst of reviews in a single day counts for less than the same reviews earned over a month.

- **Local means local.** A business has to actually serve Richmond to be listed here. We measure the distance from the business to the city and drop the ones that are really in another market, which is why you will not see a clinic an hour away sitting above the one down the road.

- **The ranked order is not for sale.** No business can pay to move up in the numbered list. Every position in it is earned on public ratings and review volume and nothing else.

- **Featured is a labelled spotlight, not a rank.** The starred card above the rankings is reserved for businesses that have recently joined Top Rated. A new client can be excellent and still have a short review history, and the numbers alone would bury them for months, so the spotlight gives them visibility while that history builds. It carries no position number, it never moves anyone in the numbered list below it, and it is clearly marked every time it appears. We also rotate it: promotions and seasonal events cycle different clients through the slot, so it is a turn in the spotlight rather than a permanent purchase.

**What is changing.** We are adding a second signal: reviews left here by customers whose job we can actually trace. It is built and published below so you can see it before it counts, and it is not part of the order yet. A review will count more when we can prove the job happened, not because it was left on our site.

How much each kind of review counts

- 1.6x**Verified job**

A Top Rated review from a customer whose job we can trace: we brokered the lead, the work was booked, and the review came after the job.

- 1.2x**Verified account**

A Top Rated review from a real, signed-in account that we cannot tie to a specific job.

- 1x**Google**

A public Google review. This is the baseline and it is not discounted.

- 0x**Unverified**

Anything we cannot stand behind. Shown if we show it, counts for nothing.

Still curious? [The full methodology](/methodology/) and [the FAQ](/faq/).

## The full Richmond ranking

Show independents only

Top Independent

[Capital Home Veterinary Care](/biz/capital-home-veterinary-care/)

★★★★½ 4.9 · 600 Google reviews · Independent · Locally Owned

Same ranking, same score -- this is the highest-ranked independent, shown as a separate lens on the list below, not a different order.

1

[River City Veterinary Hospital](/biz/river-city-veterinary-hospital/)

★★★★½ 4.9 · 763 Google reviews · 5220 W Broad St

[View profile](/biz/river-city-veterinary-hospital/) [Call](tel:+18043088920) [Website](http://rivercityvethospital.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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[Capital Home Veterinary Care Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/capital-home-veterinary-care/)

★★★★½ 4.9 · 600 Google reviews · 579 Southlake Blvd Ste B

[View profile](/biz/capital-home-veterinary-care/) [Call](tel:+18044322534) [Website](https://capitalhomevetcare.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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3

[Jones Veterinary Care PLLC Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/jones-veterinary-care-pllc/)

★★★★½ 4.9 · 262 Google reviews · 1217 W Leigh St

[View profile](/biz/jones-veterinary-care-pllc/) [Call](tel:+18044024883) [Website](http://jonesvetcare.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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4

[COTA Veterinary Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/cota-veterinary/)

★★★★½ 4.9 · 247 Google reviews · 11629 W Broad St

[View profile](/biz/cota-veterinary/) [Call](tel:+18049642682) [Website](https://www.cotavet.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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5

[Colonial Veterinary Hospital Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/colonial-veterinary-hospital/)

★★★★½ 4.9 · 230 Google reviews · 1007 Pump Rd

[View profile](/biz/colonial-veterinary-hospital/) [Call](tel:+18047411763) [Website](http://www.colonialvethospital.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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6

[Integrative Veterinary Center of Richmond Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/integrative-veterinary-center-of-richmond/)

★★★★½ 4.9 · 96 Google reviews · 9764 Gayton Rd

[View profile](/biz/integrative-veterinary-center-of-richmond/) [Call](tel:+18043251600) [Website](https://ivcrva.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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7

[Locke A. Taylor DVM Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/locke-a-taylor-dvm/)

★★★★½ 4.8 · 1289 Google reviews · 9023 Woodman Rd

[View profile](/biz/locke-a-taylor-dvm/) [Call](tel:+18042628629) [Website](http://lockeataylordvm.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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8

[Bon Air Animal Hospital Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/bon-air-animal-hospital/)

★★★★½ 4.8 · 875 Google reviews · 2749 McRae Rd

[View profile](/biz/bon-air-animal-hospital/) [Call](tel:+18043205991) [Website](https://bonairanimalhospital.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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9

[Locke A. Taylor DVM and Associates Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/locke-a-taylor-dvm-and-associates/)

★★★★½ 4.8 · 776 Google reviews · 2801 N Parham Rd #4401

[View profile](/biz/locke-a-taylor-dvm-and-associates/) [Call](tel:+18043081384) [Website](http://lockeataylordvm.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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10

[Wellesley Animal Hospital Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/wellesley-animal-hospital/)

★★★★½ 4.8 · 747 Google reviews · 3430 Lauderdale Dr

[View profile](/biz/wellesley-animal-hospital/) [Call](tel:+18043647030) [Website](https://wellesleyah.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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11

[Prevent A Litter Veterinary Hospital Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/prevent-a-litter-veterinary-hospital/)

★★★★½ 4.8 · 705 Google reviews · 3421 W Cary St

[View profile](/biz/prevent-a-litter-veterinary-hospital/) [Call](tel:+18043596369) [Website](http://www.preventalitter.org/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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12

[Quioccasin Veterinary Hospital Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/quioccasin-veterinary-hospital/)

★★★★½ 4.8 · 538 Google reviews · 9218 Quioccasin Rd

[View profile](/biz/quioccasin-veterinary-hospital/) [Call](tel:+18047413200) [Website](https://quioccasinveterinaryhospital.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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13

[Varina Veterinary Clinic Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/varina-veterinary-clinic/)

★★★★½ 4.8 · 538 Google reviews · 1320 New Market Rd

[View profile](/biz/varina-veterinary-clinic/) [Call](tel:+18042260771) [Website](http://www.varinavet.net/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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14

[Tuckahoe Veterinary Hospital Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/tuckahoe-veterinary-hospital/)

★★★★½ 4.8 · 398 Google reviews · 9001 Quioccasin Rd

[View profile](/biz/tuckahoe-veterinary-hospital/) [Call](tel:+18047407600) [Website](http://www.tuckahoevet.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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15

[Kinship Animal Hospital Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/kinship-animal-hospital/)

★★★★½ 4.8 · 325 Google reviews · 1200 McDonough St #100

[View profile](/biz/kinship-animal-hospital/) [Call](tel:+18044243600) [Website](http://kinshipanimalhospital.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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16

[Stonehenge Veterinary Hospital Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/stonehenge-veterinary-hospital/)

★★★★½ 4.8 · 315 Google reviews · 906 Southlake Blvd

[View profile](/biz/stonehenge-veterinary-hospital/) [Call](tel:+18047944713) [Website](http://www.stonehengeveterinaryhospital.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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17

[New Market Veterinary Clinic Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/new-market-veterinary-clinic/)

★★★★½ 4.8 · 210 Google reviews · 2458 New Market Rd

[View profile](/biz/new-market-veterinary-clinic/) [Call](tel:+18047954350) [Website](https://www.newmarketvetclinic.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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18

[Loving Spay + Neuter Clinic Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/loving-spay-neuter-clinic/)

★★★★½ 4.8 · 114 Google reviews · 801 Branchway Rd

[View profile](/biz/loving-spay-neuter-clinic/) [Call](tel:+18043799725) [Website](https://www.ral.org/spay-neuter-clinic?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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19

[Scott's Addition Animal Hospital Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/scott-s-addition-animal-hospital/)

★★★★½ 4.8 · 96 Google reviews · 3201 W Broad St

[View profile](/biz/scott-s-addition-animal-hospital/) [Call](tel:+18045510519) [Website](http://scottsadditionanimalhospital.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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20

[Helping Hands Veterinary Surgery and Dentistry of Virginia Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/helping-hands-veterinary-surgery-and-dentistry-of-virginia/)

★★★★½ 4.7 · 1139 Google reviews · 1605 Rhoadmiller St

[View profile](/biz/helping-hands-veterinary-surgery-and-dentistry-of-virginia/) [Call](tel:+18043553500) [Website](https://www.helpinghandsvetva.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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21

[Betty Baugh's Animal Clinic Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/betty-baugh-s-animal-clinic/)

★★★★½ 4.7 · 766 Google reviews · 5322 Patterson Ave

[View profile](/biz/betty-baugh-s-animal-clinic/) [Call](tel:+18042887387) [Website](https://bettybaughsanimalclinic.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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22

[Susan M. Markel Veterinary Hospital at the Richmond SPCA Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/susan-m-markel-veterinary-hospital-at-the-richmond-spca/)

★★★★½ 4.7 · 647 Google reviews · 2519 Hermitage Rd

[View profile](/biz/susan-m-markel-veterinary-hospital-at-the-richmond-spca/) [Call](tel:+18045211330) [Website](https://www.richmondspca.org/hospital?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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23

[Farmers Veterinary Hospital Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/farmers-veterinary-hospital/)

★★★★½ 4.7 · 453 Google reviews · 3311 Mechanicsville Tpke

[View profile](/biz/farmers-veterinary-hospital/) [Call](tel:+18043295553) [Website](https://farmersveterinary.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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24

[Stratford Hills Veterinary Center Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/stratford-hills-veterinary-center/)

★★★★½ 4.7 · 322 Google reviews · 6927 Forest Hill Ave

[View profile](/biz/stratford-hills-veterinary-center/) [Call](tel:+18042727544) [Website](http://stratfordhillsveterinary.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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25

[Fan Veterinary Clinic Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/fan-veterinary-clinic/)

★★★★½ 4.7 · 263 Google reviews · 307 N Robinson St

[View profile](/biz/fan-veterinary-clinic/) [Call](tel:+18043583779) [Website](https://www.fanvet.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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26

[Brook Run Animal Clinic Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/brook-run-animal-clinic/)

★★★★½ 4.7 · 233 Google reviews · 7416 Brook Rd

[View profile](/biz/brook-run-animal-clinic/) [Call](tel:+18042628621) [Website](http://www.brookrunanimalclinic.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral)

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Ratings and review counts sourced from Google. Businesses shown are the highest-rated in Richmond; owners can claim and verify their listing free.

## Veterinarians & Animal Hospitals in Richmond: common questions

### Who are the best veterinarians and animal hospitals in Richmond?

Based on Google ratings and review volume as of October 2026, the top rated veterinarians and animal hospitals in Richmond are River City Veterinary Hospital, Capital Home Veterinary Care, Jones Veterinary Care PLLC. See the live ranked list, ratings, and contact details on this page.

### How do I find veterinarians and animal hospitals near me in Richmond?

Every company ranked on this page serves Richmond and the surrounding area, including The Fan, Short Pump, Midlothian, Glen Allen, Chesterfield, Mechanicsville. Open any listing for its address, phone number and service area, then call the two or three closest to you. Distance is worth checking yourself: the nearest veterinarian is not automatically the best one, so this page ranks on rating and review volume first and leaves proximity to you.

### Which veterinarians and animal hospitals in Richmond offer 24/7 emergency service?

After-hours availability is not part of a Google rating, so this directory cannot verify it for you in advance. A pet that is bleeding, struggling to breathe or has eaten something toxic is the case for calling instead of waiting for morning. Call the top rated veterinarians and animal hospitals on this page and ask two things before you agree to anything: are you dispatching tonight, and what is the after-hours call-out fee. A company that answers both plainly on the phone is usually the one that actually shows up.

### How do I choose a veterinarian in Richmond?

Before you pick a vet, ask three things: do they see emergencies and, if not, which 24-hour hospital do they send you to; who answers the phone after hours and on weekends; and how they handle a first visit with a nervous pet. A good clinic tells you plainly when something can wait until morning versus when to come in now, gives you a real estimate before treatment, and takes the time to let an anxious dog or cat settle instead of rushing the exam.

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