If you need to get away, why don’t you? It’s OK. But this time rest easy. Enjoy yourself knowing your pets are in good hands.
We offer veterinary supervised pet boarding, at affordable rates, at both of our locations: Meadow Brook Animal Hospital and Preston Road Animal Hospital – for all of the kinds of animals we treat. This includes dogs, cats, companion birds, ferrets, rabbits, iguanas, hedgehogs, hamsters, guinea pigs, snakes and assorted others.
Reasons to Board Your Pet
If you are like us, you may wish you could bring your pets with you on your vacation, but there are some pets that just don’t travel well. There are also some pets that really shouldn’t travel at all, for the sake of their own health. In these and other cases, it is often better for both you and your pet if you rely on the services of a pet sitter, a kennel, or your veterinarian. Here is a look at some of the benefits of using a pet boarding service.
Keep Your Pet Safe
Pets may engage in unusual behavior while you’re gone. This can subject them to dangerous situations. For example, your dog may find a way out of your yard and escape, or your cat may swallow something harmful and become ill. Using veterinary supervised pet boarding will give you peace of mind during your vacation. You will know that your pet is in a safe, secure environment and under the careful watch of a veterinarian.
Maintain a Certain Diet
Even if you have a pet sitter or friend come into your house regularly to feed your pet and provide fresh water, he or she may only check on your pet once or twice a day. It’s better for your pet to be boarded with a veterinary clinic, as his or her normal diet will be maintained, and you’ll know for sure that your pet will always have fresh food and water.
Maintain a Medical Protocol
Some pets with certain health problems, such as those with diabetes requiring insulin, or those with kidney disease, heart disease or epilepsy may need regular medications or treatment, and/or monitoring, and a predictable, stable environment. Those kinds of needs are often incompatible with travel.
The hospitals of the Chastain Veterinary Medical Group offer what we call Medical Boarding for special needs critters. This service builds in extra attention and time from doctors and staffers for those pets that need it.
Allow Your Pet to Get Exercise
Relying on a pet sitter or a friend to care for your pet may not ensure that your dog gets enough exercise. It’s lonely for dogs, and cats for that matter, to be in a house alone for days on end without much human contact. Using veterinary supervised pet boarding will afford your pet plenty of opportunities for activity and social interaction.
If you’re planning a trip and are looking for a reputable animal clinic that offers boarding for dogs, cats, birds and non-traditional pets in the North Dallas area, then visit us at Chastain Veterinary Medical Group. Cats and dogs are boarded in safe, comfortable kennels. Dogs receive personal play time sessions daily with our veterinary staff.
If you need to get away, why don’t you? It’s OK! But this time rest easy and enjoy yourself knowing your pets are in good hands.
We offer veterinary supervised pet boarding, at affordable rates, at both of our locations – Meadow Brook Animal Hospital in McKinney and Preston Road Animal Hospital in North Dallas– for all of the kinds of animals we treat – dogs, cats, companion birds, ferrets, rabbits, iguanas, hedgehogs, hamsters, guinea pigs, snakes and assorted others (Sorry! Can’t fit a camel!).
Your best friend will get good wholesome food, fresh water, a “comfy” bed, and will be checked on frequently, played with, and exercised. Special food or medications for your pet while he or she stays with us is not a problem! Just bring them along. There is no extra charge for heartworm preventive brought along with the pet. Other medications or special dietary needs can be accommodated at a nominal extra daily charge.
Each of our facilities offers indoor climate-controlled runs and stainless steel or masonry enclosures for dogs. Cats are quartered in a separate room that is similarly outfitted. For safety reasons, none of our dog runs or kennels have direct outdoor access. Instead all dogs are walked twice a day at Meadow Brook Animal Hospital. Meadow Brook has a two acre fenced ‘back yard’ with plenty of shade. The dogs all really seem to enjoy their time out there as well as the personal attention from our dog walkers.
Extra walks and personalized pet play time are available for a small extra cost.
Whether your pet needs care just for the day, or overnight, or for an extended period, we’re prepared to provide them with all the love, attention and TLC they need to enjoy their stay.
Kennel Policies
Prices
Boarding prices vary by species of pet (dog, cat, bird, etc.), type of accommodation (small enclosure, run, etc.), location (Preston Road or Meadow Brook) and extra services desired (grooming, vaccination and so on).
If you would prefer to speak to a live person about pet boarding, please telephone us at (817) 663-4976 (McKinney) or (972) 576-7832 (North Dallas) during regular business hours.
Policies
All dogs are fed Purina EN diet unless you wish to bring their own food.
Boarding fees are calculated per night.
Pets may be checked in and picked up for boarding during regular business hours only. We are sorry; we cannot accommodate release of boarding pets after regular business hours.
Personal pet items (blankets, toys, etc.) may be left at your own risk. We are sorry, we cannot accept responsibility for loss of or damage to pet personal items.
For the safety of all our guests, we require all pets to be current on vaccinations and free from internal and external parasites. Dogs must be up to date on Rabies, DHPP, and Bordetella. Cats must be current on Rabies and FVRCP. Ferrets must be up to date on Rabies and Distemper.
First Day Set-Up fee applies to all dogs and cats presented for boarding. We’re sorry: this fee is not negotiable or optional.
A small additional fee will be applied for those pets requiring medication to be administered while they are boarding.
Chastain pet boarding services are available to our clients as well as the general public. Each facility offers indoor climate-controlled runs and spacious stainless steel or masonry enclosures for dogs. Cats are quartered in a separate room that is similarly outfitted. We can also look after certain non-traditional pets such as companion birds, rabbits, ferrets and small mammals and many reptiles.
For safety reasons, none of our dog runs or kennels have direct outdoor access. Outdoor dog walking is not safe or feasible at our Preston Road location in North Dallas due to the small size of the lot and immediate proximity of a large multi-lane freeway. Dogs boarded at Preston Road Animal Hospital automatically receive a soft comfort cushion and at least once a day, a 10-min personal play time session with one of our kennel staff.
Whether your pet needs care just for the day, or overnight, or for an extended period, we’re prepared to provide them with all the love, attention and TLC they need to enjoy their stay.
Kennel Policies
Prices
Boarding prices vary by species of pet (dog, cat, bird, etc.), type of accommodation (small enclosure, run, etc.), location (Preston Road or Meadow Brook) and extra services desired (grooming, vaccination and so on).
If you would prefer to speak to a live person about pet boarding, please phone us at (817) 663-4976 (McKinney) or (972) 576-7832 (North Dallas) during regular business hours.
Policies
All dogs are fed Purina EN diet unless you wish to bring their own food.
Boarding fees are calculated per night.
Pets may be checked in and picked up for boarding during regular business hours only. We are sorry; we cannot accommodate release of boarding pets after regular business hours.
Personal pet items (blankets, toys, etc.) may be left at your own risk. We are sorry, we cannot accept responsibility for loss of or damage to pet personal items.
For the safety of all our guests, we require all pets to be current on vaccinations and free from internal and external parasites. Dogs must be up to date on Rabies, DHPP, and Bordetella. Cats must be current on Rabies and FVRCP. Ferrets must be up to date on Rabies and Distemper.
First Day Set-Up fee applies to all dogs and cats presented for boarding. We’re sorry: this fee is not negotiable or optional.
A small additional fee will be applied for those pets requiring medication to be administered while they are boarding.