CityPets Veterinary Care & Wellness of Baltimore

CityPets Veterinary Care & Wellness of Baltimore is a veterinarian in Baltimore, MD. The clinic is a full-service animal hospital serving dogs and cats, welcoming both non-emergent sick patient treatment cases and pets in need of routine medical, surgical, and dental care. Services include routine health examinations, medical diagnostics and hospitalized treatments, on-site diagnostic services, wellness and preventative medicine, vaccinations, surgical procedures, radiology, dental care, an in-house pharmacy, micro-chipping, dietary and nutritional counseling, and prescription diets. Appointments are required. The practice holds a rating of 4.30 based on 15 reviews.

CityPets describes itself as Baltimore's neighborhood veterinarians, providing medical, dental, and preventative care. The clinic's motto and philosophy is "You'll feel better here," and it is a family-owned practice that aims to treat patients with respect, patience, and compassion. Dr. Jill Shook, D.V.M., is the veterinarian and owner. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Hood College in 1997 and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in 2001. Dr. Shook began working at Whetstone Point Inner Harbor Veterinary Hospital in 2003, purchased the practice in 2005, and renamed it CityPets Veterinary Care & Wellness. The clinic relocated to its current location in 2008. Dr. Shook and her husband, Adam, live in Federal Hill. Becky Lanter, a veterinary technician, earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Virginia Tech in 2010 and is a registered veterinary technician in Maryland who works in both preventative and emergency medicine.

The clinic is located at 1212 S Charles St, near the intersection with South Hanover Street. It sits about a tenth of a mile from Baltimore Fire Station 34, the South Baltimore Learning Center, and the South Post Office, and roughly the same distance from Cross Street Market.

CityPets has built a solid reputation among the customers it has served. The practice's combination of comprehensive medical, dental, and preventative care for dogs and cats, led by an owner-veterinarian with more than two decades of experience, makes it a neighborhood fixture in South Baltimore.