Community Animal Clinic

Community Animal Clinic is a veterinarian in East Liverpool, OH. It is a full-service veterinary hospital established to provide the Ohio Valley with medical and surgical care for dogs, cats, birds, rabbits, pocket pets, and reptiles. The clinic's four veterinarians are members of the American Veterinary Medical Association and the Ohio Veterinary Medical Association, and the practice serves East Liverpool, East Palestine, Rogers, Lisbon, Wellsville, and Toronto, Ohio, along with Chester and Newell in West Virginia and Midland, Industry, and Beaver in Pennsylvania. The clinic holds a rating of 4.3 from its customers.

Care at Community Animal Clinic centers on yearly wellness exams to catch illness early, with wellness blood work available. The veterinarians develop individualized vaccination plans based on each pet's needs and offer most soft tissue surgeries, spay and neuter procedures, and some orthopedic surgeries, referring more complex cases to a board certified surgeon. An in-house laboratory provides CBC, blood chemistry, and electrolyte values within minutes, along with heartworm tests, feline leukemia and AIDS tests, urinalysis, fecal exams, fungal cultures, and cytologies. Dental cleanings include scaling, polishing, and fluoride treatment under general anesthesia, and a digital x-ray unit is used for faster, more detailed imaging. The clinic accepts cash, check, Mastercard, Discover, American Express, Care Credit, and debit card, and offers two-way texting for questions, confirmations, and visit updates. Hours run Monday through Thursday from 9 am to 5 pm and Friday from 9 am to 4 pm.

The practice is led by Dr. Ashley Veine-Smith, DVM, who joined Community Animal Clinic in 2010 and became owner in February 2025. She treats small animals and exotics with a special interest in orthopedic surgery and earned her DVM at Iowa State University. Dr. Michael Sandy, DVM, graduated from the University of Georgia in 2000, owned the clinic from 2005 until selling to Dr. Veine-Smith in February 2025, and continues to practice there.

Community Animal Clinic's steady rating from its customers reflects a long-standing veterinary practice serving pet owners across the Ohio Valley.