Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked veterinarian chains
Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Ark Animal Hospital and Veterinary Specialty Hospital sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ark Animal Hospital | ▲1 | +12.0% |
| 2 | Veterinary Specialty Hospital | - | +9.5% |
| 3 | Adobe Animal Hospital | - | +4.2% |
| 4 | Family Pet Hospital | ▲1 | +3.7% |
| 5 | Affordable Animal Hospital | ▲1 | +3.0% |
| 6 | VCA Animal Hospital | - | +0.8% |
| 7 | VCA Animal Hospitals | - | +0.1% |
| 8 | Banfield Pet Hospital | - | -1.8% |
| 9 | Animal Medical Center | - | -11.8% |
| 10 | Animal Dermatology Clinic | - | -13.1% |
| 11 | Blue Cross Pet Hospital | ▼3 | -37.1% |
- Banfield Pet Hospital
- VCA Animal Hospital
- VCA Animal Hospitals
- Veterinary Emergency Group
- Veterinary Specialty Hospital
- Pet Emergency & Specialty Center
- VCA Bakersfield Animal Hospital
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
1,914 tracked store locations in California. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 184 of the 1,914 stores (10%); 1,578 of the 1,644 tracked chains have a single store here. 6% of the tracked health & beauty stores here are veterinarians, the same share as across the United States.
- Banfield Pet Hospital (135)
- VCA Animal Hospital (17)
- VCA Animal Hospitals (17)
- Veterinary Emergency Group (6)
- Veterinary Specialty Hospital (3)
- Pet Emergency & Specialty Center (2)
- VCA Bakersfield Animal Hospital (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Banfield Pet Hospital 135
- 2 VCA Animal Hospital 17
- 3 VCA Animal Hospitals 17
- 4 Modern Animal 8
- 5 Animal Medical Center 7
- 6 Eye Care for Animals 6
- 7 Adobe Animal Hospital 6
- 8 Animal Dermatology Clinic 6
- 9 Veterinary Emergency Group 6
- 10 Affordable Animal Hospital 5
- 11 Ark Animal Hospital 4
- 12 Veterinary Specialty Hospital 3
- 13 Blue Cross Pet Hospital 3
- 14 Veterinary Medical Center 3
- 15 BluePearl Pet Hospital 3
- 16 Family Pet Hospital 3
- 17 Vista Veterinary Specialists 2
- 18 Pet Emergency & Specialty Center 2
- 19 Claremont Veterinary Hospital 2
- 20 Grand Animal Hospital 2
- 21 Alamo Animal Hospital 2
- 22 Animal Care Clinic 2
- 23 Center Veterinary Clinic 2
- 24 Brentwood Family Pet Care 2
- 25 San Joaquin Veterinary Hospital 2
- 26 Ohana Pet Hospital 2
- 27 Orange County Emergency Pet Clinic 2
- 28 El Camino Veterinary Hospital 2
- 29 Broadway Pet Hospital 1
- 30 Abby Pet Hospital 1
- 31 Bear Valley Animal Hospital 1
- 32 Irving Pet Hospital 1
- 33 Township Animal Hospital 1
- 34 Redwood Veterinary Clinic 1
- 35 Centennial Animal Hospital 1
- 36 Whiskers Animal Dentistry & Oral Surgery 1
- 37 Hot Springs Animal Hospital 1
- 38 Atascadero Pet Hospital 1
- 39 Monte Vista Small Animal Hospital 1
- 40 VCA Valley Oak Veterinary Center 1
- 41 Tell Tail Veterinary Urgent Care 1
- 42 B Street Veterinary Hospital 1
- 43 Cooke's Veterinary Hospital 1
- 44 Stockdale Veterinary Hospital 1
- 45 Purple Paws Pet Clinic 1
- 46 West Coast Animal Hospital 1
- 47 Heritage Animal Hospital 1
- 48 Scripps Ranch Veterinary Hospital 1
- 49 VCA PetCare West Veterinary Hospital 1
- 50 SAGE Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Care 1
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