VCA ANIMAL HOSPITALS The VCA Sanibel Animal Hospital recently reopened on Sanibel.

VCA Animal Hospitals announced the reopening of the VCA Sanibel Animal Hospital on Sanibel.

Spanning 4,100 square feet, the state-of-the-art hospital has been reconstructed after the original location was impacted by Hurricane Ian in 2022. It offers extensive services for island pet owners.

Founded in 1965 as Coral Veterinary Clinic, the clinic joined the VCA family in 2017. Part of Mars Veterinary Health, VCA Sanibel provides advanced veterinary care offerings to cats and dogs that were not previously available, including dentistry, surgery, medical occupancy, grooming, ultrasound, cold laser, radiology and more.

“As one of the former owners of Coral Veterinary Clinic, the rebuilding of our hospital is a testament to VCA’s focus on care — for patients, clients, our associates and communities. Support from around VCA at the time of Ian helped us activate satellite hospitals surrounding the island to provide care for affected pets and made sure our associates had immediate supplies and assistance,” VCA Animal Hospitals Hospital Manager Jennifer Nichols said. “With community at the center of everything we do, we celebrate our new facility with a stronger and renewed commitment to delivering world-class medical care for pets and personalized experiences for pet owners.”

The modern beachy-blue building features “shellcrete” walkways and sidewalks, all-natural landscaping sourced with 100% native greenery, a surgery suite, dental suite, three tables for pre- and post-operation treatment areas, an isolation room, onsite grooming, canine and feline kennels, an outdoor turfed play yard and five exam rooms.

“We are humbled by the support of the community during our rebuilding process and excited to finally reintroduce VCA Sanibel’s expanded pet care services to the island,” VCA Chief Operating Officer Aaron Frazier said. “Our new state-of-the-art, locally sourced and paper-lite facility will allow us to triple the number of pets that we see in a day while delivering innovative conveniences that we know pet owners want and expect from their veterinary hospital.”

VCA Sanibel is at 1509 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel.