Cricket Ridge Animal Hospital

02/11/2025

We can not express how much we truly love our clients and their furry loved ones!!! Thank you for the support and for all of your votes!!! 💕🐾💕

02/06/2025

We said new and exciting things were coming to CRAH!! With that being said, did you know that Dr. Knapp performs orthopedic surgeries?! On Tuesday, she performed a TTA (Tibial Tuberosity Advancement) on Mr. Gunner. With new procedures available like this one, we are thrilled to be able to better help all of our amazing patients!

02/06/2025

Please be careful if you are coming in to the clinic today! The parking lot and sidewalks are still super icy!!

02/03/2025

Big News! Lower Prices on Your Pet's Medications!

We know how important affordable veterinary care is, and we’re committed to helping you save. That’s why we’re lowering prices on a wide range of prescription medications—so your pets can get the treatments they need without the extra stress.

Your pet's health comes first, and we’re always looking for ways to serve you better. Stop by or give us a call to learn more about the new lower prescription prices!

Stay tuned and follow us because there is more exciting news to come...

01/18/2025

Today had a bittersweet moment at Cricket Ridge Animal Hospital…

as I walked out the door at the end of the day, this would be the last day I would be the owner of Cricket Ridge Animal Hospital. From the opening of South Russell Veterinary Hospital on January 26, 1999, when I had three clients, to this beautiful facility that we grew into with more than 2000 clients and 3000 patients, I knew this day was coming. I have so many wonderful memories of the times at South Russell as well as Cricket Ridge helping people and their pets. I learned early on that you couldn’t force people to do anything with their pets, that I was here to guide and support and help them to make the best decisions for their pets. That turned out to be my passion and my drive. And, I definitely didn’t do this alone - I had an amazing, compassionate group of coworkers who ALWAYS supported me and believed in me, as without them, it would’ve been difficult to be me. They have supported me for many years through all the ups and downs, and now in this new venture.

I also thank all my wonderful clients with their dogs and cats who have trusted me with the care of these loved little pets. Some of my clients I have had for 30 years when I first graduated and worked in Chardon, some for 26 years since I started out on my own, and many that I have developed trusting relationships over the last few years. What has been so endearing are the clients that are children of my older clients - so fun to see these children as little toddlers and young children to now adults with their own families and pets!!

Being an owner also gave me the opportunity to help so many strays and rescues; over 3 dozen dogs and at least 100 cats in my 26 years. They were tested, vaccinated and spayed or neutered to prepare them for their new homes - so very rewarding when given the gift of becoming a veterinarian. We had 15 clinic cats over this timeframe and still have 3 there now (Bobbi, Tucker and Pumpkin) that will continue to call Cricket Ridge their home.

Because of this passion, I knew the type of owner that I wished to take over, and finding someone with similar values could be difficult. I knew to never give up hope as I looked for someone that would check the boxes in what I was looking for as a new owner. Along came Dr. Kelly Knapp, a doctor that I have the utmost respect for and feel confident that she will do an outstanding job in continuing the Cricket Ridge Animal Hospital legacy (of course, in her own way). She will bring some new, exciting energy into this hospital!! It is time for me to move on, slow down a bit, and enjoy life a little bit more with my husband and my dogs. I will still be at CRAH part time for a bit before I decide to retire, so please know I’m still around!!! But I ask that you all bear with us as we go through this new and exciting transition!

To end, I can’t thank all of my clients (past and present) enough for trusting me with your pets’ care - it has truly been an honor to be part of your families. Again, thank you, thank you thank you to my incredibly awesome coworkers (Laramie who has been my right hand person/support for almost 17 years, Morgan who has helped with just about everything for the past 12 years, Sarah who is so eager to learn and keeps me on schedule as best she can, Sami who is the newest team member who is always positive and polite up front, and to Karen, who has taken care of the clinic cats on the weekends and has been with me for 22 years) - you all are truly the BEST any vet could ever ask for!! But most importantly, thank you to Dan Walker, the most wonderful and understanding husband who has supported me through all of this. He had to be the jack of all trades for so long! It hasn’t been the easiest journey to go through the last 26 years, but in the end as we look back, it was well worth it.

01/02/2025

EXCITING NEWS AT CRAH!!!

This year will start with the addition of a new full time veterinarian. Dr. Kelly Knapp will be joining our team on Monday, January 20th. She comes to us from The Animal Medical Center of Euclid where she practiced for 10 years. Her interests are in surgery, specifically orthopedics and minimally invasive laparoscopic techniques. She also sees all pocket pets, non-venomous reptiles, and birds.

So please join us in welcoming Dr. Knapp to Cricket Ridge!!

12/29/2024

We were SO happy to help with this little girl - truly a Christmas miracle❤️! We tried to initially shave out a few mats around her eyes so that she could see and around her ears. But she was too painful, so we ended up sedating her so that we could give her a good groom and bath. A big shout out to my wonderful and compassionate staff, Laramie, Sarah, Sami, and Morgan, who gave of their time to help with Eve’s transformation. We pray that she ends up in a loving home that she so deserves❤️

Some pictures of her transformation…

11/26/2024

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at CRAH!!! We are so thankful for all of our clients and our furry patients!!!

We will be closed on Thursday, the 28th, and Friday, the 29th!!

We hope everyone has an amazing weekend with their loved ones! Check your email for some exciting news from us as well. More info to be posted here soon!

10/14/2024

09/04/2024

FYI… do to the crazy hail storm last Friday, we have intermittent telephone and internet coverage. Spectrum has said that they are looking into this, so who knows how long this interruption will take!

So if you need to get in touch, you can email us at [email protected] or call and it will go into a voicemail for us to see.

Thank you so much for your patience.

08/08/2024

*** As of this morning, Thursday, we are still without power, which means we will NOT have a phone system. We will be at the hospital with limited generator power. If you need to get in touch with us, please email the hospital at [email protected]. We will do our very best to get in touch with you as quickly as possible. Thank you!!

08/07/2024

We hope that everyone survived the nasty storm that literally blew through our area yesterday. We lost power here at CRAH around 4:00pm yesterday, and unfortunately, we had to be closed today just to regroup. As of today, we are still without power. This means that we will not have the ability to perform any x-rays or surgeries until full power is restored. But, we will be open starting tomorrow (Thursday), with generators, until we have our powered restored, which may be a few days. We have a utility pole down right next to our hospital as well as right down the road by the fire station. If coming from the west on 87, as of today, you will have to detour through the Zeppi's parking lot to get around the downed lines in front of the fire station so be careful.

We ask that everyone have patience as we will probably be working at a slower pace than normal. Thank you!

05/14/2024

Those adorable basset eyes are sorry to say until further notice, we will be closed on Wednesdays!! We apologize for any inconvenience caused!! Thank you for your understanding!

Currently, our hours are:
Mondays: 7:30am until 6:00pm
Tuesdays and Thursdays: 7:30am until 5:00pm
Fridays: 7:30am until 4:00pm

04/08/2024

Happy Eclipse Day!! We closed for a couple hours so we all could go enjoy and watch the amaziness!!!

02/12/2024

For the next 2 days (Tues 2-13 and Wed 2-14), we will have our fun Furrytines Day Photo Booth up front available for photos!! We also have some scarves and headbands, as modeled by our favorite technician and assistant, Laramie and Sarah!

01/18/2024

Pumpkin and Morgan had some fun prepping for some Valentines Day fun we are planning! But Valentines Day is not the only exciting thing coming in February, though. Starting February 5th, our office hours will be changing! Please take note of our new hours and be patient as we all adjust to them! As always, we appreciate all our clients and hope these new hours will be able to offer more availability!

01/11/2024

While the beginning of a new year means time for some changes and New Year's resolutions, loving up on all our new puppies will continue to stay the same for us!! As it is the new year though, we do ask if you have had any changes in your contact information to please let us know so we can update our records!! We don't want anyone missing out on any reminders or new information we may pass on!!

01/04/2024

Hiccup got to spend the last business day of the year with us!!! He was such a sweet and loving boy! The camera loved this handsome boy, and he even made a silly face for his photo shoot! We hope all of you, including our furry patients, had an amazing holiday season!! We are looking forward to another year with each and every one of you, including our new clients and patients we have yet to meet!!!