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07/03/2024

We will be Closed July 4th
Happy Independence Day!
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03/25/2024

We will be closing at NOON this Friday

✝️✝️ Good Friday ✝️✝️

02/13/2024

Happy Mardi Gras 💚💛💜
We are open today!

01/05/2024

Happy happy happy 84th birthday to our very own Dr Pete Hendry. We love him so much. Help us show him some love!

12/13/2023

A few pictures from our Christmas Lunch. We shared a great lunch and then played bingo for prizes. We have a great work family and I am grateful for each and every one of them 💕

12/12/2023

The office will be CLOSED
Wednesday Dec 13th from 11:15-1:15
for our Christmas Employee Luncheon

11/27/2023

Okay….because the round-about isn’t enough, Hoover Road near the bridge will now be closed.

Good news and bad news post ahead. So tomorrow, we will be closing the bridge on Hoover Road just north of LA 22. The good news is that DOTD is replacing that bridge with a beautiful new concrete bridge that will take us into the next generation! Detours will be posted, and while the roadway will be closed for several weeks, the replacement is going to make a HUGE difference in traffic management for our community! So stay tuned, and get ready for some big improvements coming to North Hoover Road!

10/02/2023

So the round-about is now in effect. It’s still a mess. Just a friendly reminder that our back lot (entrance from Sisters Road) is always open and you can quickly walk to the front of the building.

09/08/2023

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Thank you for voting us
BEST VETERINARY HOSPITAL and
Dr Bonnie Duhon BEST VETERINARIAN. We appreciate all of our clients and are honored to be able to serve this area for the past 43 years!
Thanks to all who voted!

08/07/2023

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Just a reminder that Airport Road will be closed this week. You can access our front parking lot from North Hoover Road or our back parking lot from Sisters Road.
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Address

42133 N Hoover Road
Ponchatoula, LA
70454

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

Telephone

+19853869441

Website

http://www.ponchatoulaanimalhospital.com/

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History, Family, Community

History

The founder of Ponchatoula Animal Hospital is Dr. Larry Ernst, a member of the first class of graduating veterinarians from the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine in 1977. In 1980, Dr. Ernst returned to his roots in Ponchatoula and established the Ponchatoula Animal Hospital on property that had been part of the dairy farm on which he grew up.

Serving as the sole veterinarian for 25 years, Dr. Ernst built up the practice and expanded in 1995, doubling the size of the original hospital. In 2003, Dr. Pete Hendry, who had practiced and owned General Animal Hospital in Covington for 34 years, came out of retirement to lend a hand to Dr. Ernst. In 2004, Dr. Bonnie Duhon also joined the practice. Due to her hard work, dedication, and adoration of her clients, it was only natural that she became co-owner of Ponchatoula Animal Hospital.

The hospital continued to grow at a rapid pace, requiring the addition of an associate veterinarian to the staff in 2011. Doctors Ernst and Duhon, however, realizing the need for additional space to support a thriving practice, expanded the hospital to include a new lobby, more exam rooms, a larger pharmacy and lab, as well as a new treatment area and kitchen. This latest expansion was completed in 2016.

Today, in addition to Drs. Ernst, Duhon, and Hendry, Ponchatoula Animal Hospital has 3 full time associate veterinarians – Dr. Kathleen Elstrott, Dr. Cody Schmaltz, and Dr. Susan Akers. We also have more than 20 talented support staff members including technicians, receptionists, and kennel staff who help make it possible for our veterinarians to provide excellent health care to your pets.

Ponchatoula Animal Hospital would like to take this time to thank our loyal and faithful clients who have brought their pets to the hospital over the years and have provided us with the best advertisement there is -- word of mouth. We want you to know that we appreciate you and we are so blessed that you have chosen to be part of our family.

Family

Ponchatoula Animal Hospital is truly a family operation. From the beginning, Dr. Ernst’s family members helped him establish and maintain the hospital. That tradition lives on, now including members of Dr. Duhon’s family.

The Ernst Family

Dr. Ernst’s brother, Raymond, built the original hospital building; today, he, along with brother Lester, helps with building repairs. Dr. Ernst’s father assisted in all aspects of the hospital during the early years of operations.

Dr. Ernst’s sister, Anita Hotard, has been with the hospital since it opened its doors serving as a surgery technician. Another sister, Linda Landry, has worn many different hats since she has been here, including that of a surgery technician, receptionist, groomer, and now Office Manager.

Dr. Ernst’s brother, Glen, oversees the computers and wrote the original computer program the hospital used. Niece Christina Ernst works part-time as a receptionist while attending Southeastern Louisiana University. Great-nephew Chandler Poche is part of the kennel staff and is learning to be a technician while he is attending Southeastern. Grandson Luke helps by cleaning the kennels.

The Duhon Family

Dr. Duhon’s husband, Travis, maintains our lawn and landscaping. Sometimes, you can glimpse Dr. Duhon’s daughters, Grace and Ava, assisting on Saturdays.

Community

Ponchatoula Animal Hospital and its employees are an integral part of the Ponchatoula community. Providing excellence in animal health care is just the beginning of our service to the community.

Ponchatoula Animal Hospital is a proud supporter of St. Joseph Catholic Church and St. Joseph Catholic School. Many of our employees are graduates or have children or grandchildren attending St. Joseph School. We sponsor the Spring Fair every year and staff members serve in many capacities supporting the hurch and school.

Ponchatoula Animal Hospital is also an active in civic organizations such as the Ponchatoula Chamber of Commerce, Ponchatoula Rotary Club, and the Ponchatoula Knights of Columbus. Members of our staff also serve as members of the Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival Board, Trinity Church of Covington, Loranger Baptist Church, Tangipahoa Animal Friends, and the Junior Auxiliary of Hammond.

Ponchatoula Animal Hospital also loves to recycle! Any way that we can prevent filling up the dumpster we do - from Dr. Pete collecting cans to Dr. Elstrott bringing recycles to collection to using old faxes for scratch paper.

Community awards with which we have been honored include:

The Daily Star’s Best of Tangipahoa 2017 Best Veterinary Hospital 2017 Best Veterinarian - Dr. Bonnie Duhon 2018 Best Veterinary Clinic 2018 Best Place to Work