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The Mountain Hospital for Animals

A Veterinary Hospital for Companion & Exotic Animals

Located on Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, we provide comprehensive veterinary care for dogs, cats, reptiles, birds, and native wildlife, with the expertise every animal deserves.

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Dr. Christian Keller listening to a macaroni penguin's heart with a stethoscope

Since 1991On Lookout Mountain
All PetsDogs, cats & more
Dedicated TeamVisit after visit

Your Local Clinic, With a Wide-Open Practice.

The Mountain Hospital for Animals has cared for the families and creatures of Lookout Mountain & the surrounding area since 1991.

Our practice spans everything, from routine animal wellness visits to the more unusual — a parrot or duck, a tortoise or a bearded dragon, a small mammal, and, on many occasions, wild animals that need our help.

We believe a small practice can be an important one.

"At The Mountain Hospital for Animals, animals always come first."

Founding Owner

A wirehaired pointing griffon resting on the exam table at the clinic

Beyond the clinic

Dr. Keller also cares for the animals at the Tennessee Aquarium.

Work that spans the same wide spectrum, from finned to furred. It is the kind of experience that is hard to find in a small practice, and it informs the care we provide here on the mountain.

Dr. Keller preparing a sea turtle for a CT scan

Dr. Keller performing a medical procedure on a ring-tailed lemur

An American alligator being handled during care

What we do

The Whole Spectrum of Veterinary Medicine, Under One Roof.

From the predictable rhythm of annual wellness visits to the hard-to-find expertise that exotic species require, we provide an honest, full-service practice on the mountain.

A golden retriever calmly watching a guinea pig sitting on a table

Veterinary Services

We provide comprehensive wellness exams, vaccinations, and advanced medical care to keep your pets healthy.

Explore Service

A green iguana on the exam table at Mountain Hospital for Animals

Exotic Animal Services

Our exotic animal services provide specialized veterinary care for birds, reptiles, and small mammals.

Explore Service

Whether your friend has fur, feather, scales, or fins. We treat them all.

Bearded dragons, ball pythons, turtles & tortoises, parrot species, poultry, ferrets, hedgehogs and rabbits. For nearly every exotic companion you can name, we provide medicine that actually fits the animal. It's an unusual specialty in our corner of Tennessee, and it's one of our deepest commitments.

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