Virginia Veterinary Hours Disclosure Form

Pursuant to a State of Virginia Law, Act 54.1 – 3806.1, effective July 1, 1991, veterinary practices admitting patients to their facilities must disclose hours of continuous medical care. Statements must be signed prior to rendering treatment and are kept on file.

Salty Paws Veterinary Hospital has business and medical staffing hours as follows:

Monday-Friday 8:00 AM–5:00 PM
Saturday 8:00 AM–11:00 AM No doctors or licensed medical staff
Sunday Closed
Holidays (Closed) New Year’s Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Memorial Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

This is to inform you that we have no in-house, on-duty, continuous medical staff care:

  • Overnight: from 5:00 PM as noted above, to opening time at 8:00 AM the next business day.
  • Weekends, Saturday: No doctors or licensed medical staff on premises
  • Holidays: from closing time before the holiday at 5:00 PM as noted above, to opening time after the holiday at 8:00 AM as noted above.
  • Holidays falling on Monday: from closing time on Saturday at 11:00 AM to opening time on Tuesday at 8:00AM