By Michael Coughlin Jr.
Over the past year, the Jamaica Plain Animal Clinic, a neighborhood staple since it first opened in 2006, has continued providing all sorts of care for dogs and cats under the ownership of Doctor Jonathan Levine.
Levine, who has been a veterinarian in the Greater Boston area for five years, purchased the clinic from its original owner Doctor Amy Johnson last June and has since hit the ground running.
“I always wanted to own my own practice and be part of the community,” said Levine. “I was lucky enough that Doctor Johnson, who built this practice in 2006, was also motivated to sell to an individual,” he added.
The clinic located at 10A Green Street offers many services for dogs and cats, such as preventative care, behavioral care and basic training, illness care, dental work, some surgery, and internal medicine. It even does international travel certificates for pets.
“I think our bread and butter is like the preventative care, the vaccines, and then also like basic illness coverage,” said Levine.
“So when things get really complicated, or dogs or cats need specialists, we definitely partner with the different specialty clinics in the area, but as long as things are stable, we can definitely manage some internal medicine cases as well,” he said.
Levine, who lives in Jamaica Plain and even does house calls for some clients, indicated that he has enjoyed his time owning the clinic.
“It’s been great. I feel really welcomed by the community,” said Levine. “It’s a great community, so I’m excited to raise my family here and also be a part of it as a local business owner too.”
While Levine says he has not made significant changes to the clinic’s process since taking over, he has thought about potentially expanding behavioral and end-of-life/hospice care — though he did say he did not want to promise anything.
“I always want to expand — I think behavioral concerns and training are definitely things that people love, and I want to look into that, and then end-of-life care and hospice is a bigger thing as pets are living longer,” said Levine.
For those who are dog or cat owners, the clinic is accepting new clients. The best way to get an appointment is through the clinic’s website — https://jpanimalclinic.com/ — or to give it a call at (617) 524-7300.
“I feel really proud of the medicine we offer here. I think we do a really good job at providing really solid primary care and basic illness urgent care coverage,” said Levine.
“I feel really proud of it, and we’re definitely welcoming new clients all the time, and I think people have been really receptive and really happy with the care we offer.”