About Us

Central Animal Hospital has served the Midtown Memphis area since the late 1930’s – beginning as Foote Animal Hospital. Many lifetime midtowners remember coming with their parents to Foote when it was across Central from the current location!!

Foote Animal Hospital moved it’s location to 2192 Central in the 1950’s, and we are still there today!

The name was changed to Central Animal Hospital in the early 1990’s by then owner Dr. Billy Miller.

In 2005, Dr. Jennifer Karnes purchased the practice from Dr. Victor Raby. Since 2005, she has made significant improvements to the parking, the dog area, and the interior and exterior of the old practice.

In 2013, Dr. Karnes and Hospital Manager Steve Karnes embarked on a year-long expansion of the practice onto property purchased from Fred Remmer in 2006.

On May 24, 2014, the new Central Animal Hospital opened to great fanfare! The new building is 4,600 square feet of modern practice space. It features an indoor play/training room, two luxury boarding rooms, four exam rooms, and natural light for a healthy, happy feeling throughout the space.

The old practice building has been converted into our pet boarding location – the fun side of Central Animal Hospital. Our pet boarding facility houses our other luxury boarding suites, standard boarding, grooming, and canine playschool.