Ballantyne Veterinary Clinic Puts Charlotte Pets — and Their People

The Front Door Smells Like Treats

Walk in and notice it: the warm greeting, the low murmur of conversation, the unmistakable scent of peanut-butter dog biscuits. At Ballantyne Veterinary Clinic, pets are greeted by name and humans find chairs, not clipboards, waiting for them. Dr. Josh Humphrey has nurtured this vibe since buying and renaming the hospital in 2013, determined to pair excellent medicine with family-style rapport.

A Tar Heel Journey to Lancaster Highway

Raised in Greenville NC and seasoned in Durham practices, Dr. Humphrey settled in Charlotte in 2011 with his wife Liana, swapping Blue Devil traffic for Panthers fever. Two sons later — Nate heading to the University of South Carolina, Elias entering Myers Park High — the doctor still beams when he turns the clinic key at 16139 Lancaster Highway. “Care starts with hello,” he says, phone in one hand, dog-treat crumbs on the other.

Gadgets That Earn Their Keep

Digital dental X-rays and IDEXX lab panels run daily, yet tech only matters if it answers a client’s question. Need a second look? In-house ultrasound. Spooked corgi? Cold-laser therapy helps without drama. And when you forget a dose schedule at 9 p.m., the PetDesk app pings you with a friendly nudge instead of judgment.

Medicine That Fits Your Kitchen Table

“What works for one family may flop for another,” Dr. Humphrey reminds his team. Some owners can pill a cat in seconds; others need tuna bribes and a full moon. Each plan bends to household reality, not clinic convenience. That empathy keeps tails thumping.

Enter: Dr. Julie Blevins

Missouri-trained, Kansas-tested, London-polished — Dr. Julie Blevins joined the practice in 2022 with a passport full of stories and a dental scaler always close by. Preventive care, soft-tissue surgery and a knack for calm bedside chatter make her a hit with jittery terriers and their equally jittery humans.

Where Complex Meets Comfortable

Dogs and cats are the daily crowd, but the clinic happily tackles tricky cardiology or orthopedic puzzles before looping in Charlotte’s referral network. “We treat, we consult, we refer — whatever keeps the pet safest,” Dr. Humphrey explains between radiographs.

Quick Contacts

Address: 16139 Lancaster Highway, Charlotte
Phone: 704-926-7000
Website: ballantynevet.com
Hours: Call ahead; conversation is the first diagnostic tool.

Partner Shout-Out

A hearty wag of the tail to family-run Hubbard Heating and Cooling — because pets nap best in perfectly tempered living rooms. Read our full profile here.

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Nell Thomas writes with a laptop in one hand and an Einstein Bros. vanilla-hazelnut cold brew in the other. You will usually find her at the Einstein Bros. Bagels Ballantyne counter debating sesame versus asiago, then caving and ordering both. Beyond bagels, her work appears at The Charlotte Mercury where she sharpens her journalistic claws.

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