Our caring and compassionate veterinary care team!
Meet the Veterinarians of Chapin Veterinary Care in Chapin, SC! We’re pleased to provide exceptional vet care for your pets!
Please call us at (803) 345-7387 to speak to one of our caring veterinary staff members!
Kris Laabs, DVM
Practice Owner
Dr. Laabs grew up all over the Midwest and graduated from Auburn University with her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 1989 before she moved to South Carolina. In 1997 she purchased Chapin Veterinary Care Center and has grown the practice from a small one doctor practice by the railroad tracks to the thriving multi-doctor business it is now.
It has certainly been quite an experience watching the clinic grow over the years. She enjoys practicing general veterinary medicine and surgery, especially with a dedicated and caring team who are always looking to improve their clinical knowledge and skills. Along with her husband Alan and their two daughters, Dr. Laabs shares her home with multiple dogs, cats, and horses. In her spare time she enjoys trail riding, camping, hiking, reading, and cross stitching.
Jessica Ricketts, DVM
Associate Veterinarian
Dr. Ricketts joined the Chapin Veterinary Care Center family in 2016, and has enjoyed getting to know all of our clients and patients over the past few years. She was born in Abbeville, South Carolina and received her Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of South Carolina before graduating from the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine in 2013. She met her husband Neil and moved to Prosperity where she has lived for four years now, and she loves living in a friendly small town by the beautiful lake!
Dr. Ricketts and her husband have two sons, and a very happily spoiled French Bulldog named Lola who often accompanies her mom to work. When she’s not at work, Dr. Ricketts enjoys horseback riding and going to the motocross track with her family!
Inda Pennington, DVM
Associate Veterinarian
Dr. Inda Pennington joined Chapin Veterinary Care Center as an associate veterinarian in August of 2023. Originally from a small town in Northeast Georgia, she studied Animal and Dairy Science at the University of Georgia before attending veterinary school in Grand Cayman and completing her clinical rotations at Purdue University in 2012.
Dr. Pennington enjoys many small and large animals, and even has two very large mastiffs at home! Outside of work, she enjoys family time with her husband, who is also a veterinarian, and being outdoors.